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Flooding of several rivers in South America, including the Uruguay, Paraguay and Paraná, continues to affect thousands across the four countries of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. The Uruguay, Paraguay…
Flooding, storms and heavy rain has been reported in several parts of Angola since 06 January 2016, including the capital Luanda, and the provinces of Bié, Moxico and Malanje. At…
Heavy rain and storms last week in Sri Lanka have left at least 1 person dead and around 200 homeless. Meanwhile flooding yesterday in the Maldives has left half of…
Portugal’s National Civil Protection Authority (ANPC) report that the Douro, Mondego and Tâmega rivers overflowed between 10 and 11 January 2016, affecting areas of Porto and Coimbra districts. ANPC had…
In their Global Catastrophe Recap report for this month, Aon Benfield say that total insured losses from the severe weather events at the end of December in the US and…
Heavy rain between 07 to 08 January 2016 increased levels of rivers in eastern Scotland, causing flooding in the city of Aberdeen and surrounding areas. The River Don in Aberdeen…
Flooding of several rivers in South America, including the Uruguay, Paraguay and Paraná, has forced over 100,000 people from their homes in parts of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay since…
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon said yesterday that over 7,000 structures were damaged in the historic floods that hit the St. Louis area in late December 2015. “The historic flooding that…
Two days of heavy rain in Albania has caused flash floods, river overflow and landslides in several parts of the country, including the counties of Tirana, Durrës, Lezhë, Shkodër and…
Liz Truss, the UK environment secretary, told parliament on 05 January 2016, that around 16,000 properties were flooded in England in December 2015. The minister said that according to the…
A low pressure system brought torrential rain to parts of New South Wales between 05 and 06 January 2016, resulting in severe flooding. The Hunter Valley region, including Newcastle, is…
Around 200 people were moved to temporary safe shelters in Honduras after a storm along the Atlantic coast on 04 to 05 January 2016 brought strong winds and caused severe…
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) reported in a statement on 04 January 2016 that heavy rains and floods in Kenya during the last 3…
Rivers in Missouri and Illinois reached record levels last week after a period of heavy rain between 23 and 28 December 2015. Flooding along the Mississippi, Meramec and Bourbeuse rivers…
River and flash flooding since late December has caused over 20 deaths in Illinois and Missouri and forced thousands to evacuate their homes. The flooding is now threatening to head…
Flooding from the overflowing Uruguay and Cuareim Rivers in Uruguay has been affecting tens of thousands of people since late December in the departments of Salto, Paysandú, Artigas, Río Negro…
