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A wave of severe weather events, including heavy snow, storms, flooding and tornadoes, has left as many as 43 people dead across the USA over the last few days. On…
Heavy rains in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay have caused rivers to overflow and forced tens of thousands from their homes. Flooding has been affecting neighbouring Paraguay since early December and…
Parts of northern England have suffered more flooding after 2 days of heavy rain. In the last 24 hours, the River Aire in Leeds, Yorkshire, has reached record levels. December…
Almost 1,000 people have been displaced by flooding in northern Uruguay. Levels of the Uruguay River rose above danger levels in several locations after days of heavy rainfall hit northern…
A week of severe weather has left over 40 people dead in the Philippines, prompting the government to declare a “state of national calamity.” Tropical Cyclone Melor Philippines authorities say…
Levels of the Paraguay River in Asunción are now well above 7 metres and are expected to rise further. Parts of Asunción have been experiencing flooding since November. By mid…
Heavy rain in the Johannesburg area yesterday caused flooding on some major roads to the east of the city. Meanwhile a storm and floods in Limpopo have left at least…
The National Disaster Management Authority – Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB) – in Indonesia report that flooding in Aceh Province since 11 December 2015 has affected over 50,000 people and…
Philippines authorities say Tropical Cyclone Melor, known locally as “Nona”, made landfall in Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro on 15 December, its fifth landfall in the last 3 days in the Philippines. Authorities…
Malaysia’s National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) report that flooding in several states has forced almost 3,000 people to evacuate since 11 December 2015. NDMA say there are currently ongoing flood…
Torrential rain between 11 and 12 December 2015 has caused deadly floods and landslides in eastern and western parts of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Local news reports claim that…
Flooding has been reported across several counties in Ireland after further heavy rain increased levels of the River Shannon in the west and caused some flash flooding on roads in…
Around 7,000 families have been affected by torrential rain and flooding in Tabasco state, Mexico, since 08 December 2015. Civil Defence authorities in Tabsaco say that the municipalities of Cárdenas,…
Authorities say around 5,000 families have been affected by flooding in the Paraguay capital Asunción after levels of the River Paraguay rose to 6.5 metres – the highest recorded so…
The Tamil Nadu government confirmed in a statement today that 347 people died in floods in the state since 01 October 2015 and continued into November where 27 people were…
Oregon Governor Kate Brown declared a state of emergency yesterday, 10 December 2015, as storms and floods that began on 07 December continue to affect wide areas of the state.…
