Ohio River at Highest Level in 18 Years
The Ohio River at Cincinnati reached 57.72 feet on Sunday 15 March 2015, the highest level since March 1997 when it stood at 64.7 feet. According to NWS predictions, the…
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Floods Kill over 60 People in Lobito, Angola
Local media are reporting that at least 60 people have been killed in floods in Lobito, Angola. This is the second major flood event in a week. One person died…
State of Emergency after Floods in Serres, Greece
The regional units of Evros and Serres in northern Greece have suffered further flooding after several days of rain, leaving around 5,000 hectares of farmland underwater. Dozens of villages in…
Thousands of Homes Damaged by Floods in Luanda, Angola
Heavy rain on Monday 09 March 2015 flooded at least 3 municipalities of Luanda, the capital of Angola. According to Angola news agency ANGOP, Luanda fire department have reported the…
Argentina Floods – Marapa River Overflows as State of Emergency Declared in Tucuman
Local authorities have declared a State of Emergency throughout the province of Tucumán in northwest Argentina after several days of heavy rainfall caused rivers to overflow and increased the threat…
Floods in Nampula Province, Mozambique
Three days of torrential rain in the province of Nampula, northern Mozambique, has caused severe flash floods that have damaged road and rail networks and left 8 districts cut off.…
Madagascar Floods – Relief Efforts Increased as More Rain Expected
Madagascar was battered by heavy rains during the first days of March 2015. Since then 25 people have died, 4,800 houses have been destroyed and 35,000 people forced from their…
Brazil – Acre River Levels Fall as Flood Clean Up Begins
According to the latest report from the state government of Acre, Brazil, levels of the Acre River have continued to fall in Rio Branco and now stand at 16.74 metres,…
Argentina Floods – 12 Dead, Around 4,000 Remain Displaced
At least 12 people have been killed in the flooding that affected the three provinces of Cordoba, Santa Fe and Santiago del Estero in Argentina over the last 10 days.…
Brazil Floods – 10,000 Remain in Shelters in Rio Branco, Acre State
Levels of the river acre in Rio Branco in Brazil have started to show some signs of falling. As of 17:00 local time, 05 March 2015, the river stood at…
Brazil – Acre River Reaches Record Levels in Rio Branco
Floods have been affecting thousands of people in the state of Acre, northern Brazil, since 23 February 2015, when some of the state’s rivers, in particular the River Acre, overflowed.…
38 Dead after Floods in Tanzania
AFP and BBC are reporting that floods have killed 38 people in Kahama district, Shinyanga region in north-western Tanzania. Around 80 others have been injured in the floods which struck…
6 Killed in Floods in Papua New Guinea
Six people – 5 children and a mother – were killed when flash floods struck in Jiwaka province in Papua New Guinea on Friday 27 February 2015. The victims were…
Heavy Rain Turns Antananarivo into a City of Landslides
While residents of Antananarivo living near to the city’s rivers are suffering from the recent floods, those in the hillsides now live in fear of deadly landslides. Madagascar’s disaster management…
Madagascar Floods – More Rain, Death Toll Rises, Antananarivo Remains on Alert
More heavy rainfall in Madagascar over the last 24 hours threatens to worsen the flood situation for the 3 regions already suffering (Alaotra Mangoro, Analamanga and Vakinankaratra) and bring flooding…
Argentina Floods – Thousands Evacuated in Cordoba
José Manuel de la Sota, the governor of Cordoba province in Argentina, today declared a state of emergency throughout the province. Parts of the province have been under water for…
