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ECHO report that heavy rainfall affected north-eastern Corsica, France, on 16 February, with more than 190mm of rain falling in Campile and Ghisoni, Haute-Corse, in a 24 hour period. Corse…
Local media in Argentina are reporting that heavy rain has caused deadly flooding in the province of Córdoba, central Argentina. La Nacion say overflowing rivers caused flooding that has left…
The World Bank has pledged $50 million in assistance to Malawi to rehabilitate roads following last month’s devastating floods. “I am pleased to inform Malawians that the bank is going…
Heavy rains are affecting the state of Sarawak in eastern Malaysia once again. WMO report that around 82 mm of rain fell in 24 hours in Bintulu between 11 and…
Heavy rain in Peru over the last 3 days has caused landslides and flooding in 3 regions of the country according to Peru’s National Civil Defense Institute, INDECI. Arequipa A…
The 2015 Jakarta floods continue as more heavy rain falls on the Indonesian capital. The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) of Indonesia confirmed earlier today that 5,986 people have been…
Flooding continues to affect the regional unit of Evros in the region of East Macedonia and Thrace, north-eastern Greece, due to the overflowing of the Evros (Maritsa) river. Flood first…
Flooding has been reported in at least 40 different locations in Jakarta, Indonesia, after torrential rain that began to fall early on Sunday 08 February 2015. Some areas were said…
Over 80 homes were damaged by floods in Gorontalo Province in the north of the island of Sulawesi on the Minahassa Peninsula, Indonesia, on 6 February 2015. Indonesia’s National Disaster…
Some local observers are suggesting that deforestation in upland areas has contributed to the current flood disaster in Malawi, particularly around Blantyre and Zomba. However, there is some hope that…
In a statement yesterday, 04 February 2015, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said its food distribution program has managed to reach almost 210,000 flood victims in Malawi. WFP…
Zimbabwe is suffering a further bout of heavy rainfall which has caused flooding in the capital Harare. Meteorological Services Department of Zimbabwe (MSD) reported that 158 mm of rain fell…
A report from Human Rights Watch claims that the Zimbabwe government has used violence, harassment, and the deliberate restriction of humanitarian aid to coerce an estimated 20,000 flood victims to…
The heavy rain that swept across southern Europe over the last few days has left 100,000 people in the Republic of Macedonia affected by flooding. The worst affected areas are…
Local media in Papua New Guinea are reporting that heavy rain caused flooding and landslides over the weekend in Kimbe and across the province of West New Britain. The flooding…
Heavy rain has been falling in parts of northern Haiti non-stop for almost one week. The rains have caused severe flooding across the region, in particular Cap-Haïtien (Le Cap) and…
