2 Killed in Floods in Northern Greece
Heavy rainfall in northern Greece has left some areas on flood alert due to high river levels. Athens saw 69 mm of rain fall between 07 and 08 December. However…
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Floods in Fiji – One Dead, One Missing
Major flooding in Fiji over the weekend resulted in the death of one man, with another still missing, as well as damage to roads and a water treatment plant. One…
100s Evacuated after Floods in Southern Bulgaria
The heavy rain affecting parts of Italy earlier this week moved eastwards to drench several areas of Bulgaria yesterday. Flooding has been reported in the north west and south east…
2 Dead after River Overflows in San Martin, Peru
Over 140 mm (5.5 inches) of rain has fallen in some parts of northern Peru in the last 24 hours. The heavy rain has caused flooding and mudslides in the…
Flood Warnings in Italy as 2 People Killed in Rome
Heavy rain and flooding has once again hit parts of Italy, including Sardinia, Umbria, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna and Lazio, including areas around the capital, Rome, where two people died. ANSA have…
2014 On Track for Hottest Year on Record as Higher Sea Temperatures Increase Flooding
The year 2014 is on track to be one of the hottest, if not the hottest, on record, according to preliminary estimates by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). This is…
11 More Dead in Morocco Floods
A further 11 people have died in floods in Morocco, just 1 week after torrential rain caused flash floods in the south of the country, leaving as many as 36…
Evacuations and Flood Warnings in California after Day of Record Rain
A number of flash flood warnings were issued for parts of California after a storm drenched southern parts of the state, including Los Angeles, yesterday 2 December. There remains a…
France Floods – 5 Dead, 3000 Evacuated
France has once again been bombarded with storms and heavy rain, causing floods across the south west of the country. Around 92 mm of rain fell in Perpignan, the capital…
More Heavy Rain in Morocco Prompts High Level Flood Warnings
More heavy rainfall in Morocco has prompted authorities to issue high level flood warnings. The severe weather has spread to affect parts of southern Spain, the Canary Islands and Algeria.…
UN Declares State of Emergency After Gaza Floods
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) declared a state of emergency in the Gaza Strip yesterday, following days of heavy rainfall. The rain has caused localized flooding and…
1 Dead, 3 Missing After Flash Floods in South East France
A heavy storm triggered flash floods in south east France yesterday, Thursday 27 November 2014. Later on Thursday the French Interior Ministry confirmed that one woman had died in the…
Death Toll Rises to 32 in Morocco Floods
The number of victims in the recent floods in Morocco has now risen to 32 as the severity of the situation becomes clearer and the emergency teams carry out further…
Floods Cause 17.5 % Drop in Employment in Thailand’s Agricultural Sector
The office of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) released the official report on Thailand’s social development for the third quarter of 2014 yesterday. The report says that…
5 Dead, 16 Missing After Floods in Southern Morocco
Morocco news agency MAP are reporting that between three and five people have been killed and a further 16 are missing after floods in southern Morocco. The flooding was caused…
Floods Swamp Georgetown, Guyana after Record Rain
Torrential rainfall over the last 2 days has caused major flooding in the Guyana capital, Georgetown. According to WMO figures, Georgetown received 194 mm of rain in 24 hours. Local…
