Philippines – 8 Killed in Floods and Landslides, Thousands Evacuate
At least 8 people have died and thousands have evacuated their homes after floods and landslides in the Philippines over the last few days. Heavy rain affected the southern island…
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UK – Floods Prompt Rescues and Evacuations in Wales and South West England
Heavy rainfall swept across parts of the United Kingdom over the weekend 18 to 20 December 2020, causing flash flooding in parts of Wales and South West England. Whitebarrow in…
Malaysia – Thousands Evacuate Floods in Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang
More flooding has affected parts of Peninsular Malaysia, prompting over 8,000 people to evacuate their homes. Flooding struck parts of Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang states from 17 December 2020 following…
Brazil – 12 Dead, 9 Missing After Floods in Santa Catarina
Civil Defence in Santa Catarina State of Brazil reports that 12 people have died and 9 are still missing after floods and landslides struck in the Vale do Itajai region…
Fiji – Thousands Evacuate as Deadly Cyclone Yasa Makes Landfall
At least 2 people have died in Fiji after Cyclone Yasa made landfall as a category 5 system on 17 December in the Bua Province of Vanua Levu, the country’s…
Samoa – Damaging Floods and Landslides Strike After Heavy Rain
Heavy rain has triggered floods and landslides in Samoa, in particular in areas around the capital of Apia. Apria recorded around 85 mm of rain in 24 hours to 17…
Indonesia – Thousands Hit by Floods on Java and Sumatra Islands
Floods and landslides continue to affect areas of Java and Sumatra islands in Indonesia. Meanwhile heavy rain from around 12 December has caused severe flooding in West Nusa Tenggara province…
Turkey – 2 Missing After Flash Floods in Izmir Province
At least 2 people are missing after flash floods in Izmir Province, western Turkey. Flooding struck between 13 and 14 December 2020. A stream overflowed, flooding roads in Dereköy in…
Australia – Flood Warnings and Rescues in NSW and Queensland After 700mm of Rain in 72 Hours
A low-pressure trough off the coast of south east Australia caused a wild weekend of weather for south east Queensland and northern New South Wales with torrential rain, damaging winds,…
Colombia – Deadly Landslide in San Luis, Antioquia
Two people died in a landslide in Antioquia Department, Colombia on 12 December. According to the Administrative Department of Risk Management of Antioquia (DAGRAN), the landslide occurred along the road…
Mozambique – Flash Floods in Beira, Sofala Province, After Heavy Rain
Flooding has affected parts of Sofala Province after severe weather in Mozambique from 03 December 2020. Local media reported 128.4 mm of rain fell in the city of Beira, capital…
Thailand – Floods Remain in 5 Southern Provinces as Death Toll Rises
Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) reported on 07 December that 24 people have now died as a result of heavy rainfall and flooding in southern parts of…
DR Congo – Kongo Central Province Floods Leave 18 Dead
Heavy rainfall in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) in early December 2020 caused deadly flooding in the city of Mbanza-Ngungu in Kongo Central Province in the western part…
Italy – Floods Prompt Evacuations in Veneto and Emilia-Romagna Regions
Wide areas of Italy have seen severe weather including strong winds, heavy snow and rain since 04 December. Evacuations have been carried out after flooding in Emilia-Romagna and Veneto Regions.…
Iran – Deadly Floods in Southern Provinces
Heavy rain from 05 to 07 December caused more flooding in Iran. Previously 8 provinces were affected by floods in late November. Quoting disaster officials, local media in Iran reported…
(Updated) Indonesia – Deadly Floods in North Sumatra and Aceh Provinces
Flooding submerged wide areas of Medan City in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia from 03 December 2020. Other areas of Sumatra Island and Java Island in Indonesia, along with 4 states…
