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Heavy rain caused flash flooding in parts of KwaZulu-Natal, Free State and Gauteng, South Africa, from 20 November 2020. Four flood- and rain-related fatalities were reported. Damage was reported to…
Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides in parts of Java and Sumatra Islands, western Indonesia from 19 November 2020. At least 3 fatalities were reported. According to Indonesia’s National Board…
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) recently reported that over 260,000 people have been affected by heavy rain, flooding or landslides in Colombia since mid-September and…
Update, 20 November 2020: Further heavy rain affected areas of eastern DRC, in particular in South Kivu Province where 3 people died in Kalehe Territory, about 60km south of Sake.…
Hurricane Iota swept over Central America from 16 November, 2020, causing fatalities and widespread damage. Iota comes just 2 weeks after the destructive Hurricane Eta, which affected 4 million people…
Update 20 November 2020: Flooding has worsened in Cilacap Regency of Central Java Province. Flooding began around 14 November, affecting 505 people and damaging 131 homes. Around 65 people were…
Parts of north-western Venezuela have seen severe flooding over the last few days, with at least 5 fatalities reported and thousands of families affected. In a statement of 10 November,…
Heavy rain in Antioquia Department of Colombia has triggered a massive landslide and caused rivers to overflow. A landslide occurred in Dabeiba Municipality on 13 November, destroying buildings and roads…
Flooding has worsened in Somalia in the last few days, with over 200,000 people now affected. In an update of 16 November, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…
The flood situation in the northern Philippines continues to worsen after torrential rainfall brought by Typhoon Vamco, known locally as Ulysses. As of 15 November, the National Disaster Risk Reduction…
Guatemala’s National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED) reported a deadly landslide in Chiquimula department in the south of the country. The landslide struck in Agua Caliente village in the Camotán…
Flooding affected different parts of Indonesia after heavy rainfall during a period 08 to 11 November 2020. Three people were injured, 485 affected and 97 buildings damaged after severe weather…
Around 250mm (9 inches) of rain fell in 48 hours in parts of North Carolina, causing deadly flash flooding. The National Weather Service in Raleigh reported 249.43mm / 9.82 inches…
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) in Guyana reports that over 1600 households in five regions were critically affected by flooding in a period of 2 weeks from late October. CDC…
Recent flooding in Somalia has left 4 people dead and 13,000 displaced, according to the UN. In a report of 11 November, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…
More than 280 roads have been damaged by heavy rainfall and flooding in Jamaica in the last 3 weeks. Heavy rainfall associated with Tropical Storms Eta and Zeta has affected…
