3 Dead in Guangxi Floods, South West China
At least 3 people have been killed in floods in the Autonomous Region of Guangxi in south west China after torrential rain lasting 24 hours swept across the region. The…
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China Flood Expo 2014 in Beijing
China Flood Conference 2014 will bring together researchers, policy makers and practitioners from Thailand and across the world to share experience and progress made in flood management research, policies and…
Flooding in Seven Provinces in South East China
Almost 20cm of rain fell in just 24 hours in Guangdong Province in south east China. Other areas of the south east region of the country were also badly hit…
Bombs Break Yellow River Ice Jam, China
Ice jam floods are a fairly common incident in parts of northern USA and Canada. Many of the spring floods earlier this month in Montana were a result of ice…
China 2013 Floods Deaths
Despite 2013 being yet another horrific year for floods in China, State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters reported yesterday that flood related deaths in 2013 were 70% lower than…
Floods in Hainan, China
Local media in China have reported that around 150,000 people have been evacuated from their homes after floods inundated areas of China’s southern province of Hainan. Emergency services in some…
Haiyan Hits Vietnam and China
After Typhoon Haiyan caused devastation across the Philippines, it moved across the South China Sea, making landfall in Quang Ninh province in Vietnam on 10th November. Wind speeds were recorded…
Heilongjiang, China
Just across the border (and river) from the floods in Russia’s far eastern province, Heilongjiang in China is suffering a similar fate as its Russian neighbour. In a statement made…
Russia Flood Map – Before and After
Huge amaouns of rainfall throughout August has left Russia’s Far Eastern province experiencing the worst floods in 120 years. The affected areas are Khabarovsk, Amur and the Jewish Autonomous region.…
Floods Worsen in China
Heavy rainfall brought by Typhoon Utor continues to cause chaos in southern and northern parts of China. The rainfall has resulted in deadly floods and landslides bringing the official death…
Floods in North East China
Floods in north east China have killed as many as 54 people so far and have been described as the worst in 40 years. 97 people are still missing and…
Floods in Northern China
Update: Gansu Province The situation has worsened over the weekend in Gansu. More people have been reported killed in the floods, bringing the total to 20. As many as 56,000…
Soulik Floods China and Taiwan
Tropical storm Soulik hit north east Taiwan on 12th July, and continued on to mainland China, reaching Fujian province on 13th July. It continued over mainland China heading north west,…
Floods in Sichuan, China July 2013
Update 12th July 2013: China and Taiwan braced on Friday for the impact of Typhoon Soulik 33 dead in Sichuan province, 166 still missing 5 dead in Inner Mongolia Floods…
Floods in China as Rumbia Hits
Tropical Storm Rumbia reached the Leizhou Peninsula in the south of Guangdong province in southern China on 1st July. Upon landfall the storm weakened but still resulted in torential rain,…
More Floods in China
Update: Tropical Storm Rumbia has resulted in storms and floods across southern China. See our full update on Storm Rumbia in China here. Chongqing, Zhejiang, Hubei and Anhui Four provinces…
