Floods in France and Italy
As predicted by Accuweather and reported by FloodList here, parts of France and Italy saw heavy rain and flooding over the weekend. France In France, two people have died as…
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Floods Expected in France and Italy
Accuweather are reporting what they describe as a “chain of storms” that are expected to hit parts of southern Europe, possibly from Friday 17 January. The storms are most likely…
Floods across Southern Italy (Updated)
Update: 1,500 evacuated from Pescara after a local river burst its banks Woman found dead in her car in a flooded underpass in Pescara, Abruzzo Man killed after being swept…
Floods in Calabria, Italy
As mentioned in our update report on the floods in Sardinia, other area of Italy have also been experiencing sever weather. One of the worst hit areas has been Calabria,…
Sardinia Floods Update
The deadly floods in Sardinia that followed the huge amounts of rainfall are now believed to have killed at least 17 people. “Cyclone Cleopatra” as the storm has been labelled,…
Sardinia Floods and Storm
The island of Sardinia, Italy, lies in the Mediterranean and is a hugely popular tourist destination during the summer months. The storm was described by the Mayor of Olbia as…
November: Italy’s Month for Floods
After the severe flooding in Italy’s Marche and Abruzzo provinces between 10 and 13 November, Italy’s 3b Meteo have been quick to point out that November may well be considered…
Floods in Abruzzo and Marche, Italy
Italy has suffered a further bout of severe flooding. At least seven people have died in floods in Italy in the last 5 weeks. Last month there were floods in…
1 Dead after flash floods in Tuscany
Heavy rainfall that started during the evening of 20th October and continued into yesterday, 21st October, led to flash floods across areas of Tuscany, Italy. One man, aged 52, died…
Floods in Puglia, Italy
After flash floods struck in Grosseto, Tuscany earlier this week, Italy has suffered further flooding, this time in the southern region of Apulia (Puglia), the heel of Italy. Heavy rainfall…
Flash Floods in Grosseto, Italy
Torrential rainfall in areas around Grosseto in Tuscany have caused flash floods which are believed to have swept away 2 people. The floods have also caused landslides, damaged houses and…
Europe Must Adapt to Floods
Another report on the prospect of flooding was released this week (Monday April 29, 2013), this time regarding Europe (see our other article on Nigeria flood forecasts here). The European…
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Italy has experienced flooding throughout its long history from the Alpine north to its southern tip. In 1963, the Vajont River Dam in a region of Italy just north of…
