Floods in Athens, Greece, Leave 1 Dead
One person died after floods hit Athens, Greece, yesterday, 22 October 2015. Heavy rainfall was also recorded in southern Italy, Macedonia, Albania, parts of Turkey and Tunisia. Local media in…
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Floods Hit Tourist Areas of Greece and Turkey After 280mm of Rain in 24 Hours
Several popular tourist areas of Greece and Turkey saw torrential rain and severe flooding late yesterday. Greece In Greece, Rhodes airport was closed as a result of flooding and heavy…
Turkey Floods – at Least 7 Killed in Artvin Province After 220mm of Rain in 24 Hours
At least 7 people have died and 3 remain missing after floods struck yesterday 24 August 2015 in Artvin province in Turkey. The province is situated on the Black Sea…
Turkey Floods – Izmir Under Water After 30 Minute Downpour
Torrential rain and hailstone, lasting around 30 minutes, swamped the streets of Izmir, western Turkey, during the afternoon of Wednesday 20 May 2015. Dozens of homes and businesses were flooded…
Southern Europe Floods Update – Evacuations in Macedonia and Turkey
The heavy rain that swept across southern Europe over the last few days has left 100,000 people in the Republic of Macedonia affected by flooding. The worst affected areas are…
Floods Kill Two More in Northern Greece
Greek news agencies are reporting that a further 2 people have died in floods in the country. The fatalities occurred in Thessaloniki and Kilkis, Central Macedonia, northern Greece. One of…
Athens and Antalya Inundated as Floods Strike in Southern Europe
After the storm surge in northern Europe, then flooding and storms in Slovenia, Czech Republic and parts of the Balkans, the severe weather thought to be caused by the remnants…
Update: Floods in Hatay Province, Turkey – Death Toll Now 5
Update 15 October 2014: After weeks of searching, rescue teams have found the body of a woman who went missing in the floods in September in the southeastern Turkish province…
Istanbul Floods Again
Torrential rainfall on 19 July caused flash flooding in Istanbul. The flash flooding comes just weeks after parts of the city suffereed in similar circumstances in early June this year.…
Villages Inundated After Torrential Rain in Northern Turkey
On 03 June 2014 FloodList reported the flooding in parts of Istanbul, Turkey, that were the result of unusually severe weather. Torrential rain, strong winds and even a small tornado…
Flash Floods in Istanbul
Unusually heavy rainfall pounded parts of Istanbul, Turkey yesterday 02 June 2014, bringing flash flooding to many of the city’s streets and waterside areas. The worst affected areas were coastal…
1 Killed in Gaziantep, Turkey
One woman drowned in floods in Turkey’s south eastern province of Gaziantep on Saturday 24 May 2014. Just under 1 hour of torrential rain on Saturday was enough to inundate…
Flash Floods in Izmir, Turkey
Heavy rainfall and strong winds which began around early on Monday 25 November, triggered flash floods in the province of Izmir, in the Aegean region of Turkey. The rain first…
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…
