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More Deadly #Floods Hit #Tanga Region, #Tanzania

Floods in Handeni district, Tanga Region, Tanzania, have damaged bridges and roads, causing severe traffic disruption, October 2019. Photo: Tanga Regional Office Over 20 people reportedly died after floods in Morogoro and Tanga regions from 12 October, 2019. By 17…

120,000 Displaced After #Floods in 4 Regions in #Ethiopia

Featured image: File photo for illustration. Floods in Ethiopia, 2006. Photo: Bob McCaffrey / Flickr under CC BY-SA 2.0 The UN reports that over 120,000 people have been displaced by flooding in Ethiopia this month. In a report of 20…

10 Dead After More #Floods and #Landslides Hit Eastern Areas in #Japan

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force at a landslide site in Chiba City. Photo: Ministry of Defense Japan Torrential rain has triggered more flooding and mudslides in eastern parts of Japan, just 2 weeks after devastating floods caused by Typhoon Hagibis. Japan’s…

Deadly #Floods and #Landslides After 250mm of #Rain in 12 Hours in #Italy

Photo: Fire Brigade Heavy rain in northern Italy has caused floods and landslides in the regions of Lombardy, Piedmont and Liguria. Italy’s fire department, Fire Department, said they carried out 900 operations across the north in response to severe weather,…

Deadly #Floods in Central Provinces, #Vietnam

Rain in Vietnam. Photo: clurross / Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Disaster management authorities in Vietnam report flooding in central areas of the country after severe weather including strong winds, lightning and heavy rain from around 15 October, 2019. Flooding affected…

Thousands Displaced by #Flooding #Rivers in the #CentralAfricanRepublic

Thousands of people have been displaced and dozens of homes destroyed after rivers overflowed in the Central African Republic. Over 6,000 people have been displaced by flooding in the capital, Bangui. Local media reported that the Ubangi (Oubangui) river broke…

Deadly #Floods After 287mm of #Rain in 24 Hours in #Catalonia, #Spain

Flood damage in Catalonia, 23 October 2019. Photo: Civil Protection, Catalonia Severe weather has once again hit parts of Spain, with storms and flooding reported in the Catalonia Region. At least 2 people have died and 3 are missing. One…

#Tornado Causes One Death, Thousands Displaced In #Java, #Indonesia

A puting beliung (small tornado) swept through three different villages in Batu city in East Java over the weekend, leaving one dead and over 1,000 residents displaced. The tornado destroyed about 20 houses, a telecommunications transmitter and parts of the…

Hundreds #Homeless After #Floods in Eastern and Western Regions, #Uganda

Homes were destroyed after floods in Eastern Region of Uganda, October 2019. Photo: Uganda Red Cross More flooding has affected the Eastern Region of Uganda, leaving hundreds homeless. This is the third spate of flooding and rain-related disasters since June…