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#Floods and #Landslides Hit Over 300 Families in #Huanuco, #Peru (Updated)

El Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil (INDECI) has reported more flooding and landslides in Huanuco Department over the last few days, affecting a further 80 families. Around 25 homes have been damaged and 25 families affected after a landslide and…

Two die in #flooded elevator as #downpours hit central #Israel, streets inundated

Divers seen inside a Tel Aviv building where a man and woman died Saturday due to the flooding of a basement level (Channel 13 screenshot) A man and a woman were killed in the basement level of a residential building…

#Floods Leave 47 Dead in #Jakarta, #Indonesia

Thousands have been displaced after massive flooding in Jakarta, Indonesia, 01 January 2020. Photo; BNPB Disaster authorities report that, as of 04 January 2020, a total of 53 people have now died in flooding and landslides in Greater Jakarta since…

Thousands Affected by Deadly #Floods in #CaboDelgado, #Mozambique

Twitter Photo: @zenaidamz Severe weather including heavy rain and flooding has left 5 people dead in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique. Local media, quoting officials from Instituto Nacional de Gestão de Calamidades (INGC), said that Cabo Delgado Province saw heavy rain…

Disaster Authorities Respond to #Floods and #Landslides in #Peru

Twitter Photo: @COENPeru Disaster authorities in Peru are responding to incidents of flooding and landslides caused by heavy rain over the last 7 days. On 28 December heavy rain in Junín department triggered a landslide in Ahuac district, destroying 19…

Deadly #FlashFloods and record #rainfall in #Tennessee and #Alabama, #USA

Storms brought record rainfall to parts of Tennessee and Alabama from 29 December, causing flash flooding in which 2 people died. In Tennessee, several roads were closed in Williamson County, where the Emergency Management Agency reported 2 water rescues. One…

Homes Destroyed, 5 Missing After Flash Floods in North Sumatra, Indonesia

Floods North Labuhan Batu Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia 29 December 2019. Photo: BNPB At least 5 people are missing after flash floods in North Labuhan Batu Regency, North Sumatra province, Indonesia. Flooding hit the villages of Pematang and Hatapang in…

Deadly Flash #Floods in Northern and Central Areas, #Namibia

Heavy rain in south western Africa has now affected parts of Namibia. Several areas recorded daily totals over 60mm of rain, more than the monthly average in some cases. Previously heavy rain and flash floods were reported in souther Angola.…

Heavy #Rain and Deadly #Floods in #Chihuahua and #Sinaloa, #Mexico

Flooding in Chihuahua, Mexico, 28 November 2019. Photo: Government of Chihuahua Heavy rain has affected parts of northern Mexico over the last few days, with severe flooding reported in the states of Sinaloa and Chihuahua. Sonora and Baja California states…

Over 100 Dead, 18,000 Displaced After Recent #Floods and #Landslides in #Kenya

Floods have blocked roads in floods Tana River County, Kenya, October 2019. Photo: Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) Flooding in Kenya has affected more than 160,000 people since the onset of the short rains in October, according to the Kenya…