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Severe weather impacted parts of south-east Queensland, Australia, from 12 to 13 December, 2019. Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology reported rainfall rates of 120mm per hour in Southport, Queensland. Cars were left submerged after streets flooded. Queensland Fire and Emergency responded…
Aftermath of a landslide in Limon Indanza Canton, Morona Santiago Province, Ecuador, November 2018. Photo: Risk Management Secretariat Heavy rainfall in south east Ecuador has caused flooding and landslides in Morona-Santiago Province. According to Ecuador’s National Risk and Emergency Management…
Landslides and floods in Bundibugyo District, Western Uganda, December 2019. Photo: Uganda Red Cross At least 16 people have died and others are missing after flash flooding and landslides in mountainous areas of Bundibugyo district, Western Uganda on 07 December.…
A local state of emergency has been declared in the Timaru District in Canterbury Region, New Zealand, due to the flooding in the Rangitata area. Timaru Distrct Council warned that the Rangitata River could its highest levels in 20 years.…
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.…
Flooding in Eastern Africa has now affected over 2.8 million, according to a report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Unusually heavy rain since October has triggered flooding and landslides. OCHA said more than…
At least 26 people have died and more are missing after heavy rain triggered landslides Cibitoke province, northwestern Burundi. Burundi’s Ministry of Public Safety and Disaster Management said in a statement on 05 December that the landslide occurred in Nyempundu,…
Photo by @Vidyallk At least 3 people have died after heavy rain triggered a landslide in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. The landslide occurred in Walapane, about 17 km north east of the city of Nuwara Eliya, on 30…
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…
