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Courtesy of Kenya Red Cross Hours of heavy rain in western Kenya triggered massive landslides and flash floods in West Pokot County on 23 November, 2019. The government of West Pokot County said that, as of 24 November, 54 people…
The World Food Program (WFP) reports that flooding has affected around 50,000 people in parts of the Republic of the Congo, also called Congo-Brazzaville. Flooding began around the end of October. Media reported that thousands of houses and other buildings…
Iranian Red Crescent (IRC) has carried out rescues and evacuations after a period of severe including heavy rain, snowfall and cold temperatures that has swept the country since last week. IRC reported that it has pumped flood water from 95…
Flooding along the Gurk River in Austria, November 2019. Photo: Feuerwehr Gurk Heavy rain and snow in parts of Austria has caused flooding and landslides leaving 2 people injured and 1 dead. Austria’s met agency Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik…
A building is almost entirely submerged in water in the Cité Kolongo neighborhood of Bangui in the Central African Republic. Photo: Itunu Kuku/NRC UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) reports that flooding has affected thousands of…
More rivers have flooded England after further heavy rain, affecting parts of Worcestershire, Warwickshire and Gloucestershire, as well as areas of eastern England. Meanwhile villages in South Yorkshire are still underwater after rivers overflowed earlier this month. The Environment Agency…
Heavy rain in northwest Colombia has caused further flooding in Antioquia Department. This is the third flood event in the department since late October. Around 22 homes were destroyed by floods in the municipality of Vigía del Fuerte, according to…
Flooding in Rann, Borno State, Nigeria. Credit: GISCOR Flooding has once again hit areas of northeast Nigeria, severely affecting thousands of people in Borno State. Meanwhile the flood situation in neighbouring Adamawa state continues, with almost 20,000 people displaced. The…
Tropical Storm Kalmaegi, Philippines, November 2019. Image: JTWC Disaster authorities in the Philippines report that heavy rain from Tropical Storm ‘Kalmaegi’ (known in the Philippines as Ramon), has caused flooding in Albay, Catanduanes, Camarines Nord and Camarines Sur provinces in…
At least one person has died and dozens have been displaced after days of heavy rain caused flooding and landslides in Espirito Santo state in south-eastern Brazil. The municipalities of Santa Leopoldina, Viana and Cariacica have all declared a local…