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Severe weather including strong winds and heavy rain on 27 October, 2019, caused severe damage in Hafr Al-Batin in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. The rainstorm hit during the afternoon of 27 October, and dumped 43mm of rain in just…
After the landslide in Perené district, Chanchamayo province, Peru. Photo: Mindef Peru At least 1 person died and 11 homes were destroyed after a landslide in the Junín Region of Peru. The landslide occurred in the Perené district, Chanchamayo province,…
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…
Flooding has affected several states of Nigeria over the last few days, in some cases worsening a situation that first began in late August this year. Wide areas of the country’s north east were hit by flooding from late August…
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…
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…
Floods in Hérault, France October 2019. Credit: Pompiers 34 Hérault The government in France says three people have died in weather-related incidents over the last few days after severe storms and torrential rain hit southern parts of the country. France’s…
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,…
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…
Photo: AFAD Gaziantep Heavy rain in southern Turkey caused flash flooding in areas around the city of Gaziantep on 20 October, 2019. Local media said dozens of people were evacuated from flooded homes or rescued from vehicles trapped in flood…
