Category Rain Alert

Severe #Flooding Kills At Least 28 and Displaces hundreds in #Ghana

Floods caused by eight days of torrential downpours in northeastern Ghana have left 28 people dead and displaced hundreds, officials said Friday. “At the moment the death toll is 28. About 640 people in some six communities have been displaced…

Severe #Flooding Affects 200,000 in South #Sudan

Photo By UNHCR The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reports that unprecedented heavy flooding in South Sudan’s Maban County has affected nearly 200,000 people, including refugees and host population. “People are seeking safety from the flood waters wherever they…

Severe #Flooding Causes Mayhem In #Uruguay

Santa Lucía River in Uruguay. Photo: SINAE Emergency authorities in Uruguay report that severe weather, including strong winds, heavy rain and floods, has affected wide areas of the country over the last few days. The country has experienced heavy rain…

Hundreds of Homes Damaged After #Floods and #Landslides in #Guatemala

Photo By CONRED Guatemala’s National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED) reported on 17 October severe weather, including heavy rain, floods and landslides, had affected several departments of the country, with Sololá, Sacatepéquez, Retalhuleu and Escuintla among the worst hit. Currently…

#Ethiopia #landslide kills 22 amid fears of more destruction

At least 22 people were killed in a landslide in Ethiopia after heavy rains pounded the southern region on Sunday. The disaster in Konta district, Dawro Zone, saw waves of mud destroy five homes, killing residents and animals, a local…

Flash #floods, #landslide and fallen #trees in parts of #Malaysia

Apart from landslides and fallen trees, several areas around the capital were hit by flash floods, following heavy downpour this afternoon. The Kuala Lumpur Operations Movement Centre in a statement informed that the areas affected by the flash floods were…

#Typhoon #Hagibis Devastates #Tokyo, #Japan: 30 Dead, 177 Missing

Monster #Typhoon #Hagibis claims first victim as #Tokyo braced for #Japan’s worst #storm in 60 years

A car is overturned in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, Japan, on October 12. © Xinhua/Deng Min via Global Look Press More than 1.6 million people have been ordered to evacuate as Japan gears up for potentially record breaking wind and…

Deadly Flash #Floods in South #Iran

At least 5 people have died and over 100 displaced after heavy rain caused flash floods in Iran. A period of heavy rain from 01 to 04 October 2019 caused flooding in provinces of Sistan and Baluchestan, South Khorasan, Fars…