Category Rescue Alert

#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…

#Floods Hit Eastern Province in #Zambia

Around 300 families have been displaced by flooding in Eastern Province, Zambia. Flooding began in late December, 2019. As of 01 January, 2020, over 200 families had been displaced in Mambwe district and a further 60 families displaced in Lumezi…

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…

Hundreds Displaced by #Floods in #Morogoro Region, #Tanzania

Twitter Photo: @TheGuardiantz Dozens of houses have been damaged or destroyed and hundreds of people displaced after heavy rain and flooding in Morogoro Region, Tanzania. Local media reported that over 50 homes have been swept away by fast flowing flood…

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…

Thousands #Evacuate #Tropical #Cyclone #Sarai in #Fiji

NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Two people have died and more than 2,000 evacuated after Tropical Cyclone Sarai brought strong winds and heavy rain to south-east Fiji. The National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) in Fiji…