Category Rescue Alert

Thousands Hit by #Floods in #Haut #Uélé and #Tshopo, #DRCongo

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…

100 Rescued After #Floods Hit Central and Eastern Areas of #England, #UK

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…

More #Flooding Hits #Antioquia Department in #Colombia

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…

Worst #Flooding in 7 Years in #Borno and #Adamawa, #Nigeria Says #UN

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…

Houses Destroyed, Thousands Evacuate After #Rain From #Storm #Kalmaegi# #Ramon in the #Philippines

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…

1 Dead, Dozens Homeless After #Floods in #EspíritoSanto, #Brazil

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…

Floods Damage Over 100 Homes in Central Provinces in Panama

Landslides triggered by heavy rain blocked roads in central Panama, November 2019. Photo: Ministerio de Obras Públicas de Panamá Severe weather including flooding has affected parts of central Panama, including districts of the capital Panama City, over the last few…

This #Arctic blast is shattering hundreds of records and causing deadly road conditions. And it’s not over in parts of #USA

Bill Langley tries to clear a blanket of snow Tuesday from the Green Mountain Inn in Stowe, Vermont We’re still 38 days from the official start of winter, but Mother Nature doesn’t care. Hundreds of million of people were grappling…