Category Rescue Alert

#Floods Hit #Lagos, #Nigeria. Situation Worsens in #Niger and #Adamawa States

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…

120,000 Displaced After #Floods in 4 Regions in #Ethiopia

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…

10 Dead After More #Floods and #Landslides Hit Eastern Areas in #Japan

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…

Deadly Major #Flooding After 120mm of #Rain in 3 Hours in South #France

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…

Deadly #Floods and #Landslides After 250mm of #Rain in 12 Hours in #Italy

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,…

Deadly #Floods in Central Provinces, #Vietnam

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…

Flash #Floods Hit #Gaziantep, #Turkey

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…

Thousands Displaced by #Flooding #Rivers in the #CentralAfricanRepublic

Thousands of people have been displaced and dozens of homes destroyed after rivers overflowed in the Central African Republic. Over 6,000 people have been displaced by flooding in the capital, Bangui. Local media reported that the Ubangi (Oubangui) river broke…