Category Water Supply Alert

Deadly #Floods and #Landslides in #Morona #Santiago Province, #Ecuador

Aftermath of a landslide in Limon Indanza Canton, Morona Santiago Province, Ecuador, November 2018. Photo: Risk Management Secretariat Heavy rainfall in south east Ecuador has caused flooding and landslides in Morona-Santiago Province. According to Ecuador’s National Risk and Emergency Management…

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…

Deadly #Floods in #Iran’s Northern Provinces

Floods in Golestan, Iran, November 2019. Photo: IRCS At least 2 people have died in floods in Iran over the last few days. One person is still missing. Heavy rain over the last few days has affected northern areas of…

#Storm #Amelie hits regions in #France, #Spain and #Italy

The worst #drought in 90 years hits the #Khomas region in #Namibia

THE Khomas region is experiencing its worst drought in 90 years, according to official rainfall figures released by the Namibia Meteorological Service this week. The region received less than a third of its normal quantity of rainfall over the past…

SEVERE #HEATWAVE KILLS AT LEAST 92 AS #TEMPERATURES SOAR TO #50C IN #BIHAR, #INDIA

At least 92 people have died in Bihar, India as the severe heatwave takes hold which is also affecting most of India. The country is experiencing droughts and hundreds of cases of heatstroke. Other deaths have been recorded in Aurangabad,…