Flooding

Severe flooding in Syria displaces thousands of families

Flash flooding, caused by unusual heavy rainfall, has forced over 12,000 to abandon...

Sulawesi inundated with rain just a month after fatal earthquake and tsunami

A month after an earthquake and tsunami devastated Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island,...

World’s strongest storm this year makes landfall in Southeast Asia

Over the weekend, Typhoon Mangkhut made its way through the Philippines to mainland...

Strongest typhoon in 25 years makes landfall in western Japan

With heavy rains and reported wind speeds of up to 172km/h, Typhoon Jebi is the strongest...

Expect more Kerala scale flooding if nothing is done to address climate change, warns Christian Aid

The world should expect and prepare for more frequent and more destructive floods,...

324 killed and 10,000 stranded by Kerala flooding

Flooding in the Indian state of Kerala has killed 324 people with the death toll expected...

Flash Floods in Sudan kill 23 and displace almost 9,000 families

Flash flooding and heavy rain has caused widespread destruction in Sudan, with reports...

Flooding expected to continue across East Africa throughout 2018

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) has warned that East Africa is...

Lao DPR damn collapse: fears that death toll could rise

Last week, on 23 July, the Saddle dam D, one of five dams in the XePian Xe-Nam Noy...

$80 million needed to support flood affected communities of Somalia

The United Nations and Government of Somalia have appealed for $80 million to provide...

Kenyan flooding could cause a major humanitarian crisis

Experts have warned that flooding in Kenya could escalate into a humanitarian crisis...

Flash floods hit Kenya after months of drought

Heavy rain and flooding has caused large scale destruction and displacement in Kenya....

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