floods

Flash floods and landslides in central Bosnia-Herzegovina have left at least 18 people dead, with towns and villages cut off and reports in some places of homes being almost submerged. Some of the worst scenes were in the area around Jablanica, a town on the main route between the cities of...

The situation in Derna, the Libyan port city where two dams burst over the weekend, has been described as “disastrous beyond comprehension”, as the Red Cross and local officials said at least 10,000 people were missing after the devastating floods. Tariq al-Kharraz, a spokesperson for the...

Eight people have been killed and thousands have been evacuated from their homes after heavy storms wreaked havoc in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, causing severe flooding and landslides. People sought refuge on the rooftops of their homes after 21 rivers broke their banks...

Since June 2022, floods in Pakistan caused by climate change, monsoon rains and melting glaciers have killed over 2,000 people, including 350 children. In August 2022, six military officers were killed in a helicopter crash during a flood relief operation. It is the world's deadliest flood...

Aerial view of homes submerged under flood waters from the North Fork of the Kentucky River in Jackson, Kentucky, on July 28, 2022. Beginning on July 24, 2022, and lasting over the span of a week, several areas of the United States were impacted by numerous flash flooding events. These areas...

A man has died and thousands of people have been told to evacuate their homes amid torrential rain and flash flooding in Australia's largest city, Sydney. Roads have been cut off, with 18 evacuation orders in western Sydney alone and warnings of more to come. "This is a life-threatening...

The death toll from floods in north-eastern Brazil could rise to more than 100 after authorities in Pernambuco state confirmed 91 deaths with many more people missing. Hundreds of state and federal rescue workers would resume searching on Tuesday for 26 people unaccounted for, said officials...

More than 100 people were killed in landslides and flash flooding in the Brazilian city of Petrópolis. The city, which is located in the mountains north of Rio de Janeiro, was hit by torrential rainfall on Feb 16, 2022. Houses in hillside neighbourhoods were destroyed and cars swept away as...

Cars were stuck on a street flooded by heavy rain in Queens. More than 20 people have been killed in New York and the wider US north-east as the remnants of Hurricane Ida brought unexpected levels of heavy rain and flooding. The deaths and damage spanned huge areas in New York, New Jersey...

Rescuers are scouring devastated parts of western India for survivors after heavy rains caused deadly floods. Tens of thousands of people have been moved out of affected areas, with record-breaking rainfall reported along parts of the coast. The states of Goa and Maharashtra have been badly...

At least 50 people have died and many more are missing following severe floods in western Germany, police say. The worst of the flooding has been in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, where around 50 people have been waiting on rooftops to be rescued. At least 30 people are missing in the...

The US east coast was battered by extreme weather on Thursday evening as heavy thunderstorms brought flooding and travel disruption to the New York City area, while Tropical Storm Elsa dumped heavy rainfall and even sparked tornadoes in North Carolina and Georgia. The US east coast was battered...

At least 101 people have died after flash floods and landslides hit Indonesia and East Timor on Sunday. Torrential rain sparked widespread destruction in the South East Asian neighbours, with water from overflowing dams submerging thousands of homes. The affected area stretches from Flores...

Heavy rains have battered parts of South Africa, submerging whole neighbourhoods and flooding coal mines and power stations in a nation already hit by electricity blackouts. At least 700 homes have been washed away near the capital, Pretoria. The state-run power utility warned of further...

The mayor of Venice is poised to declare a state of emergency after the city was hit by the highest tide in more than 50 years, with another surge expected to cause further destruction on Wednesday. Flooding in the lagoon city reached its second-highest level ever in the wake of the aqua...

More than 2,300 houses were flooded due to heavy rains in Russia’s southeastern Siberian region of Irkutsk, the regional government said in a statement on Friday. "As of 7:00 local time (02:00 Moscow time) a total of 2,392 houses, where 5,955 people (1,466 of them children) live, as well as...

"Once-in-a-century" floods have turned streets into rivers and forced thousands to abandon their homes in northeast Australia, with authorities warning of tornadoes and more rain over the next few days. Australia's tropical north experiences heavy rains during the monsoon season at this...

More than 324 people have died in the worst flooding in nearly a century in the south Indian state of Kerala. Roads are damaged, mobile phone networks are down, an international airport has been closed and more than 220,000 people have been left homeless after unusually heavy rain in the...

Thousands of people in Chita have been evacuated after their homes were submerged in the worst flooding in recent memory. Some residents climbed onto rooftops as water levels quickly rose in the area flooding hundreds of homes. The scale of the crisis in the city and surrounding districts...

A motorcycle rides through floodwater in Lahore At least 15 people have been killed by heavy rain in Pakistan that lasted for 24 hours most of the deaths were caused by electrocution and collapsed roofs. Punjab is the worst hit province where low lying areas have been inundated by floods...