Flash Floods

Deadly flash floods hit northern Iraq

Flash floods in northern Iraqi city of Erbil killed at least eleven people, including two foreigners, authorities said.

Severe floods batter Turkey’s Black Sea coastal cities

Flash floods and mudslides triggered by torrential rain in northern Turkey leaves at least 17 people dead, Turkey's President Erdogan says.

Bangladesh shifts 10,000 Rohingya refugees from landslide-hit shelters

Torrential rain and landslides kill at least 14 people, including six Rohingya, as government evacuates thousands of refugees from hilly slopes around Balukhali camp in Cox's Bazar.

Belgium hit by severe floods as stormy weather set to continue

Namur and Walloon Brabant provinces southeast of the capital city Brussels were particularly hit by devastating floods that left 36 people dead and seven missing last week.

Death toll from disastrous floods in western Europe rises

Early observations suggest the rains might have been encouraged by a low-pressure system parked over western Europe for days, at it was blocked from moving on by high pressure to the east and north.

Rain-triggered landslides, floods kill several people in India

Members of India's National Disaster Response Force continue to search for missing people after heavy monsoon rains triggered landslides and flash floods in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand states.

Death toll rises from floods and landslides in Indonesia and East Timor

Tropical cyclone Seroja pounded Indonesia and East Timor after torrential rains triggered floods and landslides that have killed at least 113 people and left dozens more missing.

Indonesia flash floods kill dozens, toll expected to rise

Hundreds of people have had to flee their homes when flash floods and landslides swept Indonesia's Flores Island.

Indonesia braces for more downpours as flood toll hits 66

Whole neighbourhoods in Jakarta were submerged last week by floodwaters that forced tens of thousands into temporary shelters.

Flooding in East Africa affects over one million people

Violent downpours in October have displaced tens of thousands in Somalia, submerged whole towns in South Sudan and killed dozens in flash floods and landslides in Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania.

Flash floods kill at least six in Kenya's Hell's Gate park

Kenya's Wildlife Service wrote on Twitter that six bodies have been recovered and one tourist is missing after flash floods hit Hell's Gate National Park.

Death toll in Jordan flood rises to 20, mostly children

A bus with 37 schoolchildren and seven teachers had been on a trip to a resort area when raging floodwaters swept them into a valley.