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In August, heavy rains lashed two-thirds of Slovenia, leading to historic flooding in the Alpine country, with damages estimated at 500 million Euros ($544 million USD). At least six people died as rivers overflowed, destroying homes, fields, roads, and bridges.
Continue readingRelentless rainfall in several north-eastern US states has flooded roads, triggered evacuations and halted some airline travel. One person was killed in New York whilst trying to leave her home. Eleven million people in the New England region remained under flood watch as of 11 July 2023 as almost 250mm (10 inches) of rain fell in New York’s Hudson Valley.
Continue readingMonsoonal flooding is an annual event in India, but this July the National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi has been hit particularly hard, as water levels in the Yamuna river broke records that had stood for 45 years. So far, 22 people are known to have died, whilst thousands more have been evacuated to temporary shelter over a two-week period of heavy rain and flooding.
Continue readingFrom 16 May, six months’ rain fell in a day and a half in Italy, leaving more than 20 rivers bursting their banks. These floods came just two weeks after a previous flood event in the Emilia-Romagna region. At least 13 people have died whilst thousands were forced to leave their homes.
Continue readingIn early May 2023, more than two weeks’ worth of rain fell in a few hours and turned roads to rivers in the south-western English county of Somerset.
Continue readingTropical Cyclone Freddy lasted for over a month, causing devastating floods and landslides across large areas of southern and eastern Africa. More than 400 people died across Malawi, Mozambique, and Madagascar, with thousands of homes destroyed.
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