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Indonesia experienced widespread flooding throughout January 2021 as a result of the La Niña phenomenon, with some states in the country declaring a state of emergency.
Continue readingDecember 2020 brought two successive rainfall events to the UK, including Storm Bella, causing flooding in parts of the country over the Christmas period.
Continue readingSince early October 2020, Vietnam has experienced a succession of six tropical storms and typhoons which have caused extreme rainfall and widespread flooding to much of central Vietnam.
Continue readingHurricane Sally made landfall on 16 September as a category 2 hurricane near Gulf Shores, Alabama. As it slowly progressed across the Florida Panhandle and further inland, the storm brought significant rainfall and widespread fluvial and pluvial flooding.
Continue readingHurricane Laura made landfall on Thursday 27 August just after midnight local time. Classified as a Category 4 hurricane when it hit Louisiana, Laura was the strongest storm to have made landfall in the state in more than a century, with wind speeds of up to 150mph, and caused storm surge flooding in areas of Louisiana and Texas.
Continue readingExactly a year following the devastating flood event in 2019, Kyushu, Japan’s third largest and most south-westerly island, has been affected by wide-scale flooding and deadly landslides over the past week.
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