Event Response

Our specialist event response team monitors global conditions to ensure you can respond rapidly as major flood events occur. Find recent events on the map below or search all commentary, footprints and reports below the map.

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China Typhoon Lekima Date: 10th August 2019 Event Type: Typhoon Response Type: Report

Typhoon Lekima (known as Typhoon Hanna in the Philippines) caused widespread damage and flooding across eastern China, the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan and the Philippines.

India, Bangladesh, Nepal Monsoonal flooding in South Asia Date: 11th July 2019 Event Type: Flooding Monsoon Response Type: Report

The countries of India, Bangladesh and Nepal experienced widespread, severe flooding in July 2019, coinciding with the two year anniversary of the deadly, 'unprecedented' monsoon flooding of 2017 in the same region.

Japan, Kyushu island Kyushu island flooding, south Japan Date: 1st July 2019 Event Type: Flooding Response Type: Commentary

The island of Kyushu in southern Japan has been affected by wide-scale flooding and landslides over the past week, bringing widespread disruption to millions of residents, businesses and transport networks across the region.

United States of America Severe weather brings widespread flooding to the US Midwest Date: 20th May 2019 Event Type: Tornado Flooding Response Type: Report

On 20 May 2019, 14 tornadoes swept through the US Midwest, exacerbating widespread flash flooding in Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri.

Mozambique Cyclone Kenneth strikes Mozambique Date: 25th April 2019 Event Type: Tropical Cyclone Response Type: Report

Six weeks after Tropical Storm Idai hit Mozambique, Cyclone Kenneth made landfall, ranked as a category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale with wind gusts of up to 270kph.

Canada, Quebec Quebec Flooding Date: 24th April 2019 Event Type: Flooding Response Type: Commentary Report; Footprint

Our event response team has produced a flood footprint and commentary for the widespread flooding in Quebec province, as a result of continued rainfall and snowmelt.