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Two months’ worth of rainfall fell within nine hours to cause flooding across the city of Rio de Janeiro, resulting in an estimated 10 fatalities. Read the full report here.
Continue readingFlash flooding in March 2019 has caused widespread disruption across Iran, with some cities receiving almost half of their annual rainfall in just one week and a reported 70 fatalities at time of writing.
Continue readingCyclone Idai made landfall near Beira City in Mozambique on 15 March 2019, with wind speeds of up 177 km/hr, causing extensive flooding across Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe.
Continue readingOne month on from the extensive February 2019 flooding in Townsville, total economic losses for Queensland are estimated to exceed AUD $1 billion. Our full report explores the post-event impact for the (re)insurance industry.
Continue readingProperties in the Australian city of Townsville have been flooded following heavy monsoon rains, forcing officials to open the floodgates of the Ross River Dam which reached a record-breaking 213% of its capacity.
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