Torrential rains from Ex-Hurricane “Kirk” caused widespread flooding across Seine-et-Marne, France, on Thursday, October 10, 2024, with several rivers surpassing water levels recorded during the 2016 floods. The Grand Morin River rose to 3.66 m (12 feet), prompting evacuations and power outages in affected areas. Other regions were also severely impacted, including Paris, where the National Assembly was inundated.
Severe flooding hit northern Karnataka overnight on Saturday, October 5, 2024, as heavy rains, triggered by cyclonic activity in the Bay of Bengal, claimed three lives, injured two, and damaged 150 houses. The torrential downpour, with over 130 mm (5.1 inches) of rainfall, caused widespread destruction across multiple districts, including Ballari and Bengaluru.
Dunedin has recorded its wettest day of the century, with a staggering 130.8 mm (5.15 inches) of rain falling in just 24 hours between October 3 and October 4, 2024, as a moisture plume from the Tasman Sea drenched parts of New Zealand’s Otago region.
A devastating rainstorm struck Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday, October 4, 2024, triggering massive floods and landslides that caused widespread destruction, cut off villages, and claimed at least 18 lives in the central and southern regions of the country. Dozens of people are still missing and the death toll is expected to keep rising.
Heavy rains led to severe floods in the southern province of Kerman on Monday, September 30, 2024, claiming the lives of 15 people.
Hurricane “Helene” wreaked havoc in Chimney Rock, North Carolina, from September 25 to 27, 2024, dumping approximately 360 mm (14 inches) of rain and causing severe flooding. During this period, the Broad River overflowed, destroying the community of around 125 people.
Nepal’s flood crisis has claimed 217 lives, injured 143, and left 28 people missing, as emergency teams continue search and rescue operations across the hardest-hit areas.
Floods caused by extreme rainfall since Thursday, September 26, 2024, have claimed more than 130 lives across Nepal. On Saturday, September 28, the country saw the heaviest rainfall in 54 years after 323 mm (12.7 inches) of rainfall was recorded in just 24 hours. Around 136 people remain missing while over 3 000 people have been rescued so far.
A strong trough of westerlies brought intense rainfall to Mumbai on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, flooding the city and leading to four fatalities. Between 16:00 and 22:00 LT, over 250 mm (9.8 inches) of rain was recorded, with parts of the region receiving up to 276 mm (10.9 inches) making Wednesday the wettest September day since 2020.
Eleven people have been confirmed dead following unprecedented rainfall that hit Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture on Friday and Saturday, September 21 and 22, 2024, resulting in severe flooding and widespread damage across the region.
