Severe storms swept through Morocco’s Tata Province on Friday, September 21, 2024, leading to flooding that claimed at least 2 lives and more than 14 missing.
Heavy torrential rains struck the Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan on Friday and Saturday, September 20 and 21, 2024, leading to severe flooding in the region, and prompting the highest level of flood alert. Wajima City recorded 318.5 mm (12.5 inches) of rainfall between Friday and Saturday, while Suzu recorded 226 mm (8.9 inches) of rain within the same period. One person was killed and more than 10 remain missing, as of 12:00 UTC today.
The Danube River is nearing its peak as its waters reached the parliament building in Budapest on Friday, September 20, with the embankment in the city center submerged due to rising water levels. Water levels reached 780 cm (25.6 feet) on Thursday evening, September 19, and are expected to hit 850 cm (27.9 feet) by…
Typhoon “Pulasan” made landfall in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, September 19, 2024, bringing in over 300 mm (11.8 inches) of rain in just 6 hours. Around 112 000 people were evacuated, barricades were set up, and several trains and ferry services were suspended as precautionary measures.
Heavy rains in the higher regions of Spain’s Albacete Province caused the Júcar River to overflow, leading to severe flash floods in Alcalá del Júcar on Wednesday. The floods dragged 15 cars into the river, but fortunately, no casualties or injuries were reported. “It had been raining heavily for a while, but as soon as…
Around 300 – 400 mm (11.8 – 15.7 inches) of rain fell in the Emilia-Romagna Region of northern Italy in 48 hours between Tuesday and Thursday, September 17 – 19, 2024. Triggered by the Storm “Boris” (also known as Cyclone “Boris”) the rains caused intense flooding, forcing around 1 000 people to evacuate and move to shelters.
Heavy seasonal rains since late July 2024 in the Niger River’s inland Delta in Mali have led to severe flooding in Chad, claiming at least 341 lives and affecting around 1.5 million people. 1.17 million of those affected live in just 8 of the 23 affected provinces.
Floods struck Libya’s Sabha city and mountain valleys after heavy rainfall on September 14 and 15, 2024. Following the death of 2 individuals due to the floods, the government issued an order to form and emergency response team, and declared a state of emergency for the affected region.
Mali has reported around 374 flood incidents in 2024 since the start of flood season. Significant flooding has been observed in the region since July, causing extensive damage, collapsing almost 30 000 buildings and claiming at least 64 lives as of September 16.
The Topola dam in Nysa County’s Paczkow, Poland collapsed on Monday, September 16, 2024, causing large amounts of water to flow toward the nearby village of Kozileno. A flood bank also collapsed in the city of Nysa on the same day causing the mayor to issue evacuation orders for almost 44 000 people.
