Flooding and landslides have claimed at least 3 lives and left 1 person missing from Saturday night (LT), June 8 to Monday, June 10, 2024. The victims include a 3-year-old boy his father and a 42-year-old woman in Ha Giang province as per reports.
As the long low pressure region near the coast of Florida continues to produce a wide area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms, SE Broward and NE Miami-Dade including Hallandale, Hollywood, NMB, Dania, and Aventura witness life-threatening flooding and widespread road closures with detrimental impact on homes and businesses across the region.
One person was killed and two others were rescued in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Sunday, June 9, 2024, after heavy rain caused flash floods in the city’s arroyo system. Flash Flood Warnings were in place at the time of the incident, with 50 – 100 mm (2 – 4 inches) of rain forecasted by the National Weather Service (NWS).
Torrential downpours caused flash floods in Australia’s largest city, Sydney, on June 7, 2024, leading to evacuations and rescues in low-lying areas.
Heavy rainfall and severe flooding affecting parts of Algeria over the past couple of days caused widespread damage and claimed the lives of at least 15 people.
Heavy rainfall over the past three days caused severe flooding in southern Germany, resulting in the deaths of at least four people and forcing the evacuation of around 3 000 residents.
Northern Afghanistan is facing a catastrophic humanitarian crisis following severe flash flooding that began on Friday, May 10, 2024. The latest reports confirm 315 deaths and injuries to over 1 600 people, with Baghlan Province bearing the brunt of the devastation. Authorities fear the death toll will continue rising.
Heavy rainfall across southern Brazil has caused severe flooding and landslides over the past 9 days, significantly affecting the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Parana, and Santa Catarina.
A powerful atmospheric river began affecting Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil on April 29, 2024, resulting in massive flooding across the region. By early May 6, 2024, the storm affected 334 of the state’s 496 cities, including the capital Porto Alegre, claimed at least 75 lives, left over 100 people missing, and impacted more than 1 million residents. This severe weather event is described as the most disastrous in the state since 1941, surpassing previous records in terms of both scope and damage.
At least 13 people have lost their lives in northern Haiti over the past couple of days due to floods and landslides triggered by severe rainfall that has also left thousands of homes destroyed or severely damaged. The most significant impact was felt in Cap-Haïtien, where a landslide caused by torrential rains demolished multiple homes.
