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#Floods
# floods - Monday 14 October, 2019
Japan searches for survivors as Typhoon Hagibis death toll hits 56
Hagibis crashed into the country on Saturday night.
# floods - Saturday 6 April, 2019
Mass evacuations ordered after 70 left dead by floods in Iran
Local authorities have said the situation is “critical” ahead of further downpours.
# floods - Monday 4 February, 2019
Crocodiles spotted in suburban streets after 'once-in-a-century floods' hit Australia
Police confirmed that crocodiles have been reported in flood waters in parts of Townsville.
# floods - Sunday 3 February, 2019
Once-in-a-century floods turn streets to rivers in northeastern Australia
Australia’s tropical north typically experiences heavy rains during the monsoon season at this time of the year.
# floods - Tuesday 30 October, 2018
Venice hit by heavy flooding as 11 people die in storms across Italy
Water in St Mark’s Square rose to a near record-breaking 156cm.
# floods - Monday 15 October, 2018
Death toll in French floods rises to 13 after several months' worth of rain falls in hours
Some of the dead appeared to have been swept away by floodwaters.
# floods - Monday 17 September, 2018
National wind warning issued and 'intense bursts of rain' expected
Rain warnings are in place for some counties amid flooding risk.
# floods - Sunday 2 September, 2018
Japan braces for 'very strong' typhoon as authorities warn of floods and landslides
Typhoon Jebi is expected to make landfall on the country’s main island on Tuesday
# floods - Wednesday 22 August, 2018
India rejects UAE govt's $100 million flood disaster fund offer
India has a record of refusing foreign aid after disasters, turning down foreign help after the 2004 tsunami.
# floods - Sunday 19 August, 2018
Photos: Entire villages swept away as southern Indian state stricken by floods
More than 350 people have died in the floods.
# floods - Saturday 18 August, 2018
Death toll rises to 324 as Kerala suffers worst flooding crisis in 100 years
At least 310,000 people have been displaced and are taking shelter in relief camps.
# floods - Friday 17 August, 2018
Over 300 dead in India as huge floods trigger landslides
Thousands are still trapped without food or water.
# floods - Friday 10 August, 2018
Two Germans held in France over flooded youth campground
The site was off-limits for camping.
# floods - Tuesday 24 July, 2018
Hundreds missing in Laos after hydropower dam collapse
A partly built hydropower dam in southeast Laos collapsed after heavy rain and sent a wall of water surging through six villages
# floods - Tuesday 10 July, 2018
Japan rescuers carry out house-to-house searches as floods and landslides claim 141 lives
The crisis is the deadliest rain-related disaster in over three decades in Japan.
# floods - Saturday 7 July, 2018
At least 20 dead as record Japan rains prompt mass evacuations
The death toll is expected to increase.
# floods - Monday 28 May, 2018
Elderly man dies after vehicle submerged in floodwater in England
A number of roads across the region have been badly affected by flooding this week.
# floods - Thursday 10 May, 2018
At least 27 people killed after dam bursts in Kenya
Weeks of torrential rains in Kenya have led to flooding and mudslides that have left 159 dead.
# floods - Thursday 15 March, 2018
Bus transfers in operation between Limerick and Waterford due to flooding on train line
Crews are on site to restore services as quickly as possible.
# floods - Wednesday 14 March, 2018
Flood warnings issued in Kilkenny and Cork after 'extreme rainfall'
A status yellow rainfall warning is in place for several counties.
# floods - Monday 22 January, 2018
Several areas are still flooded after heavy weekend rains
The midlands was hardest hit over the weekend and some areas are still flooded.
# floods - Saturday 13 January, 2018
PHOTOS: Cork roads closed due to flooding
Motorists have been advised to take care and avoid some areas.
# floods - Wednesday 3 January, 2018
Risk of flooding overnight as another weather warning set to come into effect at 3am
The National Emergency Coordination Group on severe weather convened this morning to assess the situation in the wake of Eleanor and to review the weather ahead.
# floods - Tuesday 2 January, 2018
Flooding, fallen trees and power outages as Storm Eleanor passes through the country
Much of the flooding reported earlier this evening has now receded.
# floods - Friday 22 December, 2017
A burst Irish Water pipe leaves family with just one bedroom to call home this Christmas
A large water mains burst at Bengal Terrace flooded 11 homes on 15 July in Limerick.
# floods - Wednesday 15 November, 2017
Elderly people stuck in their homes among 15 to die in 'waterfall' floods in Greece
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has declared a state of mourning.
# floods - Thursday 14 September, 2017
Donegal flood humanitarian scheme to be rolled out for all natural disasters
The financial assistance payment has been paid out to 138 people in Donegal to date.
# floods - Friday 1 September, 2017
Donegal clubs, community groups and businesses to get humanitarian relief following flooding
The Irish Red Cross that that it was administering two temporary emergency support schemes at the request of the government.
# floods - Sunday 27 August, 2017
'I have two children with me and the water is swallowing me up': Thousands stranded due to Hurricane Harvey
President Donald Trump has said he will visit the storm-stricken region.
# floods - Friday 25 August, 2017
'You have to see it to understand the scale of the damage': Leo Varadkar travels to flood-hit Donegal
Speaking to RTÉ News from Inishowen, Co Donegal, Varadkar said the damage in the area had to be seen to be believed.
# floods - Tuesday 15 August, 2017
Deadly Sierra Leone floods one of the worst single-day disasters in its history
The death toll is expected to rise as around 600 people are still missing. The President has appealed for a global response.
# floods - Monday 14 August, 2017
Over 300 dead after mudslide sweeps through Sierra Leone's capital
Thousands have been left homeless and there’s an “overwhelming number of dead” after severe flooding and mudslides in Freetown.
# floods - Friday 11 August, 2017
Climate change behind dramatic shift in timing of Irish floods, study finds
Winter floods are now occurring the east of Ireland earlier towards autumn than they did 20 years ago.
# floods - Tuesday 30 May, 2017
Smart rainfall sensors are being used in Dublin city to give an early-warning defence from flooding
The low-cost sensors are being deployed across the capital to monitor rainfall, weather conditions and river levels.
# floods - Tuesday 4 April, 2017
Bodies of mother and young children pulled from river as Australia is devastated by floods
At least five people are now confirmed dead.
# floods - Saturday 1 April, 2017
# floods - Wednesday 8 February, 2017
Couple settle with council out-of-court after 'appalling story' of flooded home
The couple claimed there were no problems before the Council laid a culvert near their home in 2007.
# floods - Thursday 2 February, 2017
Architects and planners concerned that Cork flood defence plan won't work
Warnings have been issued that parts of Cork city could be flooded between 8 and 9.30am this morning.
# floods - Tuesday 13 December, 2016
'Government should have the final say on River Shannon water levels, not the ESB'
Fianna Fáil has a private member’s bill in the Dáil today calling for more flood protections.
# floods - Friday 9 December, 2016
The River Shannon is in for a major dredging
Plans for the maintenance were announced today.
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