With rivers already above crisis levels, Mozambique government officials are evacuating tens of thousands from the Gaza region in the southern part of the country. Over 55,000 people are expected to be removed from their homes.
The central and southern parts of the country have been placed on red alert because of the flooding. The country experienced 7 inches of rain in a 24 hour period on Monday. Continue reading
Heavy flooding in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta has killed at least four people and left thousands driven from their homes.
Jakarta’s governor issued a state of emergency Thursday. Continue reading
Officials in the Philippines have confirmed 325 people dead from Typhoon Bopha with the number expected to rise as emergency personnel reach more villages.
In addition to the dead, over 375 have been reported missing and officials estimate a number of those will be found dead. Continue reading
Typhoon Bopha’s death toll is rapidly climbing as Philipino officials start to reach areas of the country cut off by flooding and mudslides.
One small province in the eastern part of the country has reported at least 156 dead. Over 43 died in one village when a mudslide buried a school and village hall that served as a evacuation center.
The province along the coastline where the storm made landfall has reported 50 dead with many small villages still inaccessible to rescue personnel.
Governor Arturo Uy told the BBC that the storm has caused catastrophic damage to the region’s food supplies. In the areas they have been able to access, Uy estimated up to 80% of the crops were destroyed…most of them bananas marked for export. The exports bring the majority of income for the region.
The town of Cateel had more than 95% of their buildings completely destroyed by the storm.
Typhoon Bopha slammed into the Philippines with wind gusts of 130 m.p.h. destroying homes, flooding towns and causing lethal mudslides.
At least 43 are dead and 25 reported injured in the village of Andap according to local news sources. A “torrent of water” rushed down a bordering mountain and swept through the town. The regional governor said some of the dead and wounded are villagers who sheltered in the village hall only to have the facility destroyed by the flood waters. Continue reading
Superstorm Sandy struck October 29th and since that day billions of gallons of untreated human waste has flowed into New York Harbor.
A 12-foot storm surge overcame the Newark sewage plant that serves over three million people. It’s the fifth largest sewage treatment facility in the United States. The damage from the surge has resulted in untreated and partially treated human waste flooding into the Harbor close to the Statue of Liberty. Continue reading
Heavy monsoon flooding in Pakistan has destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes and in one province more than 80% of the population has been forced to leave their homes and land.
Officials say that in the provinces of Balochistan and Sindh about 120,000 homes have been confirmed as destroyed and they are distributing tents to homeless families. Continue reading
A storm being called the “most intense September storm in 30 years” is causing flooding that is threatening thousands of homes across England.
The flooding has even caused Tadcaster, North Yorkshire to be split in two after damaging a bridge forcing it to be closed “as a precaution.” Continue reading
Flooding in northern India has killed at least 21 people in the north-eastern states of Sikkim and Assam. A state minister has called it the “worst flooding in the state since 1998.” Continue reading
Unlike Hurricane Katrina which rushed through New Orleans and Louisiana, the remnants of Hurricane Isaac have stalled sending over two feet of rain that has flooded the areas around New Orleans.
The upgraded levee system put in place after Hurricane Katrina spared the city itself of flooding but surrounding towns are under several feet of water. Continue reading
