View Investing in EU disaster prevention is a small price to pay | View Floods and wildfires this year underscored the need for European countries to be better equipped for crises when they happen. This is a path we must follow together, argues Portuguese Secretary of State for Home Affairs Patricia Gaspar 08/12/2021
India Heavy rains, landslides leave 18 dead in south India Torrential rains swept through villages and flooded roads in the southern Indian state of Kerala. 17/10/2021
Travel News Venice floods: Watch tourists wade through knee-deep water Rare summer flooding has left Venice’s St Mark’s square up to 1 metre deep in water. 09/08/2021
Green News Why did this free climber scale a 36-storey building in London? After climbing the Shard two years ago, George King-Thompson is now ascending yet another building to highlight the severe flood warnings in the UK. 04/08/2021
Living This Argentinian city is turning vacant land into urban food gardens The municipality of Rosario has just won an award for its sustainable food programme. 29/06/2021
world news The most striking images from this week's top stories The key stories of the week have been captured by photographers around the world. 16/01/2021
no comment Yangtze river floods prompt massive evacuations in central China Critics blame the disaster on rampant overdevelopment and poor water conservancies policies. 18/07/2020
Italy Venice tests system of 78 inflatable flood barriers The inflatable barriers are supposed to protect the city from tides as high as three metres. 10/07/2020
France Extreme weather kills five in southern France Two people were killed by floods in the French Riviera on Sunday and three emergency workers died in a helicopter crash while on a rescue mission, authorities said. 02/12/2019
no comment Bridge partially collapses, level of River Po rises after heavy rains Much of Italy is under alert for flooding from heavy rains, a problem exacerbated by a lack of maintenance of the country's many river beds. 24/11/2019
no comment Two dead after massive floods hit southeast France Two people were found dead on Sunday after massive flooding hit southeastern France, causing major damage. 24/11/2019
United Kingdom UK braced for more flooding Severe flood warnings have been issued in England as flooding continues to force people from their homes 10/11/2019
Good Morning Europe Severe weather and floods cause deaths across Western Europe Flash flooding in Italy's Piedmont region left two people dead. In Spain's north-eastern region of Catalonia, one person died as the area was hit with their second period of torrential rain in the past two months 24/10/2019
no comment Flash floods bring havoc and destruction to northern Italy The flash floods occurred on Monday evening (October 21) and forced the town's mayor to temporarily evacuate around 50 people, local media reported 22/10/2019
no comment Deadly Japan rainstorms trigger warnings of floods and landslides Saga and Nagasaki prefectures have been hit by twice the usual rainfall for the entire month in just two days 29/08/2019
no comment Bangladesh: More than 275,000 people affected by flooding Bangladesh: More than 275,000 people affected by flooding 23/07/2019
no comment 'Thousands evacuated since start of flood season in China' China has saved and evacuated more than 25,000 people since the start of this year's flooding season, the Ministry of Emergency Management said on Tuesday. 10/07/2019
no comment Firefighters save driver after car swept away in flash floods This is the moment firefighters rescued a woman from a car in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, after flash flooding. 07/06/2019
no comment Stranded motorists rescued after flash flooding hits US city Up to 3.8 centimetres of rain fell during a 30-minute period in the western part of the city, according to the National Weather Service. 07/06/2019
no comment Police rescue three women and a dog from dangerous floods in Austin The dramatic video shows officers freeing three women and a dog stranded in a car in fast-moving floodwaters. 08/05/2019
Good Morning Europe Flood-hit Mozambique in "urgent need" of large-scale international aid United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs says as much as an additional $60,000,000 (approximately €5,500,000) will be needed to help repair the damage done to Mozambique by Cyclone Kenneth. 02/05/2019
Mozambique Aid workers struggle to reach survivors of Cyclone Idai Some two million people’s lives have been touched by cyclone Idai, which hit Mozambique before moving inland to Zimbabwe and Malawi. 24/03/2019
Cuba Storm waves in Cuba flood Havana after breaching sea wall The emergency services have been evacuating the elderly, the sick and the vulnerable. 22/12/2018
Europe News Dutch man builds the Noah's Ark: when Bible shapes the debate on climate change A Dutch carpenter reproduced the ark, by following the instructions contained in the Old Testament. He warns that there will be new floods 05/12/2018
no comment Floods kill at least nine in Jordan, strand Petra tourists Heavy rainfall suprised tourists and locals alike as flash floods bisect Petra region. 10/11/2018
