Project ‘Flood’ – Cyprus and Greece cooperate to deal with natural disasters
The goal is not just to manage the effects of climate change, but to create the right conditions to prevent them and make society more...
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Lympia counting the cost of storm damage
Larnaca district administration crews began recording the flood damage incurred by the Lympia community during Saturday’s heavy rainfalls. Officials from the public works department were...
Death toll rises in Turkey flood as search for missing continues (Updated)
By Mehmet Emin Caliskan and Bulent Usta Families of those missing after Turkey’s worst floods in years anxiously watched rescue teams search buildings on Saturday, fearing...
Turkey combats Black Sea floods, death toll rises to 27
Emergency workers battled to relieve flood-hit areas of Turkey’s Black Sea region on Friday, as the death toll rose to 27 in the second natural...
German interior minister rejects criticism over lack of flood warnings
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer rejected criticism the government had failed to sufficiently warn people of last week’s floods, as the death toll from the...
Death toll rises to 168 in Germany and Belgium floods (Updated)
By Petra Wischgoll and David Sahl The death toll in devastating flooding in western Germany and Belgium rose to at least 168 on Saturday after...
Tropical cyclone kills at least 97 in Indonesia, East Timor
Floods and landslides triggered by tropical cyclone Seroja in a cluster of islands in southeast Indonesia and East Timor have killed 97 people, with many still unaccounted...
Southwest France hit by heavy floods, Paris area on flood alert
Southwestern France was hit by heavy flooding on Monday following days of torrential rain, and several other regions including eastern Paris were on flood alert...
Flash flood in Xylophagou, road closed
Part of the Larnaca to Paralimni road near Sotira closed to traffic on Wednesday evening due to the accumulation of large volumes of water on...
After flash Larnaca flood, public urged to prepare properties for winter rains
With winter looming and after one of the rainiest seasons in recent decades Larnaca, which was hit by a heavy storm and flooding on Sunday,...
Flooded roads in Larnaca reopened, rains abate (Updated)
All roads in Larnaca and Paphos that were closed due to flooding after torrential rains and strong winds were reopened around 5pm, police said. According...
Spanish man dies after being swept away by floods
One man’s body has been found after a river burst its banks during sudden, torrential rain in the northern Spanish region of Navarra on Monday...
New cat sanctuary pleads for help after flooding
Friends of Larnaca Cats is calling on the public to donate and volunteer their time to help the construction of their new sanctuary, which was...
Floods kill at least ten on the Spanish island of Mallorca
At least 10 people including two Britons were killed as heavy rain and flash floods hit the Spanish island of Mallorca, authorities said on Wednesday....
Limassol calls on residents to prep for winter weather
Limassol municipality on Saturday called on homeowners to prepare for winter by cleaning out their drains and urged other precautionary measures to help avoid flood...
Death toll nears 400 in India’s flood-hit Kerala, dozens missing
The death toll in India’s southern state of Keralarose on Monday to nearly 400 after its worst flood in a century, as authorities handed out medicine...
Rain brings more misery in India as death toll from floods 164
The worst floods in a century in the Indian state of Kerala have killed 164 people and forced more than 200,000 into relief camps, officials said...
‘Water as far as eye can see’ as floods hit Australia
Floods swamped parts of the Australian state of Queensland on Friday, covering pastureland and cutting off towns as swollen rivers inundated about 200 homes. “There’s water...
Limassol counting cost of rain damage after overnight deluge (Update 2)
Overnight torrential rain in Limassol caused thousands of euros in damage, as dwellings flooded and motorists were stranded on deluged roads and parking lots along...
Thousands evacuated in Indonesian capital over floods
Thousands of residents in Indonesia’s capital have been evacuated due to flooding, Jakarta’s governor said on Tuesday, though the level of rivers swollen by the...
