Category: Flood

Agusan River breaks banks; floods 7 villages in Butuan

Authorities issued code red or flood alert level 3 along riverside communities in Cagayan de Oro after water level at the Agusan River reached 3.07 meters Friday morning, March 10, and flooded seven villages, prompting several families to flee their homes. “Even without rain, as of 2 p.m., flood alert warning level 3 has been issued prompting several residents to evacuate after waters from the Agusan River overflowed to several parts of barangay Buhangin, Baan Riverside, Bading, Golden Ribbon, Mahogany, Maug and Obrero.

Floods, landslides threaten Caraga due to continuous rain

Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains since Wednesday are threatening parts of the Caraga region which is still reeling from a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that jolted Surigao City last week. The Davao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office reported around 100 families evacuated along the city’s rivers when heavy rains threatened to flood homes.

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Lesser Flood Evacuees In Pahang And Johor

The flood situation in Pahang has further improved following sunny days, with the number of evacuees declining to 873 from 222 families by noon today from 953 in the morning. State Malaysia Civil Defence Force director, Zainal Yusoff said the number of evacuees in Pekan district dropped to 732 from 771 .

Keep away from cliffs warning as Dorset on flood alert due to strong winds and heavy rain

The Environment Agency tonight issued a flood alert – flooding is possible – for the whole of the west coast of Dorset from Lyme Regis to Portland Bill tomorrow. The warning says: “The forecast wind direction is veering from south easterly to south westerly through the day with gusts up to 60 mph, Force 8. “Expect spray overtopping the beaches and flooding to low lying areas.

Manitobaa s top court opens floodgate to First Nations class action lawsuit

The Manitoba Court of Appeal says First Nations members who were forced off their land by flooding in 2011 can proceed with a class-action lawsuit against the provincial government. Wednesday’s unanimous ruling from the three-member panel says the lawsuit makes the most sense, given the central question of whether the province’s actions to fight the high water caused the massive Interlake flooding that affected thousands of people.

Nine states hit by floods, thousands evacuated

Rising waters: Officers and volunteers evacuating a family whose house was hit by floods at Kampung Sungai Payong in Perak. – Bernama PETALING JAYA: Floods have affected almost all the states in the country, with thousands of people having to be evacuated to relief centres.

Relief as east coast storm surge fails to wreak havoc

Flood-threatened residents have expressed relief on parts of Britain’s east coast as a feared storm surge was not as bad as expected – but Essex is still bracing itself for the high tide. Thousands were evacuated from their homes as t he Environment Agency issued 17 severe warnings – which warn of danger to life – with those in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex told they were most at risk.

Severe flood warnings downgraded in Suffolk and Essex

Five severe flood warnings – which warn of a danger to life – remain in place for coastal areas towards the north of Suffolk tonight and in the early hours of tomorrow morning. But other severe flood warnings issued yesterday for further south down the coast -such as Ipswich and Felixstowe – have been downgraded to flood warnings, in which there is no danger to life but “immediate action” is still required.

Flood warnings lifted as tides abate along east coast

Tidal levels dropped sufficiently for flood warnings to be lifted along much of the east coast following yesterday’s storm surge. Minor flooding had been predicted on this region’s coastline and tidal waterways – with alerts remaining in place overnight for the River Yare, in Norfolk, and homes near the New Mills Sluice, in Norwich.

Former Canberra boy in the Northern Territory police for only a week…

Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer View text version of this page Help using this website – Accessibility statement Join today and you can easily save your favourite articles, join in the conversation and comment, plus select which news your want direct to your inbox. Former Canberra boy in the Northern Territory police for only a week before he performs daring river rescue – in his pink undies A former Canberra man – the son of well-known local philanthropists Debbie and Richard Rolfe – has performed two daring rescues in a flood-swollen Alice Springs river just one week after starting with the Northern Territory police.

Residents say new homes could increase flooding risk

RESIDENTS opposed to a new housing development on a former football field in Apperley Bridge have claimed that building on the site could pose a flood risk to nearby homes. Bellway Homes has applied to Bradford Council to build 45 houses on the Harrogate Road site, which was the home of local amateur side Crag Road United until 2011.