Global Flood Roundup for August 2017

Post date: Aug 29, 2017 10:01:48 PM

Areas hit hard by storm waters, although mud/land slides could be caused by heavy rain, this list is distinguished from areas affected mud and land slides which will be in a separate post

• USA
  • Texas - August 27th through current, flooding, Hurricane Harvey aftermath, Houston area intensely affected; Dallas area making preparations
  • Louisiana - New Orleans/ Jefferson Parish, August 5th 2017, around 10 inches of rain
  • Southwest Florida, Fort Myers, Cape Coral, August 25th to 28th 2017, around 18 inches of rain [source: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/state--regional/update-severe-floods-southwest-florida-after-inches-rain/UqCGrNfRhq2XIrwfJflW4O/]
• Europe
  • Austria, states of Styria, Salzburg, Tyrol, first week of August 2017 [source: http://www.euronews.com/2017/08/07/storms-and-floods-follow-heatwave-in-parts-of-europe-and-russia]
  • East Russia, coastal region just north of North Korea, first week of August 2017 [source: http://www.euronews.com/2017/08/07/storms-and-floods-follow-heatwave-in-parts-of-europe-and-russia]
  • Ireland/ UK, reported August 24th, 2017, flash floods, County Donegal, and Yorkshire especially. [Source: http://floodlist.com/europe/ireland-northern-ireland-england-flash-floods-august-2017]
• Asia
  • India
  • Nepal
  • Bangladesh
• Africa
  • Uganda - reported August 25th, 2017, northern areas, "...the town of Elegu in Amuru district..." [Source: http://floodlist.com/africa/uganda-floods-northern-region-august-2017]
  • Sudan - 5 states reported affected, North and South Darfour, Sennar, Northern State, Khartoum. [Source: http://floodlist.com/africa/floods-sudan-august-2017]