User:Harrz/List of floods (2000–present)

This list of floods records serious flooding incidents which have multiple fatalities or some other significance. This list records floods from the year 2000. For earlier floods, see list of floods (before 2000).

Notable floods
2000s: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020s: 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029
References

REMOVE BEFORE MOVE TO MAINSPACE - helpful articles: List of floods; List of deadliest floods

2000s

edit

2000

edit

2001

edit
  • 5 June – United States – Tropical Storm Allison. Following a tropical cyclone, flooding hit Louisiana and Texas, where it killed 27 people and caused $9 billion in damage.[6]
  • 10 November – Algeria – Flooding in Algiers, particularly the neighbourhood of Bab El Oued, killed 751 people and caused over $300 million in damage.[7]

2002

edit

2003

edit

2004

edit

2005

edit

2006

edit

2007

edit
  • 2 February – Indonesia – 2007 Jakarta flood. Flooding in Indonesia's largest city and capital killed 80 people.[31]
  • 1 June – United Kingdom – 2007 United Kingdom floods. Flooding across the UK killed 13 people.[32]
  • 3 July – South Asia – 2007 South Asian floods. Monsoon rains and snow melt caused floods in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan which killed over 3,000 people.[33]
  • 3 July – Sudan – 2007 Sudan floods. Flash floods caused by heavy rains killed 122 people and made at least 200,000 homeless.[34]
  • 26 July – China – Floods across China killed 1,348 people and caused $10 billion in damage.[35]
  • 7 August – North Korea – 2007 North Korean floods. Heavy rains caused floods in parts of North Korea including its capital city Pyongyang, which killed at least 600 people.[36]
  • 17 August – China – 2007 Shandong coal mine flood. A burst levee flooded two mine shafts in Xintai, trapping 181 miners who are all presumed dead.[37]
  • 17 August – United States – 2007 Midwest flooding. Repeated flash flooding in the Midwest killed 25 people.[38]
  • 20 November – Papua New Guinea – Cyclone Guba. Flooding in the aftermath of a cyclone killed over 200 people.[39]

2008

edit

2009

edit

2010s

edit

2010

edit

2011

edit

2012

edit

2013

edit

2014

edit

2015

edit

2016

edit

2017

edit

2018

edit
  • 16 August – India – 2018 Kerala floods. Unusually heavy rainfall caused floods in the state of Kerala which killed over 483 people.[66]

2019

edit

2020s

edit

2020

edit
  • 27 May – South Asia – 2020 South Asian floods. Heavy monsoons in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka spawned floods which killed 3,386 people.[67]

2021

edit

2022

edit

2023

edit

2024

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Mozambique Situation Report 26 May 2000". UNICEF USA. 26 May 2000. Retrieved 24 June 2024 – via ReliefWeb.
  2. ^ Christie, Frances; Hanlon, Joseph (2001). Mozambique & the Great Flood of 2000. Indiana University Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-253-33978-2.
  3. ^ "Madagascar: Cyclones and Floods - Information Bulletin n° 2". IFRC. 13 March 2000. Retrieved 24 June 2024 – via ReliefWeb.
  4. ^ "West Bengal Floods Situation Report 27 Sep 2000". Oxfam. 27 September 2000. Retrieved 24 June 2024 – via ReliefWeb.
  5. ^ a b Kundzewicz, Zbigniew W.; Pińskwar, Iwona; Brakenridge, G. Robert (3 January 2012). "Large floods in Europe, 1985–2009". Hydrological Sciences Journal. 58 (1): 1–7. doi:10.1080/02626667.2012.745082. ISSN 0262-6667.
  6. ^ R Stewart, Stacy (28 November 2001). "Tropical Cyclone Report - Tropical Storm Allison" (PDF). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Algeria - Floods Fact Sheet #1, Fiscal Year (FY) 2002". USAID. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 25 June 2024 – via ReliefWeb.
  8. ^ "El 19 de febrero de 2002 la noche se anticipó con luto y desnudó la inviabilidad de La Paz". urgente.bo (in Spanish). 19 February 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  9. ^ Cana, L.; Grisolía-Santos, D.; Sancho, P. (October 2002). "The 31 March 2002 Sta. Cruz de Tenerife flash flood" (PDF). University of the Balearic Islands. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  10. ^ "China: Flash Floods Appeal No. 16/02 Operations Update No. 5". IFRC. 31 December 2002. Retrieved 26 June 2024 – via ReliefWeb.
  11. ^ "Chile: Oficina Nacional de Emergencia - Sistema frontal Informe 369" (in Spanish). Government of Chile. 12 June 2002. Retrieved 25 June 2024 – via ReliefWeb.
  12. ^ De Majo, Veronica (15 October 2022). "Institutional conditions for building proactive flood management: Lessons from santa Fe in Argentina". International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 81. doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103251. ISSN 2212-4209. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  13. ^ Potter, Tim (11 November 2015). "Kansas agency knew of turnpike flooding troublespots before latest death, records show". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Indonesia: Flood death toll at 239". Laksamana [id]. 24 November 2003. Retrieved 25 June 2024 – via ReliefWeb.
  15. ^ a b c "Human cost of disasters - An overview of the last 20 years 2000-2019" (PDF). UNDRR. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2024 – via ReliefWeb.
  16. ^ "Haiti flood death toll passes 3,000". Reuters. 5 October 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2024 – via ReliefWeb.
  17. ^ "Loss of Public Property". Government of Bihar. Archived from the original on 19 October 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  18. ^ Malnic, Eric (30 June 2005). "When It Comes to a Record, L.A. Rain Falls a Drop Short". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  19. ^ Sutherland, Laurel (3 February 2020). "Remembering the 'Great Flood' 15 years later". Stabroek News. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Death Toll in Heilongjiang School Flood Reaches 117". China Internet Information Center. 21 June 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  21. ^ "Maharashtra Floods 2005" (PDF). Ministry of Relief and Rehabilitation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2005. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  22. ^ "Europe Cleans Up as Flood Waters Recede". DW News. 27 August 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Flooding and Fatalities Due to Hurricane Katrina". NewsWise. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  24. ^ Kumar, Arun (22 December 2005). "India: Dozens killed in second stampede at Chennai flood relief centre". WSWS. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  25. ^ "Namibia: Floods in Mariental OCHA Situation Report No. 2". OCHA. 7 March 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2024 – via ReliefWeb.
  26. ^ "Namibia: Mariental flood damage tops N$80-m". New Era. 22 March 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2024 – via ReliefWeb.
  27. ^ "Death toll at least 16 for Northeast floods". NBC News. 29 June 2006. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  28. ^ "Up to 800 killed or missing from N.Korea floods". China Daily. 7 August 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  29. ^ Fuller, Patrick (26 June 2019). "Ethiopia: Facing risk and uncertainty in Dire Dawa". United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  30. ^ Parth, MN (5 February 2019). "'We have to learn to live with floods': waterlogged Surat to become latest megacity". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  31. ^ "2007 Global Register of Major Flood Events". Dartmouth College. 1 May 2008. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  32. ^ "The wettest summer on record - 10 years on from the 2007 floods". BBC News. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  33. ^ "South Asia floods death toll nears 3 200". Mail & Guardian. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  34. ^ "Eight more die in Sudan floods, toll now 122". Reuters. 4 September 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2024 – via ReliefWeb.
  35. ^ "Lessons learned from past notable disasters part III A: China' floods". University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  36. ^ "At least 600 dead in flooding: North Korea". CTV News. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  37. ^ Spiegel, Peter (19 August 2007). "Hopes dim for Chinese miners". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  38. ^ "Midwestern Flood Victims Tally Damage". ABC News. 23 August 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  39. ^ "RA V TROPICAL CYCLONE COMMITTEE FOR THE SOUTH PACIFIC AND SOUTH EAST INDIAN OCEAN" (PDF). World Meteorological Organization. 17 July 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  40. ^ Grobler, John (4 March 2008). "Floods in Namibia kill 42, displace thousands". Reuters. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  41. ^ Leonard, Christopher (7 July 2024). "Levee Holds at Flood-Threatened Town". ABC News. Archived from the original on 24 March 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  42. ^ Williams, Daniel (16 April 2008). "Canyoning Tragedy in New Zealand". Time. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  43. ^ "Heavy rainstorms ravage China, leaving at least 12 dead and 3 mln affected". Xinhua. 6 July 2008. Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  44. ^ Beacham, John (27 June 2008). "Midwest floods devastate region, endanger economy". Liberation News. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  45. ^ "Flooding deaths now 2,400 in monsoon-hit India". CNN News. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  46. ^ "Heavy flooding in Yemen Situation Report No. 3 - 27 Oct 2008". WHO. 27 October 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2024 – via ReliefWeb.
  47. ^ "Floodwaters start to recede in Vietnam capital". GMA News. 3 November 2008. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  48. ^ "Mais um corpo é localizado em Santa Catarina; número de mortes chega a 128". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 14 December 2008. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  49. ^ "200,000 affected by Namibia floods: UN". AFP. 20 March 2009. Archived from the original on 25 April 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  50. ^ "Southern Africa hit by worst floods in years". AFP. 27 March 2009. Archived from the original on 30 January 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  51. ^ "Indonesia: Situ Gintung victims unsure of their future". Jakarta Post. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2024 – via ReliefWeb.
  52. ^ "Brazil floods displace thousands". BBC News. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  53. ^ "West Africa - Flood Affected Population - June to September 2009 (as of 24 Sep 2009)". OCHA. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2024 – via ReliefWeb.
  54. ^ "Czech Republic reports 14th death in floods". DPA. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2024 – via ReliefWeb.
  55. ^ "India floods kill at least 441 this season". CNN News. 23 July 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  56. ^ "Monsoon wreaks havoc in Pakistan". BBC News. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  57. ^ "Deadly flash floods hit Istanbul". Al Jazeera. 9 September 2009. Archived from the original on 9 September 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  58. ^ "Catastrophic Atlanta Flood of 2009". National Weather Service. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  59. ^ "Landslide kills at least one, injures 20 others in Italy". CCTV. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  60. ^ "Floods, mudslides kill scores in El Salvador". CNN. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  61. ^ Humaidan, Muhammad (3 January 2010). "2,800 flood-hit families get aid". Arab News. Archived from [/http://archive.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=130636&d=3&m=1&y=2010 the original] on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2024. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  62. ^ Assaniyaz, Assem (11 April 2024). "Tracing Kazakhstan's Seasonal Floods Through Time". Astana Times. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  63. ^ "Floods, landslides leave 3,185 dead in China this year: MCA". Xinhua. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  64. ^ "Número de mortos na Região Serrana já passa de 900 após chuvas de janeiro". O Globo (in Portuguese). 16 February 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  65. ^ "Emergency appeal final report - Philippines: Tropical Storm Washi" (PDF). International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. 25 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  66. ^ "483 dead in Kerala floods and landslides, losses more than annual plan outlay: Pinarayi Vijayan". Indian Express. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  67. ^ "Global Catastrophe Recap December 2020" (PDF). Aon. December 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  68. ^ "NDMA Floods (2022) SITREP - 2022" (PDF). National Disaster Management Authority. 18 November 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  69. ^ "AP Concludes Hundreds Died In Floods After Ukraine Dam Collapse, Far More Than Russia Said". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  70. ^ "Death toll from torrential rains rises to 47, 3 still missing". The Korea Herald. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  71. ^ "Libya floods: Warning over shortage of body bags as fears of disease rise in Derna". Sky News. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  72. ^ "Death toll rises after floods, landslides hit Indonesia's Sumatra". Al Jazeera. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  73. ^ "Alerte aux crues, vagues-submersion : deux enfants de 4 et 13 ans portés disparus dans le Gard, cinq corps retrouvés". Le Monde (in French). 11 March 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  74. ^ "Papua New Guinea - Landslides and floods (media, PNGMET) (ECHO Daily Flash of 21 March 2024)". ECHO. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024 – via ReliefWeb.
  75. ^ "ACAPS Briefing Note: Kazakhstan Floods (23 April 2024)". ACAPS. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024 – via ReliefWeb.
  76. ^ "«Важные истории»: при наводнении в Оренбургской области погибли как минимум пять человек". Meduza (in Russian). 16 April 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  77. ^ "Afghanistan - Floods (NOAA-CPC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 24 April 2024)". ECHO. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024 – via ReliefWeb.
  78. ^ "Pakistan: Flash Floods Flash Update No.2 (as of 21 April 2024)". OCHA. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024 – via ReliefWeb.
  79. ^ "Death Toll From Region-Wide Floods Rises To 18 In Southeast Iran". Iran International. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  80. ^ Rannard, Georgina (25 April 2024). "Deadly Dubai floods made worse by climate change". BBC News. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  81. ^ "Heavy rains kill 4, affect thousands of IDPs in Yemen". Xinhua. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  82. ^ "Kenya - Floods, update (UN OCHA, Kenya Meteorological Department) (ECHO Daily Flash of 20 June 2024)". ECHO. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024 – via ReliefWeb.
  83. ^ "Almost 1 Million People in Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania, and Somalia Affected as Unprecedented Heavy Rains Continue to Wreak Havoc in Eastern Africa". UNICEF. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  84. ^ Openda, Joseph (15 May 2024). "Experts try to make sense of Mai Mahiu tragedy". Daily Nation. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  85. ^ "Rio Grande do Sul Flood Emergency: Snapshot #4" (PDF). OCHA. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  86. ^ "Afghanistan WFP Flash Appeal: Floods - May 2024". WFP. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024 – via ReliefWeb.
  87. ^ Piliang, Kasparman; Karmini, Niniek (15 May 2024). "Indonesia seeds clouds to block rainfall after floods killed at least 67 people while 20 are missing". AP News. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  88. ^ Mallawarachi, Bharatha (3 June 2024). "Sri Lanka closes schools as the death toll from floods and mudslides rises to 16". AP News. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  89. ^ "South African floods kill at least 22 people". Al-Ahram. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  90. ^ "Niger - Floods, update (UN OCHA, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 25 July 2024)". ECHO. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024 – via ReliefWeb.
  91. ^ "Death toll in China floods rises to 60". Anadolu Agency. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  92. ^ "Eastern Sudan's Kassala Province: flooding affects displaced persons". Africanews. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  93. ^ "North Korea floods: Putin pledges aid after Kim Jong-un rebuffs Seoul's offer of assistance". The Guardian. 4 August 2024. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  94. ^ Singh, Namita (1 August 2024). "Delhi rain: Ten dead as freak torrential rains flood Indian capital region". The Independent. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  95. ^ Jones, Sam (2 November 2024). "Spain floods: 10,000 troops and police drafted in to deal with disaster". The Guardian. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2 November 2024.

* *