Exacerbated by El Niño, heavy rains in spring 2024 caused severe flooding in Tanzania’s Rufiji district, among other areas in eastern Africa.
Image of the Day Water Floods
A powerful storm system battered major cities in the Arabian Peninsula.
Rivers overtopped their banks and submerged thousands of homes in Russia and Kazakhstan.
Image of the Day Land Water Floods
In the aftermath of consecutive winter storms, rivers in central England overflowed their banks.
Image of the Day Water Floods Human Presence
Heavy rain overtopped the banks of the River Severn and caused travel delays.