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Location of lake burst shown in red hatch. On 16 August 2024, two glacier lakes burst in Thame village of the Everest region in Solukhumbu District of Nepal. The flood damaged a number of households of Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality.
In June 2024, significant flooding struck Southern Germany, striking the most in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria.Dozens of villages had to be evacuated across Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria due to the straining and potential failure of several dams and dykes caused by the persistent heavy rainfall. [8]
In June 2024, a series of storms such as storms caused major damage in various regions of Switzerland through flooding, landslides and mudslides and claimed at least eighteen lives.
Beginning in March 2024, severe heat waves impacted Mexico, the Southern and Western United States, and Central America, leading to dozens of broken temperature records, [1] mass deaths of animals from several threatened species, water shortages requiring rationing, [2] increased forest fires, and over 155 deaths in Mexico with 2,567 people suffering from heat-related ailments. [3]
Twelve countries offered help through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, which was activated by Bosnia and Herzegovina on 5 October. [29] Teams from Croatia, [30] Slovenia, Montenegro, Serbia and the United Kingdom [31] participated in the rescue efforts.
Mouth of the Trancão River, one of the three largest rivers involved in the flood.. During the night of 25 November 1967, heavy rain poured down. [1] The rain was most intense (>120 mm) in the metropolitan area of Lisbon, particularly in a 60km line between Estoril and Alenquer, but intense rain (>75mm) affected a large area in an axis of South West to North East orientation from Lisbon to ...
Floods in Saint-Cyr-sur-Menthon, France, 15 July. According to Météo-France, between 12 July, 8:00 and 16 July, 12:00, 199 millimetres (7.8 in) of rain fell in Châtel-de-Joux (Jura), 160 millimetres (6.3 in) in Plainfaing (), 159 millimetres (6.3 in) in Le Fied (Jura) and 158 millimetres (6.2 in) in Villiers-la-Chèvre (Meurthe-et-Moselle).
Following the flooding, four people were reported missing. The body of a missing man was found in West Hants on July 24 and unidentified remains of a missing person were found in nearby Kings County.