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On 11 June, a flood warning of danger level 5 was issued for the Untersee, making it the highest of all danger levels (very high danger). [5] On 13 June, the flood levels at Upper Lake and Lower Lake of Lake Constance were each at level 4; after a temporary easing, the water levels rose again during the storm on 21 June 2024.
The 2024 Central European floods were a series of floods caused by a record heavy rainfall generated by Storm Boris, an extremely humid Genoa low. The flooding began in Austria and the Czech Republic, then spread to Poland, Romania and Slovakia, and then onwards to Germany and Hungary. As of 28 September 2024, 27 fatalities have been reported.
It was the third time in less than 17 months that the region was affected by a major flood. On 19 October 2024, heavy rains and floods in Catania. [83] On 20 October 2024, severe flooding in Licata due to the overflowing of the Salso river, people saved themselves by climbing onto the roofs. [84]
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In the aftermath of the flooding, a spokesperson of the World Meteorological Organization called for more action against climate change. [133] On 13 July 2023, the European Union declared 15 July as the Annual EU Day for the Victims of the Global Climate Crisis, the date was chosen to commemorate the floods of 2021. [134]
On 2 May, slowly moving thunderstorms caused flooding in several places. In Hausen, a man died in a cellar. [2] On 17 May 2024, floods and landslides occurred in Saarland after over 100 liters of rain per square meter came down in less than 24 hours.
The March 2021 Hawaii floods was a devastating series of floods that caused a tremendous amount of damage to the U.S state of Hawaii. [52] The heavy rain started on March 7, 2021, and flooded the Kaupakalua Dam. [53] It was reported that the dam flooded due to deficiencies, and as a result, it is set to be decommissioned this summer. [54]
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