Tag: floods
This is how Umeå Municipality tries to prevent floods
There have been major problems with flooding in several places in Sweden during the summer. Västerbotten has so far managed, but if a heavy rainstorm comes, there are areas that…
Greece: extraordinary fires then deadly floods, story of a summer disaster
The consequences of storm Daniel continue to hit Greece. This Sunday, September 10, the toll from the floods which ravaged the region of Thessaly, in the center of the country,…
In Hong Kong, the heaviest rains in 140 years – more than a hundred injured in floods
Over 600 millimeters of rain fell during the day, which is about a quarter of the city’s normal annual rainfall. In many places, the streets of Hong Kong are rippling…
A couple on their honeymoon is missing in the Greek floods
In the central parts of Greece, it rained 800 millimeters of water since the beginning of the week, more than usually in a year. A newly married Austrian couple has…
The criticism: The floods could have been stopped
At Vansjön, a little over a mile northeast of central Heby, lives Staffan Lund. After the weekend’s heavy rain in the municipality, large parts of his land are under water.…
Immediately after the wildfires, Greece was hit by heavy rains – at least one person has died in the floods
The storm has brought rain especially to central Greece since Monday. The heavy rains that caused the storm in Greece have caused flooding, especially in the central part of the…
This is how the floods affect traffic in Sala and Västerås
In Sala, Fabriksgatan, Långgatan and part of Väsbygatan are closed until further notice due to the floods. The Swedish Transport Administration has also closed the viaduct at the Uppsala roundabout.…
Train stops after floods | SVT News
There is a stop in train traffic between Söderhamn and Sundsvall due to flooding. The stop began at 6pm on Sunday and affects the Söderhamn-Sundsvall, Stockholm-Sundsvall/Umeå and Stockholm-Gävle routes. There…
Heavy rainfall floods streets, bases in some Chatham-Kent areas
Heavy rainfall that pounded the region Wednesday and into Thursday flooded some streets and bases in Chatham-Kent communities. However, the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority noted the amount of rain…
Halmstad municipality’s answer about floods in Getinge: “They can feel very safe”
In a feature in SVT 2021, the municipality’s climate adaptation strategist Hanna Billmayer assured that Getinge residents could feel safe after all the municipality’s efforts in the wake of the…