London | 1 May 2012 The capital’s firefighters are on flood alert after the Met Office issued a ‘yellow alert’ severe weather warning for the capital today. The Met Office has said that outbreaks of rain will affect the capital today and heavy rain is also expected to hit London on Thursday. London’s firefighters...
River Ravensbourne, Lewisham | 1 May 2012 London Fire Brigade has issued a warning about the dangers of playing in water after being called to rescue three children who got into trouble on the River Ravensbourne in Lewisham yesterday evening. The children – two girls and a boy – were spotted by police in...
Gloucestershire | 30 April 2012 It’s been a busy weekend for agencies coping with the effects of severe weather. Gloucestershire County Council mobilised chainsaw teams to clear fallen trees to many parts of the county but, fortunately, there were very few instances of flooding. Both the Severn and Avon have high flow and are...
Essex | 29 April 2012 Essex County Fire and Rescue Service have received a large number of calls to flooding and weather related incidents today. These include cars stuck in flood water and trees and power cable brought down by the wind. In total the service have attended 32 incidents so far today. Details...
NSW | 19 April 2012 Thanks in part to improved weather conditions today, SES volunteers have made outstanding progress today to clear virtually all of the 1200 requests for assistance that have been received. No further flood rescues have occurred today. The NSW SES would like to thank support agencies including Fire and Rescue...
Augusta ME | 20120402 25 years ago this weekend, the State of Maine suffered one of the worst natural disasters in its history. Maine had a normal snowpack, and normal flood potential in late March of 1987. However, a warm rainstorm brought 4 to 6 inches of rain to the mountains of Maine and...
NSW | 31 March 2012 As the official storm season draws to a close tomorrow (Saturday 31 March), flooding continues to impact several areas throughout New South Wales. The NSW SES and other emergency service agencies have dedicated more than 70,000 hours to help flood-affected communities and are continuing the hard work as floodwater...
Hay | 28 March 2012 As Commissioner of the NSW State Emergency Service, I want to acknowledge the great work performed by the members of the Hay SES during the recent floods in Hay and also many other SES members who travelled long distances to help a community in need. Although sending out community...
Quebec | 22 March 2012 In the North: Matagami – The road between Selbaie-Joutel is flooded. Abitibi-Temiscamingue: Trecesson – Flooding from Lake Davy close to Amos with 20 homes affected as well as Route 111. Outaouais: Mayo – Two chalets and three homes are isolated due to flooding on the Riviere Blanche. No evacuation...
