Overall Green Flood alert for United Kingdom in United Kingdom from 14 Jan 2021 00:00 UTC to 19 Jan 2021 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Flood for United Kingdom

in United Kingdom

Event summary

Flood United Kingdom can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	FL 1100730
Death:	0
Displaced:	20496
Countries:	United Kingdom
From - To	14 Jan - 22 Jan

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England, UK, Mid January 2021Heavy rain in parts of England triggered flash flooding from 14 January. Vehicles were stranded on flooded roads in Hertfordshire and roads were blocked in Essex and Cambridgeshire, in particular near Earith, where 1 person was rescued by Fire Services. On 19 January the UK's Met Office said Storm Christoph will likely bring heavy rain and flooding over the coming days (reported separately).Thu 14 Jan 2021FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS

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Articles: 32 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

Southern Africa – Tropical Storm Eloise Flash Update No.5, As of 22 Ja ... Fri, 22 Jan 2021 23:17:00 +0100.

English Situation Report on Mozambique and 5 other countries about Food and Nutrition, Health, Epidemic, Flash Flood and more; published on 22 Jan 2021 by OCHA

Mozambique: Cyclone strengthening and heading for Beira - AIM reportFri, 22 Jan 2021 17:21:00 +0100.

Mozambique: Cyclone strengthening and heading for Beira – AIM report. Cyclone Eloise is on a course that will take it straight to the central Mozambican city of Beira, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre (JTWC), operated by the U

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Ports, power plants brace for storm heading to Mozambique, southern Af ... Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:21:00 +0100.

Mozambican port of Beira to temporarily halt operations Power plants in eastern South Africa face risk of flooding. Mozambique braced for the arrival of a cyclone that threatens to disrupt one of its key ports and flood power plants in neig

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News24.com | Tropical storm Eloise threatens to disrupt South Africa's ... Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:19:00 +0100.

Tropical Storm Eloise is expected to become a cyclone before making landfall later on Friday or early Saturday near the port of Beira in Mozambique; Eloise is forecast to lose strength as it moves across land, while still dumping rain in ea

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