Overall Green alert Flood
in United Kingdom

Event summary

This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1101747
Death: 0
Displaced: -
Countries: United Kingdom
From - To 16 Nov - 21 Nov

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Flood in United Kingdom - EC/ECHO daily mapTue, 22 Nov 2022 17:38

A new EC/ECHO daily map is now available
Southern England, UK, Mid-November 2022Local media in England reported 20 vehicles trapped on a flooded road in Chichester, West Sussex in southern England, UK after heavy rain on 16 November 2022. Videos shared on Social Media showed flooding in Haywards Heath, West Sussex. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said they responded to 70 flood-related incidents, including rescuing people from cars and flooding in buildings. A railway tunnel was flooded in Wadhurst in East Sussex county, disrupting rail travel. Media also reported minor flooding in parts of Hampshire and Dorset counties, but without details. Heavy rain affected areas of Scotland from 16 November. Media reported minor flooding on roads was reported in areas near Aberdeen including Dyce, Kintore and Laurencekirk. Rail services were suspended between Aberdeen and Dundee. Roads in areas around Dundee and near Cupar in Fife were also flooded.Fri 18 Nov 2022FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (7), WMO (1), INFORM (2),