Overall Green alert Flood
in United States

Event summary

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

GDACS ID FL 1102368
Death: 4
Displaced: 700
Countries: United States
From - To 02 Dec - 30 Dec

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USA - Floods (ECHO 07 Dec 2023)Thu, 07 Dec 2023 10:24

  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting the Northwest Pacific Region of the USA, in particular Washington and Oregon States since 4 December, causing floods and rivers overflow that have resulted in casualties and damage.
  • Media report, as of 7 December, two fatalities, one person still missing and around 30 damaged houses across the Portland City area in Oregon State. In addition, media also report approximately 200 evacuated, ten rescued people and 12 damaged houses throughout Snohomish and Wahkiakum Counties in Washington State.
  • Over the next 24 hours, more heavy rainfall accompanied with heavy snowfall  is forecast over most of  Washington and Oregon States.
Coastal Floods, Southern California, Late December 2023At least eight people were injured after rough seas, high waves and storm surge caused coastal flooding in southern California on 28 December 2023. Evacuations were reported in Aptos, Capitola and Santa Cruz.Mon 1 Jan 2024Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
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Jasper Commissioners Court approves new transit district 12/26/2023 11:35:00 PM.

The court then voted to reappoint board members on Jasper County’s four Emergency Services District Boards. The court made one change to the ESD No. 3 board of directors by adding Mr. Rodney Robison, noting that Mr. Derek Thomson had previo
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Renters group calls for natural hazard risk transparency 12/26/2023 10:13:00 PM.

Renters have the right to know if they are moving into a home that is at risk of flooding or earthquakes, an advocacy group says. A law change that comes into force in 2025 means councils must disclose natural hazard risks to prospective ho
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Lessons for Aotearoa on avoiding the worst of future floods 12/26/2023 9:45:00 PM.

The Dutch project 'Room for the River' seems, on paper, almost too ambitious to be true. One hundred and fifty homes were bought out and relocated - many in areas not at risk of flooding - to be replaced by river bypasses and floodplains an
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Lessons for Aotearoa on avoiding the worst of future floods 12/26/2023 9:45:00 PM.

The Dutch project 'Room for the River' seems, on paper, almost too ambitious to be true. One hundred and fifty homes were bought out and relocated - many in areas not at risk of flooding - to be replaced by river bypasses and floodplains an
...(more)

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (37), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),