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Rickshaws being pushed through the monsoon floods in a town, India
Taro fields in Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge, Hanalei Valley, Kauai, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific
Outflows of the Chari River, Gaoui, near N'Djamena, Chad, Africa
Outflows of the Chari River, Gaoui, near N'Djamena, Chad, Africa
Paddy fields in spring near Sandu, Guizhou Province, China
Information panel The Tidal Flood Walls flooding defences, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, UK
Check dams crossing valley to control risk of flash flooding down steep hillside, Mirleft, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
Western part of waterfall scar 120m high and 5km wide created by giant floods when Lake Missoula's ice dam was breached at end of Ice Age, Dry Falls, Grand Coulee, Washington state, United States of America, North America
Oil field, Baku, Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Asia
Spokane River in Major Flood, Riverfront Park, Spokane, Washington State, United States of America, North America
Hasankeyf, slated for flooding under the Tigris River Ilisu Dam project, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia
Taro fields in Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge, Hanalei Valley, Kauai, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific
Spokane River in major flood, Riverfront Park, Spokane, Washington State, United States of America, North America
Taro fields in Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge, Hanalei Valley, Kauai, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific
Rano Kau, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile, South America
King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on the beach at breeding and nesting colony at Salisbury Plain in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions
Dhow harbour, Ujiji, Kigoma, Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
Storm waves (Storm Eowyn), Porthcawl Pier, South Wales, United Kingdom
Storm waves (Storm Eowyn), Porthcawl Pier, South Wales, United Kingdom
Overflooding lake Tanganjika, Kalemie, Tanganyika proince, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa
Overflooding lake Tanganjika, Kalemie, Tanganyika proince, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa
Overflooding lake Tanganjika, Kalemie, Tanganyika proince, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa
Overflooded area after rainfall in the Tibesti Mountains, Chad
Aerial of N´Djamena, capital of Chad and the Chari River, Chad
Stepping stones above perpetually flowing water needed to cross street and keep the way clear for carts, archaeological site of Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, province of Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe
Sunrise at a wild camp on the hills above Loch Coruisk on Skye with a cloud inversion flooding into the glen below, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe
Loch Eil, near Fort William, Lochaber, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe
Uk rubbish accumulated at glastonbury. 2007 england
Uk rubbish accumulated at glastonbury. 2007 england
Uk rubbish accumulated at glastonbury. 2007 england
Flooding after the monsoon, India, Asia
Rural scene, rice cultivation, Amarapura, Myanmar (Burma), Asia
Flooded car park in town centre in October 2000, Lewes, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe
River Rhine flooding Cologne (Koln) in 1995, Germany, Europe
Temporary bridge in the aftermath of the December 2005 tsunami, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, Asia
Damage caused by the December 2005 tsunami, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, Asia
Flash flood in oued (river bed) in normally dry Algerian Sahara region, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
Deep flooding nearly covers gravestone in Towyn in North Wales, UK
Flood disaster as homes are surrounded by deep flood water at Towyn in North Wales in 1990, UK
Man wades through flood water in Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Car and boy on a bike try to move through flood water in Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Children ride their bikes through flood water in Minster Lovell, The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Firemen pump water out of flooded home in Naunton, The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Flooded watermeadows in flood plain, near Burford, Oxfordshire, The Cotwolds, England, United Kingdom
Four wheel drive car drives through flooded road in Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Rescue helicopter flies over flooded caravan park and railway during flooding in North Wales
Outdoor tables and chairs of The Swan Hotel submerged in flood water, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Four wheel drive car drives through flooded road in Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Car forced off the road by flooding in Lyneham, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Sheep graze in flooded water meadow in Windrush Valley, Burford, The Cotswolds, UK
The flooded town of Towyn in North Wales. Caravans in a mobile home park and caught up in the disaster. Streets of houses are surrounded by the flood waters.
Flooded fields as the River Windrush burst its banks after heavy rain near Burford in The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Flooded church and graveyard, United Kingdom
Floods in Hyde Park, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Vehicles splash through flood water on public road, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Sheep graze in flooded meadow in Windrush Valley, Burford, The Cotswolds, UK
Flooding of fields from River Severn near Tirley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Hugely swollen River Parrett overflowing onto Aller Moor near Staithe after weeks of heavy rain, Somerset Levels, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Horses graze in flooded field in Oxfordshire, The Cotswolds, United Kingdom
Flooded field in Oxfordshire, The Cotswolds, United Kingdom
Flooded gateway and pastureland on West Moor near Hambridge on the Somerset Levels after weeks of heavy rain, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Tourists walking on footbridges during high tide in St. Mark's Square, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe
Ducks in flooded meadow, Oxfordshire, The Cotswolds, United Kingdom
Swans swimming in street during the floods of 1998, Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Flooded field in Oxfordshire, The Cotswolds, United Kingdom
BMW 5 Series car drives through country lane ford, Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Floods in 1995, River Rhine, Cologne (Koln), Germany, Europe
Road sign, United Kingdom, Europe
Severely flooded and closed road on Curry Moor between North Curry and East Lyng after weeks of heavy rain, Somerset Levels, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Overview of extensively flooded pastureland and farm track on West Sedgemoor, Somerset Levels, after weeks of heavy rain, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Plastic bags filled with sand as erosion control, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia
Arun Valley in food, with South Downs beyond, Bury, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe
High tide in St. Mark's Square, flooding the square and Doge's Palace, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage site, Veneto, Italy, Europe
Tourists walking on footbridges during high tide in St. Mark's Square, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe
Algeria, Sahara, Hoggar, Tamanrasset, River Flooding After Heavy Rains First Time After 8 Years Drought
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows A Russian Mi8 helicopter being used by the United Nations, World Food Program to deliver food aid to areas still cut off by the flooding around Makhanga and Bangula.
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot taken from the air on a flight to Makhanga, which two months on, is still cut off by the floods when all rail and road connections were washed away, is looking down on the flood waters still sat on the flood plain, and the devastated farmland.
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows solar powered lamps in a refugee camp near Chikwawa.
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows tree roots exposed as the river bank was washed away near Chikwawa.
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot taken from the air shows flood waters and farmland destroyed by the floods, with local farmers crossing their devastated fields.
Huge chunks of peat eroded from the side of the Upper Esk by extreme flooding in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedneted floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of alnd, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows a food being ferried across a river near Phalombe after the bridge was washed away.
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows the scale of the flood destruction, with ruined farmland, from the air.
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows A Medicin Sans Frontieres clinic in Makhanga testing local people for malaria, many of whom proved positive for the disease, as a result of the drying up flood waters providing ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
January 2015 saw a three day period of excessive rain which brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows A Medicin Sans Frontieres clinic in Makhanga providing Malaria treatment drugs to local people, many of whom now have malaria, as a result of the drying up flood waters providing ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows displaced people in Baani refugee camp near Phalombe, preparing pumpkin flowers to eat.
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot taken from the air on a flight to Makhanga, which two months on, is still cut off by the floods when all rail and road connections were washed away, is looking down on the flood waters still sat on the flood plain.
January 2015 saw a three day period of excessive rain which brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows A Medicin Sans Frontieres clinic in Makhanga testing local people, many of whom now have malaria, as a result of the drying up flood waters providing ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows A Russian Mi8 helicopter being used by the United Nations, World Food Program to deliver food aid to areas still cut off by the flooding, around Bangula and Mkhanga.
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedneted floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows displaced people dividing up food aid in a refugee camp near Phalombe.
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows a road and bridge washed away near Chikwawa.
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot taken from the air shows farmland buried under flood debris, and still flooded land.
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows a drainage pipe that was washed away near Chikwawa.
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedneted floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of alnd, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows a displaced women carrying water in the refugee camp of Chiteskesa refugee camp, near Mulanje.
CAMBODIA Grandmother and baby in hammock. Don Tok village, Kampot, lies beside a river estuary and is often flooded by sea water, a consequence of climate change during the last few years. CRS is studying the problem through its partner agency, SCW (Save Cambodian Wildlife). These people have to endure the inconvenience of daily flooding around their homes. photo by Sean Sprague
Flooded salt marsh during an exceptionally high tide near Cark in Cartmell on Morecambe Bay, Cumbria, UK.
A BP chemical plant at salt End on Humberside which produces Acetic Acid and a gas fired power station It is vulnerable to coastal flooding, and although sea defences were constructed some years ago, climate change driven sea level rise and increased stromy weather, leaves it vulnerable to inundation.
The Thames barrier on the River Thames in London. It was constructed to protect the capital city from storm surge flooding. Recent predictions show it will probably be redundant in around twenty years due to increased stormy weather and sea level rise driven by climate change.
The Thames barrier on the River Thames in London. It was constructed to protect the capital city from storm surge flooding. Recent predictions show it will probably be redundant in around twenty years due to increased stormy weather and sea level rise driven by climate change.
The Thames barrier on the River Thames in London. It was constructed to protect the capital city from storm surge flooding. Recent predictions show it will probably be redundant in around twenty years due to increased stormy weather and sea level rise driven by climate change.