Climate

10 Places That Flooded Around The World In May 2023

Here are some of the places around the world that have flooded this month.

Kassy Cho

Jun 15, 2023 — 2 min read

Floods are ravaging countries around the world.

Here are just a few of the places that have been affected in May 2023 alone.

1. Rwanda

Heavy rain in Rwanda has caused landslides and floods that have claimed the lives of more than 130 people.

2. Italy

*Tthis aerial picture shows flooded streets caused by heavy rains across Italy’s northern Emilia Romagna region, on May 18, 2023 in Lugo, Italy. (Photo by Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)*

3. Venezuela

A dog remains on the hood of a car partially covered in water in a flooded street after heavy rains caused by tropical waves affected several communities in the city of Valencia, Carabobo State, Venezuela, on May 30, 2023. (Photo by JUAN CARLOS HERNANDEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

4. The Democratic Republic of the Congo

More than 400 people died and thousands more went missing after catastrophic flooding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

5. Uganda

*A view from the flood site in Kisoro, Uganda on May 12, 2023. (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)*

6. China

*A villager looks up to the rescuers coming to evacuate people trapped in houses in a flash flood caused by torrential rains in Zhangshu city in central China’s Jiangxi province.*

7. Spain

*A flooded city street, on 23 May, 2023 in Cartagena, Murcia, Spain. (Photo By Martin C./Europa Press via Getty Images)*

8. Somalia

*Flash flooding in the central Somali town of Beledweyne left approximately 90% of the town submerged in water on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. (Photo via Getty Images)*

9. New Zealand

Flood water inundates a paddock and roadside in Kaipara Flats on May 10, 2023 in Auckland, New Zealand. Auckland is under a state of emergency as heavy rain and flooding affects parts of the North Island. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images)

10. Bosnia and Herzegovina

*Footage captured by members of rafting clubs transporting food and water to the inhabitants of the northwestern Bosnian town of Bihac, showed submerged houses. (Photo via Getty Images)*

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