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Sunday 4 June 2023 Dublin: 9°C

# Rains

This year
2023
# Flooding
3 people killed after record levels of rainfall in New Zealand
Yesterday was the wettest day ever recorded in Auckland.
All time
# Floods
At least 27 people killed after dam bursts in Kenya
Weeks of torrential rains in Kenya have led to flooding and mudslides that have left 159 dead.
Bad weather is making the price of some vegetables soar
The issue has hit some Irish supermarkets.
# Floods
Up to eight believed dead in Colorado flooding
Many of the evacuees have returned to Colorado but hundreds of people were stranded by floodwaters.
Voices
Two missing in Austria as heavy rains force evacuations
Landslides triggered by heavy rains that have forced the evacuation of at least 200 people from their homes in Austria.
# Weather
Ten die in record rains in Beijing
The death toll across China has reached 20.
# Floods
Hundreds evacuated amid fears dike could rupture in Netherlands
Days of torrential rain have led to flood warnings in the low-lying country, a quarter of which is below sea level.
# tanzania
Floods kill at least 23 in Tanzania
Days of consecutive rains in Dar es Salaam have caused the worst flooding in 50 years – leaving at least 23 people dead and thousands displaced.
# India
Monsoon rains and flooding kills dozens in India
Areas in the north and east of the country have been affected with reports of as many as two million people being affected.
# Nigeria
2 million people displaced by flooding in Nigeria
Half of the state of Jigawa have been displaced after authorities opened two swollen dams.