The deadly flooding in Valencia Spain is just the latest in a spate of climate extremes that seem to have shifted into ...

Perils has pegged the industry loss for the floods in Central Europe and Italy in September at EUR1.9bn ($2bn). In its ...

Spain's deadliest floods in a generation ravaged one of the nation's key economic regions and will leave an enormous bill for the state and the insurance sector.

Impacts from the severe flooding experienced across parts of Central Europe in September 2024 are estimated to have driven an insurance industry loss ...

In Europe, unprecedented rainfall in September led to severe flooding across Central and Eastern Europe, with countries like Slovenia, Austria, the Czech Republic, and parts of Germany among the ...

Mixed messages and confusion cost lives, dozens of local residents and experts say. More than 220 people died and nearly 80 ...

Rescue teams are still searching for those missing in what could become Europe's worst storm-related disaster in over five ...

Recent days have seen torrential rain sweep through central and eastern Europe, swelling rivers and triggering flood warnings in the Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary.

PERILS estimates that the insurance market loss from the floods is €1.886 billion. The majority of the losses, approximately 95%, occurred in Austria, the Czech Republic, and Poland, with Italy ...

The current death toll is the worst caused by flooding in Europe since 2021, when at least 243 lives were lost in Germany, Belgium, Romania, Italy and Austria. It is believed to be the worst ...

the ECA found that 70% of 400 municipalities in the four countries surveyed – Austria, Estonia, France and Poland – were unaware of the EU strategy. Moreover, 60% were unaware of their own ...

And heatwaves fuelled by climate change can worsen dry conditions when they do occur, by increasing evaporation from the soil ...