VerifiedUnited States7 January 2025
The Los Angeles wildfires, January 2025
Wind driven fires destroyed whole neighbourhoods of Los Angeles after months without rain, killing at least 27 people.
- Named wildfire
- Named drought
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VerifiedMayotte14 December 2024
Cyclone Chido, Mayotte, 2024
The strongest cyclone to hit Mayotte in 90 years flattened informal settlements across France's poorest territory.
- Tropical storm
- Tropical storm, LIC
- Informal settlement
VerifiedSpain29 October 2024
The Valencia floods, Spain, 2024
A stalled cut-off low dropped a year's rain in hours inland of Valencia, and the floods killed 229 people in the region.
- River flood event
VerifiedUnited States26 September 2024
Hurricane Helene, USA, 2024
A Category 4 Florida landfall became an inland flood disaster in the Appalachians, killing at least 250 people.
- Tropical storm, HIC
- Tropical storm
- River flood event
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