have been hit by heavy flooding. official report 18 people are dead and hundreds more injured as the waters overtake whole neighborhoods. thousands of people are now homeless or displaced. more rain, flooding, and landslides are possible in the coming days. christian aid says weather-related events are costing billions of dollars and killing hundreds of people. the new study counting the cost 2021 found that ten events this year each caused damage of at least $1.5 billion. hurricane ida which made landfall in louisiana in september caused insured losses of $65 billion and 95 deaths. these floods which hit europe in july were responsible for $43 billion and 240 lives. and this flooding in china in the same month cost $17.5 billion and killed more than 300 people.