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CHINA (Reuters) – A vehement rainstorm collapsed 367 houses, leaving 90, 000 people homeless in central China’s Hunan Province. Started early on Thursday morning (June 22), the torrential rain was the most violent one that has ever hit the province this year. By the end of Sunday (June 25), it battered 50 cities, counties and regions, left more than 1.62 people in predicament and causing a direct economic loss estimated at 1.99 billion yuan. The […]
ALABAMA, United States (Reuters) — A tropical depression formerly known as Tropical Storm Cindy caused flooding on Thursday (June 22) in several United States southeastern states, spawned a tornado that injured four people in Alabama, and cut 16 percent of Gulf of Mexico oil production. Cindy was a tropical storm when it made landfall near the Louisiana-Texas border about 3 a.m. CT (0800 GMT) Thursday, then weakened as it traveled north. By afternoon, it was […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The death toll from the devastating floods and landslides which have hit Sri Lanka since last Friday rose to 177 with 109 people still missing, according to data from the Disaster Management Center (DMC) on Monday. Rescue operations are ongoing, and bodies are still being pulled out of the debris as many continue to mourn the loss of their loved ones. Sri Lanka’s meteorological department continues to warn residents of adverse weather conditions. […]
HONG KONG, China (Reuters) – Rainstorm lashed Hong Kong for hours and caused flash flooding and slowed down traffic on Wednesday (May 24). The Hong Kong Observatory had issued amber, red, and black warnings in succession since 6:40 a.m. (2240 GMT, May 23) Wednesday morning, before cancelling the warnings later in the afternoon. Videos and photos of streets being inundated and vehicles being submerged have been circulated online. Many areas in Hong Kong have received […]
by Marlowe Hood Agence France Pesse PARIS, France (AFP) — Rising sea levels driven by global warming are on track to dramatically boost the frequency of coastal flooding worldwide by mid-century, especially in tropical regions, researchers said Thursday. A 10-to-20 centimeter (four-to-eight inch) jump in the global ocean watermark by 2050 — a conservative forecast — would double flood risk in high-latitude regions, they reported in the journal Scientific Reports. Major cities along the North […]
CALI, Colombia (Reuters) — Residents of flood-ravaged areas of Colombia salvaged what belongings they could from their homes after the Magdalena River burst its banks, threatening families and cutting off communities. According to local media, the areas of Cali, Honda and Antioquia in inland Colombia were worst hit after a cold front moved itself across the region. In some areas, water levels were waist deep and some residents had to resort to travelling down streets […]
by Marc BRAIBANT Agence France Presse CANADA (AFP) — With heavy rains persisting and waters still rising over much of waterlogged eastern Canada, the nation’s military on Sunday tripled the number of troops urgently working to evacuate thousands of residents. New evacuations were ordered in Pierrefonds, on the northwestern shore of the Island of Montreal, after three temporary dikes ruptured, quickly sending water levels higher. Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre declared a state of emergency for […]
HUARMEY, Peru (Reuters) — Residents of the flood-ravaged city of Huarmey in central Peru are struggling to tame encroaching waters after lagoons in the city burst their banks, exacerbating a natural disaster that has claimed at least 75 lives nationally. An avalanche of mud has hit homes in the city, forcing residents to lay down sandbags to protect their belongings. Drinking water has also been cut off for many residents, with authorities forced to truck […]
SAN MIGUEL, Surigao del Sur (Eagle News) – Nagdulot ng mga pagbaha sa San Miguel, Surigao del Sur ang magdamag na pag-ulan sanhi ng Low Pressure Area (LPA) mula pa noong Huwebes, Marso 9. Isa ang San Miguel sa mga bayan na kaagad binabaha kapag dumarating ang mga ganitong panahon. Karamihan sa mga barangay nito ay hindi na nadadaanan ng mga sasakyan dahil sa pag-apaw ng tubig sa kalsada. Bagamat nasanay na ang mga residente sa ganitong mga […]
NAVUA DISTRICT, Fiji (Reuters) — Thousands of Fijians sheltered in evacuation centers and tents on Tuesday (December 20) as heavy rain and floods cut roads, covered sugarcane fields and caused landslides, said the South Pacific nation’s disaster office. Across the archipelago nation 1,716 people sought refuge in 46 evacuation centres and another 1,817 were living in tents, said the national disaster management office director, Akapusi Tuifagalele, in a video statement posted on the Fijian government’s […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Extreme floods unleashed by massive storms on the scale of Hurricane Sandy in 2012 are expected to rise sharply in the coming decades in the New York City area, researchers said Monday. Using computer models to combine sea level rise and storm surge — flooding brought on by a cyclone — researchers found that such events will become far more common in the years to come. “The worst-case scenario […]
