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WHALEY BRIDGE, United Kingdom (AFP) — Emergency services worked into the night on Sunday at a reservoir in central England that threatens to flood an entire town, following further heavy rain. More than 1,500 people have been evacuated from the Derbyshire town of Whaley Bridge after part of the dam wall holding back the Toddbrook Reservoir collapsed on Thursday following downpours. Crews have been working around the clock to pump water out of the reservoir, […]
(Eagle News)–Monsoon rains are expected in parts of the country today, Aug. 2, as the southwest monsoon affects the western section of Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said flash floods or landslides due to light to moderate to at times heavy monsoon rains are also possible in Pangasinan, Zambales and Bataan, with the Low Pressure Area located 915 kilometers east of Virac, Catanduanes as of 3 a.m. Metro Manila, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Freak storms and flash flooding following last week’s heatwave in Italy claimed three lives this weekend, including a young woman caught up in a mini-tornado near Rome’s Fiumicino airport. The 26-year-old woman was driving home at around 2:00 am Sunday when the mini-tornado lifted her car and sent it crashing against a railing. The highly localised winds tore up trees and scattered debris across the zone it hit. Further north, a […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) — The death toll from monsoon storms in Bangladesh rose above 100 Friday with flood levels still rising in many parts of the country, officials said. About 20 people have died in 48 hours, taking the toll to 104, making it one of the worst monsoons in years, officials said. Most victims have drowned but some have been killed by landslides, snake bites and lightning strikes. Five girls aged between six […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Severe floods and lightning have claimed the lives of more than 650 people across India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, officials said Monday as the annual monsoon took its toll on the rainfed region. More than 10 million people in the South Asian countries have been affected by the deluge, which has also forced tens of thousands to flee their homes. In India, heavy rains since the start of July have […]
by Brian KNOWLTON WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States sweltered in dangerously hot weather on Sunday, with major cities including New York, Philadelphia and Washington broiling in temperatures that rose into triple digits. An oppressive heat wave stretching from the Midwestern plains to the Atlantic coast had nearly 150 million people struggling to stay cool in stifling heat that set records in a handful of states. By Sunday afternoon, the National Weather Service […]
Storm signals hoisted over two areas as “Falcon” moves northward (Eagle News)–The low pressure area near Ilocos Sur may develop into a tropical depression within 48 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, while Tropical Storm “Falcon” maintained its strength as it moved northward on Thursday morning. PAGASA said as of 4 a.m., the LPA was located 265 kilometers west of Sinait. The eye of “Falcon” on the other hand was located […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Torrential monsoon rains swept away homes and triggered landslides across South Asia, affecting millions of people and claiming at least 180 lives, officials said Tuesday. The monsoon is crucial for irrigation and groundwater supplies in the impoverished region — home to a fifth of the world’s population — and brings relief after the unforgiving summers. But the downpours — which stretch from June to September — can turn deadly and […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Fourteen people were killed when a building collapsed in northern India following heavy monsoon rains which have left more than 130 dead across South Asia, officials said Monday. Floods and landslides caused by the annual deluge have wreaked deadly havoc from the Himalayan foothills to low-lying camps housing Rohingya refugees, with officials warning tolls could rise as they scramble to reach affected communities. In Bangladesh, at least 29 people died […]
(Eagle News)–Rains are expected in parts of the country on Tuesday, July 16, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. According to PAGASA, Batanes, Cagayan and Northern Isabela will experience rains and gusts of winds, with a Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 hoisted over those areas due to Tropical Depression Falcon. Falcon, PAGASA said, is located 690 kilometers east of Tuguegarao, Cagayan as of 4 a.m., packing maximum sustained winds of 55 […]
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) — Floods and landslides caused by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 50 people across Nepal while dozens more are missing, officials said Sunday. Northeast India has also been hit by floods with 11 deaths recorded as rivers burst their banks. Heavy rains since Thursday have hit several districts in Nepal, especially in the country’s eastern region and the southern plains, affecting thousands. Nepal police spokesman Bishwaraj Pokharel said 33 people […]
by Michael Mathes MANDEVILLE, United States (AFP) — Barry weakened further on Sunday as the storm churned across the US state of Louisiana, bringing along heavy rains and the possibility of flooding and tornadoes. There have been no reported deaths so far in Louisiana or neighboring states from Barry, which had briefly become the first hurricane of the Atlantic season before the National Hurricane Center downgraded it to a tropical storm and then a tropical […]
