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EXTREME WEATHER & CLIMATIC EVENTS EXTREME RAIN EVENTS SEVERE FLOODING MEGA DISASTERS MASS DISPLACEMENTS SCENARIOS 444, 070, 023 .
Beijing issues rainstorm warning
Dark clouds shroud buildings in Shijingshan District of Beijing on Friday, June 6, 2014. Local meteorological agency issued a rainstorm warning in the morning. (Xinhua/Li Xin).More images…
Rainstorms Ravage South China
Meantime, rainstorms continued to ravage southwest China, prompting authorities to issue a warning for Chongqing Municipality, reported Xinhua.
“At least nine people had died as of 8 a.m. Friday after downpours swept Chongqing since Saturday, the local bureau of civil affairs said in a statement.”
Extreme Rain Events have affected about one million people, leaving 124,500 homeless.
“The rainstorms, which have caused the collapse of 7,300 houses and damaged 27,400 hectares of crops, have led to direct economic losses of 500 million yuan (80 million U.S. dollars),” said the report.
The latest round of Extreme Rain Events have triggered major flooding across south China affecting about 2 million people, and leaving at least two dozen dead in Guizhou and Sichuan provinces as well as Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
In Guizhou Province alone, flooding has severely affected more than 1.2 million people in 44 counties forcing mass evacuation of at least 88,000 people. At least 18,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, said the Guizhou Civil Affairs Department, reported Xinhua.
Power, water and communications lines were cut off across most of Guizhou Province, said reports.
EXTREME RAIN EVENTS SEVERE FLOODING MUDSLIDES SCENARIO 023 .
Severe Flooding Inundates Large parts of Latin America
Extreme Raine Events have flooded large areas of Chile, Guatemala and Mexico since Tuesday, causing significant damage to homes, vehicles and public infrastructure.
Meantime, Tropical Storm BORIS formed off Mexico’s Pacific Coast, forcing evacuations in mountain and seaside communities prone to flooding and mudslides.
Earlier today, the US National Hurricane Center in Miami said:
Thunderstorm activity has increased slightly near the center of a stationary low pressure system located over the southern Bay of Campeche. Unfavorable upper-level winds are forecast to subside somewhat during the next day or so, and gradual development of this disturbance could occur later today [Friday] before environmental conditions become hostile again on Saturday. […] Regardless of development, this disturbance will continue to produce extremely heavy rains, along with life-threatening flash floods and [mudslides,] over portions of southeastern Mexico during the next few days.
Formation chance through 48 hours, medium, 50 percent.
Formation chance through 5 days, medium, 50 percent.
EXTREME WEATHER & CLIMATIC EVENTS EXTREME RAIN EVENTS SEVERE FLOODING MEGA DISASTER MASS DISPLACEMENT SCENARIOS 444, 070, 023 .
20,000+ homes destroyed or damaged, 100,000 people evacuated in S China
The latest round of Extreme Rain Events have triggered major flooding across south China affecting about 2 million people, and leaving at least two dozen dead in Guizhou and Sichuan provinces as well as Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
In Guizhou Province alone, flooding has severely affected more than 1.2 million people in 44 counties forcing mass evacuation of at least 88,000 people. At least 18,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, said the Guizhou Civil Affairs Department, reported Xinhua.
Power, water and communications lines were cut off across most of Guizhou Province, said reports.
EXTREME RAIN EVENTS SEVERE FLOODING MEGA DISASTERS MASS EVACUATIONS SCENARIOS 444, 070, 023, 09 .
Extreme Rain Events Trigger Severe Flooding in SW China’s Guizhou and Sichuan provinces
Severe flooding and mudslides have affected more than six million people in central and southern China leaving at least 500,000 people homeless since late last month.
Hanan province issued a red alert last week as Extreme Rain Events continued to pound the region unleashing more floods and mudslides.
Floods have claimed at least 12 lives with two people reported missing, officials said.
“More than 1.37 million people in eight cities and prefectures in [Hunan] province have been affected, and 3,431 houses have collapsed [and more than 50,000 people were relocated.] Landslides triggered by rainstorms have occurred on sections of the No.209 national highway in Xiangxi Tu and Miao Autonomous Prefecture,” said a report.
Original caption: Heavy rain batters most areas of Guizhou. Rescuers transfer children trapped in a flooded elementary school in Pingba County of Anshun city, southwest China’s Guizhou province, June 3, 2014. Heavy rain has battered most areas of Guizhou since Monday. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)
EXTREME RAIN EVENTS DEADLY FLOODING MUDSLIDES MEGA DISASTER MASS EVACUATIONS SCENARIOS 444, 070, 023, 09 .
Destructive floods leave 500,000 people homeless in China
Severe flooding and mudslides have affected more than six million people in central and southern China leaving at least 500,000 people homeless.
Hanan province issued a red alert as Extreme Rain Events continued to pound the region unleashing more floods and mudslides.
Floods have claimed at least 12 lives with two people reported missing, officials said.
“More than 1.37 million people in eight cities and prefectures in [Hunan] province have been affected, and 3,431 houses have collapsed [and more than 50,000 people were relocated.] Landslides triggered by rainstorms have occurred on sections of the No.209 national highway in Xiangxi Tu and Miao Autonomous Prefecture,” said a report.
South China
Meanwhile, the death toll from extreme weather events in south China reached 40 on Tuesday, with several others reported missing.
Flooding and landslides in 8 southern provinces have affected at least 5.51 million people, destroying tens of thousands of homes and leaving 447,000 homeless.
About 264,800 hectares of crops have been destroyed in flood related disasters, causing direct economic losses of about $1.18 billion, said the report.
EXTREME WEATHER & CLIMATIC EVENTS DEADLY HAZARDS
EXTREME RAIN EVENT HISTORIC FLOODING
SCENARIO 023
STATE OF EMERGENCY .
State of Emergency Declared in Serbia amid Deadly, Historic Flooding
“What we are facing is the biggest water catastrophe in Serbia’s history. This is the greatest flooding disaster ever. Not only in the past 100 years […] this has never happened in Serbia’s history […] more rain has fallen in one day than in four months,” said the Serbian Prime Minister.
Hundreds of people in the Balkans have been evacuated as rain-swollen rivers flooded roads, bridges and railways, cutting off power and phone service, and forcing schools to close, AP reported.
Floodwaters have submerged large swathes of land isolating numerous towns and villages and killing at least 6 people, according to local reports.
The Bosnian government is using the military to help thousands of civilians whose homes were inundated, especially in the central and eastern regions, Reuters reported.
“This is the worst rainfall in Bosnia since 1894, when weather measurements started to be recorded,” said a Bosnian meteorologist, forecasting the rain would continue until the end of the week.
Heavy flooding has been reported also in large parts of Romania, reports said.
Month’s worth of rainfall in 24 hours devastates Senigallia, Italy
By now most readers must have become familiar with the phrase “month’s worth of rainfall in 24 hours.”
The latest Extreme Rain Event occurred in central Italy, killing at least two people, and forcing the authorities to issue a severe weather alert.
The schools remained closed throughout the port town [population: ~50,000,] located on on Italy’s Adriatic coast.
Floodwaters submerged roads and underpasses throughout the Marche region in central Italy, especially in the province of Ancona, according to local reports.
Rising floodwaters in Malaysia force thousands to evacuate
At least 20,000 people have been displaced after severe flooding triggered by extreme rain events inundated multiple regions across Malaysia.
Extreme Rain Events dumped more than 640mm (two feet) of rain in less than 36 hours unleashing massive flooding across eastern, northeastern and southern Malaysia .
In the eastern state of Pahang about 10,000 people fled their homes after floodwaters submerged vast areas across 4 districts.
Extreme rain and the rising tide caused the water level to rise 3.3 meters (11 feet) in Pahang early Tuesday, according to a senior police official.
In the southern state of Johor, about 10,000 residents were evacuated from six flooded towns and dozens of villages.
At least 1,000 others were forced to abandon their homes in the north-eastern state of Terengganu, according to local reports.
More rain is forecast across the affected areas, said the Malaysian Meteorological Department.
Extreme Rain Events trigger severe flooding, landslides in Indonesia
A landslide triggered by flooding in North Sumatra, Indonesia, has left at least a dozen people dead and many injured, officials said.
a low-pressure zone residing over southern Thailand and northern Malaysia has dumped more than 300mm of rain in some areas, causing flash flooding.
Thailand
Several southern provinces in Thailand have been ravaged by heavy rains and flash floods since Sunday. Many residents have been evacuated.
Malaysia
In Malaysia, torrential rains since Sunday have caused floods in the oil palm growing states of Johor and Pahang, forcing about a thousand evacuations so far, Reuters reported local media as saying.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning, as high winds and heavy rains batter the island country.
“The atmospheric disturbance has intensified into a low pressure area and is located very close to the East coast of Sri-Lanka. Under it’s influence, Showery and windy weather is expected over the country and the suburb sea area.
“Very heavy rain falls (more than 150mm) are also likely at some places.”
Extreme Rain Events Battering Southern and Central Italy
Storms and flooding in central and southern Italy have killed at least two people and forced thousands of evacuations since Sunday.
A train jumped tracks near the town of Cervaro in Italy’s central Lazio region, critically injuring several people.
Other affected regions included Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, and Pescara, reported ANSA.
A migrant boat was reportedly adrift in rough seas off the Calabrian coast with more than 140 people aboard.
Super Typhoon HAIYAN left 6,848 dead or missing, destroyed or damaged 1,112,731 houses
The official death and damage toll in the aftermath of Super Typhoon HAIYAN continues rising.
Source: SitRep No. 36 released by Philippines National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRMC) November 23, 2013. [$1 = 43.8 Philippine pesos – FIRE-EARTH Blog]
[Note: Official estimates for the total cost of damage has been amended to PhP22.34billion] which is more realistic than their previous estimates.]
Super Typhoon HAIYAN (locally known as YOLANDA) made its first landfall in the early morning of 8 November in Guiuan, Eastern Samar province. HAIYAN made subsequent landfalls in Tolosa south of Tacloban City, Leyte province, Daanbantayan and Bantayan Island, Cebu province, Conception, Iloilo province and Busuanga, Palawan province.
FIRE-EARTH Disaster Models
On November 9, 2013, FIRE-EARTH Models estimated the impact of Super Typhoon HAIYAN in the Philippines as a magnitude 6.2 catastrophe on the FEWW Disaster Scale, indicating large-scale regional destruction with up to 40,000 casualties.
FIRE-EARTH Disaster Models estimate the total cost of damage at more than $5billion.
Cyclone CLEOPATRA Leaves Thousands Displaced in Sardinia
Death toll in Sardinia storms has climbed to at least 17, with a dozen others reported missing, as thousands of people abandon their flooded homes taking refuge in hotels.
Cyclone Cleopatra dumped 450mm in 90 minutes late Monday, causing “apocalyptic” flooding in the region.
Swollen rivers have burst their banks, roads have been washed away and large swathes of countryside isolated throughout the province of Nuoro.
The calamity was described as a “national tragedy” by the Prime Minister Enrico Letta.
The regional governor Ugo Cappellacci told SkyTG24 television the town of Olbia had been flooded with several bridges collapsing.
“The situation is tragic. The hotels in Olbia are full of people who have had to escape but there are thousands who have damage to their homes,” he said.
Olbia Mayor Gianni Giovanelli described the deadly storm as “apocalyptic.”
Deadly Flooding in Sardinia. Image credit: TG24.sky.it
“We’re at maximum alert,” said an official from Sardinia’s civil protection office.
“We haven’t seen a situation as extreme as this, perhaps for decades, especially because it’s hit the entire island.”
The civil protection authorities in Veneto (Venetia) have warned extreme weather could hit several other regions, according to SkyTG24 television.
The bad weather will continue throughout the week. On Thursday a cold air front from northern Europe is forecast to intensify CLEOPATRA, as she continues to “rage over NE Italy.”
Major snowfall is forecast for Umbria, Marche and Tuscany regions.
The storms have caused significant damage to crops in Sardinia, according to reports.
Meantime, the Italian President Giorgio Napolitano has sent a message of condolence to the families of flood victims.
Two dozen dead or missing, hundreds evacuated as extreme weather batters Sardinia
At least a dozen people were killed, more than a dozen others reported missing and hundreds evacuated after storms tore through the Italian island of Sardinia late Monday.
Powerful storms and torrential rains submerged roads sweeping cars and destroying several bridges, as rivers burst their banks inundating hundred of home and businesses reported local media.
The township of Olbia (Population: 57,000), located northeast of the island, was the hardest hit area.
Heavy rains were buffeting both northern and southern Italy with high winds and flooding reported in coastal areas, officials said.
Massive floods triggered by extreme rain events hit the island of Sardinia, Italy (Image Credit: AP/Diego Manunta). The city was destroyed by the “apocalyptic” storm, with several dead and several missing. Olbia mayor Gianni Giovanelli told reporters.
14 Counties in Maine and Montana Declared Agricultural Disaster Areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated seven counties in Maine as a agricultural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive precipitation that occurred from May 8 – September 25, 2013.
The disaster areas in Maine are Somerset, Aroostook, Franklin, Kennebec, Penobscot, Piscataquis and Waldo counties.
Montana Disaster Designations
USDA has designated seven counties in the state of Montana as crop disaster areas due to losses caused by hail, high winds and severe storms that occurred July 8 – August 3, 2013.
Those areas are Custer, Carter, Fallon, Garfield, Powder River, Prairie and Rosebud counties.
Crop Disaster Losses 2013
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared 3,858 county-level crop disaster areas across 43 states, so far this year.
The crop disasters for year 2013 include losses and damages caused by
Twenty out of 24 of Cambodia’s provinces affected by floods and flash floods since September 2013
Floods have killed at least 188 people including 88 children in the past six weeks, according to officials
Floodwaters have affected 1,736,000 people in more than 377,000 households, forcing 144,000 people in more than 31,000 households to flee their collapsing homes.
Flood Map of Cambodia
Floodwaters have severely damaged more than 230,000 houses, 1,242 schools, 78 health centers and hospitals, and destroyed or damaged numerous pagoda, roads, bridges and other infrastructure.
Floods have affected the population, particularly with food and non-food items (NFI) distributions, and in the areas of water, sanitation and hygiene, shelter, health, education and protection, said UN OCHA.
Superstorm SANDY left hundreds of thousands of people homeless
SANDY hit the US east coast last year, killing scores of people and causing damage estimated at $65 billion—the second costliest hurricane ever.
[Note: At least 286 people were killed across the United States, the Caribbean, and Canada, as a result of SANDY. Total damage estimated at $68 billion.]
Atlantic Hurricane Season
The 2010 season (the third most active season on record jointly with 1887 and 1995) experienced 19 named storms, 12 of which developed into hurricanes (second most active hurricane season jointly with 1969.)
About 40 million people in the coastal regions of the US, from North Carolina to Texas, are most at risk of hurricanes.
Based on the blog models, recent trends set by the impact of weather extremes on population centers, especially since late 2009, and other geophysical and planetary factors, FIRE-EARTH believes 2011 could prove less lucky than the last two years. We forecast a particularly costly hurricane season for the Atlantic Basin in 2011.
Extreme Rain Events trigger new round of flooding in east India
Five days of extreme monsoon rains have unleashed severe flooding in eastern India’s states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, washing away more than 2,000 villages in the cyclone-ravaged Odisha alone.
Flood situation in Odisha continues to remain critical with more than 2,000 villages washed away in that state alone. Source: Times of India.
Floodwaters have inundated about two million hectares ( 5 million acres) of crops across the region, affecting more than a million people, with at least 250,000 displaced.The death toll has climbed to 42 in Andhra Pradesh, and 28 in Odisha, with about a dozen people reported missing.
About 85,000 people in the district of Ganjam alone have been rescued so far, with 200,000 others still cut off.
The floods have caused significant damage to public infrastructure across 30 districts, destroying or damaging thousands of kilometers of roads and railroad tracks, disrupting public transport and causing massive damage to agriculture fields in several parts of the two states.
Flood situation continues to remain critical across the the region.
Dozens killed amid flash flooding in eastern India
Severe flooding in eastern India has killed at least 64 people in the states of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. Extreme northeast monsoon rains combined with a low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal and pounded the two states for five consecutive days, said officials.
Floods have affected more than 10 million people in eastern India, forcing authorities to evacuate about 200,000 people in Orissa and Andhra Pradesh.
Hundreds of villages and thousands of tons of crops have also been destroyed or damaged by floodwaters. Thousands of people have lost their homes, and Hundreds of thousands of others are currently cut off by floodwaters.
“The situation is serious. We are asking people to stay on rooftops. We will rescue them,” said a senior official.
Meantime, rain is forecast to continue on Saturday, said local Meteorologists.
Mekong River flash floods have devastated large areas, killing at least 168 people including 73 children and affecting more than 1.8 million others since mid-September.
Floodwaters have also inundated more than 100,000 homes, ruined about 350,000 hectares of rice paddy, destroyed or damaged440 km of the national roads and 3,700 km of gravel roads.
Hundreds of schools and dozens of health centers have also been inundated, said the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM).
More than half of the country’s 24 cities and provinces have been affected by the Mekong River overflowing and flash flooding, said NCDM.
People push their motorcycles through a flooded area near the Royal Palace in central Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Photo credit: Reuters/Samrang Pring.
Large Swathes of SE Asia Submerged Under Floodwater
FITOW affects at least 12 million people in E China
Torrential rains brought by Typhoon FITOW continued to batter Shanghai City and Zhejiang Province in eastern China, submerging roads, causing rivers to overflow and inundating tens of thousands of homes in the region.
“From Saturday to 10 a.m. Tuesday, Zhejiang saw average precipitation of 201mm, with 717mm in worst-hit Yuyao City, according to the Zhejiang provincial hydrological bureau,” said a report.
Flooding Shanghai, east China, Oct. 8, 2013. Torrential rains by Typhoon FITOW brought Shanghai to a standstill on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Ting Ding)
Typhoon Death and Damage Toll
The typhoon’s death toll in China reached at least 6 on Monday, with four others reported missing.
The storm has affected more than seven million people in 11 cities in Zhejiang province alone, causing direct economic losses of 12.4 billion yuan ($2 billion), officials said.
Ningbo City received a record 390mm of rain between Saturday and Monday, said the report.
FITOW made landfall in Fujian Province, south of Zhejiang, early on Monday, bringing torrential rains and causing widespread flooding to east China.
Shanghai was also heavily affected. FITOW dumped about 153 mm of rain, the highest in a single day since 1961, between 8 pm Monday and 12 am Tuesday.
“A 15-meter-long flood prevention wall on the Huangpu River, which flows through the city, collapsed on Tuesday, flooding nearby residential houses,” said the report.
Floods submerge half of Cambodia, killing at least 30 people, inundating 67,000 homes, displacing thousands of families
At least 30 people have been killed in Cambodia in recent floods triggered by heavy rains, exacerbated by Typhoon WUTIP, and the overflowing of Mekong River.
The floods have inundated at least 67,000 homes affecting more than 600,000 people and forcing about 10,000 families to abandon their homes and seek shelter in higher grounds.
Floodwaters have destroyed about 100,000 hectares of rice paddies.
Some 385 schools, 30 health centers and 245 Buddhist pagodas have also been inundated, said the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM).
“Ten out of the kingdom’s 24 cities and provinces are being hit by the Mekong River and flash floods,” said NCDM .
“As water still continue to rise, there will be more people affected and evacuated in coming days,” he told Xinhua.
People push their motorcycles through a flooded area near the Royal Palace in central Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Photo credit: Reuters/Samrang Pring
Deadly floods have affected 32 of Thailand’s 77 provinces since mid-September, killing at least 23 people, affecting 2.85 million others and forcing at least 15,000 people to abandon their homes, said the Thai Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department.
Floodwaters have also submerged at least a dozen provinces in Thailand’s central plains, the prime rice-growing region, since July; however, the authorities have not divulged full extent of the losses.
Thailand’s Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department said on Friday floods had destroyed or damaged 6,900 houses [sic] 450,000 acres of farmland, 2,310 roads and 145 bridges.
The remnants of Typhoon WUTIP moved into the northern Thailand Late Monday dumping about 40mm of rain in the region.
Typhoon WUTIP is lashing eastern coast of Indochina Peninsula with high winds and heavy rains as it moves closer to landing in central Vietnam.
Typhoon WUTIP is about to make landfall on the east coast of central Vietnam with sustained winds of about 140 km/hr gusting up to 170 km/hr. The typhoon weakened slightly overnight to the equivalent of a Cat 1 hurricane force.
Typhoon WUTIP (TY 20W)
Current position: Near 17.2ºN, 107.5E (03:32UTC on Monday, September 30, 2013)
Movement: 25 km/hr, 280 degrees
Max Sustained Winds: 140 km/hr
Max Wind Gusts: 170 km/hr (expected to increase to 245km/hr)
Expected landfall: About 06:00UTC on September 30, 2013
Typhoon WUTIP. Visible/Shortwave IR Satellite Image recorded at 04:32UTC on Monday, September 30, 2013. Source: CIMSS/SSEC/WISC.
Typhoon WUTIP – Water Vapor Satellite Image, with the projected path superimposed. Image recorded at 04:32UTC on Monday, September 30, 2013. Source: CIMSS/SSEC/WISC. FIRE-EARTH Enhancement.
74 missing after typhoon sinks boats in South China Sea
Forty seven people are reported missing after Typhoon WUTIP capsized three fishing boats in the South China Sea on Monday, said a report.
Extreme rains from WUTIP to exacerbate flooding in Indochina Peninsula
Typhoon WUTIP is currently a Cat 2B and expected to intensify to a Cat 3B hurricane force, headed directly toward Vietnam.
Typhoon WUTIP (TY 20W)
Current position: Near 16.7ºN, 111.5ºE(05:32UTC on Sunday, September 29, 2013)
Movement: 17 km/hr, 260 degrees
Max Sustained Winds: 175 km/hr (expected to increase to 195 km/hr)
Max Wind Gusts: 225 km/hr (expected to increase to 245km/hr)
Typhoon WUTIPVisible/Water Vapor Satellite Image, with the projected path superimposed. Image recorded at 05:32UTC on Sunday, September 29, 2013. Source: CIMSS/SSEC/WISC. FIRE-EARTH Enhancement.
Typhoon WUTIP. Visible/Shortwave IR Satellite Image recorded at 04:32UTC on Sunday, September 29, 2013. Source: CIMSS/SSEC/WISC. FIRE-EARTH Enhancement.
Flood Disaster in Thailand
The deputy PM responsible for flood management has assured the public that a scenario like the 2011 devastating floods in which all major dams in Thailand reached full capacity would not happen. Unless, off course, there’s more heavy rain in the north!
“He said the major dams in Thailand are now at half of its capacity and can contain more than 10,000 million cubic meters,” said a report.
He said earlier that the flood situation this year was “not worrying,” and that it’s “under control,” adding that “Bangkok would be 100 percent safe unless there is more heavy rain in the North for a couple of days.”
More than 2 million people affected by flooding in Thailand
Severe flooding has hit at least 191 districts in 29 of Thailand’s 77 provinces , leaving eastern Thailand almost completely submerged.
Floods have killed at least 13 people, according to official figures, and affected more than 2 million others since September 17.
Floodwater has encircled an industrial complex northeast of Bangkok, but the authorities say water would not enter the park.
Local media reported water had entered the park after the nearby Prachin Buri river overflowed due to heavy rain, but a senior official has denied that, reports said.
“It has affected villagers living near the riverbank [more than 20,000 homes inundated] but there has been no impact on our industrial park. At our highest point, we are 22 meters above sea level,” an executive vice president of 304 Industrial Park told Reuters.
The 304 Industrial Park, about 130 NE of Bangkok, has more than 110 factories, many of them Japanese-owned.
Floodwaters have also submerged at least a dozen provinces in Thailand’s central plains, the prime rice-growing region, since July; however, the authorities have not divulged the full extent of losses.
Thailand’s Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department said on Friday floods had destroyed or damaged 6,900 houses [sic] 450,000 acres of farmland, 2,310 roads and 145 bridges.
Last Few Famous Words?
The deputy PM responsible for flood management has assured the public that a scenario like the 2011 devastating floods in which all major dams in Thailand reached full capacity would not happen. Unless, off course, there’s more heavy rain in the north!
“He said the major dams in Thailand are now at half of its capacity and can contain more than 10,000 million cubic meters,” said a report.
He said earlier that the flood situation this year is “not worrying,” and that it’s “under control,” adding that “Bangkok would be 100 percent safe unless there is more heavy rain in the North for a couple of days.”
204 Counties across 10 states declared agricultural disaster areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 204 counties across 10 states—Georgia, Alabama, Florida, The Carolinas, Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky and Tennessee—as agricultural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive rain and flooding in two separate declarations.
First Disaster Declaration
USDA has designated 148 counties across six states—Georgia, Alabama, Florida, The Carolinas and Tennessee—as agricultural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive rain that began April 1, 2013, and continuing.
Florida: Baker, Gadsden, Jackson, Leon, Columbia, Hamilton, Jefferson and Madison counties.
North Carolina: Cherokee and Clay counties.
South Carolina: Abbeville, Anderson, Jasper, Aiken, Barnwell, McCormick, Allendale, Hampton and Oconee counties.
Tennessee: Polk County.
Second disaster Declaration
USDA has designated 56 counties across five states—Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky and Tennessee—as agricultural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive rainfall and flooding that occurred July 15 – August 19, 2013.
List of Disaster Areas – Excessive Rainfall and Flooding
Arkansas: Clay, Craighead, Greene and Mississippi counties.
Kansas: Bourbon, Crawford and Linn counties.
Kentucky: Fulton County.
Tennessee: Dyer and Lake counties.
All counties listed above were designated as agricultural disaster areas on September 25, 2013.
“Secretary Vilsack also reminds producers that Congress has not funded the five disaster assistance programs authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill. These are SURE; the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP); the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish (ELAP); the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP); and the Tree Assistance Program (TAP). Production losses due to disasters occurring after Sept. 30, 2011, are not eligible for disaster program coverage,” said USDA.
Notes:
1. The total number of counties designated as agricultural disaster areas includes both primary and contiguous disaster areas.
2. USDA trigger point for a countywide disaster declaration is 30 percent crop loss on at least one crop.
3. The U.S. has a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents.
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