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Deadly Rainstorms, Flooding, Mudslides Plague Central, S and SW China
“Days of torrential rain in central China’s Hunan Province raised the water level of the Xiangjiang River, a major tributary of the Yangtze River, to exceed its record flood level Sunday morning [The water level in the section of the river in Changsha, capital of Hunan, reached 39.21 meters surpassing previous record set by a massive flood in 1998.]”
“Hunan has experienced severe flooding after ongoing torrential rain over the last 10 days. Since June 22, flooding has inundated parts of several cities, forced 311,300 people to evacuate, damaged 295,160 hectares of crops and destroyed 6,369 houses,” Xinhua reported.
“Hunan has experienced severe flooding after ongoing torrential rain over the last 10 days. Since June 22, flooding has inundated parts of several cities, forced 311,300 people to evacuate, damaged 295,160 hectares of crops and destroyed 6,369 houses.”
The latest round of torrential rains lashed 832 towns in southern and eastern Hunan province, and affected more than 230,000 people in 20 counties and districts in Guangxi province, leaving several dead or missing.
Sri Lanka’s deadly floods exacerbate dengue crisis, warns Save the Children – more rainfall forecast
Hundreds killed or missing, and about 500,000 are displaced in the flooding and mudslides triggered by incessant rains, authorities said.
Meanwhile, a surge of dengue fever cases have been reported by NGOs with 53,000 dengue fever cases recorded across the country since January.
“The humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka right now is alarming. The impact of these early monsoon season downpours has been far more devastating than what we’d normally expect this time of year,” said Save the Children Country Director in Sri Lanka.
“We’re particularly worried we could start seeing a further increase in the number of dengue cases because of the stagnant water that the floods will leave in their wake, which is the last thing needed by families and communities that have already lost so much.”
At least 7.68 million people across 10 Chinese provinces have been affected by extreme rain events and sever flooding, said the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Weather related disasters have left dozens of people dead or missing, destroying thousands of homes and hundreds of thousands of hectares of crops.
East China
“In east China’s Jiangxi Province, six people died, according to the provincial civil affairs department. Among them, two drowned in swollen rivers, while four were killed by lightening.
“Three people remain missing, 105,700 hectares of crops were ruined, 969 houses destroyed and direct economic losses have been estimated in the region of 2.16 billion yuan (about 328.5 million U.S. dollars).
“About 199,000 people have been displaced, including about 13,000 from Guxiandu, Poyang County where a river breached its banks on Monday evening. More than 400 armed police plan to mend a 100-meter gap in the river defenses on Wednesday. “We’re waiting because the water level remains high,” said a police spokesman.
Southeast China
“Thousands of homes were flooded in Poyang county, Jiangxi province, late on Monday after Bintian Reservoir overflowed as torrential rain continued to wreak havoc in South China.”
“In Hunan province, a flooded river in Longshan county forced about 18,500 residents to leave an ancient township.
“Torrential rains and floods have affected 213,800 residents and forced the relocation of 32,800 people in the province, according to provincial authorities.”
“In neighboring Guizhou province, rescuers saved more than 150 residents who were stranded after their villages were flooded in Yanhe county. More than 1,500 people were relocated,” local media reported.
Central China
In central China’s Hunan Province, torrential rains have triggered extensive flooding forcing at least 20,000 people, including 5,000 tourists, to evacuate, Official Xinhua reported
Tens of thousands evacuated as deadly floods sweep through France and Germany
French President has declared a State of Emergency in the areas devastated by floods, while German authorities declared the “disaster alarm,” said reports.
Extreme rain events have triggered widespread flooding from Bavaria, Southern Germany, to Paris, France, killing at least a dozen people and destroying or damaging thousands of properties, roads and other public infrastructure.
The most affected city has been Nemours, south of Paris, where around 3,000 people were forced to flee their homes after the floods.
Soldiers have been deployed to help emergency personnel rescue stranded residents and motorists.
Meteo France, the country’s main weather agency, has put Paris region and six other departments on orange alert, the second-highest warning level on risk of floods, while the Seine-et-Marne department has been put on red alert.
The River Seine was forecast to peak six meters (19ft) above its normal level – the highest level since the 1910 Great Flood of Paris.
Violent storms dump 460mm of rain on Houston, Texas triggering massive floods
Extreme weather events and severe flooding that began on April 17, 2016, and that continues, has caused a disaster in Austin, Bastrop, Colorado, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery, Waller and Wharton counties, said Texas Gov., proclaiming a state of disaster for those areas.
At least a half dozen people have died in weather-related incidents.
NWS forecasters have warned rivers would crest later this week, flooding downstream areas.
More heavy rain will occur across the central and southern Plains, causing a risk for flash flood and river flooding. Severe storms and an isolated tornado are possible across south Texas. Snow will continue over parts of the Central Rockies and the Northern/Central High Plains. Additional heavy accumulations are possible. [NWS]
A least 12 feared dead amid heavy rain, severe flooding in Malawi
Hundreds of houses in various parts of Chibanja, Chibavi, and Chiputula townships have collapsed, according to local reports.
About 145mm of rain fell in less than 24 hours, causing death and destruction in multiple areas.
In 2015, more than 100 people were killed and up to 200,000 others displaced after floodwaters submerged about 650 square kilometer of the landlocked country [pop: ~17million] in southeast Africa.
Powerful rainstorms and flooding along the Cote d’Azur have killed at least 13 people and left at least 10 others missing, said local report quoting local officials.
The city of Cannes received about 60mm of rain per hour, with a total of about 220mm recorded since Saturday, while the neighboring city of Nice received an estimated tenth of its average annual rainfall over a 36-hour period.
“‘Some cars were carried off into the sea,’ said Cannes Mayor Davis Lisnard, describing water levels reaching halfway up car doors and trees left uprooted on the city’s main drag,” according to a report.
“We have rescued a lot of people, and we must now be vigilant against looting,” he added.
“Camp sites are under water, and two helicopters are circling to ensure the public’s security, as some people are stuck on the roof of their caravans,” according to the fire brigade.
Daily Situation Report – Sri Lanka Disaster Management Center
Extreme rains, deadly floods and landslides affect 1.1 million in Sri Lanka
Extreme rain events, deadly floods and landslides across Sri Lanka have affected 5.5% of the population, or 1,121,579 persons (311,623 families), leaving at least 39 people dead, 20 injured and 2 missing since December 20, reported the country’s Disaster Management Center.
The disasters have destroyed 6,500 homes and damaged 18,013 others, displacing at least 50,832 people across 22 of the country’s 29 districts, said the report.
The town of Batticaloa is the worst hit with more than 30,000 people displaced, officials have said.
The towns of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa in the north central province, Sri Lanka’s largest rice-producing region, have experienced severe flooding as days of heavy rain forced the authorities to open the sluice gates on dozens of dams.
The floods have also washed away many roads and railways throughout the country.
Deadly floods triggered by Extreme rain events have inundated thousands of villages and communities across southern Thailand, affecting tens of thousands of people and leaving more than a dozen dead or missing, said reports.
The head of military junta in Thailand has declared states of disaster for eight southern provinces of Pattani, Songkhla, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Narathiwat, Trang, and Yala, which have been submerged since mid-December, with at least 200,000 households affected.
Deadly floods have forced about 250,000 people out of their homes in Thailand and Malaysia so far this month.
EREs kill dozens, destroy thousands of homes, displace tens of thousands in Nicaragua
Extreme rain events (EREs) since September have unleashed deadly floods in Nicaragua killing at least two dozen people, destroying or damaging thousands of homes and leaving more than 36,000 people homeless.
The rains have severely affected 17 departments in the country, and have impacted El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, according to local reports.
Floods and landslides kill dozens in northeast India
Severe floods and landslides triggered by extreme rain events have killed dozens of people in India’s remote northeast, said reports.
At least 21 people have lost their lives and another 24 are missing and presumed dead in flood affected areas of Garo Hills region in Meghalaya, said state government officials, reported Times of India.
In Meghalaya, dozens of villages were inundated by flash floods, as forecasters warned of more rains through Thursday.
Floods have killed at least 14 others in Assam, where multiple districts inducing Gauhati, the state capital, were inundated.
At least 300,000 people have been affected by the latest round of disasters, including about 30,000 displaced.
Floods killed hundreds of people and left tens of thousands homeless in Indian-controlled Kashmir and Pakistan earlier this month.
EXTREME WEATHER & CLIMATIC EVENTS MAJOR DISASTERS EXTREME RAIN EVENTS DEADLY DELUGE MASS EVACUATIONS SCENARIOS 444, 111, 070, 023 .
Deadly Floods Wreak Havoc in East Europe
Extreme Rain Events flooded rivers, breaking their banks in Romania’s districts of Arges, Gorj, Teleorman and Valcea, some 200 kilometers west of the capital Bucharest, forcing scores of people to evacuate.
At least a dozen people were left dead, or reported missing, according to local reports.
“A passenger train derailed in the same area after a small bridge caved in due to flooding, but there were no immediate reports of injuries, the national railway said,” AP reported.
“Seventy Bulgarian villages and parts of the city of Gabrovo were left without electricity and water supply was disrupted as the flooding destroyed some of the water and sewerage infrastructure. The rains also induced landslides and destroyed bridges, and many roads in the region were blocked by mud and debris.”
More areas in southern Romania could be affected in the next few days with torrential rains, local forecasters said.
In June, flash floods deluged neighboring Bulgaria, devastating the Black Sea resort city of Varna, killing more than a dozen people, and forcing scores of others to evacuate.
In May, Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia were hit by the most extreme rain events ever recorded in the region, which killed dozens of people and caused billions of dollars in damage.
EXTREME WEATHER & CLIMATIC EVENTS
EXTREME RAIN EVENTS DEADLY FLOODING STATE OF EMERGENCY SCENARIOS 444, 111, 023 .
‘The tragedy is enormous’
Extreme Rain Events have triggered deadly flooding in Bulgaria, killing at least 10 people, destroying homes, washing away roads and forcing evacuations, officials said.
“The tragedy is enormous. I am here on a street in the suburb of Aspruhovo. The street is not here, the houses are not here, there are cars on top of each other,” said Varna’s mayor.
More rain has fallen in the eastern regions of Varna and Burgas in the past 24 hours than the average amount for the month of June. Forecasters have warned of more rainfall, thunderstorms and extreme weather in northern and eastern Bulgaria on Friday, said a report.
EXTREME WEATHER & CLIMATIC EVENTS EXTREME RAIN EVENTS DEADLY FLOODS MAJOR DISASTER SCENARIOS 444, 023 STATE OF EMERGENCY .
Deadly Floods Kill Dozens, Destroy or Damage Thousands of Homes in Southern Brazil
Extreme Rain Events have triggered sever flooding in Brazil’s southern state of Parana since Monday, killing dozens of people and destroying or damaging about 6,500 homes. The floods have affected tens of thousands of people across 80 towns, officials said.
The floods have destroyed much of the public infra structure in the region, washing out roads and bridges and prompting authorities to declare states of emergency is multiple towns.
One of the worst affected towns is the state capital of Curitiba, one of a dozen cities hosting the 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil.
EXTREME RAIN EVENTS DEADLY FLOODING MEGA DISASTER MASS DISPLACEMENT SCENARIOS 444, 070, 023, 09 .
Another round of deadly floods destroy thousands of homes in Afghanistan
Flash flooding in northern Afghanistan has killed at least 80 people and forced thousands to flee their homes, authorities said.
At least 2,000 homes have been destroyed and roads and bridges washed away in what has been described as a “major disaster.”
Flooding and landslides have plagued northern Afghanistan since late April, affecting tens of thousands of villagers.
In May, two Mega Landslides killed thousands of people and buried a large section of the main north-south road in the Tashkurghan gorge , effectively cutting off the north of the country.
At least 2,500 people were killed after the two massive landslides in NE Afghanistan.
The landslide site was designated as a ‘mass grave’ by the provincial governor of Badakhshan province.
More than 1,000 houses have been destroyed or affected by the massive landslide
The landslide buried entire villages and left thousands of people homeless according to the UN mission in Afghanistan.
The disaster is the latest in a series of calamities caused by extreme rain events and flooding in which hundreds of people in north and east Afghanistan have perished.
“There were more than 1,000 families living in that village. A total of 2,100 people – men, women and children – are trapped,” a spokesman for the provincial governor told Reuters.
“As the part of the mountain which collapsed is so big, we don’t believe anyone would survive. The government and locals from surrounding villagers are helping with the rescue, and so far they have recovered more then a hundred bodies.”
In late April, a major landslide buried entire villages leaving hundreds dead, and many more injured in northeastern Afghanistan.
Flash floods in northern Afghanistan destroyed dozens of villages and thousands of homes, killing at least 350 people, and leaving many others missing. Hundreds more are injured and tens of thousands reportedly displaced.
The floods followed a two-day extreme rain event, which inundated three provinces of Faryab, Jowzjan and Sar-e Pul, said Afghanistan’s Natural Disaster Management Agency.
The floods destroyed dozens of villages leaving tens of thousands of farm animals dead, the agency said.
Flash flood triggered a massive landslide in NE Afghanistan destroying dozens of village and leaving at least 350 people dead. Thousands of farm animals also perished.
Deadly flooding and landslides plague east, southeast and south China
Extreme rain events in China have triggered deadly flooding and landslides in many areas inundating hundreds of thousands of homes in dozens of towns and hundreds of villages.
Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes as floodwaters destroy crops, homes, roads and other public infrastructure.
The worst affected areas include Guangdong Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the south, Jiangxi Province in the east, and Fujian Province in the southeast.
Original caption: Residents go on the street after a flood subsided in Shitan Town of Qingyuan, south China’s Guangdong Province, May 24, 2014. Four people have died and one is still missing in a rain-triggered flood in Qingyuan, local authorities said Saturday. (Xinhua/Tian Jianchuan)More images …
Exxon’s Pegasus pipeline leaks 10,000 barrels of Canadian oil in Arkansas
More than 10,000 barrels of Canadian Wabasca heavy crude oil, described as “oil sands,” has leaked from Exxon’s Pegasus pipeline in Mayflower city, Arkansas.
The incident is categorized as a “major spill” by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and 22 homes near the rupture point have been evacuated.
Exxon has shut down the pipeline, which can carry more than 90,000 barrels per day of crude oil from Pakota, Illinois, to Nederland, Texas, said a report.
“The Arkansas spill was the second incident this week where Canadian crude has spilled in the United States. On Wednesday, a train carrying Canadian crude derailed in Minnesota, spilling 15,000 gallons of oil.”
U.K. reports coldest Easter Sunday on record
Easter Sunday was the coldest Easter day on record, with the lowest temperature dipping to -12.5ºC (9.5ºF) in Braemar, in the Scottish Highlands, said a report.
Average U.K. temperatures for this time of year are between 10ºC and 13ºC, said the UK Met Office, adding that the entire month of March has been provisionally declared the coldest since 1962.
Report on Brisbane’s Wivenhoe Dam locked out for 30 years
“THOUSANDS of internal documents obtained during investigations by Queensland’s $15 million public inquiry into floods and the operation of Brisbane’s Wivenhoe Dam are being withheld from public access and scrutiny for 30 years by the state government.”
Deadly floods wreak havoc in Mauritius capital Port Louis
At least 10 people have died after a sudden extreme rain event triggered flash flooding in the Mauritian capital Port Louis (population: ~ 150,000), officials have said.
Some 152mm (6in) of rain fell in less than an hour, causing chaos in the city, reports said.
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DISASTER CALENDAR – March 31, 2013— SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,077 Days Left
Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.
SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,077 Days Left to ‘Worst Day’ in the brief Human History
Remnants of TS Nicole kill at least 5 people including 2 children
Remnants of the Tropical Storm Nicole wreaked havoc along the US Atlantic coast, drenching the entire length of the eastern seaboard from Florida to New England. The National Weather Service has warned of flash floods as far north as Maine.
In North Carolina 5 people, including two children, were killed in storm-related incidents.
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