Thailand Drought Deepens

At least 63 districts in 11 Thai provinces have been declared drought zones

Following last year’s epic deluge in northern Thailand, the region is now struck by another disaster: Drought.

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[February 9, 2012]  Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.  SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,497 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History

• Thailand.  Another textbook case of large scale drought and deluge has unfolded in Thailand.  At least 63 districts in 11 Thai provinces have been declared drought disaster zones.
  • The drought stricken provinces are Kampaeng Phet, Lamphun, Sukhothai, Phayao, Phitsanulok, Uttaradit, Loei, Chanthaburi, Chachoengsao, Suphanburi and Petchaburi,  the country’s director general of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department said.
  • Additionally, the northern province of Chiang Rai is experiencing major drought, a report said. “The main rivers have run dry and more than 70,000 rais (28,000 acres) of farmland lacks water due to the absence of rainfall for the past three months.”
  • The provincial government has declared 6 districts as disaster areas. About 100,000 people have been affected in the province.

Other Global Disasters

• Italy.  State of emergency persists due to shortage of gas supplies, a report said.

• Bulgaria. “States of emergency had been declared in the municipality of Kostinbrod in the Sofia district and in parts of Velingrad municipality,”  as Bulgaria’s severe winter weather crisis deepens.
  • Bulgaria has requested European Union for assistance.

• Greece.  The authorities have declared a state of emergency for the Evros region in northern Greece after a swollen river burst its banks, flooding the border village of Ormenio and forcing hundreds of people to evacuate, reports said.
  • Evros River flooded after the dam on the Ivanovo Reservoir collapsed sending a 3-meter (9 ft) surge of water to the nearby village of Bisser near the Greek border and down the Arda river in Greece.
  • At least 4 people have been killed in weather related  incidents caused by strong winds, torrential rains, severe flooding and landslides which have caused substantial damage to crops, property and infrastructure in many parts of Greece.

• Nevada, USA.   The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 5 counties in Nevada as  natural disaster areas due to severe losses caused by wildfires that occurred from Sept. 30, 2011, through Oct. 5, 2011.
  • The disaster areas are Eureka (PDA), Elko, Lander, Nye and White Pine counties.

• Virginia, USA.USDA has designated 7 counties in Virginia as agricultural disaster areas due to losses caused by Hurricane Irene, Tropical Storm Lee and continuing excessive rainfall that occurred from Jan. 27, 2011, through Oct. 31, 2011.
  • The disaster areas are Surry County (PDA), Charles City, Isle Of Wight, James City, Prince George, Southampton and Sussex counties and in the independent city of Newport News.

• North Carolina, USA. USDA has designated 60  counties in North Carolina as Agricultural Disaster Areas due to losses caused by drought and excessive heat that occurred from Jan. 1, 2011, through Dec. 31, 2011.

The following counties and independent cities in South Carolina and Virginia were also declared disaster areas because they’re contiguous.

• South Carolina: Dillon and Horry

• Virginia:  Brunswick, Halifax, Henry, Mecklenburg, Pittsylvania and Southampton

• Independent Cities: Danville and Suffolk

• New York, USA.USDA has designated 6 counties in New York as agricultural disaster areas due to losses caused by excessive rain, flash flooding and flooding caused by Tropical Storm Lee that occurred from Sept. 5-10, 2011.
  • The disaster areas are:  Chenango (PDA) Broome, Cortland, Delaware, Madison and Otsego  counties.

• Florida, USA.USDA has designated 22 counties in Florida as agricultural disaster areas due to two separate disaster conditions.
  • Indian River and St. Lucie Brevard counties (PDA), as well as Martin, Okeechobee and Osceola counties in Florida were designated as disaster areas due to losses caused by excessive rain, flooding and high winds that occurred from Oct. 7-9, 2011.
  • Alachua, Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy and Union counties in Florida were designated as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by freeze and frost that occurred from Nov. 11-12, 2011.  Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Lafayette, Marion, Lafayette, Suwannee, Putnam and Taylor counties were also declared disaster areas because they are contiguous.

• Oregon, USA.  Oregon Gov. has added 14 more counties to an executive order declaring a state of emergencydue to January’s severe weather including heavy snow, freezing rain and record flooding in Mid-Willamette Valley.
  • A total of 18 counties could potentially be declared federal disaster areas. The counties are Marion, Benton, Coos, and Lincoln (initialdeclaration), Polk, Yamhill, Lane, Linn, Tillamook, Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, Columbia, Clatsop, Curry, Douglas, Harney, and Hood River counties.

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New Jersey Declared Disaster Area, Again

The Disaster President Signs New Jersey Disaster Declaration

Eight counties in New Jersey have been declared disaster areas due to damage caused by a severe snowstorm  on October 29, 2011.

Disaster Calendar 2011 – December 1

[December 1, 2011]  Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.  SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,567 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History

• New Jersey, USA.  The Disaster President has declared 8 New Jersey counties as disaster areas due to damage caused by a severe snowstorm  on October 29, 2011.
• The disaster areas are Cape May, Essex, Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren counties.
• Still reeling from the impact of Hurricane Irene, New Jersey counties have been declared major disaster areas for the 5th time so far this year.
• Previous Major Disaster Declarations issued in 2011 were
• Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee (Declared a Major Disaster Area on October 14).
• Severe Storms and Flooding (September 15)
• Hurricane Irene (August 31)
• Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm (February 4)
• New Jersey counties have also been designated as agricultural disaster areas multiple times.

[NOTE: About 50,000 people in New Jersey were affected by Irene. FEMA approved more than $160million for the individual claimants.]

Other Disasters

• USA. More than 25,000 Americans have died from prescription drug overdose in the last 12 months. [The actual figure could be as high as 50,000 or even higher, that is at least 14 deaths per standard 100,000 population. FIRE-EARTH]
• The main culprits based on narcotic pain relievers are hydrocodone (Vicodin), methadone, oxycodone (OxyContin) and oxymorphone (Opana).
• The highest death rate occurred among people aged 35 to 54.
• The number of overdose deaths was greater than deaths from heroin and cocaine combined.
• An estimated 20 percent of Americans have used prescription drugs for nonmedical reasons.
• Prescription drug abuse can lead to addiction and death. Main categories of drug abuse include:
• Narcotic  painkillers
• Sedatives and tranquilizers
• Stimulants (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)

Source: Astho/CDC

Note: In 2007, a total of 2,423,712 resident deaths were registered in the United States. The total includes 451,034 deaths from residual or non-specified causes.

Top 15 causes of death:

1. Diseases of heart (heart disease) ~ [616,067 deaths]
2. Malignant neoplasms (cancer) ~ [562,875]
3. Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) ~ [135,952]
4. Chronic lower respiratory diseases ~ [127,924]
5. Accidents (unintentional injuries) ~ [123,706]
6. Alzheimer’s disease
7. Diabetes mellitus (diabetes)
8. Influenza and pneumonia
9. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease)
10. Septicemia (bacterial blood poisoning)
11. Intentional self-harm (suicide) ~ [34,598]
12.  Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
13. Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease (hypertension)
14. Parkinson’s disease
15. Assault (homicide) ~ [18,361]

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2.5 million people in northern Mexico lack drinking water

Mexico’s worst drought in living memory to continue in 2012

Worst drought in 7 decades has affected more than two thirds of Mexico, leaving about half million cattle dead and a million hectares of crops destroyed.

Disaster Calendar 2011 – November 26

[November 26, 2011]  Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.  SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,572 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History

• Mexico.  Worst drought in 70 years has affected more than two thirds of Mexico, leaving 2.5 million people without drinking water, about half million cattle dead and a million hectares of crops destroyed. The drought is expected to continue into 2012.
• More than 2.5 million people in the northern states of Coahuila, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Tamaulipas and Zacatecas face acute water shortage.
• Mexican government has cut its 2011 corn production estimate for a third time, down from 23 million tons to 20 million.
• A further 3 million hectares of crops (Mexico has total arable land of 22 million hectares) have been damaged by drought.
• The losses are expected to be compounded by ongoing drought and frost during the winter season.
• Beans production is expected to fall by about 30 percent this year.

Other Global Disasters

• New York, USA. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared 24 counties in New York as agricultural disaster areas due to losses caused by excessive rain, flash flooding and flooding associated with Tropical Storm Lee that occurred Sept. 4-14, 2011.
• The counties declared as Primary Disaster Areas are Broome, Columbia, Greene, Tioga, Chemung, Cortland, Otsego and Tompkins.
• The counties declared as Contiguous Disaster Areas are Albany, Dutchess, Oneida, Schuyler, Cayuga, Herkimer, Onondaga, Seneca, Chenango, Madison, Rensselaer, Steuben, Delaware, Montgomery, Schoharie and Ulster.

• The following counties in bordering states of Connecticut, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania are also designated as disaster areas because they are contiguous.

• Connecticut: Litchfield County.
• Massachusetts: Berkshire County.
• Pennsylvania: Bradford, Susquehanna, Tioga and Wayne counties.
• See also: Four Disaster Declarations Issued for New York

• South Dakota, USA. Seven counties in SD have been declared  agricultural primary disaster areas due to losses caused by severe storms, excessive rain and flooding that occurred March 15 – Sept. 22, 2011.
• Brown County has been declared as Primary Disaster Area.
• The counties declared as Contiguous Disaster Areas are Day, Edmunds, Faulk, McPherson, Marshall and Spink.

• The following counties in North Dakota were also declared natural disaster areas because they are contiguous.
• North Dakota: Dickey and Sargent counties.

• Mohmand tribal region, Pakistan.  NATO helicopters have attacked a Pakistan military post about 1.5 miles from the Afghan border killing 26 Pakistani soldiers and wounding 14 others.
• Pakistani government has described the attack at Salala checkpoint as “unprovoked and indiscriminate,” and closed the border crossing for supplies bound for NATO forces in Afghanistan, reports said.

• Sri Lanka. Heavy rains and strong winds buffeted the southern coast of Sri Lanka killing at least 14 people and leaving 30 fishermen missing, the authorities said.
• The extreme weather conditions have affected at least 26,000 people.
• Storms and landslides have destroyed more than 100 houses and damaged another 1,000 structures.

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Louisiana Declared Disaster Area

The Entire State of Louisiana Declared Natural Disaster Area

All Louisiana’s 64 parishes have been designated natural disaster areas due the combined effects of severe storms, tornadoes, severe spring flooding, Tropical Storm Lee, widespread drought and excessive heat that began Jan. 1, 2011, and continues, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported.

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Disaster Calendar 2011 – October 13

[October 13, 2011]  Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.  SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,616 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History

• Louisiana, USA.The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated the entire state of Louisiana, which includes 64 parishes, as natural disaster areas due the combined effects of severe storms, tornadoes, severe spring flooding, Tropical Storm Lee, widespread drought and excessive heat that began Jan. 1, 2011, and continues.
• Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas. The following bordering counties in the states of Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas have also been designated as disaster areas because they are contiguous.
• Arkansas: Ashley, Columbia, Miller, Chicot, Lafayette and Union counties.
• Mississippi: Adams, Issaquena, Pike, Amite, Jefferson, Walthall, Claiborne, Marion, Warren, Hancock, Pearl River and Wilkinson counties. Adams, Issaquena, Pike, Amite, Jefferson, Walthall, Claiborne, Marion, Warren, Hancock, Pearl River and Wilkinson counties.
• Texas: Cass, Marion, Panola, Harrison, Newton, Sabine, Jefferson, Orange and Shelby counties.

Other Disasters

• Washington, USA. A total of 26 counties in Washington state have been designated as Natural Disaster Areas due to losses caused by frosts, freezes, extreme cold, high winds and excessive snow that occurred Nov. 10, 2010, through March 25, 2011, USDA reported.
• The primary disaster areas are: Benton, Grant, Okanogan, Chelan, Island, Skagit, Clallam, King, Snohomish, Douglas, Kittitas, Walla Walla, Franklin, Klickitat and Yakima counties.
• The list of contiguous disaster areas include the following counties: Adams, Kitsap, Skamania, Columbia, Lewis, Whatcom, Ferry, Lincoln, Whitman, Jefferson and Pierce.
• Oregon.  The following counties in the state of Oregon have also been included in the disaster designation because they are contiguous: Gilliam, Morrow, Umatilla, Hood River, Sherman and Wasco.
• South Dakota, USA. USDA has designated a total of 17 counties in South Dakota as natural disaster areas due to losses caused by flooding that began April 1, 2011, and continues.
• Primary Disaster Areas: Clay, Marshall and Sanborn counties.
• Contiguous Disaster Areas: Aurora, Beadle, Brown, Davison, Day, Hanson, Jerauld, Kingsbury, Lincoln, Miner, Roberts, Turner, Union and Yankton counties.
• Nebraska and North Dakota. The following counties in Nebraska and North Dakota have also been designated as disaster areas because they are contiguous.
• Nebraska: Cedar and Dixon counties.
• North Dakota: Richland and Sargent counties.
• Indiana, USA. USDA has designated a total of 37 counties in Indiana as natural disaster areas due to losses caused by excessive rain, flooding and flash flooding that occurred April 1 – July 7, 2011.
• List of Primary Disaster Ares: Dearborn, Grant, Huntington, Ohio, Lake, Knox, Lake, Porter, Vigo and Wells counties.
• List of Contiguous Disaster Areas: Adams, Allen, Blackford, Clay, Daviess, Delaware, Franklin, Fulton, Gibson, Greene, Howard, Jasper, Jay, Kosciusko, La Porte, Madison, Miami, Newton, Parke, Pike, Ripley, Starke, Sullivan, Switzerland, Tipton, Vermillion and Whitley counties.
• Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio. The following counties in Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio states have also been included in the disaster designation list because they are contiguous.
• Illinois: Clark, Crawford, Kankakee, Wabash, Cook, Edgar, Lawrence and Will.
• Kentucky: Boone.
• Ohio: Butler and Hamilton.

• Philippines. Death toll from tropical cyclone BANYAN (local name: Ramon) that struck the Philippines has risen to about a dozen.
• BANYAN, now a tropical depression, has affected about 30,000 people (about 10,000 victims have been moved to evacuation centers) in scores of villages and towns, most of which are still impassible, reports said.
• Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Death toll from the country’s worst flooding this century has risen to about 250.
• The floods have inundated about 400,000 hectares  of rice paddies
• Damaged or destroyed up to 300,000 homes affecting 2 million people
• Forced the government to cancel the nation’s biggest annual festival [The cancellation may be a good thing, since at least 350 people were killed and over 1,000 others injured in a stampede on a crowded, narrow bridge in the capital Phnom Penh during the same event last year. See entry for November 23, in 2010 Disaster Calendar.]
• Hanoi, Vietnam. At least 43 people are now dead in Vietnam’s worst flooding this century, the government said.
• The floods have also inundated tens of thousands of hectares of crops and damaged or destroyed about 75,000 homes.
• Alaska, USA. A mysterious disease has struck ring seals along Alaska’s coast, killing scores of them since July, authorities have revealed.
• “About 100 of the diseased animals have been found near Barrow, the nation’s northernmost community, and half of those have died, the borough biologists reported.”
• “Elsewhere in the sprawling borough, villagers have reported 146 ringed seals hauling themselves onto beaches, and many of those were diseased, the biologists said.”
• Dead walruses have also been found at Point Hope with similar symptoms, which includes “sometimes-bleeding lesions on the hind flippers, irritated skin around the nose and eyes and patchy hair loss on the animals’ fur coats.”
• Various species of seals and Pacific walruses depend on floating summer sea ice which are disappearing because of rapid warming in the Arctic, federal agencies have said.
• See also: Cause of death unknown for whales found in Alaska river

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Flooding in the U.S. Northeast Forces Mass Evacuations

Pennsylvania rivers turn toxic after flooding swamps 10 sewage processing plants

The White House Declares states of emergency in New York and Pennsylvania

Virginia Governor declares a state of emergency as  flooding prompts mass evacuations in Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland and Virginia, killing at least 6 people.

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Disaster Calendar 2011 – September 9

[September 9, 2011]  Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.  SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,650 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History

• Northeast, USA. Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee have dumped more than 12 inches of rain  in parts of New York and Pennsylvania since Monday, submerging small towns along the Susquehanna River near Wilkes-Barre.
• Earlier, NWS issued flood warnings for Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts. Flash flood warnings were issued for parts of  Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Flash flood watches were also issued for Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC.
• The White House Declared states of emergency in New York and Pennsylvania.
• Virginia Governor declared a state of emergency as  flooding prompts mass evacuations in Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland and Virginia, killing at least 6 people.
• More than 130,000 people were evacuated from flooded areas, and at least 6 were reported killed as a result of flooding, including three in Pennsylvania.
• Pennsylvania Gov. Corbett warned residents to avoid floodwater because 10 sewage treatment plants were submerged releasing their loads into the rivers and turning the water toxic.
• Floodwater from Chenango and Susquehanna rivers spilled over dikes in Binghamton, N.Y., submerging streets, said a report.
• New York Gov. Cuomo surveyed the damage which  “included thousands of destroyed homes and businesses,” the Press & Sun Bulletin said.
• The town of West Pittston in Pennsylvania was almost entirely submerged.

Other Major Incidents

• West Coast, USA (and Mexico). A massive blackout affected at least 5 million residents in Arizona, southern California and Mexico.
• The blackout knocked out about 4,300 megawatts of power, creating havoc on roads and forcing trains and flights to be cancelled.
• In San Diego, 2 sewage pumps failed due to the blackout, contaminating a lagoon and a river feeding into San Diego Bay and prompting the officials to close nearby beaches, reports said.
• Economic losses from the blackout could be as high as $118 million, according to estimates by the National University System Institute for Policy Research, a report said.
• Fukushima, Japan. Radioactive material released into the sea at Fukushima NPP following the triple core meltdown is at plant were at least three times the amount declared by Tokyo Electric Power Co, Japanese researchers reported.
• TEPCO had reported that 4,720 trillion becquerels of cesium-137 and iodine-131 were released into the Pacific Ocean between March 21 and April 30, but researchers at Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) say the amount was 15,000 trillion becquerels (terabecquerels).
• Texas, USA. BEAR CREEK (#536), Cass County. Satellite images show about 40,000 acres have burned. “The 40,000-acre Bear Creek Fire in Cass County has exhibited extreme fire behavior for the past few days… The fire is burning very actively in heavy timber and is threatening numerous houses.”  At least 8 homes have been destroyed so far.
• Fire Management Details(Texas Forest Service, TFS)
  • Date: Friday, September 9, 2011
  • National Preparedness Level: 3
  • Southern Area Preparedness Level: 4
  • TFS Preparedness Level: 5
• Fire Stats
  • Total Number of Fires YTD: ~ 19,557 4,376
  • Acres burned: ~ 3,669,801 [“That’s roughly the size of Connecticut.” Rick Perry said.]
  • Structures Destroyed by Fire: 4,376 units [FEWW Estimate: ~5,300]
  • Fires in the past 7 days: TFS has responded to 186 fires for 156,517 acres. “Fire departments reported 266 fires for 6,206 acres in the online fire reporting database.” TFS reported.

YTD Fire Stats. Source: TFS

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Texas Bastrop Blaze Burns 25,000 Acres, 476 Homes

Uncontrolled Wildfires Torch Central Texas

63 new fires consume 32,936 acres, including 22 new large fires since yesterday: TFS

Texas Forest Service has responded to 179 fires for 74,186 acres in the past 7 days.

“I understand that losing your home or lifetime possessions is incredibly difficult, but do not put your life in jeopardy,” Gov Perry said.

“I urge Texans to take extreme caution as we continue to see the devastating effects of sweeping wildfires impacting both rural and urban areas of the state.”

The Bastrop County Complex Fire Sunday September 4, 2011. 476 homes have been destroyed by Bastrop County Complex fire, according to Bastrop County Emergency Management Center. Photo courtesy of Wendy Moore/Texas Forest Service.

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Disaster Calendar 2011 – September 5

[September 5, 2011]  Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.  SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,654 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History

• Texas, USA. The worst fires in Central Texas for at least a century are fulled by a year-long intense drought, low humidity and strong winds generated by the remnants of weather system that had earlier spawned Tropical Storm Lee.
• Texas has been plagued by its worst drought in at least 6 decades.
• Fire Management Details(Texas Forest Service, TFS)
  • Date: Monday, September 5, 2011
  • National Preparedness Level: 3
  • Southern Area Preparedness Level: 3
  • TFS Preparedness Level: 5
• Fire Stats
  • Total Number of Fires YTD: 18,719
  • Acres burned: 3,533,805 [“That’s roughly the size of Connecticut.” Rick Perry said.]
  • Structures Destroyed by Fire: 2,897 [FEWW Estimate: 3,600]
  • Fires since yesterday: 63 new fires consume 32,936 acres, including 22 new large fires
  • Fires in the past 7 days: TFS has responded to 179 fires for 74,186 acres.
  • 476 homes have been destroyed by Bastrop County Complex fire, according to Bastrop County Emergency Management Center.
  • At least 5,000 people have been forced to abandon their homes.
  • The 25,000-acre Bastrop Complex Fire near Austin is currently zero-percent contained.
  • Wildfires in East Texas have consumed at least 2,000 acres, killing a woman and her baby and destroying more than a dozen homes, a report said.

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TS Lee: Louisiana and Mississippi declare states of emergency

Governors of Louisiana and Mississippi declare states of emergency, as Lee moves closer to the Gulf Coast

Up to 40 centimeters of rain is expected to fall over southern Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, with as much as 50 centimeters  (20 inches) forecast in some areas, the hurricane center said.

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Disaster Calendar 2011 – September 3

[September 3, 2011]  Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.  SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,656 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History

• Louisiana, USA. Governor Jindal has declared a state of emergency in 35 parishes expecting flash flooding and high tides as a result of the storm system.  State officials have urged voluntary evacuations in parts of Lafourche Parish and Grand Isle, Jindal told reporters.

• Mississippi, USA. Governor Barbour has declared a state of emergency in seven counties expected to receive heavy rain and floods as the storm moves slowly north.

• Sindh Province, Pakistan. Flooding triggered by days of monsoon rains in Pakistan’s Sindh province have killed about 70 people, destroying or damaging about a half of a million homes, wiping out hundreds of villages, washing away roads, bridges and other infrastructure, breaching irrigation canals, inundating vast tracts of land, destroying or damaging 2.5 million acres of crop, leaving hundreds of thousands of cattle dead, and displacing or severely affecting more than 2 million people, officials have said.
• The latest disasters in the area is a double whammy for tens of thousands of 2010 flood victims who had already lost their homes and were living in thatched huts which have all collapsed.\

• Texas, USA. Some 18,612 wildfires in Texas so far this year have consumed at least 3,477,685 acres, destroying 2,450 homes/structures, Texas Forest Service reported. [Note: the actual figure may be closer to 3,100 structures – FEWW]

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