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Deadly mudslide in Nagasaki, Japan after record 29.2 inches of rain in 2 days and 22.4 inches in one day

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 19:07 UTC
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the highest level 5 risk alerts in Hiroshima
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the highest level 5 risk alerts in Hiroshima
Authorities have issued evacuation orders after days of heavy rainfall in south and western Japan. One person has died and 2 are missing after a mudslide destroyed 2 houses in Nagasaki prefecture.

A landslide struck in the city of Unzen in Nagasaki prefecture early on 13 August following heavy rainfall. Two houses collapsed, burying 4 residents. As of 13 August rescue workers had located the body of one of the victims, while another was found alive but seriously injured. Two people are still missing. Search and rescue teams, including members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, are working at the site. Areas of Unzen city are also flooded.

Record Rainfall and Evacuation Orders

Mount Unzen, near Unzen City, recorded 80.5 mm of rain in 1 hour on 13 August. A record 571.5 mm of rain fell in 24 hours and 743.0 mm in 48 hours to 13 August. The previous 24-hour high was 486 mm set in 2006, and the 48 hour was 510 mm, also set in 2006.

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued heavy rain and mudslide warnings for several areas. Authorities have issued evacuation orders in 13 prefectures, affecting around 1.7 million households or 3.4 million people. The prefectures include Niigata, Toyama, Gifu, Shizuoka, Shimane, Hiroshima, Ehime, Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita and Kagoshima.

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Flood in north Nigeria kills 5 people

huaxia
Xinhua
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 09:59 UTC
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Flood triggered by a severe downpour on Tuesday in northeast Nigeria's Bauchi state killed five people and damaged 1,567 houses, an official said on Thursday.

According to Samaila Jarma, council chairman of Jama'are town in Bauchi, the flood from a local river was triggered by several hours of heavy rain on Tuesday, which damaged houses, farmlands and crops in seven villages of the area.

"We recovered five corpses from the water in submerged areas," he told reporters in a press briefing in Jama'are area, adding the bodies were buried in accordance with local tradition following a thorough investigation to establish their identity.

Jarma said the town council has also formed a committee to examine the damage and recommend appropriate measures to the state government.

Nigerian authorities had in May issued an alert to 28 out of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory in the country, warning of severe flooding this year.

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Flood death toll hits 21 with heavy downpours affecting over 286,000 in Hubei, China - Almost 20 inches of rain in just 12 hours

ShanghaiEye
YouTube
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 09:08 UTC
Rescuers evacuate a child from a flooded area after heavy rains in Suizhou, in China's central Hubei province
© AFPRescuers evacuate a child from a flooded area after heavy rains in Suizhou, in China's central Hubei province
21 killed and four reported missing after heavy downpours hit a township in central China's Hubei where Wuhan is the provincial capital city.

More than 8,000 residents have been affected and over 2,700 houses damaged.

Bad weather also destroyed 11.3 kilometers of roads, 63 bridges and 725 power and communication poles.

The township saw total precipitation reaching 503 millimeters in 12 hours causing an average waterlogging depth of 3.5 meters.

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Spanish tourist resort Santa Pola hit with freak flooding ahead of heatwave

Lizzie Edmonds
Evening Standard (UK)
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 19:18 UTC
Flooding in the town area of the resort
© Policía Local de Santa PolaFlooding in the town area of the resort
A resort in the popular Spanish tourist area of Alicante has been hit by a "meteotsunami" which left streets and beaches flooded and boats adrift.

Santa Pola was hit on Wednesday night by the freak weather incident, which caused tsunami-like waves to hit the coastal area.

Waves of water splashed onto land, damaging fishing fleets and flooding coastal walks.

Called a rissaga in Catalan Spanish, a meteotsunami is triggered by drastic changes in atmosphere. They are often caused by weather events such as a heatwave.

Policía Local de Santa Pola said on their social media pages: "An unexpected meteorological phenomenon has surprised us tonight, with a sudden "rise in tide" that has caused many problems for the moored fishing fleet, even causing several boats to drift.

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India - 7 rivers above danger mark in Bihar, floods affect over 250,000

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 14:13 UTC
Residents use a boat to move in a flooded neighbourhood in Kareli Gaus Nagar area of Allahabad on 12 August, 2021 following heavy monsoon rainfalls that caused the overflowing of the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers.
© SANJAY KANOJIA/AFPResidents use a boat to move in a flooded neighbourhood in Kareli Gaus Nagar area of Allahabad on 12 August, 2021 following heavy monsoon rainfalls that caused the overflowing of the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers.
The Disaster Management Division (DMD) in India reported on 11 August that flooding has affected over 250,000 people in the eastern state of Bihar over the last few days. Seven rivers in the state, including the Ganges, are above the danger mark in 15 locations.

DMD reported 252,000 people affected across 125 villages in 5 districts, as of 10 August. The situation has worsened after further heavy rainfall over recent days, with more expected.

As of 11 August, rivers were above the danger mark in the districts of Vaishali, Katihar, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Bhagalpur, Buxar, Jehanabad, Khagaria and Gopalganj.

Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar, carried out an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas on 11 August 2021 and instructed officials to further step up relief and rescue operation in 12 affected districts.

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Russia - Far east faces another wave of floods as rivers rise again - Over 24,000 affected (UPDATE)

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Mon, 09 Aug 2021 13:12 UTC
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Regions of Russia's Far East are facing yet another wave of flooding after days of heavy rain caused river levels to rise.

Yevgeny Zinichev, head of Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations EMERCOM, visited areas of Amur and Jewish Autonomous Oblasts (regions) on 07 August 2021. He described the situation as "extremely difficult".

In Amur Region, the Amur, Zeya, Selemdzha, Tom and Zavitaya rivers are all flowing above flood stage. As of 09 August, 182 homes were flooded, including 67 in the district of Belogorsky, 12 in Blagoveshchensk, 25 in Seryshevsky and 19 in Selemdzhinsky. Over 50 people have evacuated their homes and were staying in 3 temporary shelters. Furthermore, 1 bridge is damaged and 40 sections of highways are flooded leaving 28 settlements cut off by road.


Comment: Update: TASS reports on August 10:
Over 24,000 people in Russia's Far East affected by floods

The flood affected 145 settlements in 56 municipalities

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© Russian Emergencies Ministry/TASS
More than 24,000 people in Russia's Far East have been affected by floods, the press service of the office of the Russian presidential envoy in the Far Eastern Federal District said on Tuesday.

"Four Far Eastern regions, namely the Amur region, the TransBaikal and Khabarovsk Territories, and the Jewish autonomous region, were affected by the flood. <...> More than 24,000 people have been affected by the flood, more than 1,000 living premises were recognized as unfit for living and 1,871 premises require repairs," it said.

The flood affected 145 settlements, 56 municipalities, more than 3,000 private houses, 8,900 land plots, and 160 social facilities. More than 950 kilometers of motorways, 102 bridges, seven railway sections were damaged.

According to the press service, more than 80% of those affected by the flooding have received a lump-sum allowance of 10,000 rubles (135 US dollars) from the federal budget. Those who have lost daily necessity property will receive a sum of 50,000 rubles (676 US dollars) and a sum of 100,000 rubles (1,352 US dollars) will be paid to those who lost their housing.
See also: Thousands evacuate floods in far east of Russia

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Heavy rain causes flash flood in Surat Thani, Thailand

narisaseth
The Thaiger
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:21 UTC
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Raging currents of flood swept away the roof of a shop at Surat Thani province. Due to heavy rain, water from the Nuea Khlong waterfall flowed down the mountain yesterday, flooding some houses in Wiang Sa District.

Southern parts of Thailand get by far the most rain, with around 2,400 millimeters every year, compared with the central and northern regions of Thailand. The national weather service for Surat Thani reported yesterday to be the wettest day in the coming week with around 7.90mm or 0.3 inches of rainfall.

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Downfall of civilization triggers


Adapt 2030
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 17:58 UTC
Histomap
© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
The Histomap of the last 4000 years of world history published in 1931 shows all of the major Grand Solar Minimums with contractions of empires and kingdoms through history. Its simple, inadequate food supplies equal civilization crumbling. There are several unnamed GSM's in the 4000 years as well. 2024 brings the next global contraction in food supplies.


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India - Hundreds of villages flooded in Uttar Pradesh, 9 people dead

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:48 UTC
Flooding in Uttar Pradesh, India, August 2021.
© Government of Uttar PradeshFlooding in Uttar Pradesh, India, August 2021.
Disaster authorities in India report over 400 villages in the state of Uttar Pradesh have been flooded after several rivers broke their banks.

As of 09 August 2021, India's Disaster Management Division (DMD) said "Due to excess rainfall in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, excess water was released in River Chambal from District Dholpur, which led to flood like situation in Districts Jalaun and Auraiya in Uttar Pradesh on 06.08.2021 onwards."

Since then heavy rain and swollen rivers have combined to affect other areas districts including Ballia, Budaun, Gonda, Etawah, Prayagraj and Baghpat among others.

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Devastating flash floods hit downtown Omaha, Nebraska

Zach Williamson
3newsnow.com
Sun, 08 Aug 2021 11:05 UTC
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It didn't take long for the storm to make its impact Saturday night. Heavy rains turned into devastating flash floods.

"Fifteen years and I've never seen anything like it," Rowhouses at Soma resident John Thomas said.

The streets in the Old Market area turned into rivers. The worst damage was between 14th and 11th streets on both Jones and Leavenworth streets.

"I had a birds-eye view from the ninth floor watching all of this," Old Market Lofts resident Richard Berkland said. "I've never seen rain that fast coming down to an area that can't absorb the water."

"We were just hosting an event here and the light started to flicker," Vintage Ballroom operator Rebekah Pasqualetto said. "We knew it was raining but we didn't know how bad it was, so once the light started to flicker, we came outside and saw the river at the intersection."

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