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Cloud Precipitation

Heavy rain and floods hit South Korea as Typhoon Prapiroon approaches

Chyung Eun-ju
The Korea Herald
Sun, 01 Jul 2018 11:33 UTC
Cars are submerged in a street in Boseong-gun, South Jeolla Province on Sunday morning.
© YonhapCars are submerged in a street in Boseong-gun, South Jeolla Province on Sunday morning.
One missing, one injured, cars waterlogged in Korea at 6 p.m. due to advancing typhoon. Korea braces, shuts down national parks.

South Korea was hit by a nationwide downpour on Sunday as Typhoon Prapiroon was approaching the country's southwest coast, resulting in floods, canceled flights and damaged farms.

Up to 300 millimeters of rain fell on Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and western portions of Gangwon Province on Sunday. A 74-year-old was reported to be missing since Thursday, while a 73-year-old women got injured due to landslide on Sunday at 8 a.m. The heavy rainfall is expected to continue through Tuesday.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety sent 36 officials to six cities and 11 provinces on Sunday as a pre-emptive measure against possible landslides caused by heavy rain. The government is considering setting up a disaster center as well.

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Cloud Precipitation

Flash flood kills man in Des Moines, Iowa - 7 inches of rain in less than 3 hours

Linh Ta and Danielle Gehr
Des Moines Register
Sun, 01 Jul 2018 10:57 UTC
Street flooding from Walnut Creek at the intersection of 73rd St & University Ave in Windsor Heights, Iowa, after heavy rain Saturday, June 30, 2018.
© Rodney White and Brian PowersStreet flooding from Walnut Creek at the intersection of 73rd St & University Ave in Windsor Heights, Iowa, after heavy rain Saturday, June 30, 2018.
A 65-year-old man died after he was swept away in flash floodwaters in Des Moines.

Around 8:50 p.m. on Saturday, Des Moines police responded to a report of a stalled and occupied van in the flooded streets at 50th Street and Twana Drive. As officers responded, it was reported that the occupants had left the van, and that one person had been swept away in the flash floodwaters.

Officers and rescue personnel from the Des Moines Fire Department immediately began a search of the area.

Around 12:39 a.m. on Sunday, first responders found the man, deceased, several blocks away from the original call.

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Cloud Lightning

Man killed by lightning strike in New Brunswick, Canada

Cody MacKay
CBC News
Sat, 30 Jun 2018 10:37 UTC
lightning
© Getty
RCMP say the man was taken to hospital, but was pronounced dead there

A 50-year-old man is dead after being struck by lightning in the Tabusintac, N.B., area Friday evening, according to RCMP Sgt. André Pepin.

Lightning struck the man around 6 p.m. in the Straight Brook Road area of Tabusintac, RCMP said.

The man was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, RCMP said.

Rose Mecking works at Tabusintac Chalets and said she was terrified of the "severe" thunder and lightning happening close by.
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Cloud Precipitation

Up to 40mm of rain possible as UK Met Office issues its first thunderstorm warning


Sky News
Sun, 01 Jul 2018 03:45 UTC
Thunderstorm
Thunderstorms are predicted for parts of the UK
The Met Office has issued its first ever thunderstorm warning, with torrential rain, hail and lightning possible on Sunday.

The yellow "be aware" warning for South West England and South Wales and will be in effect from 6am to 10pm.

It comes as the UK continues to swelter in the grip of a heatwave that is expected to last for several more days.

The Met Office said the heavy rain could lead to flooded homes and businesses and difficult driving conditions.

Forecasters said: "Some 30mm-40mm of rain in an hour is possible.

"Where surface water flooding or lightning impacts do occur they are likely to be in only a few places rather than across the whole warning area.

"The greatest chance of impacts is in the afternoon, with the risk decreasing again on Sunday evening."

About a week ago, the Met Office announced that it was bringing in two new types of weather warnings - one for thunderstorms and the other for lightning.

This is the first time the thunderstorm alert has been officially put out.
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Snowflake

Record amount of snow in northern Sweden may last the entire summer


The Local (Sweden)
Wed, 27 Jun 2018 17:48 UTC
A car buried under snow in Luleå.
© Susanne Lindholm / TTA car buried under snow in Luleå. File photo.
A record amount of snowfall in northern Sweden has left one city with a dilemma, as the snow looks likely to survive the entire summer despite a June heatwave.

The summer season has got off to a pleasant, warm start in Luleå, but there's still a large amount of stubborn snow in the northern city that has yet to melt.

Each year during winter, snow is moved away from central areas to make it easier to get around the town, and tonnes of the white stuff are collected in one spot in Porsön, a largely residential area north of the city centre.

But in 2017 and early 2018, there was such heavy snow that the resulting heap is around three times as large as in previous years, according to reports in local media.

Snowfall reached 93 centimetres, and the snow heap itself measured 38 metres tall when it first began to melt.
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Cloud Precipitation

At least 3 killed by flooding in Kumasi, Ghana


Ghana Web
Fri, 29 Jun 2018 17:16 UTC
NADMO has hinted of heavy rains in the Western and Brong-Ahafo regions
NADMO has hinted of heavy rains in the Western and Brong-Ahafo regions
Three persons have been confirmed dead at Asabi in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region following torrential rains in the city on Thursday evening.

The 3 bodies recovered were part of six persons believed to have been carried away by rainwater into one of the storm drains in the area.

The bodies have since been deposited at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital morgue.

A search is currently underway to find one other body believed to be missing.

Areas such as Sawaba, Anloga junction, airport junction and its environs are said to be the worst affected.

When Citi News visited the site, most commuters and road users were stranded.

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Attention

Baby fin whale dies after becoming stranded in river after 'getting lost from its mother' in Norfolk, UK

Rod Ardehali
Daily Mail
Fri, 29 Jun 2018 14:54 UTC
Julia Cable from British Divers Marine Life Rescue said the carcass was found on the West Lynn side of the river this afternoon.
Julia Cable from British Divers Marine Life Rescue said the carcass was found on the West Lynn side of the river this afternoon.
Julia Cable from British Divers Marine Life Rescue said the carcass was found on the West Lynn side of the river this afternoon. An infant fin whale that was spotted yesterday in the Great Ouse river in Norfolk has been confirmed dead.

The ailing fin whale, whose body is covered in lacerations, was first spotted yesterday morning swimming along the River Ouse in King's Lynn.

Julia Cable from British Divers Marine Life Rescue said the carcass was found on the West Lynn side of the river this afternoon.

She added: 'On the high tide it has been channeled in there. I would say it probably drowned. It might have been dead before it got in there.

'It's a sad end but it was very weak and was struggling in the water.'

West Norfolk council is making arrangements for the removal of the whale's body.

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Cloud Precipitation

Homes damaged and roads closed as rivers overflow in Bulgaria and Romania

Richard Davies
FloodList
Fri, 29 Jun 2018 13:09 UTC
Flooding in Bacau county, Romania, 28 June 2018.
© ISU BacauFlooding in Bacau county, Romania, 28 June 2018.
Homes have been flooded and several roads and bridges closed after heavy rain caused rivers to overflow in Bulgaria and Romania.

Bulgaria

Officials in Bulgaria reported earlier today that the provinces of Plovdiv, Pazardjik, Sofia, Smolyan, Bourgas have all been affected. Officials added that, between 28 and 29 June, emergency services responded to 146 calls for assistance due to flooding and storm damage.

In Plovdiv Province evacuation orders were issued for residents living along the Chaya River in Sadovo Municipality, after river embankments had been breached in two locations. Over 50 houses have been flooded in the province and the road between Plovdiv and Haskovo is closed.

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Attention

Agung volcano eruption in Indonesia forces closure of international airport, hundreds of flight cancellations


Deutsche Welle
Thu, 28 Jun 2018 12:34 UTC
Agung volcano eruption on June 28, 2018.
Agung volcano eruption on June 28, 2018.
Nearly 75,000 travelers have been stranded on the popular resort island after Mount Agung erupted. Volcanic ash can threaten aircraft by causing their engines to "flame out."

Thousands of travelers are stranded on the Indonesian resort island of Bali after a volcanic eruption forced authorities to shut down its main international airport in the early hours of Friday.

Nearly 450 flights have been canceled, affecting more than 75,000 passengers, and the airport will remain closed until 7 p.m. local time (1100 UTC), a spokesman for the disaster mitigation agency said. Airlines that have canceled flights include Air Asia, Jet Star, Qantas and Virgin.

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Seismograph

Shallow magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico

Douglas Patient
The Star (UK)
Sat, 30 Jun 2018 12:21 UTC
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Mexico
© USGSA 6.1 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Mexico
An earthquake measuring 6.1 magnitude has struck the Pacific coast of Mexico, the United States Geological Survey has reported.

It hit 55 miles south-west offshore from Cihuatlan, in Jalisco state, around 4.55am BST.

The USGS estimated the depth of the tremor at around six miles.

Luis Felipe Puente, head of the country's Civil Protection agency, said on Twitter that the quake had been felt only lightly and that there were no reports of damage so far.
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