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Seven dead, 25 families left homeless after flash flood in Kenya

kbc.co.ke
Tue, 28 Mar 2023 11:53 UTC

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Some household goods that were washed away and destroyed by flash floods that killed seven people at Kambi Muhindi area in Gilgil on Monday.

Seven people, including four children were on Monday killed by a flash flood that rocked Kambi Hindi village in Ol-jorai in Gilgil Sub County.

Confirming the incident, Gilgil Sub- County Police Commander Mr. Francis Tumbo said the families were in their houses at around 8:00pm when a downpour set in causing flash floods in the area.

He said among those killed include three women and four children aged between eight months and 10 years. The floods left in its wake a trail of destruction including killing tens of livestock.

The floods displaced about 25 families who have now been left homeless. They are among families that have settled on the former Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC) farm in Ol-jorai. But experts now say the affected families had settled on a waterway and need to be moved.

Oman experiences heavy rain flooding most areas of the country

Gulf Today
Tue, 28 Mar 2023 11:33 UTC

A combo image shows floods in Dhahirah governorate.

Oman witnessed heavy to moderate rain in most regions on country beginning on Monday evening and carrying on till Tuesday afternoon.

The police have warned residents and tourists to stay away from valleys.

Oman Meteorologists said that the governorates of North Al Batinah, Musandam, and Al Dhahirah experienced heavy rain, which led to floods in low areas.

Australia receives 500,000 lightning strikes, heavy rainfall to continue over eastern ranges

Abhirupa Kundu
news9live.com
Wed, 29 Mar 2023 09:06 UTC

Intense lightning over Western Australia

Parts of Western Australia received over 500,000 lightning strikes due to severe storms over the weekend with the weatherman predicting the conditions to continue with rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms.

The meteorological department on Wednesday issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the eastern ranges, which caused 60mm of rainfall overnight.

The multiple lightning strikes occurred within 200 kilometers of Perth and thunderstorms led to the heaviest rainfall in several months across parts of southwestern Australia.

South Australia's wildlife flourishing after floods along parts of the river Murray floodplain for the first time in over 60 years

Tim Dornin
The Canberra Times
Mon, 27 Mar 2023 14:10 UTC

Birds, fish and other wildlife are flourishing after the flooding of South Australia's River Murray.

Widespread environmental benefits are becoming increasingly evident after recent flooding down the Murray in South Australia with fish, birds and other wildlife flourishing.

High flows which peaked across December and January provided much-needed water to some parts of the river and its floodplain for the first time in more than 60 years.

That's resulted in a surge in the number of wood ducks and black swans at Chowilla near the NSW border, with surveys also finding large numbers of other water and woodland birds making the most of the flood-enriched breeding and feeding habitats.

Pacific black ducks and nankeen night herons have also been observed in numbers with groups of young emerging after the flood.

Lightning strikes truck in Van Wert, Ohio

WANE 15 News
Sat, 25 Mar 2023 13:06 UTC

Lightning strikes Van Wert truck.

Snowbasin ski resort in Utah breaks all-time seasonal snowfall record with 504 inches

Martin Kuprianowicz
SnowBrains
Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:44 UTC

Yesterday, Snowbasin broke its all-time snowfall record of 475″ set in the winter of 1981-82.

Today, the resort broke 500″.

22″ fell in roughly 12 hours last night so sneakily.

The culprit?

Lake-effect.

Comment: Related: Utah's record snow is so deep it buried measuring equipment

Shallow earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hits off Japan - no tsunami or injuries reported

Hindustan Times
Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:41 UTC

A magnitude 6.1 quake struck off Aomori in northern Japan on Tuesday, the national weather agency said, but no tsunami warning was issued.

The quake hit at 6:18 pm (0918 GMT) at a depth of 20 kilometres (12 miles), according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Major Japanese media outlets carried no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

The US Geological Survey put the magnitude of the quake at 6.2.

Earthquakes are common in Japan, which sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", an arc of intense seismic activity that stretches through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin.

The country has strict construction regulations intended to ensure buildings can withstand strong earthquakes, and emergency drills are routinely held to prepare for a major jolt.

Source: AFP

Ecuador - At least 7 dead, over 60 missing after landslide in Chimborazo Province

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:26 UTC

Landslide in Alausí, Chimborazo Province, Ecuador, March 2023.

Over 60 people are feared missing after a huge landslide buried homes in the community of Alausí, Chimborazo Province, Ecuador late on 26 March 2023.

As of late 27 March, the government of Ecuador confirmed 7 fatalities. More than 30 people have been rescued and 23 people hospitalised.

A team of more than 300 people from the Armed Forces, National Police, Fire Departments from different parts of the country and the Red Cross is working in the areas carrying out search and rescue operations and providing support and relief supplies to the affected communities. As of late 27 March (local time), 64 people were reported missing.

6.1-magnitude earthquake hits off Solomon Islands

Xinhua
Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:17 UTC

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted 73 km W of Buala, Solomon Islands, at 22:19:15 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 85.976 km, was initially determined to be at 8.2105 degrees south latitude and 158.9268 degrees east longitude.

Floods disrupt life in Iraq

Amr Salem
Iraqinews.com
Mon, 27 Mar 2023 13:10 UTC

Weather conditions in different Iraqi governorates where heavy and continuous rainfall since early hours of Sunday disrupted life in Iraq.

Due to expectations that rainfalls will continue, the Iraqi government announced, late on Sunday night, the suspension of work on Monday in all governorates.

The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers mentioned in a statement that the Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, directed to suspend official working hours on Monday, due to weather conditions, except for security and service institutions.

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Earth Changes

Seven dead, 25 families left homeless after flash flood in Kenya

Oman experiences heavy rain flooding most areas of the country

Australia receives 500,000 lightning strikes, heavy rainfall to continue over eastern ranges

South Australia's wildlife flourishing after floods along parts of the river Murray floodplain for the first time in over 60 years

Lightning strikes truck in Van Wert, Ohio

Snowbasin ski resort in Utah breaks all-time seasonal snowfall record with 504 inches

Shallow earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hits off Japan - no tsunami or injuries reported

Ecuador - At least 7 dead, over 60 missing after landslide in Chimborazo Province

6.1-magnitude earthquake hits off Solomon Islands

Floods disrupt life in Iraq

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