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Over 20 fatalities after heavy rain and flash floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Wed, 21 Jul 2021 18:21 UTC

Over 20 people have died in rain-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in northern Pakistan over the last 10 days.

Many of the victims died when heavy rain or floods caused roofs, walls or whole buildings to collapse. This is a regular occurrence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where fragile or poor housing leaves many communities exposed to severe weather conditions.

Heavy rain was reported in the province on 11 to 12 July 2021. Saidū Sharīf, capital of Swat District, recorded 110 mm of rain in 24 hours to 12 July and Kakul in Abbottabad district recorded 180 mm of rain during the same period according to figures provided by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA).

Strong shallow mag. 6.1 earthquake in the Bismarck Sea

Volcano Discovery
Wed, 21 Jul 2021 18:15 UTC

Local time at epicenter: 22 Jul 12:26 am (GMT +10)

Magnitude: 6.1

Depth: 10.0 km

Epicenter latitude / longitude: 3.39°S / 146.81°E (Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea)

Nearest volcano: Baluan (105 km / 65 mi)

At least 25 dead in Chinese province's heaviest rains in 1,000 years

Ryan Woo and Stella Qiu
Financial Post
Wed, 21 Jul 2021 11:13 UTC

A woman has been pulled out of floodwaters in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou, which has been battered by heavy rain and flooding.

At least 25 people have died in China's flood-stricken central province of Henan, a dozen of them in a subway line in its capital that was drenched by what weather officials called the heaviest rains for 1,000 years.

About 100,000 people have been evacuated in Zhengzhou, the capital, where rail and road transport have been disrupted, while dams and reservoirs have swelled to warning levels while thousands of troops launched a rescue effort in the province.

City authorities said more than 500 people were pulled to safety from the flooded subway, as social media images showed train commuters immersed in chest-deep waters in the dark and one station reduced to a large brown pool.

Comment: See also: Chinese subway passengers trapped by rising floodwaters as torrential rain pounds Henan province - 8 inches of rainfall in an hour

Interested readers in these types of events might also like to see the increasing number of such reports globally in recent times at our dedicated floods section.

Mudslides after more torrential rain in Tajikistan leave at least 10 dead - 3rd such event this year for the region

Manila Bulletin
Wed, 21 Jul 2021 10:02 UTC

Mudslides in Tajikistan have left ten people dead and two missing, officials said Tuesday, in the latest fatal mass flow of earth caused by downpours in the impoverished ex-Soviet region.

Fatal landsides affect mountainous Central Asia every year, mostly around springtime, blocking off roads in a region lacking transport infrastructure and forcing families to rebuild homes from scratch.

"There has been torrential rain in the north of Tajikistan and a fatal mudslide occurred," the emergencies committee said in a statement.

It said flows of earth on Monday swept through the northern Sogd region, trapping people tending to livestock.

Comment: 14 killed in flash floods and mudflows in Tajikistan and Afghanistan

Pit bull kills man who climbed through family home's window in New Orleans

EWAN PALMER
Newsweek
Wed, 21 Jul 2021 09:29 UTC

A 66-year-old man has died after being attacked by a dog when he climbed through the window of a home in Louisiana.

The New Orleans Police Department said the victim, who has not been identified, was found at the address in the 8700 block of S. Claiborne Avenue on Sunday, July 18 around 6:41 p.m., reported WVUE.

After climbing through the window of the house, police believe he was then attacked and killed by the family's pit bull.

Police said the man was a relative of the people who lived at the home and was authorized to be there.

Canada's B.C. declares provincial state of emergency due to wildfires

Amy Judd & Richard Zussman
Global News
Tue, 20 Jul 2021 16:26 UTC

© Twitter @DylanGaleas via Reuters
Smoke billows from a wildfire near Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada July 19, 2021, in this picture obtained from social media

British Columbia is once again under a provincial state of emergency.

Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth declared a state of emergency on Tuesday afternoon in response to ongoing wildfires burning across the province.

It will take effect at midnight, Tuesday, July 20.

The forecast in parts of the province calls for shifts in winds and weather, raising concerns that property evacuations could rise to a level not yet seen this fire season, the government said.

The province previously declared states of emergencies linked to fires in 2003, 2017 and 2018.

On July 1, 2021, B.C. concluded a 16-month state of emergency, by far the longest in the province's history, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The state of emergency is initially in effect for 14 days once issued and may be extended or rescinded as necessary.

Perth in Western Australia smashes 20-year rain record for July

Eliza McPhee
Daily Mail Australia
Tue, 20 Jul 2021 10:04 UTC

Storm clouds off the Perth coast at the beginning of July

Perth has smashed its 20-year rain record for July with more wet weather on the way while Australia's south-east shivers through even more hazardous wind conditions over the coming days.

The Western Australian capital city has copped 184.2mm of rain so far this month after 18 straight days of downpour - eclipsing the previous record of 182.6mm in 2001.

The city is expected to be drenched with up to 200mm this month in total, with more than a week still to go of July.

Meanwhile, a cold front is sweeping across the south-east with hazardous wind conditions to hit New South Wales on Wednesday while Victoria and Tasmania will see icy cold temperatures and even hail.

Chinese subway passengers trapped by rising floodwaters as torrential rain pounds Henan province - 8 inches of rainfall in an hour

RT
Tue, 20 Jul 2021 18:36 UTC

Zhengzhou city in central China, Henan province Tuesday, July 20, 2021.

Subway riders in Zhengzhou in China's Henan province found themselves trapped by rising floodwaters on Tuesday as rivers burst their banks, pouring into streets and disrupting train services after 200mm of rain fell in one hour.

Footage circulating online shows subway passengers in murky, near shoulder-deep water inside a train carriage, as railway services were suspended amid the chaos caused by the deluge.

While no deaths or injuries have been reported, transport infrastructure in the province has been seriously affected by severe storms and heavy rain since the weekend. Henan is a major regional transport hub, but roads and tunnels have become extremely waterlogged, with cars and buses seen floating in the murky floodwater in some areas, while torrents of water were seen spreading throughout the streets.

German officials left dams full for weeks even with heavy rains forecasted

P Gosselin
NoTricksZone
Sun, 18 Jul 2021 18:32 UTC

Officials left dams full to the brim at least 3 weeks long during a rainy period and then failed to undertake a controlled release even when 150 mm of rain were forecast 4 days before the floods.

Now they want to hide their gross incompetence and blame climate change.

Yesterday I posted how Germany's flood disaster could have been prevented in large part, especially in terms of lives lost. The latest death toll has risen to over 150.

Although the heavy rains had been forecast days in advance, nothing was done to avert the inevitable destruction. Instead of taking responsibility, politicians are blaming climate change in a bid to shift attention away from their incompetence and gross negligence.

Series of rare waterspouts filmed over the Baltic Sea off Poland

Nature Poland
YouTube
Tue, 20 Jul 2021 10:38 UTC

Waterspouts series were spotted in Poland in various places (Gdansk, Gdynia, Sopot, Mechelinki, Wladyslawowo, Jastarnia, Chalupy) on 19 July 2021.

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Earth Changes

Over 20 fatalities after heavy rain and flash floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Strong shallow mag. 6.1 earthquake in the Bismarck Sea

At least 25 dead in Chinese province's heaviest rains in 1,000 years

Mudslides after more torrential rain in Tajikistan leave at least 10 dead - 3rd such event this year for the region

Pit bull kills man who climbed through family home's window in New Orleans

Canada's B.C. declares provincial state of emergency due to wildfires

Perth in Western Australia smashes 20-year rain record for July

Chinese subway passengers trapped by rising floodwaters as torrential rain pounds Henan province - 8 inches of rainfall in an hour

German officials left dams full for weeks even with heavy rains forecasted

Series of rare waterspouts filmed over the Baltic Sea off Poland

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