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Torrential downpour causes severe flooding in Douala, Cameroon


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Sun, 23 Aug 2020 10:56 UTC
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A torrential downpour on 21 August 2020 caused flooding in the city of Douala and surrounding areas of Littoral region in the south west of Cameroon.

In Douala, the country's economic capital, flooding swamped the city's roads and damaged bridges, causing widespread traffic disruption. The districts pf Makèpe Missokè, Bepanda and Mabanda were among the worst affected, according to media reports.

Flooding also caused widespread material damages, including to hundreds of homes. Samuel Ivaha Diboua, governor of the Littoral region, told reporters that almost 900 families have been displaced due to the flooding.

The United Nations recently reported that heavy rainfall at the end of July caused rivers to overflow in Cameroon's Far North (Extrême-Nord) region, affecting over 5,000 people.

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Floods hit 8 northern provinces of Thailand - 9.4 inches of rain in 24 hours


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Mon, 24 Aug 2020 10:38 UTC
Chicken crosses the road with assistance
Chicken crosses the road with assistance
One person has died after heavy rainfall and flooding which has affected wide areas of northern Thailand since 20 August.

Thai Meteorological Department reports that Phrae, capital of Phrae Province, recorded almost 240mm of rain in 24 hours to 22 August 2020. The Yom river overflowed flooding areas of Muang and Sung Men districts in the province, while the Nan river broke its banks in Nan Province, where 1 person died.

Disaster authorities in Thailand report that flooding has affected 382 villages in 25 districts in the eight provinces of Nan, Phrae, Chiang Mai, Lampang, Phayao, Uttaradit, Lamphun and Mae Hong Son.

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Ship out the camels: Yet more summer floods hit Saudi Arabia

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Sun, 23 Aug 2020 18:39 UTC
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Heavy rain brings flooding to the south of Taif, Saudi Arabia.


Comment: This normally dry, hot and arid desert country has seen extraordinary heavy rainfall, flooding, thunder and hailstorms during the spring and summer this year as evinced by the following numerous video reports:

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Verona in Italy flooded in 'river of hailstones'


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Mon, 24 Aug 2020 13:07 UTC
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Verona, Vicenza and Padua hit by violent storm on Sunday night.

Veneto governor Luca Zaia has signed a 'state of crisis' order after the north Italian city of Verona was hit by a sudden storm on the evening of 23 August.

Witnesses spoke of streets flooded with "rivers of hailstones" in the city centre, with the storm knocking more than 500 trees.

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3 dead, 1,500 displaced after floods in N'Djamena, Chad


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Mon, 24 Aug 2020 11:28 UTC
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Three people died and around 1,500 were displaced after recent flooding in Chad.

According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), flooding struck the country's capital N'Djamena on 20 August 2020.

Flooding destroyed 230 homes and damaged around 100 others in the Dembé quartier in the 7th arrondissement of N'Djamena, displacing 1,502 people from 327 households. Three people died in the flooding.

According to IOM, some of the affected individuals are hosted by relatives, but most of them are currently without shelter

N'Djamena is a port on the Chari River, near the confluence with the Logone River, on the border with Cameroon, where flooding along the Logone is affecting parts of the Far North Region.

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At least 11 dead as Tropical Storm Laura causes severe damage in Haiti and Dominican Republic - nearly foot of rain in 24 hours


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Mon, 24 Aug 2020 11:07 UTC
Volunteers from Dominican Republic Red Cross carry out evacuations after floods from Tropical Storm Laura, August 2020.
© Dominican Republic Red CrossVolunteers from Dominican Republic Red Cross carry out evacuations after floods from Tropical Storm Laura, August 2020.
Strong winds of up to 85 km/h and heavy rainfall brought by Tropical Storm Laura have caused severe damage in Haiti and Dominican Republic, with at least 11 fatalities reported.

Some areas of the Dominican Republic recorded almost 300mm of rain in 24 hours to 22 August. Several rivers broke their banks. Some of the worst of the flooding was reported in the provinces of Santo Domingo and Distrito Nacional (Greater Santo Domingo).

Four fatalities were reported as a result of either flood or wind damage. Around 1,000 people have evacuated their homes. Power and fresh water supply to more than 100,000 people was interrupted.

In the neighbouring country of Haiti, authorities reported 5 fatalities in Sud-Est and Ouest departments. Later 2 further fatalities were reported.
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Flash floods in northern Turkey kill five, 12 missing


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Sun, 23 Aug 2020 13:59 UTC
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Five people were killed in flash floods in Turkey's northern Black Sea region and 12 others are missing, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, adding that search and rescue efforts were still underway.

Footage from the northern province of Giresun showed floodwaters caused by unusually heavy rainfall dragging debris and vehicles along a road, leaving them buried in mud. Residents were seen clearing streets, as construction machines lifted the debris and cleared roads.

Speaking in Istanbul, Erdogan said the floods had spread to neighbouring provinces as well, causing injuries in Rize and Trabzon.

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100,000 Chinese evacuated as Yangtze River floods threaten World Heritage Site


South China Morning Post
Wed, 19 Aug 2020 13:44 UTC
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© XinhuaThe Leshan Giant Buddha in Sichuan province has come under threat from rising floodwaters.

More than 100,000 Chinese were evacuated on Tuesday because of floods on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, which also threatened a 1,200-year-old Unesco World Heritage Site.

Staff, police and volunteers used sandbags to try to protect the 71 metre (233 feet) Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan province, as muddy floodwater rose over its toes for the first time since 1949, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

Sichuan, through which the Yangtze flows, raised its emergency response to the maximum level on Tuesday to cope with a new round of torrential rainfall.


Comment: China has just been slammed with heavy rain in recent weeks:

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Sudan floods death toll hits 74 - unprecedented rise of Nile River's water levels


MEHR News Agency
Sat, 22 Aug 2020 18:54 UTC
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The heavy summer rainfall has so far claimed 74 lives in Sudan, destroying more than 17,000 houses.

The number of victims of floods and heavy rains in Sudan has risen to 74, the country's Interior Ministry said on Friday.

The country's Interior Ministry has announced that 17,063 houses were completely destroyed, while 25,562 others were partially destroyed, Sputnik reported.

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Torrential rain causes at least 18 fatalities in Punjab, Pakistan


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Fri, 21 Aug 2020 19:39 UTC
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Torrential rain and thunderstorms on 20 August caused damage and fatalities in Punjab Province, Pakistan.

Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) reported that parts of the provincial capital Lahore recorded more than 200mm of rain in 24 hours on 20 August. Heavy rain was reported in other areas of the province, including the city of Hafizabad, which saw over 150 mm of rain during the same period.

Several houses were completely destroyed, and roofs and walls of some buildings collapsed. Local media report that at least 18 people have lost their lives in rain-related incidents. Fatalities were reported in Lahore, along with the districts of Faisalabad, Sheikhupura and Mandi Bahauddin, mostly as a result of collapsed buildings or electrocution. Heavy rainfall triggered a landslide in a coal mine in Chakwal district, killing 3 miners.

PMD has warned of more heavy rainfall in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh provinces over the coming days.

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