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No respite for central Vietnam from landslides, flooding as 12th storm hits - at least 235 people killed or missing since October

Two men on motorbikes were buried under mud and rocks on Truong Son Dong Street before being rescued.

Two men on motorbikes were buried under mud and rocks on Truong Son Dong Street before being rescued.
Heavy rains brought by Storm Etau over the past three days have caused landslides and severe flooding in central provinces, disrupting traffic and badly affecting people's lives.

In Quang Ngai, landslides have unleashed massive amounts of mud and rock at Ra Pan village in Son Tay District since Wednesday.

Do Thanh Vuot, a local official, said people heard loud explosions from cracks in mountainsides at 1 a.m. Wednesday.

Etau, which made landfall Tuesday morning and weakened into a tropical depression, has brought prolonged rains to Quang Ngai and other provinces.



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Dozens rescued after flash floods hit Crete, Greece - 10 inches of rain in 24 hours

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Dozens of people were rescued in Greece after severe flooding on the island of Crete.

Flash flooding struck on 10 November after days of heavy rain. Some areas saw more than 250mm of rain in 24 hours on 10 November. More heavy rain has fallen since.


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Record rainfall causes flooding in Napier, New Zealand - 9.5 inches in 24 hours

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Record rainfall in has caused flooding in the city of Napier in New Zealand's Hawkes Bay Region.

NIWA Weather said Napier saw it wettest single hour on record when 54mm of rain fell between 17:00 and 18:00 on 09 November. A total of 242.4 mm of rain fell in the city in 24 hours to early 10 November - around 4 times the amount normally seen in November - making it the second wettest day on record for the city.

On 09 November, Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise declared a local state of emergency for Napier due to flooding. Civil Defence urged people to "stay at home and avoid driving where possible. If you feel unsafe at home, self-evacuate to family and friends first."


Better Earth

Adapt 2030: Submerged medieval settlements - Hidden history seawall anomaly

Submerged Medieval Settlements Netherlands
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One of the Seven Engineering Wonders of the World placing a seawall across 18 miles of ocean inlet, the Zuiderzee and Delta Works of the Netherlands, unearthed former settlements from 1000A.D and it was claimed that a thousand years ago people of the time built something similar with wood and earth then pumped out cubic miles of sea water settled the land and a storm in 1287 flooded the place and nobody drained the area for eight years until the 1930's. Hidden history what do you think?


Comment: Traces of four "drowned" medieval settlements discovered by Dutch archaeologists


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Heavy rain brings torrential floods in Al-Bayda, Libya

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Heavy rain in Al-Bayda in eastern Libya caused floods Friday and Saturday in the city, leading to considerable damages to people's houses and cars as well as to public infrastructure, including a hospital in the city center.

Sources from the city said rain water flooded into houses and public facilities as the sewers were all blocked and couldn't absorb the rain water, in a clear indication of the city's deteriorated infrastructure and public services of the east-based government.


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Deadly floods in south of Mexico after Hurricane Eta - foot of rainfall in 24 hours - at least 21 killed

Flood rescues in Chiapas, Mexico, 06 November 2020 after rain from Hurricane Eta
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Flood rescues in Chiapas, Mexico, 06 November 2020 after rain from Hurricane Eta
More heavy rain brought by Hurricane Eta has caused flooding and landslides, this time in southern parts of Mexico .

In a 24 hour period to 06 November, 315mm of rain fell in Oxolotán in Tabasco State and 279.5mm in Escalón in Chiapas State, according to Mexico's Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SNM).

Previously Eta had caused devastation across Central America , with dozens of people feared dead in Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua.


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Silt, potholes, landslides bring new challenges after floods caused by Eta in Jamaica

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With the Chalky River overflowing its banks on Wednesday, residents on Weise Road in Bull Bay, St Andrew, are hoping for relief soon from the devastation and dislocation caused by adverse weather over the past few weeks.

Apart from battling the floodwaters in their yards, as they recede, they are faced with a new problem: silt. Mounds and mounds of it.

On Thursday, tractor operators were busy trying to clear the Chalky River of some of the silt washed down from the hills of east rural St Andrew, which has been experiencing landslides in recent weeks because of rainfall.

Some of the silt had been lodged in residents' yards on Weise Road.


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Deadly storms and floods in Manicaland, Zimbabwe

Flood and storm damage in Chipinge, Zimbabwe, November 2020.
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Flood and storm damage in Chipinge, Zimbabwe, November 2020.
At least 2 people have died in severe weather including flash floods in Manicaland Province, eastern Zimbabwe.

Local media report that flooding struck from 04 November after 2 days of storms and rain. One person was swept away by flash floods in Chipinge, close to the border with Mozambique, on 05 November, where crops, bridges, homes and a school were severely damaged.

Meanwhile another person died in Odzi, about 130km north of Chipinge, after being struck by lightning. Buildings were damaged by strong winds in parts of Chipinge and Buhera. Hailstorms affected parts of Nyanga.

The flash flooding is in stark contrast to ongoing drought conditions affecting wide areas of the country.


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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Mudscrapers and illegal weather reporting

Saudi Arabia floods
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Massive rains and floods in the Arabian Peninsula have eroded and made repair on the mudscrapers of Shibam the capital of the Hadramawt Kingdom in 300 A.D. Its now illegal to report on weather or monitor the weather without a license in Saudi Arabia. Seed prices up globally, and Sub-Saharan Africa food price inflation.


Comment: Storm and heavy rains causes flooding in Mecca and other parts of Saudi Arabia


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Tropical storm Eta leaves at least 8 dead in Honduras

A submerged evangelical church is seen along a flooded street during the passage of Storm Eta, in Pimienta, Honduras November 5, 2020.
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A submerged evangelical church is seen along a flooded street during the passage of Storm Eta, in Pimienta, Honduras November 5, 2020.
At least eight people have died in Honduras due to tropical storm Eta, currently lashing the central region of the Central American country with heavy rains and wind gusts of 45 km per hour, local authorities said.

On Thursday, the Second Lieutenant of the Fire Department, Carlos Oliva, said four people died in a mudslide, including a mother and her two children, in the Fortaleza district of Tela, a town in Atlantida, and a minor drowned in the village of Paujiles, reports Xinhua news agency.

On Wednesday, a girl drowned in Nueva Frontera in Santa Barbara, and a 37-year-old man drowned in San Manuel, Lempira department.