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Floods
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Flash floods in Bouzeguene, Algeria 12 November 2019.
Flash floods in Bouzeguene, Algeria 12 November 2019.
Severe weather affected wide areas of the country from 11 November, brought by a storm system informally named 'Medicane Trudy'.
Strong winds with gusts of 90 km/h, storm surge and high waves were reported along the Algerian coast. An orange alert was issued by for several provinces including M'Sila, Batna, Khenchela, Biskra, Bejaia, Jijel, Skikda, Annaba and El Tarf.
A snowstorm was reported in Sidi Bel Abbès province on 11 November. Military personnel were deployed to assist the local community, Algeria Press Service reported.
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Tropical Cyclone Bulbul approaching West Bengal, India, and Bangladesh, November 2019.
Tropical Cyclone Bulbul approaching West Bengal, India, and Bangladesh, November 2019.
Bulbul made landfall in West Bengal on 09 November, 2019, with wind gusts of 135 km/h. According to media reports, the fatalities and much of the damage were the result of the strong winds.
Over 26,000 houses have been damaged in West Bengal and Odisha, India, where 12 people have died as a result of the storm. Over 120,000 people were moved to safety.
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Flooded olive groves in Salento
Flooded olive groves in Salento
The Italian Civil Protection Department issued a red alert for the regions of Basilicata, Calabria and Sicily, and a lower orange alert was issued for Puglia ahead of fierce storms which began in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Schools across many parts of the southern regions announced closures for Tuesday, and the Civil Protection Department warned drivers of the risk of falling trees and swollen rivers.
Since Monday night, firefighters in the four southern regions have been called out a total of 460 times to deal with storm damage, the fire service wrote on Twitter.
Comment: Further north: Two reported dead as Venice flooded by highest tide in 50 years - 85% of city under water
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The mayor of Venice is poised to declare a state of emergency after the city was hit by the highest tide in more than 50 years, with another surge expected to cause further destruction on Wednesday.
Incredible flooding scenery coming in from Venice, Italy last night! It was caused by strong storm surge and a high tide peak (Acqua alta)!Video via Gente Veneta pic.twitter.com/RdhTIMcky1
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Comment: Venice does have major flood defence plans in the works, but not the funding to pay for it.
Women carry belongings on their heads as they wade through water, after heavy rains and floods forced hundreds of thousands of people to leave their homes, in the town of Pibor, Boma state, South Sudan, Nov. 6, 2019.
The government has declared a state of emergency in Bahr el Ghazal, Greater Upper Nile and Greater Equatoria states. It is appealing for increased international support to help it deal with this natural disaster, the worst in many years.
The United Nations reports a year's worth of rain has fallen in a matter of weeks in some areas, washing away homes and livestock. Airstrips and roads are unusable, making many remote areas inaccessible.
The World Food Program reports tens of thousands of people are homeless and living in temporary shelters. Even before the rains fell, the agency notes 4.5 million people in the country did not know where their next meal was coming from.
In the Midwest, Minnesota has experienced a number of issues that could cause its volume of potatoes to be lower this season. "We got a late planting—so Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota—and that knocked some yield off of the crop," says Rett Landers of Northern Star Co. in Minneapolis, Minn. He says that while the growing season went well, harvest was wet which also caused issues. "So I'd say in the upper Midwest, the yield will be off probably five per cent," he adds.
North Dakota saw cold temperatures that affected harvest as well. "There were a number of acres that didn't get harvested before the cold weather hit. I think the red volume will be affected there," Landers says, adding that Minnesota's yields will likely be off between three to five percent.
Flooding began in October after a period of heavy rain caused the Ubangi River to break its banks in parts of Sud-Ubangi and Nord-Ubangi provinces in DRC. Thousands of people were also displaced in neighbouring areas of Central Africa Republic during this time.
Rescuers help residents displaced by a massive flood in Cagayan province.
They were displaced by high waters that inundated 155 barangays in 14 towns, said Rogelio Sending Jr., Cagayan information officer.
Strong rainfall brought by Severe Tropical Storm Quiel (internationally known as Nakri) triggered flooding and landslides that killed five people.
Four of the dead were residents of Barangay Imurung in Baggao town — Bagga Eljhay Dallego, 10; Augusto Jamon, 36; Jeremiah Saring, 14, and Ariel Agustin Versola, 32.
Homes are submerged by rising flood water on Yarborough Terrace in Doncaster today as people had to be evacuated
A total of 125 red flood warnings and a further 118 amber flood alerts stretch from Sunderland in the north to the Isle of Wight in the south.
The flash flooding caused by torrential downpours is expected to spark more misery for commuters and residents.
Five 'severe' warnings are active and relate to towns and villages surrounding the River Don which are in immediate risk.
The river in Doncaster burst its banks yesterday and will reach its highest recorded level today, forecasters predict.
Comment: The Daily Mail reports further on the chaos the flooding is causing:
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has arrived in flood-hit Derbyshire after parts of Britain suffered chaos today as a woman's body was recovered from floodwater, drivers were stranded in their cars and people were forced to sleep in a shopping centre overnight.A woman was swept away by floodwater in Rowsley, Derbyshire, in the early hours before her body was found in Darley Dale at 10.40am following what residents of South Yorkshire described as 'biblical' amounts of rain.
A resident looks out at the floodwater at his doorstep in Bentley, north of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire this morning
Aerial photographs showed devastating scenes in Doncaster, where residents were rescued from their homes as waist-high water filled the street. One local said water trickled along 'like a shadow' before covering the road.
Yorkshire and the Midlands were the worst affected areas, with six severe 'danger to life' warnings in place as fire crews were called in to help guide people to safety, while many rail and road users were warned against travelling.
Customers slept on benches while restaurant workers used their aprons as pillows at Meadowhall shopping centre in Sheffield, while firefighters used boats to rescue others stranded at the Parkgate mall in nearby Rotherham.A major incident was declared in Sheffield as the Environment Agency issued 121 flood alerts and 117 more serious flood warnings for England today, with the risk not expected to pass for many areas for several days to come.
Sandbags arrive in a badly flooded area of Bentley, north of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire this afternoon
Some 35 homes were evacuated in Mansfield after a mudslide at a quarry, while other areas were hit by traffic chaos amid road closures - with more of the same in this morning's rush hour after a further deluge overnight.
Rail operator Northern has issued 'do not travel' advice for passengers using five lines - Sheffield to Gainsborough, Sheffield to Lincoln, Sheffield to Goole, Hebden Bridge to Rochdale, and Sheffield to Leeds via Moorthorpe.
Residents of Toll Bar, near Doncaster, which was hit by flooding in 2007, have told how 'almost biblical' rain came pouring down. Parts of the village were still submerged this morning, with locals on 'red alert' for further flooding.
Doncaster Council warned some people to leave their homes because the River Don is breaching its banks near St Oswald Church at Kirk Sandall, tweeting: 'Residents in these areas are advised to evacuate immediately.'
Yorkshire and the Midlands were the worst affected areas by the flooding, with Doncaster particularly badly hit today
The Environment Agency has issued 121 flood alerts and 117 more serious flood warnings for England todayMet Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said: 'Some places have seen a month's worth of rain in one day. The rain is easing and moving south but obviously the impact of that will continue to be felt.'
The River Derwent is centimetres from reaching the underside of Exeter Bridge in Derby this evening.
Some 35 homes were evacuated in Mansfield after a mudslide at a quarry which fell into a homeowner's garden yesterdaySheffield was particularly badly hit during flooding in summer 2007, which saw millions of pounds spend on prevention schemes.
Dinghies were used by the authorities to help stranded residents escape their homes with roads covered in water
Yet it was again hit by some of the most dramatic scenes yesterday, with a number of roads left impassable to traffic, cars stranded in floodwater and gridlock resulting on many routes.
As this morning, the Environment Agency had three severe 'danger to life' warnings in place relating to the river at Kirk Bramwith, South Bramwith and the Willow Bridge caravan site, all in Doncaster.
Sandbags arrive in a badly flooded area of Bentley, north of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire this afternoon
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