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Storms and heavy rain flood roads, block railway lines in Germany


ABC News
Fri, 23 Jun 2023 12:40 UTC
Vehicles drive through a flooded section of the A59 highway as heavy rain falls, Thursday evening, June 22, 2023, in Duisburg, Germany.
© Christoph ReichweinVehicles drive through a flooded section of the A59 highway as heavy rain falls, Thursday evening, June 22, 2023, in Duisburg, Germany.
Storms and heavy rain across a large swath of Germany flooded roads and forced the closure of some major railway routes on Friday, but there was no immediate word of any injuries.

Germany's national weather service had warned earlier this week of severe storms with significant amounts of rainfall, which hit on Thursday.

In the western city of Duisburg, the fire service said it rescued several people from cars that got stuck on flooded streets. Shops were flooded and streets inundated in the northern city of Braunschweig, and there were similar reports from Kassel. In Hattersheim, near Frankfurt, trees fell on houses and cars, German news agency dpa reported.

Germany's national railway operator, Deutsche Bahn, said that the main line between Hamburg and Berlin was closed because of storm damage, as was a major north-south route between Kassel and Goettingen.

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Nearly half a million impacted by flooding in India's northeast

Manveena Suri and Rhea Mogul
CNN
Fri, 23 Jun 2023 12:22 UTC
A man carries belongings from his partially submerged house in the flood affected Dhamdhama village of Nalbari district, in India's Assam state on June 22, 2023.
© Biju Boro/AFPA man carries belongings from his partially submerged house in the flood affected Dhamdhama village of Nalbari district, in India's Assam state on June 22, 2023.
Nearly half a million people in northeast India have been affected by severe flooding after heavy rains battered the region, turning roads into rivers and submerging entire villages.

More than 495,000 people spread across 22 districts in the state of Assam have been impacted by floodwaters, its disaster management authority said in a statement Thursday.

About 14,000 people were evacuated to relief camps after torrential rainfall swept across the region, resulting in the river Beki, which flows through Assam, to overflow. At least one person has died, according to state authorities.

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13 dead, 26 missing as flash floods and landslides wreak havoc in Nepal (UPDATE)


abplive.com
Mon, 19 Jun 2023 11:15 UTC
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Flash floods and landslides wreak havoc in Eastern Nepal, death toll climbs to 5 with 28 still missing, Police say, as reported by the news agency ANI. According to the police, all the incidents have been recorded within 24 hours since Saturday evening in three different districts of Eastern Nepal, as reported by ANI. Sankhuwasabha, one of the affected districts which has seen continuous downpours since Saturday evening, has reported 16 missing workers from a hydropower project.

"16 workers of Super Hewakhola Hydropower have gone missing after floods in Hewakhola since Saturday evening. The floods have swept away seven houses," District Police Office Chief, Birendra Godar confirmed ANI over the phone. "A worker's body has been found offshore. We are trying to establish the identity of the deceased," Deputy Superintendent Godar added.


Comment: Update June 22

Onlinekhabar reports:
Thirteen people have died and 26 people have gone missing due to floods and landslides in eastern Nepal this week.

Floods and landslides brought by the rain have caused havoc in eastern Nepal.
Floods and landslides brought by the rain have caused havoc in eastern Nepal.
According to Mahadev Panth, acting secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs and head of the Disaster Management Division, 13 people died in floods and landslides between June 14 and 22.

According to him, people died in Taplejung, Kaski, Bhojpur, Gorkha, Nuwakot and Tanahun in the last seven days.

He said 20 people are missing in Sakhuwasabha and three each are missing in Taplejung and Panchthar.

Panth also informed 41 houses were completely damaged due to floods and landslides over the past week.

Additionally, he stated that the government has made preparations, considering the potential occurrence of floods and landslides.



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Summer flooding and hailstorms devastate northern Murcia, Spain


Murciatoday.com
Thu, 22 Jun 2023 13:32 UTC
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The northwest of the Region of Murcia was subjected to huge storms, sudden torrential downpours and even hail yesterday, Wednesday June 21, the first official day of summertime.
Just when it seemed the rainy season was over, the heavy precipitation led the Argos River to overflow in Caravaca de la Cruz and Cehegín, and there were 26 separate calls to emergency services for flooding in people's homes.

According to the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), in the area around Caravaca up to 41 litres of water were recorded in just one hour and 11.6 litres in just 10 minutes, causing the rains to wash away several rubbish containers, while hailstones "as big as golf balls," according to one witness also caused heavy damage to the peach, almond and apricot orchards.

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Video captures massive avalanche in Xinjiang, China


CGTN
Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:27 UTC
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A video taken by tourists recorded a monster avalanche in the snowy mountains of Oytagh Glacier Park in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on June 19.

Large masses of snow tumbled down from the mountaintop and quickly covered the hillside.

Workers at Oytagh Glacier Park believe the recent rise in temperature caused the snow to melt, resulting in the avalanche.

The site of the avalanche is a no-man's land. So far, there has been no report of casualties or property damage.

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Cyclone remnant leaves Banaskantha villages flooded in Gujarat, India - 20 killed


Times of India
Tue, 20 Jun 2023 19:43 UTC
Flood Water Blocks Road In Banaskantha
Flood water blocks road in Banaskantha
Torrential rainfall and strong winds due to the depression caused by the remnant of Cyclone Biparjoy have left large swathes of land in Banaskantha marooned with farmers suffering heavy damage to their fields.

Deesa taluka has been pounded by 200 mm of rainfall in two days. The region has been paralyzed as connectivity to many flooded villages has been snapped and property worth crores ravaged.

An estimated 500 hectares of land in Deesa taluka alone has been inundated with farms under four to five feet of water.

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Alberta floods: Town of Whitecourt issues state of local emergency

Phil Heidenreich
Global News
Tue, 20 Jun 2023 19:17 UTC
The Athabasca River overflowed its banks in Woodlands County and flooded the surrounding lands near Whitecourt, Alta. on Tuesday, June 20, 2023.
The Athabasca River overflowed its banks in Woodlands County and flooded the surrounding lands near Whitecourt, Alta. on Tuesday, June 20, 2023.
Officials with the Town of Whitecourt declared a state of local emergency on Tuesday because of flooding in the central Alberta municipality.

A flood watch was issued for the McLeod and Athabasca rivers in Whitecourt on Monday evening and on Tuesday afternoon, it was upgraded to a flood warning.

Alberta Environment said the warning is in effect for the Athabasca River as it runs through Whitecourt as well as the McLeod River from where it enters the Athabasca, upstream to Groat Creek.

Low-lying areas that could be impacted include the Sagitawah RV Park, Westview Trailer Park, the Whitecourt Golf and Country Club, and extensive farmland downstream of Whitecourt.

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Alberta flooding: State of emergency in Edson


CTV News
Tue, 20 Jun 2023 13:35 UTC
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The Town of Edson declared a state of local emergency Monday due to rainfall and flooding and just before 6 p.m. residents of Lower Robb were told to evacuate.

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Flash flood emergency issued in Alabama - foot of rain in just 6 hours, as tornadoes leave path of destruction in Mississippi

Brian Donegan, Hillary Andrews
FOX Weather
Mon, 19 Jun 2023 13:03 UTC
At first light, storm chaser Brandon Clement got a view of devastated areas of Louin, Mississippi after a deadly suspected tornado hit Sunday night.
At first light, storm chaser Brandon Clement got a view of devastated areas of Louin, Mississippi after a deadly suspected tornado hit Sunday night.
Severe thunderstorms continued to pound the South on Monday after an EF-3 tornado turned deadly near Louin, Mississippi, Sunday night.

Extensive damage was reported in Louin, and videos from the area after the tornado touched down around 11:40 p.m. CDT show buildings that were destroyed, trees snapped like toothpicks and vehicles obliterated by the storm's ferocious winds.

Officials at the National Weather Service office in Jackson, Mississippi, confirmed that at least five tornadoes touched down late Sunday into Monday. Survey teams are assessing the damage in Smith and Jasper counties, where they found damage consistent with an EF-3 twister in Louin.

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Flash floods sweep across Ardabil province in Iran, leave casualties


Mehr News Agency
Tue, 20 Jun 2023 12:13 UTC
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Severe floods are reported to have continued in Germy and Bileh Savar districts in northwestern Ardabil Province on Monday, leaving several people killed or missing and damage to roads and people's homes.

As a result of the hailstorm, heavy rain and subsequent flash floods, the roofs of private homes in Bileh Savar and Jafarabad were damaged and many trees were uprooted, Bileh Savar County governor Sahebali Asghari said.

The governor said that heavy rain followed by floods along with strong wind caused damage to as many as 200 private homes in villages in Bileh Savar County.

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