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Death toll from floods in Pakistan rises to 1,731


Xinhua
Sun, 23 Oct 2022 18:40 UTC
Survivors in flood-hit Peshawar in Pakistan.
© APSurvivors in flood-hit Peshawar in Pakistan.
The death toll from this season's monsoon rain and floods since mid-June has risen to 1,731 along with 12,867 injuries in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.

According to a report released by the NDMA on Saturday night, 645 children and 350 women were among those who lost their lives in separate rain or flood-related incidents in the South Asian country so far.

The southern Sindh province was the worst-hit region, where 792 people were killed, followed by the southwestern Balochistan province with 336 deaths, while the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the eastern Punjab provinces reported 308 and 223 deaths, respectively.

Over 33 million people and 85 districts across Pakistan have been affected by the floods, it added.

Rescue and relief operations by the NDMA and other government organizations were underway in the flood-hit areas.

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Hurricane Roslyn brings brutal winds, flooding to Mexico's Pacific coast


Reuters
Sun, 23 Oct 2022 18:27 UTC
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Roslyn, a powerful Category 3 hurricane, was moving across west-central Mexico on Sunday, dumping a life-threatening storm surge with damaging winds in its path, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

Rosyln, which was downgraded from Category 4 since Saturday, hit land at 5:20 a.m. local time (1120 GMT) near Santa Cruz in northern Nayarit, the NHC said, a Pacific coastal state home to popular tourist beaches like Sayulita and Punta Mita.

By late morning, maximum sustained winds decreased to near 90 mph (150 km) with stronger gusts. Rapid weakening was expected as the hurricane moved farther inland, the NHC said.

Video footage showed flooded streets and palm trees swaying in strong winds as Roslyn touched down in Nayarit.

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Man killed by lightning and roads flooded as storms sweep across South Australia


abc.net.au
Sun, 23 Oct 2022 11:01 UTC
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Several highways are closed because of flooding and a man has died after being hit by lightning after storms hit South Australia's Mid North and Riverland last night and this morning.

Emergency services were called to a rural property at Eba, west of Morgan, about 5pm yesterday after a 29-year-old man was hit by a bolt of lightning.

Police say he died at the scene.

They will prepare a report for the coroner.

Storms passed through the area on Saturday and Sunday.

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Indonesia - 4 dead, 30,000 affected after floods and landslides hit Java and Sulawesi Islands

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Fri, 21 Oct 2022 18:22 UTC
Flooding and landslides struck in Trenggalek
© BPBD TrenggalekFlooding and landslides struck in Trenggalek Regency, East Java, October 2022
Heavy rain has triggered floods and landslides in areas of Java and Sulawesi Islands in Indonesia over the last few days. Disaster authorities report at least 4 people have lost their lives, over 30,000 people have been impacted and around 5,000 homes damaged.

Recently heavy rain, flooding and landslides caused fatalities in Bali, Indonesia.

Java Island

Flooding occurred in Malang Regency of East Java Province after heavy rainfall on 17 October 2022. Over 1,000 homes were reported damaged in some away, affecting over 5,000 people.

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Over 900,000 people hit by floods in South Sudan: OCHA


Sudan Tribune
Sun, 16 Oct 2022 12:12 UTC
A family moves through floodwaters
© Sebastian Rich/UNICEFA family moves through floodwaters to buy goods in a part of Bentiu that is on higher ground. Their return journey is some 24 kilometers (about 14.9 miles).
At least 909,000 people have been affected by persistent floods in various parts of South Sudan, recent estimates from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) shows.

"These floods have killed livestock and destroyed crops, washed away roads and bridges, destroyed homes, schools and health facilities, and submerged boreholes and latrines, contaminating springs and posing risks of waterborne diseases," OCHA noted last week.

In Unity State, for instance, rising water levels has reportedly threatened two camps for the displaced people and a UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) base with flooding.

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Hundreds of homes damaged by floods in Tolima, Colombia - 2 meter deep floodwater

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Fri, 21 Oct 2022 11:35 UTC
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Storms caused damage and floods in the city of Ibagué in Department of Tolima, western Colombia overnight 19 to 20 October 2022.

Colombia's Civil Defence reported 1,300 homes were damaged by floods or landslides. Many residents have lost material possessions and the departmental government have distributed relief supplies including mattresses, blankets and food. Several roads outside the city were washed out.

Secretary of the Environment and Risk Management of Ibagué, Carmen Sofía Bonilla, said flood levels exceeded two metres in some areas, with flood water reaching the first floor of buildings. Some families have lost everything, she added.

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Nigeria flooding kills more than 600 people and displaces 1.3 million

Aanu Adeoye
Financial Times
Tue, 18 Oct 2022 10:46 UTC
Weeks of flooding across Nigeria have killed more than 600 people and decimated thousands of square kilometers of farmland, officials said. Disruptions to gas production could potentially affect exports to Europe.
© Afolabi Sotunde/ReutersWeeks of flooding across Nigeria have killed more than 600 people and decimated thousands of square kilometers of farmland, officials said. Disruptions to gas production could potentially affect exports to Europe.
Unusually heavy rainy season and dam discharges destroy farmland and roads in most states, says government

More than 600 people have died and 1.3mn have been displaced from their homes in flooding that has hit 33 of Nigeria's 36 states and the capital Abuja, government officials have said.

The government said an unusually heavy rainy season aggravated by climate change and the discharge of excess water from a dam caused the severe flooding, adding that some states and local governments did not heed warnings to make bigger preparations to assist people in the worst affected areas.

Sadiya Umar Farouq, the humanitarian affairs and disaster management minister, said more than 108,000 hectares of farmland have been submerged, and critical infrastructure such as roads have been destroyed. More than 200,000 homes have also been partially or completely destroyed. Several rice-producing states in northern and central Nigeria are among the worst affected, raising concerns about shortages at a time when annual food inflation has hit 23 per cent.

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Chad declares state of emergency as one million affected by floods - 1.15 million acres of fields flooded


Al Jazeera
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:27 UTC
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The flooding has affected 636 localities in the country while swallowing up more than 465,000 hectares of fields.

Chad's President Mahamat Idriss Deby has declared a state of emergency over flooding that is affecting more than a million people in the country.

Floods are not uncommon during Chad's rainy season, which usually runs from May to October in its southern regions.

But this year, the rains came early and were the heaviest in decades.

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Philippines - Rains trigger deadly landslide in Northern Mindanao

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:52 UTC
Landslide in Malitbog town, Bukidnon province, Philippines, October 2022.
© Civil Defense Northern Mindanao – Region 10Landslide in Malitbog town, Bukidnon province, Philippines, October 2022.
At least 5 people have died after a landslide in Northern Mindanao Region of the Philippines. Earlier heavy rain brought by Typhoon Nesat (known as Neneng in the Philippines) caused flooding and landslides in northern regions of the country.

Tropical Storm Nesat (Neneng)

Authorities said Neneng intensified into a Tropical Storm on 15 October 2022 while it accelerated westward over the Philippine Sea east of extreme Northern Luzon. On 16 October Neneng made landfall over Calayan Island, Cagayan, then intensified into a Typhoon as it exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

Disaster authorities reported 117 incidents of flooding in Cagayan Valley (Region 2), as a result of heavy rain from the storm. In total 181,185 people were affected by the storm across the regions of Ilocos (Region 1), Cagayan Valley (Region 2), and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). Over 3,500 people were evacuated, 279 houses damaged and 2 people injured.

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Major flooding strikes Thailand due heavy rain

Evolution Crisis
YouTube
Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:30 UTC
Photo taken on Oct. 18, 2022 shows a sculpture in a flooded area in Ayutthaya, Thailand.
© Xinhua/Rachen SageamsakPhoto taken on Oct. 18, 2022 shows a sculpture in a flooded area in Ayutthaya, Thailand.
Heavy overnight rain left Phuket old town under floodwater up to one meter deep and traffic chaos on Sunday, October 16. A monsoon downpour that began Saturday evening was still battering the tourism destination in the early hours of Sunday, causing flash floods to sweep across many parts of the island.

Among buildings submerged were the old town's traditional Sino-Portuguese shophouses, a magnet for Thai and foreign tourists. Floods hit the Charter Bank Intersection, the Thep Kasattree-Thalang Intersection, Klang Road and the Clock Tower roundabout.

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