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© OGERD MagdalenaFlooding in Magdalena Department, Colombia, from late October 2020.
The country's National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) reported that flooding has affected 9,200 families across 7 municipalities in Magdalena Department. No fatalities or injuries have been reported.
Flooding has affected the department since late October. Thousands of homes have been damaged but as of 03 November. Relief items have been distributed to affected families.
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Meteorologists said the amount of rain is unusual for the month of November, which is commonly a dry month. Around 300 people were left homeless after floods triggered by heavy rains hit Sanharo. This prompted the city government to declare a state of emergency and accommodated the displaced victims at gymnasiums and schools.
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Roopnarine said in a social media update yesterday that there were reports of a man being swept away by flood waters in Hardbargain:
'I must say that this has been the worst floods experienced in my district. Today, a villager was swept away by raging flood waters in Hardbargain.'
'On the scene is the TTPS, Fire Services, Disaster Management representatives from both Princes Town Regional Corporation as well as Penal/Debe Regional Corporation as they attempt search and rescue.'
"It has been an exceptional year for the state, as it received more rains than in the recent past, especially in its drought-prone northern region, as the 4-month southwest monsoon extended beyond September for a month, leading to 33 per cent excess rainfall," weather expert G. Srinivas Reddy told IANS.
For the second consecutive year, the monsoon was very good, as the state received 27 per cent excess rainfall, recording 1,064 mm against 841 mm normal.
© Prasit TangprasertA tunnel linking the Khao Yai and Thap Lan national parks on Highway 304 between Kabin Buri district in Prachin Buri and Pak Thong Chai district in Nakhon Ratchasima was 1.8 metres under flood water yesterday morning.
Two people were reported missing when the runoff from Thap Lan National Park triggered by hours of heavy rain sent a large amount of water streaming into several villages in Prachin Buri. In Nakhon Ratchasima's Wang Nam Khieo district, a teenager died after being swept away by flash flood.
The sight of the flood-hit tunnel spoke volumes about the flash flood sweeping across the area. The tunnel through a mountain linking the Khao Yai and Thap Lan national parks on Highway 304 between Kabin Buri district in Prachin Buri and Pak Thong Chai district in Nakhon Ratchasima was about 1.80 metres under water on Sunday morning.
© CHONG JUN LIANGTwo people approach a stranded driver from a house at Gambir Walk with water scoops, during heavy rain on Nov 2, 2020.
National water agency PUB said in a Facebook post that there were flash floods around 3pm in Upper Paya Lebar Road, Lorong Gambir and Mount Vernon Road.
It had advised people to avoid these and eight other locations, including MacPherson Road, Balestier Road and Sims Drive, as water levels and canals rose to 90 per cent due to the rain.
Tropical Storm Zeta
The storm ripped off roofs, knocked down power lines and trees and flooded streets as it roared through Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia early Thursday. Heavy rain and winds also pounded eastern Tennessee and the Carolinas throughout the day.
At the height of the outages, more than 2.6 million homes and businesses were without power. In Georgia alone, more than 550,000 customers remained without electricity as of 5:30 p.m. according to poweroutage.us., after the number reached more than 1 million earlier. Alabama had more than 414,000, and Louisiana was reporting about 444,000 outages. More than 300,000 remained without power in North Carolina and South Carolina reported more than 125,000 customers without electricity. More than 55,000 outages were reported in Virginia.
The mudslide hit the village of Los Angelitos in the municipality of Nejapa, around 17 km (11 miles) north of the capital, San Salvador, after heavy rains overnight loosened the earth on the flanks of the San Salvador Volcano.
"At about 11 o'clock at night there was thunder and suddenly, we felt like there was a quake, it was when (the landslide) was coming," said Ricarda Sibrian, 43, who told Reuters she had lost her daughter, granddaughter and son-in-law.
The landslide that hit Lidi village in Sindhupalchowk district.
According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, landslides have claimed the lives of 295 people.
Similarly, 65 people have died due to lightning, 42 due to floods, 21 due to snake bites, 15 due to incessant rains, 13 due to fire, and 12 due to animal attacks.
According to Authority, 64 people are missing due to landslides and 37 due to floods.
During the period, 803 people were injured, and property worth over Rs 797.5 million was damaged.
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