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Torrential rains flood eastern parts of Sudan capital Khartoum


Radio Dabanga
Sun, 02 Aug 2020 13:06 UTC
Torrential rains flood parts of East Nile locality in Khartoum North
© sudanakhbar.comTorrential rains flood parts of East Nile locality in Khartoum North
Khartoum was hit by heavy rains on Friday and Saturday. Floods covered large parts of East Nile locality in Khartoum North. A number of houses collapsed.

The newly appointed civilian wali (governor) of Khartoum, Ayman Khalid, paid an inspection visit on Saturday to the affected areas in East Nile.

He was accompanied by El Tayeb El Sheikh, Secretary General of Khartoum state government, the director of the state Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, and the director of East Nile locality.

The wali gave directives for emergency water drainage and the evacuation of the people from houses besieged by the floods. Food items were distributed to the affected families in the locality.

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Death toll from floods, landslides in Nigeria rises to 30

Adam Abu-bashal
Anadolu Agency
Sat, 01 Aug 2020 12:51 UTC
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Hundreds of people displaced, many houses damaged due to floods

The death toll from floods in Nigeria has increased to 30, according to local media reports on Saturday.

At least 15 people were killed in landslides and floods caused by heavy rains in Suleja city and Gwagwalada area in the capital Abuja over the past 24 hours.

Hundreds of people have been displaced and infrastructure as well as many houses were damaged.

According to the reports, search and rescue efforts were ongoing in the regions.

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Why is so much rain happening globally?


Adapt 2030
Sat, 01 Aug 2020 18:56 UTC
The Kwanyin temple built on a rocky island in the middle of the Yangtze River is seen flooded as the water level surge along Ezhou in central China's Hubei province
© Chinatopix Via APThe Kwanyin temple built on a rocky island in the middle of the Yangtze River is seen flooded as the water level surge along Ezhou in central China's Hubei province on Sunday, July 19, 2020.
Summer snow in Beijing China, Red Noctilucent Clouds first time ever seen as a disturbance in the ozone layer commences, hundreds of record rain and 500 year+ floods events through July 2020. Cosmic Ray increases seem to play a large part, and the increases are just beginning as the Eddy Grand Solar Minimum intensifies.


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Global warming alarmists alarmed typhoon trend falling! - First time in 70 years no Pacific typhoon formed in July

Kirye and Pierre Gosselin
NoTricksZone
Sat, 01 Aug 2020 00:43 UTC
This year is the first time since 1951 the Pacific sees no typhoons in the month of July. Typhoons have seen downward trend since 1951.
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© Japan Meteorological AgencyData source: JMA, here and here.
Global warming alarmists like to claim that tropical storms will intensify and become more frequent unless people stop using fossil fuels.

And recently these alarmists have had our attention steered to the Atlantic basin, where tropical storms this year have seen quite an active season thus far.

Another reason the focus has been on the Atlantic is because very little has been happening in terms of Pacific typhoons, and the alarmists don't want to talk about that.

In fact this July is the first July to have seen no typhoons formed in the Pacific at all since statistics on this began in 1951, according to the data from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

Normally between 3 to 4 typhoons form in the Pacific in July. Up to 8 have formed in the past, e.g. on 2017 and 1971. But this year July failed to see a single typhoon form - the first time this has occurred since 1951.
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Flash flooding in Afghanistan kills 16 including children


Yahoo! News
Sat, 01 Aug 2020 11:49 UTC
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Flash flooding in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 16 people after heavy rains swept parts of a mountainous area, an Afghan official said Saturday.

Heavy floods hit the Khewa district, said Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for the governor of Nangarharn province. He added that four others were wounded in the incident.

The majority of the victims are children, said Khogyani. He added that a team has been sent to the area to help with emergency services following the foul weather.

The flash floods damaged dozens of homes, the spokesman added.

Summer often brings heavy rainfalls in eastern Afghanistan leading to floods that can leave hundreds of people dead and many more injured every year.

Source: AP
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Flash floods doubled in Western Himalayan rivers between 1980-2003

Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Times of India
Thu, 30 Jul 2020 18:49 UTC
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Flash flood events in the Western Himalayan rivers doubled between 1980-2003 due to increases in extreme rainfall, according to a new study.

The findings provide the first observational evidence of increases in "extreme streamflow" in the rivers of this highly vulnerable region, and highlight an urgent need for a real-time flood-forecasting system for the area, the study said.

Floodplain zoning to regulate construction should also be considered, researchers added. Around 17 million people live in this region.

Although the data analysis does not cover recent years, the frequent floods over the past decade suggest the findings are representative, said Subimal Ghosh, study co-author and professor at IIT Bombay. There have been floods almost every other year in the past decade in the Western Himalayan states, including in Uttarakhand in 2013 and Jammu and Kashmir in 2018.
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Bangladeshi floods continue unabated, 129 dead, 5 million affected

huaxia
Xinhua
Thu, 30 Jul 2020 14:33 UTC
Flood-affected people get on a boat
© Mohammad Ponir HossainFlood-affected people get on a boat to cross a stream in Jamalpur, Bangladesh, July 18, 2020
Floods triggered by heavy seasonal rains and onrush of water from hills have continued unabated in parts of Bangladesh, leaving a trail of death, misery and destruction in their wake.

The ongoing floods caused widespread damage to habitation, crops, roads and highways across vast swathes of the country.

According to the daily disaster situation report by the country's National Disaster Response Coordination Center (NDRCC) under the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, 5,097,424 people were affected due to floods in 31 out of the country's total 64 districts as of Thursday.

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Summer storms cause destruction and flooding in Medina, Saudi Arabia

World Disaster Compilations
YouTube
Fri, 31 Jul 2020 14:17 UTC
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Storms cause destruction and flooding in Medina, Saudi Arabia. July 30, 2020

Strong winds destroy cars and planes and cause floods in Medina, Saudi Arabia. July 30, 2020.

Medina is a city in western Saudi Arabia. In the city center, the vast Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (Prophet's Mosque) is a major Islamic pilgrimage site. Its striking Green Dome rises above the tombs of the Prophet Muhammad and early Islamic leaders Abu Bakr and Umar. The Masjid al-Qiblatain (Qiblatain Mosque) is known as the site where the Prophet Muhammad received the command to change the direction of prayer to Mecca.

The floods resulted from a powerful storm, which brought heavy rains to the desert kingdom during the final days of the annual Hajj pilgrimage when millions were visiting the region. According to news reports, 29 people have died attempting to travel in the flooded valleys around Medina.

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Storm Isaías leaves nearly 500,000 without electricity in Puerto Rico - flooding and landslides also hit the island


Dominican Today
Thu, 30 Jul 2020 11:04 UTC
Streets in some neighborhoods were inundated with water
Streets in some neighborhoods were inundated with water
Almost half a million people are without electricity in Puerto Rico due to the passage of the Isaías storm, which has also caused landslides, floods and has left some roads, most of them in the interior of the island, cut by the fall of power lines and/or vegetation, all in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

Tropical storm Isaías this Thursday put his finger on the weak electrical system of Puerto Rico, which according to the main union, the Union of Workers of the Electricity and Irrigation Industry (UTIER), has left "about half a million" ( 431,568) without electricity and according to PREPA, 27% of the 1.5 million subscribers that the island's main electricity company has.

Most have been without light since this morning in the heat of the storm, mostly due to the fall of the power line by winds with gusts of up to 56 miles per hour (90.12 kilometers per hour) that have been reached according to registers.

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Heavy rains flood western Georgian regions washing away roads and bridges


civil.ge
Wed, 29 Jul 2020 14:11 UTC
Flood damages roads in Racha. 29 July, 2020
© Roads Department of GeorgiaFlood damages roads in Racha. 29 July, 2020
Heavy rainfall caused flooding in a number of municipalities in western Georgia.

Upper Racha province was hit worst, with a dozen villages in Oni municipality with their 2,000 inhabitants being cut off from the rest of the world, said Archil Japaridze, the Governor of Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region.

The Roads Department noted that the flood in Racha damaged 10 bridges and eight sections of central Kutaisi-Alpana-Mamisoni pass road. The flood caused power outages in the said 12 villages, while 400 families were left without water supply.

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