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800,000 affected by floods in Hunan, Jiangxi and Guangxi, China - almost 13 inches of rain in 24 hours


Floodlist
Mon, 08 Jun 2020 10:06 UTC
A vehicle makes its way through a flooded road in Hezhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 7, 2020.
© Liao Zuping/XinhuaA vehicle makes its way through a flooded road in Hezhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 7, 2020.
At least person has died and 4 are missing after floods in central and southern China. Over 800,000 people have been affected by flooding in Hunan, Jiangxi and Guangxi. Flooding and landslides were also reported in Hong Kong, where emergency services carried out several flood rescues.

Hunan, Jiangxi and Guangxi, China

China's Xinhua news agency, quoting local authorities, reported on 08 June 2020 that heavy downpours and floods have left one person dead and four missing in central China's Hunan Province. Over 3,000 people have been evacuated and flooding has affected over 93,500 in 20 counties and districts. Parts of the province have seen heavy rain since late May.

Heavy rain was also reported in the neighouring province of Jiangxi from around 02 June. Since then, flooding has affected almost 380,000 and led to the evacuation of 21,000. A total of 117 houses were complete destroyed and wide areas of crops damaged.


Comment: Heavy rainfall also led to severe flooding in the city of Guangzhou in late May:



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Biblical village of Bethsaida 'where Jesus fed the 5,000' is submerged by flooding

Michael Havis
Daily Mail
Tue, 02 Jun 2020 11:56 UTC
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The place 'where Jesus miraculously fed the 5,000' has been totally submerged by flooding, forcing archaeologists to abandon the excavation site. Pictured, the flooded El-Araj site
The place 'where Jesus miraculously fed the 5,000' has been totally submerged by flooding, forcing archaeologists to abandon the excavation site.

Bethsaida — hometown to disciples Andrew, Peter and Philip — was reputedly where Christ performed the miracles of feeding the multitude and helping a blind man see.

Archaeologists have been working to prove that the lost ancient town once stood at El-Araj, an excavation site on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee.

However, their efforts have ground to a halt after heavy rains caused the Sea of Galilee — also known as Lake Kinneret — to flood the site.

Lead archaeologist Moti Aviam of Kinneret College said that there was no way digging could continue this year.

'During the past 30 years, the amount of the rain in Israel was not enough to bring the lake to its full capacity,' he said.

'This year it happened. All of our excavated squares, even the highest — the mosaic floor of the Byzantine church — were covered.'
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Record-breaking rainfall continues in Yucatan, Mexico - 278% above normal


Yucatán Expat Life
Fri, 05 Jun 2020 14:14 UTC
Floods form a raging river in Tekax, where police rescue stranded residents.
Floods form a raging river in Tekax, where police rescue stranded residents.
It wasn't so long ago that we were celebrating the arrival of rain. Now residents are mopping and squeegeeing away water that in places is knee deep.

While June is normally part of Yucatan's rainy season, rainfall is 278% above normal, the weather agency reported today.

Cristobal has broken weather records in Yucatan. In 72 hours, Merida has been hit with 13.5 inches of rain. Valladolid was hit even harder, with 17.5 inches, Conagua reported. Oxkutzcab appeared to have the most rainfall: 19 inches.

The storm has "begun its journey toward Yucatan," declared a local weather forecaster.

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Severe flooding strikes Prochladny, Russia

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Thu, 04 Jun 2020 19:35 UTC
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Severe flood, storm hits Prochladny, Kabardino Republic - Russia

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Severe flooding hits Managua, Nicaragua

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YouTube
Thu, 04 Jun 2020 19:15 UTC
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Severe flooding caused by Tropical Storm Cristobal in Managua NICARAGUA - June 3, 2020.

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Flooding leaves 16 dead in Yemen


The Australian
Thu, 04 Jun 2020 13:58 UTC
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Floods have swept through Yemen amid heavy seasonal rains, leaving at least 16 people dead and flooding dozens of homes, security officials say.

The casualties were reported in eastern Hadramawt and southern Shabwa provinces, where it began raining late Wednesday, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to brief the media.

Yemen's rainy season runs from April to the end of August.

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Watch as 'quick clay' landslide sweeps 8 houses into the sea in northern Norway


The Local (Norway)
Thu, 04 Jun 2020 10:13 UTC
Eight houses were swept into the sea by the powerful landslide in northern Norway
© Anders Bjordal /NVEEight houses were swept into the sea by the powerful landslide in northern Norway
A landslide in the far north of Norway swept eight buildings into the sea on Wednesday, with the slow-motion destruction dramatically captured on video.

So far there are no reports of anyone dying or being injured by the 800m long, 40m high landslide, although a dog appears to have been swept away.

"A dog that was taken by the slide and swept into the sea rescued itself, swam ashore and is alive," Torfinn Halvari, from the local Finnmark police told Norway's NTB newswire on Wednesday evening.

"We still have on-site crews working to assess landslide security or the danger of new landslides," he added. "We cannot say with any certainty that no one has been taken by it."

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At least 21 killed by 3 landslides in 3 hours triggered by incessant rainfall in Assam, India

Umanand Jaiswal
The Indian Express
Wed, 03 Jun 2020 09:23 UTC
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Nearly 21 people died in three separate landslides on Tuesday morning, triggered by incessant rainfall over the past couple of days in Hailakandi, Cachar and Karimganj districts in south Assam's Barak Valley.

The landslides hit between 5am and 8am, killing eight in Hailakandi, six in Karimganj and seven in Cachar, officials said.

A family of five was buried alive in Mohanpur, around 25km from Hailakandi district headquarters, while seven of a family died in Cachar's Joypur, they said. The landslide, which hit Kaliganj in Karimganj district, left six dead.

All victims were day labourers living in the hilly areas in the adjoining districts.

The landslides are the latest disaster to hit Assam, which has been grappling with the coronavirus pandemic and the first wave of floods. The Covid-19 count is nearing 1,500, while nine persons have died in the deluge so far.

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3 dead after floods and landslides in wake of Storm Amanda in Honduras


Floodlist
Tue, 02 Jun 2020 13:03 UTC
The overflowing Goascorán River in Valle Department, Honduras, 01 June 2020.
© COPECOThe overflowing Goascorán River in Valle Department, Honduras, 01 June 2020.
Three people have died and communities left isolated after the remnants of the tropical storm Amanda brought heavy rain and strong winds to parts of Honduras.

The country has experienced a spate of severe weather since mid-May. Further severe weather in the country from 26 to 28 May caused 2 fatalities.

In the latest events, over 900 people from 225 families have been affected in 10 departments after heavy rain from storm Amanda triggered flooding and landslides between 29 May and 01 June.

The country's disaster agency - Permanent Commission of Contingencies (Copeco) - reported that the worst hit areas are in the departments of Olancho, Valle, Francisco Morazán, Lempira, Ocotepeque, Copán and La Paz. Bridges and roads have been damaged or destroyed, leaving some communities isolated.

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Energy exchange between troposphere and ionosphere revealed in study

Li Yuan, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Phys Org
Mon, 01 Jun 2020 23:16 UTC
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© Babalola OgunsuaAn illustration of the atmospheric wave dynamics from convective processes and ionospheric responses.
The Earth's ionosphere, extending about 80 to 1,000 km above the Earth's surface, connects outer space and the middle atmosphere. It's an important part and key layer in the whole Sun-Earth system.

However, the understanding of the equatorial ionospheric responses to thunderstorms remains a mystery due to the peculiarities in the dynamics of the ionosphere over this region.

A recently published study in Scientific Reports focuses on the Congo Basin, located in the equatorial region, where lightning and severe thunderstorms are considered to be the most active in the world.
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