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Two dead as landslides hit after 10 hours of heavy rainfall in Kigezi, Uganda


Daily Monitor (Uganda)
Sun, 03 May 2020 14:11 UTC
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Part of the area destroyed by landslide
Two people have died and 31 houses have been destroyed following landslides that hit Kigezi sub region.

Mr Elly Maate, the police spokesperson for Kigezi region, said Everist Ahimbisibwe, 9, and Cleo Amanya, 4, both children of Mr Julius Atwine, a resident of Karengyere village, Muko Sub County in Rubanda District, were swept away by running water amid heavy down pour.

Mr Maate, said that the two female juveniles were braving a heavy downpour to return home.

The floods resulted from a heavy downpour that started on Saturday morning at around 2.00am and lasted for over 10 hours.
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70,000 evacuated after heavy rain causes dam wall collapse in Uzbekistan

Bahtiyar Abdulkerimov
Anadolu Agency
Sat, 02 May 2020 09:18 UTC
Uzbekistan dam collapse

Some 70,000 people have been evacuated from eastern Uzbekistan as hundreds of houses were submerged under waters from a collapsed dam, said government officials on Saturday.

Agricultural lands and some residential areas in the region were flooded, hundreds of houses were damaged, and 56 people were injured in the Sirdaryo region after the Sardoba Dam partially collapsed due to heavy rain, according to Murod Sadikov, spokesperson of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

Rescue efforts in the region continue, and the water flow was redirected to local rivers.

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Sinkhole opens up and swallows floodwater in Bomet County, Kenya


Operanewsapp.com
Thu, 30 Apr 2020 20:04 UTC
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Resident of Bomet County were treated to a shocking show of sink-hole that swallowed vegetation around it.

A sinkhole is a cenote, sink, sink-hole, swallet, swallow hole, or doline, is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer. With area being swampy from the video, underground water current may have forced the water and vegetation to the inside.

From the details in the video, this geographical phenomenon may have been caused by the heavy rainfall that continue to pour across the country. The area in the video also seem to be swampy and this may explain why the vegetation around it were 'disappearing' underground.

Sinkholes can be natural or man-made. They are caused by either erosion or underground water. The video from Bomet strongly suggest that the sinkhole may have been caused by underground water.


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4 Amish siblings dead, 1 missing when buggy overturns in swollen creek in Bath County, Kentucky


Kentucky.com
Fri, 01 May 2020 13:39 UTC
Four siblings died and another was missing Thursday after a buggy carrying an Amish family overturned in Bath County Wednesday night.
© Nick OliverFour siblings died and another was missing Thursday after a buggy carrying an Amish family overturned in Bath County Wednesday night.
Despite hours of searching, emergency crews have not found a missing child Thursday after four siblings died when they were swept away in the current of a swollen stream in Bath County.

Five children and one adult were dumped in the water when a buggy pulled by a horse tried to cross a low-water bridge, according to Kentucky State Police. The boys and girls involved ranged in age from 1 to 12 years old, according to Bath County Coroner Andrew Owens.

The buggy carried an Amish family of five children and their mother, Bath County Judge-Executive Bobby Rogers said Thursday.

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Melbourne's wettest April since 1960, cold temperatures dropping to record levels

Paul Sakkal
TheAge.au
Thu, 30 Apr 2020 20:53 UTC
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© Teddy LaycockSnow blankets Mt Buller on Thursday after a cold snap hit Victoria.
Melbourne has had its wettest April since 1960 and its wettest start to the year since 1924, as unseasonably low temperatures brought snow to the state's ski resorts.

More rain has fallen on the city in the first four months of the year than in the whole of last year, bringing much-needed relief to parched farmland on its outskirts.

Some 138 millimetres of rain fell in Melbourne in April, with the city set for 15 millimetres on the first day of May. In April 1960, 195 millimetres fell in Melbourne.

Comment: See also: Czech Republic facing worst drought in 500 years

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Death toll hits 116 after flooding and landslides in Kenya

Nancy Agutu
The Star (Kenya)
Wed, 29 Apr 2020 11:51 UTC
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Rainfall is expected to continue over most parts of the country until June.

Kenya has lost 116 lives to the ongoing floods, Devolution CS Eugene Wamalwa has said.

Addressing the media on Wednesday, Wamalwa said 29 counties have been affected and 100,000 households displaced.

Wamalwa said they have dispatched 40,000 bags of rice to over 24 counties affected by floods.

"... we want to urge the counties to comply with the guidelines put in place including moving to higher ground," he said.

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Flooding and landslides hit Central Division, Fiji after heavy rainfall


Floodlist
Wed, 29 Apr 2020 19:47 UTC
Floods in Central Division, Fiji, late April 2020.
© NDMOFloods in Central Division, Fiji, late April 2020.
Fiji's National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) has reported flooding and landslides in the country following heavy rain over the last 2 days.

The Fiji Meteorological Service said the heavy rain was brought by a slow-moving trough of low pressure. Flood warnings have been issued, in particular along rivers in Central Division. The rain has fallen in areas previously saturated by rainfall from Tropical Cyclone Harold, increasing the risk of landslides.

NDMO reported severe flooding in parts of Nausori in Central Division. Nausori recorded over 200mm of rain since 27 April.

Landslides and floods have blocked roads in areas around Navua and the capital, Suva. Fiji Roads Authority urged the public to refrain from crossing flooded roads, crossings and bridges.

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3 dead, 4 missing after flash floods hit north Laos


Floodlist
Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:40 UTC
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At least 3 people have died and 4 are missing after flash floods in northern Laos.

Local media report that flooding struck in Xiengngeun district of Luang Prabang province early on 24 April, 2020 after two hours of heavy rain.

Flash floods swept through the village of Kiwtaloun, destroying two homes. Three bodies were later found. As of 27 April, 4 people were still missing.

Military personnel have been deployed to the area to help with repairs and search operations.

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Flooding strikes Najran, Saudi Arabia

MEGA DISASTERS
YouTube
Mon, 27 Apr 2020 13:12 UTC
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Heavy rains cause flooding in Najran, Saudi Arabia.

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At least 4 people killed by flash floods in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia - neighbouring Somalia also hit


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Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:46 UTC
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Deadly flash flooding has struck in eastern Ethiopia, with flooding also reported in southern areas. Flash flooding has affected parts of neighbouring Somalia over the last few days. Authorities warn of a high risk of flooding along the Shabelle and Juba rivers in the coming days.

Ethiopia

At least 4 people have died in flash floods that struck in the city of Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, 24 April 2020. Several people have been injured.

The flooding caused widespread damages to homes and infrastructure, although full damage assessments are yet to be completed. Two of the fatalities occurred when homes collapsed. Flooding struck after heavy rain caused the normally dry Dachata River that runs through the city to overflow.

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