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© NASA WorldviewOn March 16, the MODIS instrument that flies aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite took this image of Tropical Cyclone Herold and showed a well-developed hurricane with a visible eye.
Herold formed on 13 March 2020 as Tropical Cyclone 22S and was later renamed Herold once it had intensified into a tropical storm.
Heavy rain from the storm caused flooding in Sava and Analanjirofo Regions in Madagascar. At least 4 people are thought to have died.
Disaster authorities said initial assessments showed that over 3,000 people have been affected in the district of Maroantsetra in Analanjirofo Region and Sambava and Antalaha districts in Sava Region. Flood water reportedly reached up to 2 metres in some areas, damaging around 500 homes.
Suddenly arrived water washes away cars parked on a sandy strip. In addition, at this time, people swam in the ocean.
The site of Kazhydromet explains the nature of meteorological tsunamis. A decrease in atmospheric pressure of 1 mm entails an increase in sea level of 13 mm.
"The floods affected 316 homes, but we are still verifying the damages," Triyatmoko, head of the Bondowoso BPBD, said on Sunday.
The current floods were worse than the floods that had hit the area on January 29, 2020, he noted.
© DGRD SantanderFloods in San Juan de Girón, Santander, Colombia, March 2020.
According to department disaster authorities, heavy rain caused a small stream to overflow, triggering flash flooding and a mudslide in the Vijagual sector in the north of Bucaramanga city. One man died after he was swept away by the flood waters. Two other people were injured. Local media said that around 100 families were affected.
Disaster authorities also said that the heavy rain caused the Río de Oro river to overflow, flooding parts of San Juan de Girón municipality.
Media also reported that heavy rain had triggered several landslides in the area. One of the landslides blocked a road between Bucaramanga and Rionegro.
© PDMAFlood and rain damage in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, March 2020.
Heavy rain has affected the province since 06 March 2020, causing landslides, flash floods and buildings to collapse. As of 08 March, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) reported that 23 people had died and 54 people injured. Most of the fatalities and injuries came as a result of collapsing buildings or walls. A total of 127 homes have been damaged, including 13 completely destroyed.
© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
High winds continue to hit the Middle East for a second day, bringing rain, floods and dust storms to Egypt, Israel, Syria and Jordan.
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The landslide occurred due to heavy rainfall in the area.
According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and squally wind is likely to occur over Gangetic West Bengal on Saturday.
Especially in the nearby towns of Yabrud and Bloudan, north of Damascus, there were roadblocks and landslides due to the continuous rainfall that began to diminish in the night hours of this Friday.
Thunderstorms with heavy rain and flooding in Damascus, Syria this morning, March 13th. Thanks to Aghyad Al Sharif for the report - posted with permission. pic.twitter.com/oi6GPAZ0px
— severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) March 13, 2020
Comment: The first week of March saw at least 23 deaths in the region.