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Heavy rainfall kills at least 8, causes landslides and flooding in Greater Recife, Brazil


The Rio Times
Wed, 24 Jul 2019 12:17 UTC
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According to the Fire Department, eight people died this Wednesday, July 24th, as a result of the heavy rainfall that has been affecting the Metropolitan Region of Recife (RMR) since dawn.

The storm also brought down walls and trees and caused several flooding points, hindering bus traffic. In some neighboring cities, school classes have been canceled.

Two deaths recorded by the Fire Department occurred on the Estrada do Passarinho, in the Recife area, and another in the neighborhood of Dois Unidos, also in the capital city of Pernambuco. Two other deaths were confirmed in Águas Compridas, in Olinda. There were also three deaths recorded in Caetés, in Abreu e Lima.

On Estrada do Passarinho, Natalicio Vicente da Silva, 69, and Ivonete Maria da Silva, 63, are victims of a barrier landslide.

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Death toll due to floods reaches 108 in Nepal


India Today
Thu, 25 Jul 2019 11:42 UTC
The torrential downpour has affected around 35 of the 70 districts across the country.
© ANIThe torrential downpour has affected around 35 of the 70 districts across the country.
The death toll in floods and landslides triggered by incessant rains since last two week in Nepal has risen to 108, with 33 others still missing, the country's Home Ministry said on Wednesday.

At least four people were killed, and seven others went missing in flash floods in western Nepal's Lamjung district on Wednesday.

In addition, nine other people have sustained injuries in the incident, Chief District Officer Dijan Bhattarai told ANI.

The identities of the deceased is yet to be ascertained, albeit they are believed to be workers at a hydropower project in the region. The infrastructure at the hydropower project has also been damaged due to flash floods.

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Over 5 million affected by monsoon floods in Bangladesh


Floodlist
Wed, 24 Jul 2019 20:41 UTC
Bangladesh: Floods killed 94 people over last 2 weeks
Bangladesh: Floods killed 94 people over last 2 weeks
According to the latest estimates from Bangladesh's National Disaster Response Coordination Centre (NDRCC), over 70 people have died and 5 million have been affected across 21 districts by the monsoon floods that began earlier this month.

Of the 21 districts, the worst-hit are Kurigram, Jamalpur, Gaibandha, Sirajganj, Sunamganj, Bogura and Bandarban.

The death toll for this year's monsoon flooding has climbed to 71, including 56 from drowning, 8 from snake-bites and 7 from lightning.

It is estimated that 5,302,698 people are directly affected by the current flooding. As many as 27,170 houses have been destroyed and 419,336 damaged. As of 24 July there were an estimated 287,513 people displaced.

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Deadly floods hit south and east China - 6 inches of rain in 3 hours


Al Jazeera
Tue, 23 Jul 2019 11:49 UTC
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Downpours cause widespread disruption from Sichuan to Fujian provinces.

Rain-triggered floods killed four tourists in east China's Jiangxi province, official media reported early on Monday. The heavy rains started on Sunday afternoon in a mountainous area in Yichun city.

Flooding caused by the downpour trapped 285 hikers from three tourist groups, according to the Jiangxi provincial emergency management bureau.

The remaining hikers were rescued by Monday morning after local authorities sent more than 530 rescuers to the affected area, according to the Xinhua news agency.

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Monsoon death toll tops 650 with 10 million affected as rains unleash flood fury in South Asia


France24
Mon, 22 Jul 2019 18:24 UTC
In India, heavy rains since the start of July have killed at least 467 people with many districts in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Assam (pictured) states cut off because of flooding
© AFPIn India, heavy rains since the start of July have killed at least 467 people with many districts in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Assam (pictured) states cut off because of flooding
Severe floods and lightning have claimed the lives of more than 650 people across India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan, officials said Monday as the annual monsoon took its toll on the rainfed region.

More than 10 million people in the South Asian countries have been affected by the deluge, which has also forced tens of thousands to flee their homes.

In India, heavy rains since the start of July have killed at least 467 people with many districts in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Assam states cut off because of flooding.

In Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, lightning strikes killed 37 people in separate incidents, a disaster management official told AFP. The latest fatalities took the northern state's toll to 228 dead.
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Floods wreak havoc on croplands in Bangladesh

Sohel Parvez and Abdul Wahed
Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Sun, 21 Jul 2019 14:18 UTC
Sitting on a raft made of banana trees,
© Abdul Wahed.Sitting on a raft made of banana trees, a farmer of Uttar Nawabash in Kurigram shows his vegetable plants destroyed by the floods on his two bighas of land yesterday.
The ongoing flood has submerged 60,000 hectares of paddy and vegetable fields, mainly in the northern districts, affecting both farmers and consumers, as crop loss has sent the vegetable prices soaring for reduced supply in the market.

The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) estimated that floods affected farmlands in 26 districts until Friday, including 39,000 hectares of aush fields, 11,000 hectares of aman seedbeds, and 10,000 hectares of vegetable farms.

The flooded aush fields constitute 3.39 percent of the total acreage of aush this year.

A senior official of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) said 20 percent of the submerged aush crop might get damaged fully. This would mean the loss of 20,000 tonnes of paddy if the average aush output of last year is considered.

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Heavy rain hits western Japan, tens of thousands ordered to evacuate


The Straits Times
Sun, 21 Jul 2019 05:02 UTC
Forecasters warned of mudslides, flooding and swollen rivers on the island of Kyushu and the Chugoku region in Japan
© AFPForecasters warned of mudslides, flooding and swollen rivers on the island of Kyushu and the Chugoku region in Japan.
Authorities issued an evacuation order to tens of thousands of residents in western Japan on Sunday (July 21) as torrential rain lashed the region.

Forecasters warned of mudslides, flooding and swollen rivers on the island of Kyushu and the Chugoku region, as Typhoon Danas, which was moving over the Korean Peninsula, dropped record-breaking rain on some parts of western Japan.

About 300mm of rain had been dumped on the cities of Tosu and Kurume on Kyushu for 12 hours until 10am local time (9am local time), according to the Meteorological Agency.

Authorities issued an evacuation order to tens of thousands of residents in the prefectures of Fukuoka and Hiroshima.

As of 9 am, the eye of the storm was over the Korean Peninsula, travelling north-east at 30 kilometres per hour with maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h and gusts of 90 km/h, the agency said.
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Flash floods in northern Turkey's Düzce leave 1 dead, 6 missing - year's worth of rain hit in a day


Daily Sabah
Sat, 20 Jul 2019 19:52 UTC
A gendarmerie personnel looks at a house tipped over due to floods in Esmahanım village, Düzce, July 19, 2019.
A gendarmerie personnel looks at a house tipped over due to floods in Esmahanım village, Düzce, July 19, 2019.
Six people remain missing while search and rescue crews found one body on Friday after floods and landslides wreaked havoc in Akçakoca and Cumayeri, two districts of the northern province of Düzce.

Düzce was hit by flash floods on Wednesday and early Thursday. Three people from one family and four members of another went missing in the village of Esmahanım, near Akçakoca.

Crews combing the area found a woman's body in a river bed, between Esmahanım and another village and were trying to identify the victim. Among the missing were a mother and her three daughters between the ages of 7 and 9.

Rescue crews from the Turkish Red Crescent, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) and gendarme units were mobilized to find the victims. Sniffer dogs also searched the area while helicopters and drones were dispatched to remote, mountainous areas of the region to find the missing.


Comment: An earlier report: Turkey's northwest struggles with flash flood

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Ancient palaces and multi-thousand rain cycles return


Adapt 2030
Fri, 19 Jul 2019 12:19 UTC
Mittani palace
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78 killed and 5,500,000 affected as flood situation worsens in the Indian state of Bihar


NDTV
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 09:52 UTC
26 NDRF teams are carrying out rescue operations in Bihar.
© AFP26 NDRF teams are carrying out rescue operations in Bihar.
Flash floods caused by heavy rains in catchment areas of Nepal have ravaged a dozen districts of Bihar so far, claiming 78 lives and affecting 55 lakh people, the state's disaster management department said on Thursday.

Sitamarhi reported the highest number of 18 casualties, followed by Madhubani (14), Araria (12), Sheohar and Darbhanga (nine each), Purnea (seven), Kishanganj (four), Supaul (three) and East Champaran (two), it said in a release.

The number of deaths in Bihar rose by 11 since Wednesday.

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