Motorists in Gauteng have been urged to drive with extreme caution as heavy rain in the province led to flash flooding on Monday 5 October.
A large thunderstorm and "large hail" currently making affecting Johannesburg is causing drivers major headaches, with bridges hit by flooding causing peak traffic to grind to a standstill.
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The South African Weather Service (SAWS) warned on Monday that a "yellow thunderstorm warning" is in place, meaning that residents can expect localised flooding in low lying areas due to heavy rain and large hail and large amounts of small hail which can damage vehicles and property.
Flood victims salvage their belongings from flooded homes in Tabasco.
Tropical Storm Gamma claimed the lives of at least six people in two states and affected some 600,000 citizens as heavy rain and near-hurricane force winds wreaked havoc on Mexico's south and southeast over the weekend.
The worst affected state was Tabasco, where two people died and more than 590,000 people were adversely affected by the storm.
Federal authorities said there was one death in the municipality of Jalapa and another in Jalpa de Méndez. Both victims drowned in floodwaters.
Authorities in Chiapas said that four members of the same family, including two children, died after a landslide buried their home in San Juan Chamula.
Hannah Thompson Connexion Mon, 05 Oct 2020 00:01 UTC
Aerial photos from the villages in Alpes-Maritimes show mudslides and devastation after Storm Alex hit.
At least 20 people are missing, at least three have died, and villages in southeast France are still without water or electricity, as the €1billion-plus devastation wreaked by Storm Alex continues to emerge.
In Alpes-Maritimes, the villages of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, Roquebillière, Breil-sur-Roya, and Tende are among some of the worst-affected, after almost a year's worth of rain fell in 10 hours overnight from Saturday 3 to Sunday 4 October, causing mudslides and devastating flooding.
At least 20 people are still missing, firefighters in Alpes-Maritimes told news service FranceInfo, as of Monday October 5. This includes eight people "confirmed missing" and "a dozen suspected".
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(Translated from Italian):Strong bad weather in Irpinia, Campania. There are many flooded streets, which after a few minutes of downpour become real rivers in flood. In Monteforte Irpino the streets of the town have become rivers of mud and water, with several cars being overwhelmed and submerged. Several fire brigade teams at work, after dozens of citizens called the operations room frightened. There are also several fallen trees and the Fenestrelle river would have overflowed along via Macchia.
Heavy rainfall from 01 October 2020 caused flash flooding and landslides in the Adjara region of Georgia. At least 5 people are thought to have died.
A landslide struck in the village of Jocho, Khelvachauri municipality swept away a house and a vehicle, leaving several people missing. The country's Emergency Management Service (EMS) says that over 100 rescuers are working to find the missing individuals. As of 03 October, 5 bodies had been found with one more person thought to be missing.
Heavy rain caused flooding in other areas of the region, damaging homes and other buildings. EMS said they received 440 calls for assistance.
Officials say 15 people were killed after torrential rains in eastern Congo.
"We are recording enormous damage; practically it is a disaster. We have just removed 15 bodies from these waters," North Kivu provincial official Roger Malinga said.
The rains on Thursday caused a river to overflow, explained Faustin Kasole, a civil society leader in the region, adding that one village had been entirely "wiped off the map."
He said he expected the death toll to be much larger, given that the search for bodies had taken place in the dark overnight and was continuing.
Two people were confirmed to have died and several others missing on Saturday after torrential rain brought by Storm Alex caused devastating flooding along the French Riviera coast and inland areas. Bridges collapsed and roads were left submerged as rivers broke their banks.
The Alpes-Maritimes département was subject to a red weather warning - the highest alert level - as persistent downpours saw up to 350mmm of rain fall in local areas.
On Saturday morning as the rains eased the red level warning was lifted but the impact of the deluge was still present.
Authorities reported at least 12 people were missing including two fire fighters.
Many regions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia witnessed heavy and moderate rains, accompanied by thunder and lightning, today, Thursday, especially in the governorates of Al-Jumum and Adham, amid expectations from the General Authority of Meteorology and Environmental Protection that moderate to heavy rains will continue, accompanied by activity in surface winds.
The Saudi Meteorological and Environmental Protection Authority, in its weather report for today, expected thunderstorms accompanied by active winds on the heights of Jizan, Asir, Al-Baha, Makkah, extending to the heights of Medina, and rainy thunder clouds are expected to form accompanied by active winds in parts of the Eastern Region. While the surface winds create dust and dust on the southern parts of the Riyadh and the Eastern regions.
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