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Over 30 dead or missing after floods and landslides in Bahrabise, Nepal


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Sun, 13 Sep 2020 19:11 UTC
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Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) reports that over 30 people are dead or missing after landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rainfall in Bahrabise municipality, Sindhupalchok District, overnight 12 to 13 September 2020.

According to the latest reports, 11 people have lost their lives and 20 are still missing. Five people have been injured. NDRRMA said that 17 families have been affected and 11 houses buried or swept away.

Teams from the military and police have been deployed to carry out relief and rescue operations, which have been hampered by inclement weather.

Nepal's Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said the nearby weather station at Gumthang, Sindhupalchok District, recorded 77.6mm of rain on 12 September and 141.2 mm on 13 September.

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Death toll from rains, floods in Pakistan reaches 310

Shabbir Hussain
The Express Tribune
Sun, 13 Sep 2020 13:47 UTC
People wade through a flooded road during monsoon rain in Karachi, Pakistan.
© ReutersPeople wade through a flooded road during monsoon rain in Karachi, Pakistan.
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Saturday updated data of human and financial losses caused by the rains and floods during the recent monsoon season, raising the death toll to more than 300, including over 100 children.

The NDMA said the countrywide death toll stood at 310 - 135 men, 107 children and 70 women. The report said that Sindh was worst affected province with 136 fatalities, followed by 116 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 16 in Punjab, 21 in Balochistan, 12 in Azad Kashmir and 11 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

The NDMA said that 239 people - 6 women and 142 men and 41 children - were injured in the rain-related incidents, while 78,521 houses were destroyed and another 139,102 were damaged. Rains also damaged 13 roads, 10 bridges, 3 hotels, 3 shops, 5 mosques and 7 powerhouses.

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Flash floods destroy homes in Liuzhou, China

Disasters News
YouTube
Sat, 12 Sep 2020 19:05 UTC
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China's Guangxi & Liuzhou floods, 11 September, 2020.


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Flooding after heavy downpour in Mangaluru, India


Times of India
Fri, 11 Sep 2020 18:28 UTC
Houses inundated by floodwater in Jeppu Kutpadi
Houses inundated by floodwater in Jeppu Kutpadi in Mangaluru.
The India Metrological Department (IMD) issued red warning for heavy rainfall in parts of Karnataka on September 11.

Downpour led to flood-like situation in Mangaluru.

Fire department and emergency services carried out rescue operation in the area.

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Around 50 feared dead in DR Congo gold mine collapse after heavy rains flood nearby river


News18
Sat, 12 Sep 2020 13:28 UTC
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About 50 people are feared dead after a gold mine collapsed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo following torrential rain, local authorities said Saturday.

The accident in the makeshift mine occurred on Friday in the town of Kamituga, in South Kivu province.

Provincial governor Theo Ngwabidje Kasi deplored "the tragic deaths of 50 people, most of them young".

However, Kamituga mayor Alexandre Bundya said "we are not yet sure of the exact number" of victims. A local resident who was at the scene, Jean Nondo, told AFP that "according to witnesses, there are more than 50 dead. There is only one survivor."

He said a river close to the mine had flooded after torrential rain.

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Think 2020's disasters are wild? Worse is yet to come say experts


New York Post
Thu, 10 Sep 2020 12:23 UTC
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© APA firefighter battles the Creek Fire as it threatens homes in the Cascadel Woods neighborhood of Madera County, California.
A record amount of California is burning, spurred by a nearly 20-year mega-drought. To the north, parts of Oregon that don't usually catch fire are in flames.

Meanwhile, the Atlantic's 16th and 17th named tropical storms are swirling, a record number for this time of year. Powerful Typhoon Haishen lashed Japan and the Korean Peninsula this week. Last month it hit 130 degrees in Death Valley, the hottest Earth has been in nearly a century.

Phoenix keeps setting triple-digit heat records, while Colorado went through a weather whiplash of 90-degree heat to snow this week. Siberia, famous for its icy climate, hit 100 degrees earlier this year, accompanied by wildfires. Before that Australia and the Amazon were in flames.

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Severe floods hit 760,000 people in West and Central Africa

Boureima Balima
Reuters
Thu, 10 Sep 2020 18:59 UTC
Residents walk through a flooded street after last week's heavy rains in Keur Massar, Senegal September 8, 2020.
© REUTERS/Zohra BensemraResidents walk through a flooded street after last week's heavy rains in Keur Massar, Senegal September 8, 2020.
Nigerien student Hachimou Abdou has had to catch a boat to classes since river water swamped his route to university in the capital Niamey - one of about 760,000 people hit by severe flooding in recent weeks in parts of West and Central Africa.

Floods are common during the rainy season, but in recent years climate change, land degradation and poor urban planning have led to more frequent disasters as rapidly-growing cities struggle with heavier-than-normal rainfall.

Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Niger, Mali, Nigeria, Congo Republic and Senegal are among those worst-hit this year, with at least 111 people killed, according to latest figures from the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

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300,000 displaced by floods in Ethiopia, says UN


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Fri, 11 Sep 2020 18:41 UTC
Evacuations after floods in Afar region, Ethiopia September 2020.
© OCHA EthiopiaEvacuations after floods in Afar region, Ethiopia September 2020.
Heavy rain and flooding continue in Ethiopia, with over 500,000 people affected and around 300,000 displaced since July.

Unusually heavy Kiremt season (June to September) rainfall triggered flooding in the country from late July. By early August the UN reported 30,000 people had been displaced, with many of them in the Afar region after the overflow of Awash River. The regions of Gambella, Oromia, SNNP and later Amhara were also affected.

In a report of 06 September, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said "heavy summer season (June-September) rains continue to cause flooding in many parts of the country. Some 500,000 people were so far affected, including some 300,000 displaced."

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Flash floods hits Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia after torrential rainfall


The Star (Malaysia)
Thu, 10 Sep 2020 12:37 UTC
Floodwaters flowing into Masjid Jamek due to heavy rain in Kuala Lumpur.
Floodwaters flowing into Masjid Jamek due to heavy rain in Kuala Lumpur.
Videos and photos shared on social media showed Masjid Jamek by water, submerged cars and motorcycles as well as snakes after parts of Kuala Lumpur were hit with flash floods following a heavy downpour on Thursday (Sept 10).

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West Africa - More floods in Niger, death toll rises to 13 in Burkina Faso


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Thu, 10 Sep 2020 11:23 UTC
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The flood situation has worsened in the West African countries of Niger and Burkina Faso.

More flooding has affected parts of Niger, where almost 330,000 people have been affected by flooding since July. Meanwhile the government in neighbouring Burkina Faso the number of fatalities has increased to 13. On 09 September the government declared a state of emergency in response to flooding which has affected the country since late August.

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The flood situation has worsened in Niger after further heavy rainfall and the failure of a dam / embankment along the Niger river near the capital, Niamey.

According to the latest figures from the government in Niger, 329,958 people have been affected, over 31,960 houses severely damage or destroyed, along with 5,768 hectares of farmland. As many as 65 people have died as a result of flooding in the country which began in July this year.

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