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Singapore reels from widespread flash floods

New Straits Times
Tue, 23 Jun 2020 19:32 UTC

Flash floods strike Singapore after intense downpour

Flash floods were reported in many areas of Singapore after heavy showers early today.

In a Facebook post, water agency PUB said the floods were reported at Jurong Town Hall Road, the junction of Bedok North Avenue 4 and Upper Changi Road, as well as New Upper Changi Road.

Opera Estate, an area with low-lying service roads within private residential estates, was also affected.

According to PUB, the first flash flood was reported at 8.30am and the agency's quick response team was immediately deployed to all sites. Flash floods at all locations had subsided by 9.20am and the cause of the flooding is under investigation.

Another person drowns in continuous flooding in Lagos, Nigeria

Premium Times
Tue, 23 Jun 2020 19:11 UTC

A 17-year-old girl, simply identified as Ayisat was on Monday, reportedly swept away by strong flood at Alapafuja axis of the Surulere Low-Cost Housing Estate area of Lagos State following persistent rainfall.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Tuesday, said a 17-year-old girl, identified as Ayisat, drowned in a flood after Monday's downpour at Alapafuja Close, Surulere

Nosa Okunbor, the spokesperson of the agency, said a search and rescue operation for the teenager is ongoing and her body is yet to be found.

"Upon arrival at the scene of incident, it was discovered that the canal along Alapafuja close linking Bank Olemoh was submerged as a result of flooding and a teenage girl named Ayisat was swept away by the flood around 12:30p.m (Monday).

Istanbul besieged by floods, hail storms & rare tornado during epic storms

RT
Tue, 23 Jun 2020 18:16 UTC

The flooding in Istanbul's Esenyurt, June 23, 2020.

Istanbul has been besieged by foul weather, with large parts of the city flooded, others lashed by ferocious winds or towering waves, sporadic hail storms forcing residents to take cover, and to top it all off, a fearsome tornado.

Despite warnings from Turkey's General Directorate of Meteorology, the roughly 16 million residents of Istanbul could not have imagined the onslaught of bad weather that awaited them Tuesday.

A rare tornado formed off the city's western districts, captured in all its terrifying glory by residents already fleeing the torrential rain and violent hail storms.

At least 3 dead and 10,000 displaced after more floods in Guizhou Province, China

Floodlist
Tue, 23 Jun 2020 14:43 UTC

Further heavy rain and flooding has struck in Guizhou Province, China.

Xinhua news agency reports at least 3 people have died and 10,000 have been displaced after flooding in the mountainous area of Tongzi County on 22 June.

Around 10 houses were destroyed and over 1,000 houses damaged, along with 715 hectares of crops. Power supply and telecommunications were interrupted.

Landslide kills 3 after further heavy rain in Nepal

Floodlist
Tue, 23 Jun 2020 13:53 UTC

The landslide that occurred near Sammobari of Ridi-Tansen road section.

Further heavy rain in Nepal has caused more landslides, this time in Palpa district.

Local media report that days of rainfall triggered a landslide along a section of road near Tansen in Palpa district, central Nepal, on 22 June, 2020. Four vehicles were swept away. The number of passengers in the vehicles swept by the landslide is unconfirmed. As of 22 June, police reported 3 fatalities.

A rescue team comprising personnel from Nepal Army, Armed Police Force and Nepal Police has been clearing the debris. Three other landslides in the district have left numerous roads blocked.

Comment: Footage of one of the other landslides mentioned above:

Widespread summer floods across Romania - 1 missing after heavy rain

Floodlist
Tue, 23 Jun 2020 19:38 UTC

Flood rescues and evacuations in Romania, June 2020.

Emergency authorities in Romania report that one person is missing after being swept away by flood waters in Dimitrie Cantemir, Vaslui County on 22 June.

The General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (IGSU) added that heavy downpours on 22 June caused flooding in 90 locations in 19 counties across the country.

The worst affected counties are Alba, Bihor, Caraș-Severin, Botoșani and Vaslui. Areas of Harghita, Mureș, Neamț and Suceava counties were also badly hit. Firefighters were called on to pump water from over 550 properties in total.

Flash flood in central Mongolia kills two and caused major loss

Б.АНХТУЯА
News.mn
Mon, 22 Jun 2020 12:34 UTC

Heavy rain fell in the Tuv and Gobi-Sumber Provinces and caused flash flooding at the weekend. Two people in the Sergelen Soum of Tuv Province were killed by the deluge while herding their livestock.

According to the meteorological agency, Zuunmod Soum of Tuv Province recorded 51 mm of rainfall. The flash flood killed 409 livestock, destroyed 53 fences and washed away 10 vehicles. During the incident, a sub-power station in Tuv Province was damaged and 400 homes lost their electricity.

Summer flood hits Bursa, Turkey - at least 5 killed, 4 missing (UPDATE)

Floodlist
Sun, 21 Jun 2020 19:02 UTC

After the floods in Kestel, Bursa Province, Turkey 21 June 2020.

At least 2 people have died in floods after heavy rain in north west Turkey.

Flooding struck the Kestel district of Bursa province on 21 June. After initial assessments, the provincial government reported two people had died and four were believed to be missing in the floods.

Raging flood water swept through narrow streets of several neighbourhoods in the district, including Dudakli, Narlidere, Aksu and Kayacik. A team of over 350 personnel are carrying out relief and search and rescue operations.

Comment: Update: Middle East Monitor reports on 22nd June:

5 killed, 4 missing, as flooding hits Turkey

© Sergen Sezgin/Anadolu AgencyDamaged buildings and vehicles are seen while the damage assessment and cleaning operations continue at Dudakli neighbourhood in Kestel district of Bursa, Turkey on June 22, 2020. At this neighbourhood with 130 residences, where approximately 550 people live, many houses were damaged by flood, nearly 50 tractors and cars were flooded
Five people have died after heavy rains caused floods in Bursa, northwestern Turkey, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said today.

Yakup Canbolat, the governor of Bursa province, said four people are also missing, CNN Turk reported.

"Intensive search and rescue operations are being carried out in flood-hit areas by 257 personnel, including 134 gendarmeries," he said.

Reportedly, rescue workers found the body of a woman and recovered the bodies of the people washed away by the flood.

Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu arrived in Bursa under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's instructions to inspect the area.

Soylu said the incident is far beyond seasonal norms.

"For now, the only thing the rescue team can do is locate the four people," he added.

Last week, an earthquake with a 5.7 magnitude shook Bingol province in eastern Turkey, killing one and injuring 18 people and causing the collapse of a military observation tower.

Gold mine collapse kills 3 after heavy rainfall in Villanueva, Nicaragua

660citynews.com
Sun, 21 Jun 2020 10:59 UTC

The bodies of the miners were removed by the rescuers in black bags to deliver them to their relatives and give them a Christian burial

Three young men have been found dead following a mine collapse in northwestern Nicaragua, officials said Sunday.

Juan Fernando Gómez, mayor of the town of Villanueva, confirmed the deaths at El Rincón de García mine. The miners, aged 16, 19 and 26, had been hunting for bits of gold when the mine collapsed on Wednesday following heavy rains in the area.

Another collapse at the same mine in 2014 killed four people.