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Record-breaking rainfall continues in Yucatan, Mexico - 278% above normal


Yucatán Expat Life
Fri, 05 Jun 2020 14:14 UTC
Floods form a raging river in Tekax, where police rescue stranded residents.
Floods form a raging river in Tekax, where police rescue stranded residents.
It wasn't so long ago that we were celebrating the arrival of rain. Now residents are mopping and squeegeeing away water that in places is knee deep.

While June is normally part of Yucatan's rainy season, rainfall is 278% above normal, the weather agency reported today.

Cristobal has broken weather records in Yucatan. In 72 hours, Merida has been hit with 13.5 inches of rain. Valladolid was hit even harder, with 17.5 inches, Conagua reported. Oxkutzcab appeared to have the most rainfall: 19 inches.

The storm has "begun its journey toward Yucatan," declared a local weather forecaster.

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Severe flooding strikes Prochladny, Russia

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YouTube
Thu, 04 Jun 2020 19:35 UTC
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Severe flood, storm hits Prochladny, Kabardino Republic - Russia

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Severe flooding hits Managua, Nicaragua

Infotainment
YouTube
Thu, 04 Jun 2020 19:15 UTC
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Severe flooding caused by Tropical Storm Cristobal in Managua NICARAGUA - June 3, 2020.

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Flooding leaves 16 dead in Yemen


The Australian
Thu, 04 Jun 2020 13:58 UTC
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© ReutersFile photo
Floods have swept through Yemen amid heavy seasonal rains, leaving at least 16 people dead and flooding dozens of homes, security officials say.

The casualties were reported in eastern Hadramawt and southern Shabwa provinces, where it began raining late Wednesday, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to brief the media.

Yemen's rainy season runs from April to the end of August.

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Watch as 'quick clay' landslide sweeps 8 houses into the sea in northern Norway


The Local (Norway)
Thu, 04 Jun 2020 10:13 UTC
Eight houses were swept into the sea by the powerful landslide in northern Norway
© Anders Bjordal /NVEEight houses were swept into the sea by the powerful landslide in northern Norway
A landslide in the far north of Norway swept eight buildings into the sea on Wednesday, with the slow-motion destruction dramatically captured on video.

So far there are no reports of anyone dying or being injured by the 800m long, 40m high landslide, although a dog appears to have been swept away.

"A dog that was taken by the slide and swept into the sea rescued itself, swam ashore and is alive," Torfinn Halvari, from the local Finnmark police told Norway's NTB newswire on Wednesday evening.

"We still have on-site crews working to assess landslide security or the danger of new landslides," he added. "We cannot say with any certainty that no one has been taken by it."

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At least 21 killed by 3 landslides in 3 hours triggered by incessant rainfall in Assam, India

Umanand Jaiswal
The Indian Express
Wed, 03 Jun 2020 09:23 UTC
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Nearly 21 people died in three separate landslides on Tuesday morning, triggered by incessant rainfall over the past couple of days in Hailakandi, Cachar and Karimganj districts in south Assam's Barak Valley.

The landslides hit between 5am and 8am, killing eight in Hailakandi, six in Karimganj and seven in Cachar, officials said.

A family of five was buried alive in Mohanpur, around 25km from Hailakandi district headquarters, while seven of a family died in Cachar's Joypur, they said. The landslide, which hit Kaliganj in Karimganj district, left six dead.

All victims were day labourers living in the hilly areas in the adjoining districts.

The landslides are the latest disaster to hit Assam, which has been grappling with the coronavirus pandemic and the first wave of floods. The Covid-19 count is nearing 1,500, while nine persons have died in the deluge so far.

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3 dead after floods and landslides in wake of Storm Amanda in Honduras


Floodlist
Tue, 02 Jun 2020 13:03 UTC
The overflowing Goascorán River in Valle Department, Honduras, 01 June 2020.
© COPECOThe overflowing Goascorán River in Valle Department, Honduras, 01 June 2020.
Three people have died and communities left isolated after the remnants of the tropical storm Amanda brought heavy rain and strong winds to parts of Honduras.

The country has experienced a spate of severe weather since mid-May. Further severe weather in the country from 26 to 28 May caused 2 fatalities.

In the latest events, over 900 people from 225 families have been affected in 10 departments after heavy rain from storm Amanda triggered flooding and landslides between 29 May and 01 June.

The country's disaster agency - Permanent Commission of Contingencies (Copeco) - reported that the worst hit areas are in the departments of Olancho, Valle, Francisco Morazán, Lempira, Ocotepeque, Copán and La Paz. Bridges and roads have been damaged or destroyed, leaving some communities isolated.

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Energy exchange between troposphere and ionosphere revealed in study

Li Yuan, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Phys Org
Mon, 01 Jun 2020 23:16 UTC
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© Babalola OgunsuaAn illustration of the atmospheric wave dynamics from convective processes and ionospheric responses.
The Earth's ionosphere, extending about 80 to 1,000 km above the Earth's surface, connects outer space and the middle atmosphere. It's an important part and key layer in the whole Sun-Earth system.

However, the understanding of the equatorial ionospheric responses to thunderstorms remains a mystery due to the peculiarities in the dynamics of the ionosphere over this region.

A recently published study in Scientific Reports focuses on the Congo Basin, located in the equatorial region, where lightning and severe thunderstorms are considered to be the most active in the world.
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1 dead, 4 missing due to 147 mudslides, landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in Yunnan, China

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XinhuaNet
Thu, 28 May 2020 12:42 UTC
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One person was killed and four others remained missing as of Thursday due to rain-triggered mudslides and landslides in southwest China's Yunnan Province, local authorities said.

Since Sunday, Drung-Nu Autonomous County of Gongshan has been lashed by the heaviest rainfall since meteorological records began, cutting off roads and damaging houses, power facilities and communication lines, according to the county government's information office.

As of 3 p.m. on Thursday, 147 mudslides and landslides were recorded, with more than 5,300 people affected, including 1,992 residents who were urgently relocated and 1,041 stranded tourists.

Rescue and relief efforts are underway.

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2 hour downpour triggers flash floods in Phuket, Thailand

Achadtaya Chuenniran
Bangkok Post
Sat, 30 May 2020 14:55 UTC
The Khraeng intersection on Sakdidet Road is flooded after two hours of heavy rain in Muang district of Phuket on Saturday morning.
© Achadtaya ChuenniranTha Khraeng intersection on Sakdidet Road is flooded after two hours of heavy rain in Muang district of Phuket on Saturday morning.
Heavy rain triggered flooding in several areas in downtown Muang district of this southern island province on Saturday morning.

Several roads in the municipal area were impassable to small vehicles after heavy downpours pounded the island from 9.30am to 11.40am, said Sophon Thongsai, chief of the provincial disaster prevention and mitigation office.

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