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Flood kills at least 57 in Bangladesh with over 3,326,000 affected

Abu Siddique
Dhaka Tribune
Thu, 17 Aug 2017 14:39 UTC
Desperate for help, a group of women and children at Hotathpara village in Fulchhari upazila, Gaibandha wade through chest-high water to get to relief workers on August 16, 2017.
© Focus BanglaDesperate for help, a group of women and children at Hotathpara village in Fulchhari upazila, Gaibandha wade through chest-high water to get to relief workers on August 16, 2017.
Around 3,326,864 people in 22 districts have been severely affected by the latest bout of flood that hit last week, their houses and croplands inundated

At least 57 people have died in 13 districts, as of 6pm on Wednesday, due to the monsoon flood that is currently plaguing the country's northern and northeastern regions, according to disaster management officials.

The highest number of deaths occurred in Dinajpur, where 23 people have died, while Kurigram has the second highest death toll - nine.

Some of the victims were swept away by floodwater, some died from snake bites and lightning and others were crushed when walls collapsed on them, said the officials.

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Death toll from floods in Nepal climbs to 120 with about 6 million people affected


Firstpost
Wed, 16 Aug 2017 12:27 UTC
Nepali residents help each other cross a flooded road at Birgunj Parsa district
Nepali residents help each other cross a flooded road at Birgunj Parsa district
The death toll from widespread flooding and landslides in Nepal on Tuesday climbed to 120 with nearly 35 people still unaccounted for and over six million affected by incessant rainfall across the Himalayan country.

Most of the displaced, living in temporary shelters for the past three days, were yet to receive relief supplies in the flood-hit interior areas, the Kathmandu Post reported.

More than 2,800 houses have been completely destroyed.

Normal life in parts of Nepal has been hit and a large number of people have been displaced due to flooding and landslides.

Authorities recovered seven bodies from the "no man's land" near the flood-hit Biratnagar - Jogbani border with India today and the death toll has hit 120, Home Ministry sources said.

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Assam floods: Death toll increases by 39 in third wave; 123 killed to date with over 3,345,000 affected


Firstpost
Wed, 16 Aug 2017 19:55 UTC
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The flood situation in Assam continued to deteriorate with 11 more lives lost on Wednesday. Around 33.45 *lakh people in 24 districts of the state remained affected due to the flood.

With the deaths reported on Wednesday, the toll in the third wave of floods has gone up to 39 in the north-eastern state. The floods have claimed 123 lives so far this year in Assam, including eight in Guwahati.

Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal left for Delhi on Wednesday to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and apprise him of the preliminary damage caused by the third wave of floods.

According to a report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), three persons died in Bongaigaon, two each in Dhubri, Nalbari, and Morigaon in flood-related incidents.

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Nepal floods update: Death toll touches 91


Hindustan Times
Mon, 14 Aug 2017 16:03 UTC
A Nepalese man guides his pigs through floodwaters in Janakpur, 300 km southeast of the capital Kathmandu, on August 14, 2017.
A Nepalese man guides his pigs through floodwaters in Janakpur, 300 km southeast of the capital Kathmandu, on August 14, 2017.
Fourteen people were killed in a landslide in Nepal on Monday, taking the death toll in rain-related incidents across the country to 91 even as a group of stranded Indian nationals were rescued from a national park by using elephants.

Incessant rains over the past few days have resulted in massive flooding and landslides at several places, displacing tens of thousands of people. The monsoon rains have wreaked havoc since Friday in districts spanning the eastern, central and western regions of the country.

According to the home ministry, 91 people were killed and 25 more injured.

Another 38 have been reported missing following landslides and floods over the past three days and the death toll is likely to rise, the ministry said.

The bodies of two Indian nationals were found in Parsa district of Nepal, according to police. Their identities have been established, officials said.

A group of 35 Indians stranded at Sauraha, part of Chitawan national park, were rescued by using elephants, an Indian embassy spokesperson told the media. Earlier reports had quoted authorities as saying that 200 Indian tourists were among some 700 stranded people but the Indian mission said only 35 of them were Indians.

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Heavy rains kill 41 across the Indian state of Bihar


Hindustan Times
Tue, 15 Aug 2017 14:17 UTC
Forty-one people have died in floods in Bihar
Forty-one people have died in floods in Bihar
Heavy rains in the last three days triggered flash floods in parts of Bihar, where 41 people have died so far, and inundated large areas in Assam and North Bengal, paralysing normal life and snapping rail link to the northeast from the rest of the country.

In Arunachal Pradesh too, the flood situation continued to be grim in several districts with recurring landslides disrupting road traffic.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, who conducted an aerial survey of flood-hit areas, said Araria was the worst effected district and water has entered the district headquarters.

Flood waters have engulfed areas in Kisanganj, three blocks of Purnea and one block of Katihar damaging roads.

He said heavy rains in Nepal and Bihar in last three days have led to the situation and the state government is carrying out relief operations in flooded areas on a war-footing.

Forty-one people have died in floods in Bihar so far, said the principal secretary, disaster management department, Pratyay Amrit.

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Breaking News: At least 300 killed by huge mudslide after heavy rainfall in Sierra Leone

Julian Robinson
Daily Mail
Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:06 UTC
At least 300 have been killed after a mudslide (pictured) sparked by heavy rain crashed through part of Sierra Leone's capital
At least 300 have been killed after a mudslide (pictured) sparked by heavy rain crashed through part of Sierra Leone's capital
At least 300 have been killed and 2,000 left homeless after a mudslide sparked by heavy rain crashed through part of Sierra Leone's capital.

Homes were swept away in Regent, in the outskirts of Freetown, while roads turned into rampaging rivers as the mudslide struck.

Relatives dug through the mud in search of their loved ones and a morgue overflowed with bodies after heavy rains and flooding.

Shocking pictures on social media have emerged online showing bodies piled up in the mud and people wading through mud.

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Worst flood in 29 years hits the state of Assam, India

Prabin Kalita & Naresh Mitra
The Times of India
Mon, 14 Aug 2017 14:06 UTC
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Floodwater in Assam
In what seems to be the state's worst deluge in three decades, the death toll in the second wave of floods rose to 15, with 10 more deaths reported on Sunday. With over 10 *lakh people affected in the last 24 hours, the total number of flood victims shot up to 15 lakh across 21 districts in Assam. Over 85% of the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) was inundated.

More than 1.83 lakh displaced have taken shelter in 439 relief camps. Rescue operations by the Army, Indian Air Force, National Disaster Response Force and the State Disaster Response Force personnel are underway, said state project co-coordinator of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) Rajib Prakash Baruah. About 3,000 villagers were rescued and shifted to relief camps on Sunday, said defence PRO Lt Col S Newton.

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Flash floods triggered by torrential rains kill 11 in northern Iran


Press TV
Sat, 12 Aug 2017 04:52 UTC
A file photo of floodwaters in northeastern Iran
A file photo of floodwaters in northeastern Iran
Heavy downpours have caused flooding in northeastern and western Iran, killing 11 people and leaving two others missing.

Torrential rains have been battering the Iranian provinces of Khorasan Razavi, Golestan, North Khorasan, and Semnan in the country's general northeastern area, and Ilam Province in its west over the past days, causing rivers to overflow their banks.

Morteza Salimi, the head of Relief and Rescue Operations at Iran's Red Crescent Society, said the flooding had claimed eight people in Khorasan Razavi, two in Golestan, and another in North Khorasan.

Two people have gone missing in Golestan's Aliabad County, he said.

In Khorasan Razavi, which has suffered the brunt of the human losses, flooding has hit the cities of Dargaz, Quchan, Nishapur, and Kalat. Mojtaba Ahmadi, the director of the Red Crescent Society in the province, said 190 rescue workers had been dispatched to the affected areas there, alongside ambulances and aid shipments.

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Monsoon season flooding kills over 25 people in two days in Nepal

Sebastian Murphy-bates
Daily Mail
Sat, 12 Aug 2017 18:07 UTC
he man was seen attempting to rescue his livestock from flooding in Topa Village, Nepal
The man was seen attempting to rescue his livestock from flooding in Topa Village, Nepal
Monsoon season forced a villager to carry livestock on his shoulder as he moved them to safer ground to rescue them from flooding that has killed over 25 people in two days.

He was spotted wading through waters in Topa Village in the Saptari district of Nepal today, where torrential monsoons have caused fatal landslides.

Thousands have been affected as the second day of heavy rain hit the region, where a woman and her child were photographed watching water levels rise up around their home.

One man was seen struggling to lead cows through the chest-high water using a rope, as a woman shifted her goats from the area.

Rajbiraj, also in the district, has been hit with heavy rain too as home ministry spokesman Deepak Kafle told AFP that over a dozen eastern and western areas were affected.

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Four extreme weather events across U.S. in early August

Chris Dolce
The Weather Channel
Wed, 09 Aug 2017 19:01 UTC
Damage from rare August tornado in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Damage from rare August tornado in Tulsa, Oklahoma
From coast to coast, a plethora of extreme weather has kicked off the month of August. Some of these weather events are what you might expect to occur in the heart of summer, while others are unusual.

Here are four extreme events we've seen so far, and what could be ahead.

1. Top 10 Cool Start

The Plains and Midwest have seen temperatures nowhere near the torrid levels typically expected in early August.

For some cities in those regions, the first eight days of August ranked among the 10 coolest for that period in more than 100 years of records.

Among the locations are Sioux City, Iowa (tied, second-coolest), Kansas City (third-coolest), Denver (ninth-coolest) and Cincinnati (ninth-coolest), according to data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers.

If you are enjoying the early fall preview, we have good news: this overall cooler-than-average temperature regime is likely to continue into next week.

US Temperatures compared to average Aug. 1-7, 2017
© CPCTemperatures compared to average Aug. 1-7, 2017.

Comment: Extreme and unusual weather continues in the United States as it did in late July.

For more coverage on the extreme weather affecting the entire planet, check out our monthly SOTT Earth Changes Summaries.

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