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Flood sweeps away pregnant woman, kills two others in Nigeria


Punch
Thu, 11 Jul 2019 19:46 UTC
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Three persons, including a pregnant woman, have been killed by flood that swept through some parts of Zinariya community in Jos, Plateau State.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the flood, which resulted from days of downpour, also brought down nine houses.

"The incident resulted from narrow waterways; the victims were asleep when the rain started, but with the water soaking up the foundations of their buildings, the structures collapsed on them," Sani Bello, a relation of the victims, told NAN on Thursday.

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The shaking won't stop: There have been more than 10,000 earthquakes in California and Nevada in the last 7 days

Michael Snyder
End of the American Dream
Wed, 10 Jul 2019 17:44 UTC
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The ground is constantly shaking in southern California right now, and this has many concerned that another large earthquake may be coming. I have been keeping my eye on Cal Tech's recent earthquake map, and as I write this article it says that there have been 10,053 earthquakes in California and Nevada over the past 7 days.

I have never seen that number so high, and southern California is being hit by yet another new earthquake every few moments. Most of the earthquakes are happening out in the Ridgecrest area where we witnessed the magnitude 6.4 earthquake that hit on July 4th and the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit on July 5th.


Comment: Southern California hit by 7.1 magnitude earthquake just one day after M6.4 tremor - the largest for 20 years


But as you can see from Cal Tech's map, there has been a tremendous amount of seismic activity along the San Andreas fault as well. As I discussed the other day, the San Andreas fault is "locked and loaded" and it is way overdue for "the Big One".

Could it be possible that all of this earthquake activity is leading up to something really big?

California earthquakes map
And it isn't just earthquakes that we need to be concerned about. According to Fox News, "geologists are nervously eyeing eight nearby volcanoes"...

Comment: See also:

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At least 7 people killed after landslide during heavy rain hits house in Mexico


The Straits Times
Thu, 11 Jul 2019 17:29 UTC
The Secretary of the Municipal Government, René Sánchez Galindo, informed that the house was in a risk zone.
© José CastañaresThe Secretary of the Municipal Government, René Sánchez Galindo, informed that the house was in a risk zone.
At least seven people, including four children, were killed in a landslide during heavy rains in central Mexico, authorities said on Thursday (July 11).

The overnight landslide hit a house in the village of Santo Tomas Chautla, about 150 kilometres south-east of Mexico City, burying the family that was inside, authorities of the state of Puebla said on Facebook and Twitter.

Three adults and four children were killed. Two children were rescued and taken to hospital.


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Flash flood emergency declared as massive torrents of water, waterspout rock New Orleans


Sputnik
Wed, 10 Jul 2019 12:04 UTC
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The flooding hit the area as a tropical system in the Gulf of Mexico is forming into a hurricane nicknamed "Barry".

Massive floods have inundated the streets of downtown New Orleans as heavy thunderstorms hit the region on Wednesday.

Local authorities declared a flash flood emergency and urged residents to stay off the roads and look for higher ground.

As torrential rains flooded New Orleans, citizens of the city took to their phone cameras to film the devastating effects of the floods.

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China launches emergency response to floods


Xinhua
Wed, 10 Jul 2019 12:34 UTC
Aerial photo taken on July 9, 2019 shows the flooded Xingmazhou in Binzhou New Village of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province.
© Xinhua/Chen ZeguoAerial photo taken on July 9, 2019 shows the flooded Xingmazhou in Binzhou New Village of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province.
China's disaster relief authority launched a level IV emergency response on Tuesday evening, as continuous rainstorms swelled water levels of rivers in some provinces, the Ministry of Emergency Management said Wednesday.

The Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters dispatched four work teams to Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangxi and Guizhou to guide relief work, the ministry said.

A total of 50 rubber boats were allocated to Jiangxi to help the province with flood relief.

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Over 62,000 affected by floods with 145 villages under water in Assam, India


India Today
Wed, 10 Jul 2019 11:49 UTC
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The flood situation in Assam turned serious on Tuesday with over 62,000 people getting affected across eight districts.

The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said 145 villages are under water and 3,435 hectares of crop areas have been damaged.

The situation could turn worse as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast enhanced rain in the northeastern states including Assam in the next few days.

Around 62,400 people are suffering due to flood in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Barpeta, Chirang, Golaghat, Jorhat and Dibrugarh districts.

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US breaks 125-year precipitation record as Gulf Coast prepares for tropical system

Max Golembo
WTVD-TV
Tue, 09 Jul 2019 08:29 UTC
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The Gulf Coast is bracing for heavy rainfall from a potential tropical storm system as officials revealed that the country has broken the record for the wettest 12-month period for the third time this year.

The news comes as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that there have been six $1 billion weather and climate disasters so far this year. Since 1980, there have been 250 such events -- an average of six a year.

A tropical depression is expected to form in the Gulf by Thursday and will likely hit somewhere between the western Florida panhandle and the northern Texas coast, the National Weather Service announced Tuesday.

The system has the potential to produce heavy rainfall in the affected areas, but it is too soon to determine the magnitude and location of any potential wind or storm surge impacts at this time.

Rainfall in the U.S. has broken records a stunning three times this year, with above- to much-above average participation in the Deep South through the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys as well as the East Coast, according to the NOAA.

The precipitation total for June was 3.3 inches in the contiguous U.S., about .37 inches above the average, according to NOAA. The contiguous U.S. saw 19.05 inches in total precipitation in the past year, 3.74 inches above the average and the wettest such period in the 125-year record.

Flooding persisted along many of the major river systems and their tributaries across the central U.S., including the central and lower Mississippi River, the Missouri River and the Illinois River.
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Torrential flooding in Spain's Navarre leaves one dead and towns under water


The Local (Spain)
Tue, 09 Jul 2019 14:19 UTC
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A man drowned in his car in Spain's northern Navarre region on Friday after a huge downpour caused a local river to burst its banks and flood several nearby towns.

Residents of the Navarre towns of Tafalla, Olite and Puello couldn't believe their eyes when a sudden and gigantic downpour burst the banks of the local Cidacos river on Friday evening, flooding streets and local shopping centres as well as dragging cars through the streets.

One man was reported by Navarre authorities to have drowned after his car was dragged by the floodwaters several kilometres downstream.


Comment: On the same day another region of the country saw an extreme hailstorm:




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Nearly a month's worth of rain in ONE hour triggers travel nightmare in Washington DC

Amanda Schmidt
AccuWeather.com
Mon, 08 Jul 2019 14:49 UTC
Motorists stranded in flood waters in Washington, D.C
© Dave Dildine/WTOPMotorists stranded in flood waters in Washington, D.C
Commuters in the D.C., and Baltimore area faced an extremely difficult and dangerous drive back to work on Monday morning following the long holiday weekend as heavy downpours flooded local roadways.

Videos have surfaced on social media in which the raging floodwaters turned roads into rivers. One social media user captured a video while driving through high floodwaters in the Virginia Avenue Tunnel on Monday morning and said, "You're going to need a boat to pass underneath the Virginia Ave. underpass on I-66 in NW D.C."

Several water rescues were performed as high waters overflowed the roads. Local officials urged motorists to stay off the roads on Monday morning due to flash floods. Numerous roads in downtown Washington, D.C., as well as surrounding areas, were closed on Monday morning due to the heavy floodwater.

Pete Piringer, a spokesman for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, told local news station WTOP that "all our folks are deployed right now" at about 8:30 a.m. He said "the storm drains are overwhelmed."

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Putin travels to Siberia as floods turn deadly - at least 23 killed and 8 still missing (UPDATE)

Elizabeth Schumacher
Deutsche Welle
Sat, 29 Jun 2019 10:15 UTC
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The Irkutsk region has been hit by torrential rains, causing Lake Baikal and the Angara River to burst their banks. At least five people have been killed and hundreds injured.

At least five people have died and hundreds more injured in massive floods sweeping Siberia on Saturday, Russian media has reported. President Vladimir Putin travelled to the affected area as he returned from the G20 summit in Japan.

Emergency Situations Minister Yevgeny Zinichev told Interfax news agency that five people, one of whom is believed to be a child, have died as the massive Lake Baikal and Angara River have begun to burst their banks. At least 350 people have been injured, 100 of whom have had to be treated at local hospitals.

At least 10,000 people are affected by the floods brought on by torrential rains. At least 50 villages on the shores of Lake Baikal are inaccessible, and the larger city of Bratsk has also been affected. More than 4,000 buildings have been destroyed as well as many bridges and roads.


Comment: View more dramatic film: 500 people evacuated from flood-stricken town in eastern Siberia - water 13 meters deep

Update: TASS reports on July 1:
A spokesman for the local emergencies services said that 13 people were also reported missing

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© Kirill Shipitsin/TASS
The death toll from heavy floods in Russia's Siberian Irkutsk region has reached 14 people. Thirteen more people are missing, a spokesman for the local emergencies services told TASS on Monday.

"According to preliminary data, 14 people died, 13 more are rmissing. As many as 153 people, including one child, were hospitalized," he said.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko said earlier 12 people had died in the floods and nine were missing.

Floods in the Irkutsk region began in late June after torrential rains. A state of emergency was declared in the flood-affected areas. The water level in the river Iya has risen seven meters above the critical mark. As many as 83 settlements in six districts have been affected by the disaster. More than 6,600 residentail houses, which accommodate more than 32,000 people, have been flooded. On Sunday night, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting in the city of Bratsk on the situation in the flooded areas.
Update: TASS on July 8 reports:
Twenty-three people have died in the area hit by a powerful flood in the Russian region of Irkutsk, eight more people are being searched for, a spokesperson for the regional emergency agencies told TASS on Monday.

"Another dead body was found in the emergency zone. The overall number of those who died [in the flood] is twenty-three. Eight more people are missing," the spokesperson said.

Per earlier reports, 22 people died and 11 were missing. According to the data available on Monday morning, 233 residential buildings remain flooded in the Oktybrisky settlement in the Chunsky district and in the town of Tulun. In total, 10,900 residential building, where 34,234 people live, were flooded in 110 communities since the flood struck in late June.

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© Kirill Shipitsin/TASS


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