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Heavy rains cause rivers to burst banks in Wales and northern England


BBC
Sat, 16 Mar 2019 20:16 UTC
River Conwy
© Michael RobertsThe swollen River Conwy was pictured in Llanrwst on Saturday morning
Heavy rain and strong winds have battered parts of Wales, leaving homes flooded and others without power.

There are nine flood warnings in place for mid and north Wales, including parts of Bala town centre in Gwynedd.

Homes in Conwy county were flooded, including Betws-y-Coed and Llanrwst, where three people had to be rescued from a van stuck in flood water.

Earlier, more than 700 properties in south Wales and Ruthin, Denbighshire, suffered power cuts.

Deiniol Tegid, a spokesman for Natural Resources Wales, said: "The River Conwy is at its highest level ever recorded, so yes it's quite bad in Llanrwst at the moment and we're asking people to be very careful in that area and not to venture into flood water and please don't take any risks."


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Rochdale flooding: Locals urged to take 'immediate action' as River Roch rises

Rochdale floods
© MEN/ WSRochdale town centre could be about to flood, Environment Agency warns
Residents in Rochdale are being urged to take 'immediate action' over flooding fears - almost four years after Storm Eva caused devastation in the town.

The River Roch is reaching 'dangerously high' levels with heavy downpours already wreaking havoc on roads.

Diversions are in place and one car park is already under a foot of water with police warning motorists to 'take care'.

And now the Environment Agency has warned that the town centre could be about to be flooded, reports Manchester Evening News.

It said: "River levels are steadily rising as a result of persistent rainfall and are expected to continue due to current forecasts.

"Consequently, flooding of property is possible throughout Saturday 16th March 2019.

We believe there is a possibility of flooding for the area from Roch Valley Way to Yorkshire Street and Albert Royds Street.
rochdale flooding road
© MEN/ WSPolice are urging motorists to take care
The Metrolink Exchange in the town centre is included in the flood warning zone.

Parts of the town centre were pictured under water after the devastating Boxing Day floods of 2015 caused by Storm Eva.

Some 324 homes and businesses in Rochdale and Littleborough were severely damaged and 18,000 properties were left without power as record river levels saw the River Roch burst its banks in several places.

The fast-flowing water was four feet deep at the height of the flooding but miraculously, there were no reports of injuries and the town hall escaped flood damage.

According to the Environment Agency, those in areas where a flood warning has been issued should take action.
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South Africa - Deadly flash floods in KwaZulu-Natal Province


Floodlist
Sat, 16 Mar 2019 11:44 UTC
Flash floods hit areas north of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa, 10 March 2019.
© eThekwini MunicipalityFlash floods hit areas north of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa, 10 March 2019.
The severe weather in parts of eastern and southern eastern Africa continues.

Flooding began last week in parts of Mozambique and Malawi. According to the latest reports, over 500,000 people have been affected with at least 40 fatalities reported.

Since then heavy rain has also affected areas of KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa, in particular around the city of Durban.

The Province's Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) reported severe flooding in Inanda, Verulam and KwaMashu, where homes and a bridge were damaged. Cogta said that at least 3 people have died in the flooding. Local media reported more are thought to be missing.

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Winds of change blow in bombogenesis blizzard Ulema


Adapt 2030
Fri, 15 Mar 2019 23:03 UTC
A massive late winter storm is bringing blizzard conditions to a number of central U.S. states
© NASA/NOAA GOES PROJECTA massive late winter storm is bringing blizzard conditions to a number of central U.S. states Thursday. In affected areas, many agencies are shutting down and urging people to stay off the roads.
The most intense blizzard system with lowest pressure readings ever set with record snows, floods and wind speeds since the late 1800's. Winter storm Ulema a once in a century inland bombogenesis that wreaked havoc through the US and Canada. This video explains how the storm evolved , where it passed with destruction in its path and where the remnants are heading. This in my opinion is a Grand Solar Minimum storm.


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'Bomb cyclone' triggers widespread flooding on Mississippi, Missouri rivers in US


The Straits Times
Sat, 16 Mar 2019 03:55 UTC
Ice blocks brought by flood waters lie on the road in Howard County, Nebraska, US, on March 13, 2019
© REUTERSIce blocks brought by flood waters lie on the road in Howard County, Nebraska, US, on March 13, 2019.
A powerful, late-winter "bomb cyclone" storm pushed into the US Midwest and the Great Lakes region on Friday (March 15), causing flooding along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, stranding herds of cattle and raising alarms at a Nebraska nuclear power plant.

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts issued an emergency declaration for the state, citing forecasts of up to 0.61m of snow and high winds that are expected to make travel "difficult to impossible" on roads.

"Nebraskans should watch the forecast closely in the coming days and be prepared for severe weather events in conjunction with potential historic flooding," Mr Ricketts said in the declaration.

"As Nebraskans know, conditions can change quickly, and everyone needs to be prepared."

Ranchers posted images on social media of their cattle being dug out of snowdrifts or stranded in fields.

"Widespread and extremely dangerous flooding will continue today and tonight," the National Weather Service office in Omaha, Nebraska, said on Friday in a statement.

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YDB team publishes evidence from Chile for global climate cataclysm


Cosmic Tusk
Thu, 14 Mar 2019 06:15 UTC
YDB World Map
© Cosmic Tusk
The main objective of this study was to test the YDB impact hypothesis by analyzing a wide range of data from the Pilauco site in southern Chile. The following conclusions show that our data and interpretations are consistent with the YDB impact hypothesis and we found no evidence that refutes the hypothesis.

(1) At Pilauco, ~12,800-year-old peaks in high-temperature Pt-rich and native-Fe spherules are comparable to similar impact-related evidence found at more than 50 YDB sites in North America, Europe, and western Asia. It appears that the YDB layer at Pilauco is coeval with similar layers found at these sites on several continents and is also possibly related to the proposed YDB impact event.

(2) Identification of the YDB layer at Pilauco greatly expands the proposed YDB proxy feld ~6,000 km farther south of the closest well-studied YDB site in Venezuela, and ~12,000 km south of the northernmost YDB site in Canada, a distance equaling ~30% of Earth's circumference.

(3) Cr-rich spherules are found in the YDB layer at Pilauco, but not found at the ~50 other sites on four continents, suggesting that one or more local impacts/airbursts occurred in the Cr-rich basaltic terrain
circa Pilauco.
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Brazil - Heavy rainfall in São Paulo causes deadly floods and landslides


Floodlist
Mon, 11 Mar 2019 11:20 UTC
Flood rescues in Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 2019.
© Governo do Estado de São PauloFlood rescues in Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 2019.
Authorities in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, have reported heavy rain, flooding and landslides affected the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo State from Sunday 10 March, 2019.

São Paulo's Fire Department said that at least 12 people have died and 6 have been injured. Flood water was reported in several neighbourhoods of the city, blocking major roads and causing severe disruption to public transport.

The worst hit areas are south and east of São Paulo city, the municipality of São Bernardo do Campo and nearby cities of Ribeirão Pires and Suzano. The heavy rain caused the Tamanduateí River, which runs through south eastern parts of the city, to overflow, affecting areas around São Caetano do Sul in particular.


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Malawi and Mozambique - Death toll rises after widespread flooding, 37 reported so far


Floodlist
Mon, 11 Mar 2019 10:54 UTC
Flooding of the Shire River
© Government of MalawiFlooding of the Shire River in Southern Region of Malawi
The number of people killed in heavy rains and flooding in southern Malawi has risen to 30, while the number of people affected is now approaching 500,000 with an estimated 30,000 of them displaced.

Meanwhile the same weather system has also caused flooding in regions of Mozambique, where over 30,000 people have been affected and 7 deaths reported. Mozambique is now facing the impact of Tropical Cyclone Idai which formed over the Northern Mozambique Channel on 09 March, 2019.

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30 killed by floods and landslides since January in Bolivia


Floodlist
Sun, 10 Mar 2019 15:59 UTC
Floods in Caranavi, La PAz Department, Bolivia,
© Government of CaranaviFloods in Caranavi, La PAz Department, Bolivia, February 2019.
Civil Defence authorities in Bolivia report that 30 people have died, 27 are missing and 26,596 families have been affected by floods and landslides during the current rainy season in the country.

Civil Defence statistics (pdf) for the period 01 January to 06 March further reveal that 19,058 hectares of crops have suffered damage and 182 homes destroyed.

Of the 182 homes destroyed, 145 of them were in Guanay and 25 in Tipuani, both municipalities in La Paz.

Civil Defense have provided relief supplies and in some cases emergency shelter for at least 6,551 families.

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Flash flood kills 6 children in South Africa

Dave Chambers and Lulamile Feni
Times Live
Sat, 09 Mar 2019 20:06 UTC
Parents and grandparents break down
© Daily Dispatch/Lulamile FeniParents and grandparents break down after being told searchers had found the bodies of four children swept away by a flash flood while crossing a river between Freystata village and Popopo Primary on March 7 2019
The army has been ordered in after six Matatiele children were swept to their deaths in a flash flood on Wednesday.

Defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said the Engineer Corps would urgently construct a bridge over the Mgxojeni river in the village of Pontseng, which claimed the lives of children between the ages of 5 and 7 as they were walking home from school.

Witnesses said the victims were among 17 children who were caught halfway across the river when floodwaters suddenly arrived. All of them were swept away but villagers rescued 11.
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Deadly floods in Malawi - at least 6 dead, thousands displaced


Floodlist
Fri, 08 Mar 2019 10:57 UTC
Flooding of the Shire River
© Government of MalawiFlooding of the Shire River in Southern Region of Malawi, March 2019.
Heavy rains in southern and central parts of Malawi have caused flooding and rivers to overflow, in particular the Shire River in Chikwawa, where local media say 6 people have died.

The government of Malawi said in a statement of 07 March, that "Thousands of people have been displaced and a good number of people reported missing and others feared dead in the southern part of Malawi due to a heavy downfall of rain that started on 05 March, 2019. Malawi Red Cross volunteers and staff have embarked on search and rescue."

Floods have rendered the Kamuzu and Mwanza bridges on the Shire River in Chikwawa impassable.

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