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Flash floods strike Penang, Malaysia


Channel NewsAsia
Mon, 30 Jul 2018 13:32 UTC
Photos circulating online showed cars submerged in water along flooded streets.
© Andy WangPhotos circulating online showed cars submerged in water along flooded streets.
Clean-up operations were under way in Penang on Monday (Jul 30) after many areas were hit by flash floods.

A four-hour downpour that started at about 1.30am flooded the streets and homes. The situation was made worse by a high tide at 3.30am that prevented water from flowing to the sea, Bernama reported.

Photos circulating online showed cars submerged in water.

Six people from three families had to be rescued from their homes after being trapped by flood waters.

"We immediately helped them out and sent them to the temporary flood relief centre in Masjid Hashim Yahya," said an emergency services spokesperson quoted by the New Straits Times.

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Torrential rain floods train station in Sweden - While other parts of country suffer drought and wildfires


RT
Mon, 30 Jul 2018 00:22 UTC
sweden train station flood
© Thorén/hokeFlooded train station? Just swim on ducky float and ignore traffic chaos
Heavy rains across Sweden in the midst of a record-breaking heat wave have turned Uppsala Central Station into a swimming pool. While some commuters struggled to reach firm ground, others turned it into a Nordic Luau.

Water filled the corridors of the Uppsala main railway station following torrential summer rain, disrupting traffic at Sweden's fourth largest city on Sunday. While authorities and emergency services were dealing with the chaos, some locals decided to have some summer fun, splashing around the main escalator which leads into the station.

Wearing full snorkeling gear, local photographer Sarah Thorén snapped and recorded a video of her family swimming under the flooded bridge of the station.

Comment: Something is definitely awry with the weather when parts of the planet are parched by drought then scorched by wildfires only to then be awash with epic flooding:

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Landslides after heavy rain in northern Thailand kill 7 - Houses, roads damaged

Pracha Hariraksapitak
Reuters
Sat, 28 Jul 2018 13:15 UTC
At least seven villagers were killed and two others missing after heavy rains triggered a mudslide
At least seven villagers were killed and two others missing after heavy rains triggered a mudslide
Landslides in northern Thailand, triggered by days of heavy downpours, killed seven people on Saturday and left one missing, an official said.

All of the victims lived in the mountainous district of Bo Kluea in Nan province, where the landslides have also caused damage to houses and roads, Prasit Dussadeewong, a district security official, told Reuters.

"It's because of nearly two weeks of heavy rains. We've warned people of such landslides but did not expect they would be this big," he said.

Landslides and flooding in Thailand usually occur during the May-November rainy season.

Widespread floods in 2011 killed more than 900 people and caused major disruption to industry and dented economic growth.

Comment: Elsewhere across Asia in the last few days landslides have killed 27 in Myanmar (Burma) and 8 in Nepal.

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Ice Age Farmer Report: "Nobody's Prepared For This..."


Ice Age Farmer
Wed, 25 Jul 2018 12:43 UTC
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Food production is collapsing. Finland posted its worst grain yield this century; the situation is dire across Europe. Orange peels and sour watermelons are the only thing keeping some livestock alive in Australia. Damages due to weeks of rain in Japan. Christian shares reports from farmers on the ground, and makes clear the very real effects on food production and prices globally. Start preparing now.

Spread the truth - these are natural cycles, and it's up to us to build anti-fragile communities in order to thrive in the times ahead.


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Monsoon rains kill at least 37 in India, as buildings collapse and streets flood


ABC News (Australia)
Sat, 28 Jul 2018 11:45 UTC
Indian men push a car through a flooded street in Ahmadabad.
© AP: Ajit SolankiIndian men push a car through a flooded street in Ahmadabad.
At least 37 people are known to have died because of monsoon rains which have triggered house collapses and flooded wide areas of land in northern India.

Weather officials have predicted more rains in the next 48 hours in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh.

The deaths have been occurring since Thursday night, government spokesman Awanish Awasthi said.

Most of the victims died on Friday in Agra, the northern city where the white marble Taj Mahal is located.

The dead included four members of a family whose house collapsed, he said.

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Athens hit by flash floods just days after devastating wildfire

James Morris
Evening Standard (UK)
Thu, 26 Jul 2018 14:31 UTC
Flash flood hits northern Athens suburb
Flash flood hits northern Athens suburb
A flash flood has struck an Athens suburb just days after the devastating wildfire ripped through parts of Greece killed at least 80 people.

The Greek capital's fire department today received 140 calls for help to pump water from flooded homes and businesses.

No injuries have been reported, but dozens of cars were damaged as torrential rain hit.

Fire crews headed to a car park in the suburb of Maroussi to see if there were any people trapped in cars that were submerged in a muddy lake.

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At least 27 feared dead in jade mine landslide after heavy rain in Myanmar (Burma)


Mizzima
Thu, 26 Jul 2018 20:49 UTC
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At least 27 people are feared dead following a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, police said Wednesday, as heavy rains hampered the search for survivors.

The poorly-regulated and notoriously corrupt multibillion-dollar industry in remote Kachin state is frequently hit by fatal disasters, and the victims often come from poor ethnic communities.

The latest disaster hit remote Set Mu sub-township early Tuesday following heavy rains in the area, burying at least 27 people, mostly from the impoverished ethnic Rawang group, local police officer Aung Zin Kyaw told AFP.

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Hail, heavy rain and flooding seen in Calgary and district as severe thunderstorm passes through

Heide Pearson
Global News
Mon, 23 Jul 2018 16:20 UTC
Hail blankets a parking lot at Cross Iron Mills shopping centre on July 23.
© Dani Lantela/Global NewsHail blankets a parking lot at Cross Iron Mills shopping centre on July 23.
A severe thunderstorm brought nasty weather to some parts of southwestern Alberta on Monday.

A warning was ended for Calgary and Rocky View County — including Canmore, Cochrane, Bragg Creek, Tsuut'ina Reserve and Ghost Lake - but not before the storm brought loonie-sized hail, heavy rain and dangerous wind gusts across the region.

Environment Canada said golf ball-sized hail and damaging wind gusts upwards of 100 km/h were possible in the Calgary area.

The weather agency was advising residents to stay inside as hail and lightning can cause damage and injury.

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At least 3 killed by landslide after incessant rain in Rolpa, Nepal


The Kathmandu Post
Mon, 23 Jul 2018 19:52 UTC
3 members of a family among 4 killed in Bajhang landslide
3 members of a family among 4 killed in Bajhang landslide
At least three people were killed after a landslide buried a shed at Phuldhara in Sunil Smriti-8, of Rolpa district on Monday.

According to the District Police Office, the deceased have been identified as 18-year-old Chameli Pun, 12-year-old Obi Gharti and 18-year-old Hume Gharti. The victims were sleeping inside the shed were when the landslide buried them.

Police said that the landslide triggered by incessant rain of Sunday night buried the shed.

DSP Gyanendra Prasad Phuyal said they are preparing to bring the bodies of the deceased to the district headquarters for post-mortem. The incident site is around 12 kilometres away from Sulichaur, the administrative centre of rural municipality.

A month ago, three people were killed in a landslide at Runtigadhi Rural Municipality in Rolpa.
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Several dead, hundreds missing as hydropower dam COLLAPSES in Laos

Miranda Aldersley
Daily Mail
Tue, 24 Jul 2018 19:05 UTC
Some 6,000 villagers have been left stranded and their homes submerged in flood water after the partially-constructed dam burst on Monday evening
Some 6,000 villagers have been left stranded and their homes submerged in flood water after the partially-constructed dam burst on Monday evening
Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number believed dead after the collapse of a hydropower dam in southeast Laos.

The accident happened at the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam in the southeastern province of Attapeu on Monday, sparking flash floods in villages in the area and leaving more than 6,000 people homeless.

The dam, which was still under construction, released five billion cubic metres of water, which is equivalent to over two million Olympic swimming pools.

It is not yet known what caused the collapse.

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