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Russia's Olympic city of Sochi hit by flooding


RT
Thu, 25 Jun 2015 20:49 UTC
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Floods in Sochi
Local authorities in Sochi, Russia, are struggling to cope with a flash flood that came after two days of torrential rain in the host city of last year's Winter Olympic Games.

The rain has intensified in the last few hours, with some local rivers rising as high as 1.2 meters above the norm, Interfax reported.

Videos from the region showed streets full of cars submerged by torrents of water.



Sochi International Airport reported that dispatching and accepting flights have been problematic due to the weather conditions and the flood.

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Fifty die due to floods in Gujarat, India


BBC
Thu, 25 Jun 2015 14:18 UTC
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© AFPIndian villagers standing on a building awaiting rescue by authorities as floodwaters rise in Amreli District, some 200kms south-west of Ahmedabad in the western state of Gujarat on June 24, 2015.
Authorities in India's Gujarat state have asked people to move to higher grounds as incessant monsoon rains have triggered floods and house collapses.

Heavy rains have been battering the worst-affected region, where more than 50 people have died in flood-related incidents.

Nearly 10,000 people have been moved to higher ground, including 1,000 who were airlifted to safety.
India regularly witnesses severe floods during the monsoon season.

But the ferocity of this year's monsoon in Gujarat has surprised many, says the BBC Hindi's Ankur Jain in Ahmedabad, the main city in Gujarat.

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3 killed and thousands affected by floods, landslides in Philippines

Allwen V. Estabillio and Annaliz Cabrido
interaksyon.com
Tue, 23 Jun 2015 13:33 UTC
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© Javes YsipOne of three collapsed bridges in Koronadal City, 24 June 2015.
Three people were confirmed killed while around 800 others were displaced as flashfloods and landslides hit parts of South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat provinces early Wednesday.

Reports from local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) offices said the floods and landslides occurred following the almost non-stop heavy to moderate rains in the area that started Tuesday evening.

In South Cotabato, severe flooding was reported in the municipalities of Banga, Norala, Tantangan, Tupi, and Koronadal City due to the swelling of several rivers and tributaries.

Landslides were also reported in Barangays Bunao and Lunen in Tupi after a portion of a mountain in the area collapsed at the height of heavy rains early Wednesday.

Ira Aguinaldo, staff member of the Tupi Municipal DRRM Office (MDRRMO), said three casualties were reported in the landslide that hit a portion of Purok Tinago, Sitio Akmaon in Barangay Bunao.

Two of the casualties were identified as couple Nonoy and Monita Ga, who were both 74 years old.
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Flooding in Costa Rica prompts evacuation of hundreds of people

L. Arias
The Tico Times
Tue, 23 Jun 2015 13:23 UTC
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© Red CrossNational Meteorological Institute forecasts say rains likely will increase starting Monday night, and emergency agencies are sending food and other supplies to people in the most affected cantons.

A total of 458 people were evacuated to six shelters in Costa Rica's Caribbean and Northern regions due to flooding caused by heavy rains beginning over the weekend, the National Emergency Commission (CNE) reported Monday evening.

Most of those affected are residents from the cantons of Sarapiquí in Heredia, Matina, Siquirres and Pococí in Limón, as well as Grecia and San Carlos in Alajuela. A total of 92 communities are reported to be affected to some degree by the heavy rains, according to the report.

CNE officials reported that the floods have affected five roads, blocking passage to at least 24 communities. Six bridges currently are closed, and several communities do not have access to drinking water because two aqueducts failed over the weekend.

Officials from the National Roadway Council and the Public Works and Transport Ministry on Monday afternoon reported that passage on Route 32, the main highway connecting San José with the province of Limón, is closed at the Blanco River bridge at kilometer 58.
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Hundreds flee rising floodwaters in North Island, New Zealand

Charlotte Curd
stuff.co.nz
Sun, 21 Jun 2015 09:54 UTC
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© Warwick Smith/ Fairfax NZThe Whangaehu River in flood.
A hundred people have been evacuated from Waitotara - likely the south Taranaki village's entire population - after flooding engulfed the remote town.

Waitotara is located about 30 kilometres north of Whanganui. It has sixty houses and sits on the Waitotara River, which flooded in the heavy rain over the weekend.

Residents were not able to return to their homes on Sunday, as flood waters were still high, Civil Defence said. Some residents were asked to evacuate, while others self-evacuated. Many went to the nearby town of Waverley.

A state of emergency remains in place for Taranaki, Whanganui and Rangitikei.

More than 200 people were evacuated from areas near the Whanganui River, which reached record levels of 9.1 metres at Town Bridge at 3am on Sunday. Many more people had self-evacuated.

About 100 flood affected homes on the city's Anzac Parade could be inaccessible until Tuesday because of the high waters, the Ministry of Civil Defence said.

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Swim to your car, it's 'normal'! Downpour turns roads to rivers in Russian cities (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)


RT
Sat, 20 Jun 2015 21:39 UTC
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Several Russian cities, including Moscow and Kursk, were partly flooded on Saturday. While streets turned into "rivers" as sewer systems failed to cope with the torrents of water, local authorities said that everything was "normal."


The city of Kursk in Russia's southwest was flooded on Saturday, after heavy rain hit the city of some 430,000 people. Residents said the rain was the worst so far this year.


The low-lying center of the city was reported to have been affected the worst.

Residents took to social media, posting videos and photographs of roads that had literally turned into rivers in some parts of the city.
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6 inches of rain in 3 hours floods Edinburg, Texas

Sky Chadde and Jared Taylor
The Monitor
Fri, 19 Jun 2015 20:31 UTC
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© Veronica Christine SalinasFloodwaters cover Cano Street and Eighth Avenue in Edinburg after heavy rainfall June 19, 2015.
Felipe Ayala Jr. said he was cooking hot dogs Friday afternoon when the water started seeping through the walls.

More floodwater crept onto the floor. And when he opened the door, brown water and garbage spilled in.

"It was like a swamp," the 42-year-old said at an emergency shelter Friday evening. "There was trash everywhere."

Ayala has lived at the house along Cypress Drive in a neighborhood just south of Iowa Road in Edinburg for about the past two weeks — a period with several days of localized torrential rainfall that seemingly reached a new apogee Friday afternoon.

As much as six inches fell in less than three hours, prompting evacuations and road closures in east Edinburg and the surrounding colonias, including San Carlos, where the Federal Emergency Management Agency had been set to survey already damaged properties.
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Floods overwhelm major streets in Lagos, Nigeria

Jola Sotubo
pulse.ng
Sat, 20 Jun 2015 20:15 UTC
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Flooding in Lagos
Motorists are finding it hard to navigate their way due to the water level and pedestrians are unable to pass unaided.

Major streets in Lagos State are now flooded due to the heavy rain which fell today, June 20, 2015.

Motorists are finding it hard to navigate their way due to the water level and pedestrians are unable to pass unaided.

The affected areas include Lekki, Ajah, Oshodi, Iju, Opebi, Agege and Ikorodu among others.

Floods are a constant problem in Lagos leading the state government to provide a free phone line, 08099183777, for residents to report flooding incidents in their respective areas.

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Heavy rainfall and high tide combine to flood Mumbai, India; 12 inches of rain in 24 hours

Richard Davies
floodlist.com
Fri, 19 Jun 2015 19:49 UTC
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© Khozema AgarwalaMumbai Floods, 19 June 2015.
Heavy monsoon rain in Mumbai, India, has brought wide areas of the city to a standstill.

Roads have been blocked, rail services interrupted and flights delayed. Some power generating plants have been shut down by Mumbai electricity board after flooding was considered to pose a danger. Many schools have also been closed for the day.

Many areas have seen over 150 mm of rain fall in the last 24 hours. According to WMO, as much as 310 mm of rain was recorded in the last 24 hours in Santacruz, Mumbai. India Meteorological Department (IMD) report that some Mumbai suburbs received 283.4 mm of rain while south Mumbai recorded 208.8 mm rain between in 24 hours between Thursday and Friday.

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There was heavy water-logging in the areas under the Sion Bridge

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Flash floods hit much of China, sweeping away homes


euronews.com
Thu, 18 Jun 2015 08:56 UTC
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House washed away in China floods
Torrential rains made a surprise visit to most parts of China on Wednesday, causing severe damage to infrastructures and disrupting road traffic in many cities and regions. In Yingshan County, in the central Hubei Province, downpours led to severe flooding in crop fields and some neighbourhoods. A home near a swollen river was washed away by a flood.

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