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16,000 pigs drowned after monster rainstorms in China

Daniel Miller and Edward Chow
Daily Mail, UK
Wed, 17 Jun 2015 14:33 UTC
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Catastrophe: Some farmers in the region were able to get their livestock to safety, but at the pig farm in Dahua Yao the water rose too fast
Thousands of pig carcasses have been washed up on farmland in southern China after days of continuous and torrential rain sparked devastating flash floods.

Health and safety authorities in south China's Guangxi region are removing and sterilizing an estimated 16,000 pig carcasses after filthy, algae-filled floodwater swamped the large farm, drowning most of its animal inhabitants, according to People's Daily Online.

The pig farm is situated in a valley in the autonomous county of Dahua Yao walled by steep mountains on either side which caused the water levels to rise rapidly following the relentless downpour.

Pictures of the remote valley with the farm buildings flooded have been quickly shared on Chinese social media showing thousands of pig carcasses floating among the rubbish and debris.


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Aftermath: A total of 16,000 pigs drowned at the farm in south China's Guangxi region after heavy rainstorms caused devastating flooding
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Over 370,000 impacted by floods in Assam, situation worsens


The Citizen (India)
Sun, 14 Jun 2015 14:32 UTC
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Flood situation in the state is grim
With one more death, the floods in Assam have taken a total of three lives till now, the flood situation in the state has deteriorated. The number of affected have reached to 3.7 lakh ( 370,000) albeit it had come down to 2. 1 lakh on Friday. The rivers continue to flow above the danger mark, villages remain inundated and a total of 16 districts have been hit by the first wave of floods in the state.

According to the flood bulletin of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) issued Saturday evening, over 1.5 lakh people were newly affected by flood across the state in the past 24 hours.

The heavy rains last evening has deteriorated the situation, particularly in the lower districts of Barpeta, Goalpara and Kamrup The incessant rains, with the onset of the monsoon last week, in Assam has brought with itself floods, devastation and damage. At least 702 villages are marooned, roads and bridges badly damaged and rivers, including the Brahmaputra, are overflowing.


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Heavy rainfall brings floods to greater Taipei, Taiwan - 4 inches of rain in an hour

Wang Shu-fen
Focus Taiwan
Sun, 14 Jun 2015 14:11 UTC
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Flooding in Taipei
Thunderstorms brought heavy rain to the greater Taipei area Sunday afternoon, causing flash floods in parts of the metropolises, as local firefighters, policemen and other officials work in emergency centers to cope with the situation.

Gongguan, famous for its night market and proximity to National Taiwan University, recorded 105 millimeters of rainfall in an hour from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) data.

Daan, Xinyi, and Wenshan districts in Taipei and Xindian, Yonghe, and Zhonghe districts in New Taipei have experienced heavy rain, meaning more than 50mm of rainfall in 24 hours, according to the bureau.
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Tigers, lions and hippos roam the streets of Tbilisi following zoo escape after flooding


itv.com
Sun, 14 Jun 2015 10:08 UTC
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© REUTERS/Beso Gulashvili The hippo wandered through the main street
Residents of Georgia's capital city have been warned to stay inside as tigers, lions, bears and hippos roam the streets after heavy flooding destroyed their zoo enclosures.

At least five people have died and several are missing after heavy rainfall overnight turned the Vere River flowing through Tbilisi into a torrent that swept away dozens of cars and even buildings.

Three zoo workers were among those reported dead, but it was unclear how they died, the Associated Press reported.

Tbilisi Zoo said this morning that an escaped hippopotamus was cornered in one of the city's main squares and subdued with a tranquiliser gun.


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Running free: Stunned drivers saw a lion walking down the street
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Five dead, five missing after major flood in Georgia's capital


Sputnik News
Sun, 14 Jun 2015 08:11 UTC
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Floodwater in Tbilisi, Georgia

A heavy rainstorm hit Tbilisi on Saturday evening, damaging power lines and causing multiple roads and buildings to collapse. Georgian authorities set up an emergencies headquarters to deal with the aftermath of the flooding.

Five people were killed and at least five are missing after heavy rains caused major flooding in Georgia's capital, the country's Minister of Internal Affairs Vakhtang Gomelauri said.

Three women are among those missing, Gomelauri told journalists on Sunday.

A heavy rainstorm hit Tbilisi on Saturday evening, damaging power lines and causing multiple roads and buildings to collapse as floodwaters rushed through the capital. A city zoo and buildings adjacent to the Mtkvari River were flooded.

The zoo's administration told reporters on Sunday that three of its staff members were missing.

Georgian authorities set up an emergencies headquarters to deal with the aftermath of the flooding.

At least eight people were injured as a result of landslides in Tbilisi suburbs.


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Two injured by floods and dozens of cars swept away in Ankara, Turkey

Tahsin Güner
dha.com.tr
Sat, 13 Jun 2015 10:03 UTC
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© AAFlooding in Ankara
Two people were injured and dozens of cars were damaged in flooding after heavy rain on the evening of June 11 in Turkey's capital Ankara.

Boğaziçi Neşet Ertaş Street, one of the main thoroughfares in Ankara's Mamak district, was flooded and daily life in the capital was paralyzed by the heavy rain.

Two people were reportedly injured, while around 100 cars were swept away and damaged. Municipal workers and locals tried to rescue the cars stuck in flood.

The Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM) on June 11 said heavy rainfall was expected in central Turkey, including Ankara, and issued severe warnings about the inclement conditions.

"Necessary measures should be taken for any sort of negative weather conditions," it said.

The Ankara flooding came less than a week after heavy rain waters flooded the Fidyekızık neighborhood of the western province of Bursa as voting during the parliamentary election was underway on June 7. The flooding caused the collapse of an outer wall of a school compound that was used as a polling station, trapping people who were responsible for the ballot boxes.

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Red River floods in Louisiana at highest levels in 70 years

Richard Davies
floodlist.com
Thu, 11 Jun 2015 16:00 UTC
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© Bossier Parish Sheriff’s OfficeRed River flooding, 08 June 2015.
Northern parts of Louisiana, in particular the city of Shreveport and the parishes of Bossier and Caddo, have experienced major flooding after the Red River overflowed.

May 2015 was the wettest month on record in Oklahoma and Texas, where huge amounts of rain fell across the Southern Plains. Since then the water has made its way downstream, swelling levels of the Red River in Louisiana.

Levels of the Red river at Shreveport have been at major flood stage since last week, and are expected to remain so for at least 3 or 4 more days. Hundreds of homes and businesses have been flooded, as have wide areas of farmland and several roads in Bossier and Caddo parishes. Louisiana National Guard have been dispatched to help shore up flood defences. No deaths or serious injuries have been reported.

The video below shows the Red River swallowing up buildings, trees, and roadways across the Shreveport and Bossier areas.

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Landslide death toll reaches 53 in Taplejung, Nepal


ekantipur.com.np
Thu, 11 Jun 2015 15:19 UTC
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© Nepal PoliceArea affected by landslide in Taplejung district, Nepal.
The death toll from the landslide triggered by incessant rainfall in Taplejung has reached 53. As many as 12 people have sustained injury while some others have gone missing.

The landslides were triggered by rain in the areas, it is learnt.

Of the dead, only five including Chameli Limbu and Manamaya Limbu of Lingtepa, Devendra Liwang of Liwang, Sabin Maden and Basant BK of Khokling have been identified so far, according to District Police Office, Taplejung.

The entire area of Liwang, Thokling, Thinglabu and Lingket VDCs have been reportedly severely hit by the mudslip triggered by rainfall. The number of casualties may rise as some locals are yet to come into contact. Some wards of Khalung and Khokling VDCs have also been affected.

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Flood alert following heavy rain in Assam, over 80,000 affected

Samudra Gupta Kashyap
The Indian Express
Wed, 10 Jun 2015 17:53 UTC
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© PTIA father hold his child on back to take him to school at waterlogged Anil Nagar in Guwahati on Monday.
Thousands of people across Assam have been affected after incessant rains over the last week caused several rivers, including the Brahmaputra, to overflow. The overflowing rivers have breached embankments, inundated villages and damaged standing crop, affecting over 80,000 people, according to a report by the state disaster management body.

Eighteen revenue circles in 10 districts have been badly affected by the relentless rains, stated the daily flood report issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Tuesday. The districts of Lakhimpur and Dhemaji in eastern Assam, where nearly 45,000 people were affected by the overflowing rivers, were the worst hit.

In Tinsukia, another district hit hard by the relentless rains, authorities have already set up three relief camps. A sizeable portion of the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park in the district has been submerged by the rising levels of the Brahmaputra.


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More flooding and landslides hit South China

Richard Davies
floodlist.com
Tue, 09 Jun 2015 10:45 UTC
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Flooding in China
Southern provinces of China have been plagued by heavy rain over the last 5 weeks, many of them enduring the wettest May for 40 years, according to China's National Meteorological Center (NMC).

Deadly floods struck on 11 May 2015 in southern China, when 7 people died. Since then, dozens more have lost their lives, including 10 people over the last 2 days, where heavy rainfall has affected 9 provinces and municipalities.

According to China's Ministry of Civil Affairs, the affected areas are Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Chongqing, Sichuan and Guizhou. The Ministry said yesterday that at least 10 people have been killed in flood-related incidents over the last 2 days, including drowning, landslides and collapsed buildings. At least 4 people are still missing.


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