Richard Davies floodlist.com Tue, 09 Jun 2015 10:45 UTC
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.
Guatemala's disaster management agency, Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres (CONRED), said that over 8,000 people have been affected by heavy rainfall, which has caused landslides and floods, since Saturday, 06 June 2015. The worst affected areas are the departments of Guatemala and Sacatepéquez.
Flooding in the city of Antigua Guatemala, in Sacatepequez department, affected over 5,000 people. CONRED say that the flooding was worsened by garbage blocking the city's drainage system.
The heavy rains caused a landslide at kilometer 24 of the CA-1 route, on the road to El Salvador, in the municipality of Fraijanes, Guatemala department. CONRED say that the landslide debris has since been cleared and the road re-opened.
Richard Davies floodlist.com Mon, 08 Jun 2015 20:50 UTC
Floodwater in Switzerland
Rain and thunderstorms over central parts of Switzerland late on Sunday, 07 June 2015, caused flash flooding in several cities and the deaths of two people in a village in Lucerne canton.
Zurich and Bern, as well as Lucerne, were all affected. Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) the Swiss broadcaster, reported the deaths of the 2 victims - a mother and daughter - earlier today. Reports say that the victims died in the basement of their home in Dierikon, in the canton of Lucerne. Swiss police say that the force and speed of the floods took the victims by surprise.
Swiss police also said that the floods and storms caused severe damage in the municipalities of Lucerne, Sörenberg, Adligenswil, Udligenswil, as well as Dierikon. Flooded streets were also reported in Bern and Zurich earlier today, where emergency crews responded to 100s of call outs. The heavy rain, which followed a period of high temperatures in the country, also caused landslides which have blocked several roads.
An image posted on the Facebook page of JS100 shows the floods on Sukhumvit Soi 22 on Monday morning.
A heavy overnight downpour that lasted more than five hours caused traffic chaos and disruption throughout Bangkok.
At least three schools simply announced they were closing for the day.
Floods at Monday morning rush hour extended from Rama 4 Road and Asoke to Ratchadaphisek and in the east as far as Samut Prakan's BTS Bearing BTS station.
The rain began before 2am in many areas, and did not let up until after 6am. Heavy thunder and lightning accompanied the storm system.
Flash floods caused by torrential rains in southwest Pakistan killed at least 16 people including 14 women, officials said yesterday.
The floodwaters swept away many people in two remote villages of Khuzdar district in Baluchistan, around 370 kilometres (230 miles) south of the provincial capital Quetta.
"The torrential rains in the hilly areas created flash floods which swept away some gypsy people sleeping in makeshift tents in the dried water channel," Akbar Harifal, a senior administration official in the region, told AFP.
"Some people saved themselves but could not rescue their family members because the floodwaters came suddenly," he said.
Nuclear-armed but economically underdeveloped Pakistan regularly battles natural calamities such as floods.
Richard Davies floodlist.com Thu, 04 Jun 2015 16:11 UTC
Flooding in Bénin
Heavy rain over the last 2 days has caused flooding in the west African countries of Togo, Benin and Ghana. Parts of Côte d'Ivoire have also been affected, in particular Abidjan, which saw 76 mm of rain fall in the last 24 hours.
Ghana
At least 90 people have been killed in a fuel station explosion in Accra, said to have been caused after flood waters swept stored gasoline into a nearby fire. Hundreds of people in Accra have been forced from their homes by the flooding, which has also affected power supplies.
Ghana's Communications Ministry said in a statement: "Many suburbs of Accra and surrounding parts have been heavily affected, leading to heavy restriction of movement of people. The general public is kindly advised to avoid fast-moving rainwater and areas they know have big drains. Stay on higher ground, where necessary, to prevent loss of life."
Axim, South Ghana, which lies about 300 km east of Accra saw 88 mm of rain fall in 24 hours to 03 June 2015.
About a dozen people were taken to the hospital after Thursday's blast in the petrol station in Accra
A huge explosion at a petrol station in Ghana's capital Accra has killed at least 90 people and set alight neighbouring buildings after floods swept stored fuel into a nearby fire, according to authorities.
The blast happened on Thursday as dozens of people sought shelter at the petrol station and in nearby shops in central Accra to escape the torrential rains.
The disaster raised anew concerns over the city's inadequate infrastructure.
Al Jazeera's Ama Boateng, reporting from Accra, said the city and the rest of Ghana have been experiencing torrential rains.
"This is a very busy area of Accra. Lots of people. Lots of car traffic. And because of the heavy rains people gathered at this gas station to seek shelter and this explosion happened," she said.
At least 13 bodies were recovered in Khuzdar district's Sarona area near Shah Noorani on Thursday, after 20 people were washed away in a flash flood caused by torrential rains.
Around 20 people were traveling in vehicle which was washed away in the floods caused by heavy rains that started in Balochistan on Wednesday night.
Balochistan government spokesperson confirmed that 13 bodies were recovered and a rescue operation under the local administration and Frontier Corps (FC) is underway.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed grief and sorrow over the deaths caused by the torrential rains. He directed the local and provincial governments to speed up relief efforts and try to save as many lives as possible.
Chief Minister Balochistan Dr Abdul Malik Baloch also took notice of the incident.
Kieran Corcoran Daily Mail, UK Sun, 31 May 2015 12:31 UTC
Waterways: This couple have turned to a canoe to navigate the streets of Houston as flooding continues. The death toll stood at 31 Saturday evening
The deadly floods in Texas continued Saturday as the number of people killed by the rising waters reached 31.
The latest deaths were confirmed as more bodies were pulled from the water around the Blanco River, which catastrophically burst its banks earlier in the week.
Even more rain fell at the start of the weekend, causing even more flooding in parts of the Lone Star State as the repercussions of the bad weather continue to make themselves felt.
In Houston, which has been devastated by the deluge, the Minute Maid Park baseball stadium was flooded during a game between the Houston Astros and the Chicago White Sox.
Concourses of the stadium were soaked in the afternoon as fans were left to cope with pounding rain - but the game continued, ending in victory for the home team.
Pedal to dry land: An umbrella-wielding cyclist tries his best to navigate flooded Houston
The record-breaking weekend storm that pounded parts of Texas and Oklahoma with heavy rains and spawned widespread flooding has claimed upwards of 18 lives as of Wednesday, officials say.
According to Reuters, the death toll from the floods now stands at 18, up from 10 only a day earlier. Authorities were still looking to locate 13 people who vanished during the storm, CNN reported.
Five of this week's fatalities occurred in Houston, Texas--the fourth most-populous city in the United States--where a new flash flood warning was announced by the National Weather Service on Wednesday, as nearly 2.2 million Texans are reeling from the weekend's disaster.
"This rain has the potential to cause additional street flooding so residents are advised to be careful as they commute to work," city officials in Houston announced on Wednesday.
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