A destructive flash flood occurred when a dam under construction unexpectedly burst open sent people in its wake running for their lives in the Laos province of Xieng Khouang.
Video of the Sept. 11 disaster shows the raging waters growing more widespread as workers run for higher ground while some unsuccessfully attempt to drive vehicles out of harm's way.
An unidentified woman screams in a panic, presumably instructing them to leave the vehicles and get to safety:
Richard Davies Floodlist Sun, 17 Sep 2017 13:08 UTC
Residents are evacuated from their home in Oita, Japan after heavy rainfall
Typhoon Talim made landfall over the western coast of Kagoshima prefecture, Kyushu island, Japan, on 17 September with winds of up to 162km per hour. It then continued moving over eastern Kyushu, eastern Shikoku, western and northern Honshu, weakening. Talim reached the northern island of Hokkaido by early (local time) Monday 18 September.
High levels of rainfall have been reported across several areas. According to Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) figures, 179 mm of rain fell in 5 hours in Oita, Oita prefecture, on Sunday, 17 September. As Talim moves north, JMA warnings are in place for potential landslides and flooding in parts of Hokkaido and Tohoku.
Damage
FDMA says that 1 house was completely destroyed in Kagawa. Around 250 houses have suffered some damage. As many as 113 homes have been flooded in Okayama, 25 in Kagawa and 37 in Ehime.
Strong winds and heavy rain conspired to cause major disruption to public transport. Train services, including the Bullet trains, and dozens of flights have been cancelled.
Major flooding is threatening residents along the Withlacoochee River, emergency officials reported Sunday.
At 12:30 p.m., the river reached 16.8 feet at a gauge near U.S. 301, nearly five feet above its flood stage, elevating the flood status to "major." Waters are still rising, and National Weather Service forecasters predict major flooding to last at least through Friday.
Some 1,900 properties could flood, according to Hernando County spokeswoman Virginia Singer.
A voluntary evacuation order is in effect for endangered residents. Officials urged those in low-lying areas who see flood waters to leave now.
The Enrichment Center at 800 John Gary Grubbs Blvd. in Brooksville is operating as a shelter for evacuees.
Traffic on the Penang island came to a standstill amid massive floods after a downpour throughout the night.
The Penang Island City Council (MBPP) said on its Facebook page that as of 9.30am, the water levels in the river had exceeded the dangerous level.
The Star Online reported that all main routes to the city's central business district were cut off by flood waters since 6am today, with levels reaching from knee-deep to chest-high.
Flood waters in the Jalan P. Ramlee area were reportedly up to 1.5m deep.
A man pedals his bicycle along a flooded street in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017.
The torrential rains brought by Tropical Depression Maring flooded several parts of the National Capital Region on Tuesday, leaving roads impassable and commuters stranded.
The floods congested at least four major intersections in Malabon City alone, GMA 7 news program "24 Oras" reported on Tuesday.
Among them flooded intersections were Governor Pascual Avenue corner Maria Clara Streets, Maya Maya corner Pampano Street, and the intersection of Tonsuya and Sitio 6 in Katmon.
Rain poured heavily in Malabon around 2 p.m., and a waist-high flood rose within the next hour, particularly along Samson Road.
With PUV's unable to ply their routes, commuters had no choice but to wade through the flooding.
Richard Davies Floodlist Tue, 12 Sep 2017 18:15 UTC
Torrential rainfall of almost 280 mm in 24 hours fell in Zadar, Croatia, causing damaging floods in the city.
Many roads schools and hospitals in Zadar were closed as a result. Local media report that a bridge was completely destroyed by raging flood water.
Local emergency services received over 1,000 calls for assistance. Since yesterday authorities and emergency services have helped drain 127 flooded buildings.
Local media say that 242 mm fell in just 4 hours. According to Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service (Državni hidrometeorološki zavod - DHMZ), 279.6 mm fell in 24 hours to 12 September. DHMZ says the average rainfall for the month of September in Zadar is 105 mm.
Eight people have died and hundreds of homes left without power after a storm dumped double the monthly rainfall on the northern Italian city of Livorno, according to local media.
The Mayor of the Tuscan city, Fillipo Nogarin, tweeted that around 290 homes were still without power Monday, down from 2700 the day before.
At least six people have died in violent rainstorms sweeping across Italy on Sunday (Sept 10), with the Tuscan city of Livorno taking the brunt of the flooding, fire services said.
Four people from the same family were found dead in a flooded house in the city, where 40cm of rainfall in four hours transformed streets into rivers and washed away cars.
The Corriere della Sera daily said the dead were a little girl, her parents and a grandparent.
A fifth body was found in an area devastated by landslides. Three other people were missing, the fire brigade said.
"The situation is very difficult, it's critical. We fear a disaster," Livorno mayor Filippo Nogarin said.
Italy's civil protection service issued a code orange alert for Florence as the storms, which began in northern Italy overnight, swept down the country towards the south.
With four big hurricanes, a powerful earthquake and wildfires, it seems that nature recently has just gone nuts.
Some of these disasters, like Friday's earthquake in Mexico, are natural. Others may end up having a mix of natural and man-made ingredients after scientists examine them. We also always tend to look for patterns and order in chaos, even when they aren't there, psychologists say.
"Nature's gone crazy," mused Jeff Masters, meteorology director at the private service Weather Underground. "Welcome to the future. Extreme weather like this is going to be occurring simultaneously more often because of global warming."
Radar image of Irma from the Puerto Rico radar at 9 pm EDT September 6, 2017.
After clobbering the Lesser Antilles islands of Barbuda, Saint Barthelemy, Anguilla, and Saint Martin/Sint Maarten early Wednesday morning, Hurricane Irma carried its march of destruction into the British Virgin Islands on Wednesday afternoon, still packing top winds of 185 mph. As of 5 pm EDT Wednesday, Irma had spent a remarkable 1.5 days as a Category 5 hurricane, which is the 7th longest stretch on record in the Atlantic, according to Dr. Phil Klotzbach.
Longer-range outlook for Irma: Cuba, The Bahamas, and Southeast U.S.
The 12Z Wednesday runs of our top four track models-the European, GFS, HWRF, and UKMET models-were in strikingly close agreement that Irma will continue on a west-northwest track till Saturday, then arc sharply to the north-northwest. All four model runs placed the center of Irma within roughly 50 miles of Miami on Sunday morning; the latest 18Z GFS was also there. The average track error in a 4-day forecast is 175 miles, but this remarkable agreement among the models lends additional confidence to the NHC forecast track, which brings Irma over or very near southeast Florida on Sunday. All four models move Irma northward along or near Florida's east coast, with landfall in Georgia or South Carolina on Monday.
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