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Northern suburbs of Chicago hit hard by heavy rains, flooding


chicago.cbslocal.com
Wed, 12 Jul 2017 18:39 UTC
Round Lake Beach, IL
Round Lake Beach, IL
Heavy storms that rolled through Tuesday night and Wednesday morning left behind significant flooding in some northern suburbs, leaving many basements inundated with water, and some roads closed to traffic.

According to the National Weather Service, some suburbs got 4 to 7 inches of rain from the storms before dawn - Round Lake Park got 7.13 inches, Mundelein got 6.75 inches, Lake Bluff got 5.38 inches, Lake Villa got 5.31 inches, and Fox Lake got 4.46 inches. Even more rain was falling throughout Wednesday morning, with some areas getting another 1 to 2 inches.
Heavy rainfall from overnight causing dangerous travel this morning. Please use caution today! #ilwx pic.twitter.com/J0hfuza3iB

— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) July 12, 2017
In Mundelein, it seemed at times like piling on; everything from rain, high winds, thunder and lightning, and hail.

Mundelein Fire Chief Bill Lark said crews evacuated about 20 people from a senior living apartment complex at Route 45 and Division, due to flooding at the one-story building.

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Death toll climbs to 40 after floods in Assam, India

Prabin Kalita
Times of India
Tue, 11 Jul 2017 20:31 UTC
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© EPAA woman collects drinking water from a hand pump in the flood affected Morigaon district of Assam
The death toll in the ongoing wave of flood in the state climbed to 40 as six more people died on Tuesday, while nearly 16 lakh other people remain affected as the surging water of Brahmaputra river and its tributaries brought 23 districts under water since Monday.

According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), among the six dead reported on Tuesday, two are in Jorhat district and one each from Chabua in Dibrugarh district, Dimow in Sivasagar district, Baghbar in Barpeta district and Kamrup (metro).

Nearly 50,000 people of 2,498 villages have left their homes and taken shelter in temporary relief camps set up in schools, government buildings and on embankments in 16 of the worst-hit districts.

According to ASDMA, 73% of Kaziranga National Park, that is bounded by Brahmaputra river on its north has inundated. The flood waters have also brought 129 anti-poaching camps for protecting the one-horned rhinoceros under water. The authority said that two female hog deer and one male swamp deer have died due to drowning in the northern range of the park.

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Deadly floods leave at least 13 dead with hundreds homeless in Nigeria


RT
Mon, 10 Jul 2017 22:40 UTC
Nigeria flooding
© Binta Isah Elayo / Facebook
At least a dozen people have been reportedly killed in a flood disaster that struck Suleja, Niger State, ravaging local communities. Residents in parts of Nigeria's most populous city, Lagos, have also been affected by floods.

The death toll in Sujela has risen to 13, with eight bodies recovered, according to PM News Nigeria, following a weekend of heavy flooding.

Eight members of the one family were suspected to have been killed in the disaster, reported Premium Times.
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Record rainfall in Paris as summer storms hit France


BBC News
Mon, 10 Jul 2017 11:35 UTC
Paris metro flooded
© Krystyna Richer / Reuters
A two-hour storm unleashed 54mm (2.1in) of rain on Sunday night in Paris, the equivalent of 27 days of rainfall.

Weather services say 49.2mm fell in one hour, the French capital's heaviest July deluge on record.

Flooding closed 20 metro stations and three were still shut as commuters made their way to work on Monday morning.

Parts of Switzerland were hit by violent winds and hail storms that also caused flooding at the weekend.

Heavy rain began in Paris at 21:00 (19:00 GMT) on Sunday night and Méteo France said the amount that fell was higher than the previous record of 47.4mm set on 2 July 1995. Rain continued to fall heavily on Monday in Paris.

Some areas of the west and around Paris had seen more than a month's average rainfall between Sunday afternoon and 08:00 on Monday, it said.

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Update: Japan floods death toll rises to 20 after 'unprecedented' rainfall


Rappler
Sun, 09 Jul 2017 17:50 UTC
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© Kimimasa Mayama, EPARescue workers from Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force and police work together to search for missing people in the mountain village of Toho, Fukuoka Prefecture, in southwestern Japan on Saturday. Rescue workers reached the site after a one-hour walk as the region is isolated due to collapses of the roads towards the village.


Thousands of people have also been evacuated to makeshift shelters, but many remain stranded

The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Japan's south has risen to 20, local media reported Sunday, July 9, as rescue teams continued their search for survivors.

Swathes of Kyushu - the southernmost of Japan's 4 main islands - have been left devastated after overflowing rivers and torrential downpours swept away roads, houses, and schools this week.

Thousands of people have been evacuated to makeshift shelters in school gyms and public buildings, but many remain stranded, with emergency services battling through thick mud and rain to try to reach them.

Some 250 people were still cut off by Sunday, the Kyodo news agency said. Collapsed bridges and waterlogged ground on steep hillsides were hampering rescue efforts, according to media.

A total of 20 people have died while more than 20 remain unaccounted for in the Fukuoka and Oita prefectures, Kyodo reported.

The government was doing its "utmost" to recover those missing or stranded, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga earlier said in a rare weekend press conference.


Comment: Japan's Meteorological Agency said Fukuoka and Oita experienced unprecedented amounts of rain. See also:

Japan floods: 11 missing, 500,000 to evacuate after days of torrential rain in Fukuoka and Oita

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Japan floods: 11 missing, 500,000 to evacuate after days of torrential rain in Fukuoka and Oita

Rachel Mealey
ABC Online
Thu, 06 Jul 2017 05:00 UTC
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© AP: Sadayuki Goto, Kyodo NewsRecord amounts of rain have fallen in parts of south-western Japan in recent days.
Almost 500,000 people have been ordered or advised to evacuate their homes in south-west Japan after torrential rain triggered widespread flooding.

Landslides were reported in several areas, and one man was dug out from the mud without signs of life, public broadcaster NHK said.

At least 11 people were missing or could not be reached, including a child, and many more were stranded and calling for help across areas of Fukuoka and Oita prefectures on the Japanese island of Kyushu.

Children and teachers at a school were among those cut off by the floodwaters.

Japan's weather bureau said the amount of rain in the region had broken all records and was continuing to fall.

Parts of Fukuoka prefecture were hit by 774 millimetres of rain in nine hours on Wednesday, more than two times the amount of rain that falls in a normal July, NHK said.

The massive landslides caused by the flooding left at least two houses swept away.

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Update: Floods in south China leave 56 dead, 22 missing and 9.5 million people affected

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Tue, 04 Jul 2017 08:57 UTC
People make their way with boats through a flooded area in Liuzhou, Guangxi province, China, July 2, 2017.
© ReutersPeople make their way with boats through a flooded area in Liuzhou, Guangxi province, China, July 2, 2017.
Further heavy rain in parts of central and southern China has caused flooding and landslides, affecting 11 provinces and around 9.5 million people.

Parts of southern China are still recovering from deadly flooding and landslides after a period of heavy rain between 22 and 26 June, 2017.

After a few days respite, the heavy rain began again on 29 June and severe flooding has been reported in central and southern Guizhou, central and northern parts of Guangxi and northern Hunan, according to China's Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA).

Other areas currently affected include Zhejiang, Guangdong, Yunnan, northern Jiangxi, eastern Hubei, southern Anhui and parts of Chongqing and Sichuan provinces.

MCA reported on 04 July that 56 people have died and 22 were missing. Twenty-seven thousand houses have been destroyed and over 180,000 damaged. Vast areas of crops have also been damaged. Total economic losses have exceeded 25 billion yuan.


Comment: See also this earlier report for more dramatic images and videos: Swathes of south China flooded; 33 dead,15 missing and hundreds of thousands evacuated

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Heavy monsoon rains, flash floods claim 43 lives in Pakistan


Hindustan Times
Wed, 05 Jul 2017 04:40 UTC
Pakistan floods
© AFP File PhotoPakistani commuters travel on a street during a heavy rain shower in Karachi.
At least 43 people were killed and 61 injured as heavy monsoon rains triggered flash floods in Pakistan, damaging several houses, officials said on Tuesday.

Out of the total deaths, 11 people pere killed in Punjab, 15 in Balochistan, six in Sindh and two in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said in a report

Heavy rains started over the weekend and are still lashing some areas, the NDMA said.

Over 60 houses were destroyed and roads were also damaged due to the rains and floods.

The NDMA has also recorded the deaths of four children in Waziristan over the last 24 hours due to rain and flooding.

It however said that there was no flood in the major rivers which registered normal flow.
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11 deaths reported following floods and landslides in 9 districts of Nepal

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Mon, 03 Jul 2017 20:05 UTC
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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA) in Nepal has said that at least 11 people have died as a result of landslides and floods in the country over the last 3 days.

Some areas of the country have seen heavy rain since 30 June 2017 which has triggered several landslides and floods in nine districts.

MOHA reports said that between 01 to 02 July, flooding affected the districts of Kaski, Mugu, Shyanja, Sindhuli and Saptari. Two flood-related deaths were reported, one in Dudhauli, Sindhuli district, and another in Tilathi in Saptari district.

Local media reported that around 1,500 houses were inundated at various settlements in Saptari as flood waters entered settlements.

MOHA said that three people died in a landslide in Parbat district on 01 July. A landslide in Myanglung, Terhathum district on the same day also killed 3 people.

Four landslides were reported in Kaski district where 2 people have died. Two landslides occurred in Pyuthan district, where one death was reported.

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Two girls die in flood, landslide in Assam, India

Samudra Gupta Kashyap
The Indian Express
Mon, 03 Jul 2017 19:23 UTC
People at relief works after a landslide in which a 7-yr-ol girl Dipeeka Barman (inset) was buried alive in the debrisa, at Panikhaiti in Kamrup district of Assam on Monday.
© PTIPeople at relief works after a landslide in which a 7-yr-ol girl Dipeeka Barman (inset) was buried alive in the debrisa, at Panikhaiti in Kamrup district of Assam on Monday.
Floods and landslides claimed two lives in Assam on Monday - both victims being minor girls - while the overall flood situation in the state continued to remain grim with officials putting the total number of people affected at around 3.55 lakh.

While Dipeeka Barman, a six-year old schoolgirl was killed in a landslide incident at Panikhaiti in the eastern outskirts of Guwahati city early Monday morning, Pallabi Narai, a two-and-a-half year old girl died of drowning in floods in Lakhimpur district. The body of one Mahendra Dekaraja, who was washed away by floods in Kaki in Hojai district on Saturday evening, meanwhile was recovered on Monday.

Dipeeka Barman, a Class 1 student of a Jatiya Vidyalaya at Panikhaiti, a locality in the eastern part of the city, was getting ready for school when earth from the slope of the hill behind their tin-roofed bamboo house came tumbling down, instantly burying her. While Dipeeka died on the way to the hospital, her younger sister fractured one of her legs after she got stuck under the debris. The incident took place at around 7:45 AM on Monday. Today was the last day of school before the summer holidays.
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