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Floods leave 4 dead, many homeless in Freetown, Sierra Leone

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Wed, 16 Sep 2015 15:03 UTC
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Major flooding brought by torrential rain hit parts of Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, yesterday 16 September, 2015.

In a statement issued late yesterday, the government confirmed that 4 people have been killed in the floods and many left injured The situation is considered so dire that the government have requested all but essential workers to remain at home today, 17 September 2015.

Homeless

The government said that many have been left homeless by the flooding. The government said that Siaka Stevens stadium, Attouga stadium and the open field at ferry junction have been prepared as emergency settlements for those displaced by the floods.

The flooding has devastated several settlements around the capital. Flood water is said to be over 1 metre deep in many places. Many local observers in Freetown are saying this is some of the is the worst destruction and devastation they have seen in recent years.

One of the worst hit areas is Kroo Bay. Via his Twitter feed, Sierra Leone journalist, Umaru Fofana, said:
"Terrible what I just saw. Just emerged from Kroo Bay - Sierra Leone's largest slum - which is completely inundated".
The video below was posted on Facebook yesterday and is thought to be of the devastation brought by the flooding in Kroo Bay, Sierra Leone.

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Comment: Flooding reports in 2015 are approaching the high number noted around this time of year in 2014 -



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Flash flood sweeps away two cars full of members from Warren Jeffs' polygamist sect in Utah


Daily Mail, UK
Wed, 16 Sep 2015 18:58 UTC
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Twelve adults and children died after their car was picked up by the flood waters and pushed into a ravine. Three survived and one is still missing
A van and SUV carrying three adults and 13 children sat near the widening stream, waiting for the water to recede so they could cross back to their homes in a small, polygamous town on the Utah-Arizona border.

But in an instant, flood waters engulfed them and the two vehicles were sucked downstream, bobbing in the turbulent water before they tumbled over an embankment. Only three children survived. Twelve of the 16 are dead. One is still missing.

Virginia Black watched in horror from her house as she made a video of the once-in-a-century flash flood.

'There goes the van! Oh my god!' says Black in a high-pitched voice. 'It went over the thing. Oh dear.'

Downstream, people rushed to where the vehicles came to a stop. One witness described a gruesome scene of body parts, twisted metal and a young boy who somehow survived.

'The little boy was standing there,' Yvonne Holm recalled. 'He said, "Are you guys going to help me?"'

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Italy floods: Foot of rain in 4 hours - 1 dead and 2 missing in Piacenza


Floodlist
Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:26 UTC
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© Office of Regione Emilia-RomagnaFlooded road in Piacenza.
Heavy rain swept across many parts of northern Italy yesterday, Monday 14 September, causing flooding and landslides. A regional meteorological agency says that some areas of Emilia-Romagna saw over 300 mm of rain fall in just 4 hours.

One man has died after his car was swept away by floods in Ponte dell'Olio in Piacenza province, Emilia-Romagna, according to Italian news agency ANSA. Two other men, also in Piacenza province, are still missing. The worst affected villages and towns in the province include Farini, Pontedellolio, Ferriere, Bettola, Ottone and Corte Brugnatella.

Flooding was also reported in parts of Veneto region, where a motorway was blocked by landslides, and also in the port city of Genoa and other areas of the Liguria region.

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Japanese government 'advises' 2.8 million to evacuate flooding

Yoko Wakatsuki, Will Ripley and Katie Hunt
CNN
Sun, 13 Sep 2015 11:55 UTC
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Joso, Japan
Japan advised almost 3 million people to evacuate after heavy flooding killed seven people and left at least 15 missing in the eastern region of the country.

At least 27 people have been injured across 10 prefectures since floods inundated parts of eastern Japan after a tropical storm, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said.

Rescue operations continued in the city of Joso, one of the worst-hit areas, although floodwaters are receding, it added.

A total of 2.8 million have been advised to evacuate, the agency said.
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Joso, Japan

In Miyagi prefecture, there were two deaths, including a woman found dead in her floating car. In Tochigi prefecture, north of the capital, Tokyo, three deaths were reported. Two more bodies were later found in Ibaraki prefecture, according to police.

Comment: Where do almost 3 million people go, exactly?

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Worst in 50 years: Tsunami-like flood swamps Japan after unprecedented rainfall


RT
Fri, 11 Sep 2015 06:13 UTC
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© Issei Kato / ReutersA residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, is seen in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 11, 2015
Heavy flooding from Tropical Typhoon Etau has killed three people and injured 27 others across Japan. Local officials issued a third emergency weather warning Friday as the torrential rains moved north.

Twenty-six other individuals still remain missing, after hundreds of thousands of people were ordered to leave their homes.


Comment: Keep informed on these increasingly chaotic and 'unprecedented' events by viewing the monthly SOTT Earth Changes Summary.

SOTT Earth Changes Summary - August 2015: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs

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Torrential rainfall causes flash floods in southern Spain, washing away trucks and cars


RT
Tue, 08 Sep 2015 06:35 UTC
flooding in Adra, Spain
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Heavy torrential rains and massive flooding have turned the streets of a Spanish town into fast-flowing rivers that literary washed away cars and even large trucks, a YouTube video shows.

The small town of Adra, in the Almeria province of southern Spain, has been the worst affected by the rains. Its streets have been turned into fast-flowing currents of water that swept away cars and trucks.

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Flooding hits central Sweden


thelocal.se
Sun, 06 Sep 2015 18:54 UTC
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Heavy rainfall in central Sweden on Sunday has seen train and road traffic grinding to a halt and over 100 homes evacuated.

Weather agency SMHI issued 13 class-1 warnings for wet and windy weather on Sunday as storms spread eastwards across the country.

Stockholm county was specifically singled out, with the agency noting that it and several nearby counties could expect up to 50 mm of rainfall on Sunday.

The morning saw over 100 homes evacuated in Hallsberg, near Örebro in central Sweden, with emergency services noting that water levels inside some people's houses had reached "around a metre" in depth.

Pictures in Swedish media have shown people travelling down residential roads in canoes, or wading waist deep.

Train traffic between Hallsberg and Laxå ground to a halt too, leaving rail and road traffic between Gothenburg and Stockholm delayed.
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Half-foot of rain hits Charleston, South Carolina


wncn.com
Mon, 31 Aug 2015 14:19 UTC
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© WCBD-TVWhen an unusually high tide — called a “King Tide” — coincided with more than six inches of rain in Charleston on Monday — even the alligators got caught up in the flooding.

When an unusually high tide — called a "King Tide" — coincided with more than six inches of rain in Charleston on Monday — even the alligators got caught up in the flooding.

During Monday — now officially the 5th wettest on record in the town — part of an embankment collapsed off Interstate 526 in Charleston as heavy rain led to flash flood warnings in the Lowcountry.

Heavy rain caused the collapse near the intersection of I-526 and Dorchester Road according to the National Weather Service.

Firefighters had to carry children home though flooded streets after buses dropped the students off in still-flooded neighborhoods in the afternoon.


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North Korea releases horrifying film of killer floods

Simon Carr
Daily Mirror, UK
Fri, 28 Aug 2015 13:37 UTC
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Killer floods: At least 40 are said to have died after severe weather in North Korea
Devastating footage have been released by North Korea showing the torrential rain and flash floods that have killed 40 and driven more than 11,000 from their homes.

Homes and building have been wrecked after 250mm of rain fell last weekend.

Video broadcast by North's official news agency KCNA on Thursday showed people walking through flooded streets, farmland and a vehicle submerge in mud.

Following the downpour, authorities in neighbouring China worked with North Korean border officials to evacuate 484 Chinese tourists, according to a Chinese news website.

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Tropical Storm Erika: At least 25 dead, widespread floods in Dominica

Sean Breslin
The Weather Channel
Fri, 28 Aug 2015 13:45 UTC
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At least 25 people have been killed by Tropical Storm Erika on the small island of Dominica, officials told local media Friday morning.

The Ministry of Public Works told Trinidad and Tobago TV station CCN TV6 that the death toll has risen above two dozen after the storm left severe flooding and triggered mudslides on Thursday.

"Erika has really, really visited us with a vengeance," Claude Weeks, assistance police superintendent, told the Associated Press during a phone interview. Because many roads and bridges are impassable, crews are trying to reach isolated communities via the ocean, he added.

Among those confirmed dead were a blind elderly man and two children in southeastern Dominica, and another man was killed in the country's capital of Roseau, the report said.


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