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Heavy rainfall triggers landslide, floods in Bangladesh


The Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Fri, 21 Aug 2015 19:09 UTC
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© The Daily StarLike many other areas, Muslimpara of Khagrachhari district town and Tengargaon village in Noarai union of Chhatak upazila in Sunamganj district go under as flood situation worsened further amid heavy rainfall yesterday.
A baby was killed and his grandmother critically injured in a rain-triggered landslide in Bandarban Sadar upazila yesterday morning.

Overall flood situation in Bandarban, Khagrachhari, Sylhet and Sunamganj districts has worsened, report our correspondents.

In Bandarban, Sajib Hossain, one and a half-year-old son of Inu Haque Chowdhury, died and Inu's mother, 60, was badly injured as chunks of mud from a hill fell on their house at Ghonapara in New Gulshan area of Sadar upazila, said Ranadhir Dutta, stationmaster of Bandarban fire service unit.
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Best of the Web: Signs of Change: Extreme weather and environmental upheaval in August 2015 (VIDEO)

Hawkkey Davis
YouTube
Thu, 20 Aug 2015 01:13 UTC
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© HawkkeyDavisChannel/YouTubeFloods and infernos: August has seen flooding and fires in areas all over the world.
Hawkkey Davis' latest video compilation of extreme weather events (and general environmental chaos) from the past month or so.

The Solomon Islands, Alaska's Aleutian Islands, the Bay Area, Indonesia, Queensland and Maryland are rocked by earthquakes; Reunion Island (the site of the alleged MH370 'wreckage' found earlier this month) and Mexico by volcanoes. The Queensland quake was the biggest in a century. Flash floods in Arizona, northwest China, Iran, Pakistan, Florida, India, Myanmar, Colorado, and Argentina. Wildfires in France, Spain, Montana and California. The Dead Sea tourism industry is threatened by unprecedented sinkholes. All this, plus storms, tornadoes, sand, fireballs, record-breaking heat and more!


Comment: See also: SOTT Earth Changes Summary - July 2015: Extreme Weather and Planetary Upheaval

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At least 4 missing following 3 landslides in Alaska


cbsnews.com
Tue, 18 Aug 2015 17:56 UTC
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© James Poulson/AP Construction workers and emergency crew members look at the damage caused by a landslide on Kramer Drive in Sitka, Alaska, on Tuesday.
Four residents of a neighborhood in Alaska were missing Tuesday after heavy rain caused several landslides, emergency responders said. The rainfall caused the City and Borough of Sitka to declare a state of emergency, according to CBS Anchorage affiliate KTVA.

Search and rescue personnel were looking for the missing people in Sitka, where three landslides were reported Tuesday morning after 2.5 inches of rain fell in 24 hours. One sinkhole also was reported.

The people who were unaccounted for were all in the same neighborhood hit by one of the landslides, Sitka fire spokeswoman Sara Peterson said. She did not know if the people were all together when the landslide occurred.

"The areas are so unstable," Peterson told KTVA. "We've got crews from the city that are out and about, from the fire department, from various agencies including the Alaska State Troopers and other volunteers are helping."
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Downpour in Budapest, Hungary triggers flash floods, hits agriculture: 3 inches of rain in an hour

Zoltan Simon
Bloomberg
Tue, 18 Aug 2015 15:42 UTC
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© Zoltan Mihdak/EPAThe flooded Erzsebet Kiralyne road in Budapest, Hungary, on Aug. 17, 2015.

A downpour in Budapest triggered flash floods in the Hungarian capital, triggering power failures, while extreme weather elsewhere further damaged the country's already weakened agricultural industry.

Firefighters rescued stranded passengers from cars and helped pump water from flooded basements and subway stations across the city on Monday evening, the Emergency Services agency said in a statement on its website. No injuries were reported. Some people were evacuated from their homes.

The storm dumped more than 80 millimeters (3 inches) of rain in the span of an hour on Monday evening, more than the monthly average of 55 millimeters to 60 millimeters for August, the National Weather Service said on its website.

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4,000 evacuated following flooding in 4 departments of Uruguay

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Tue, 18 Aug 2015 14:30 UTC
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© Government of DuraznoFloods in Durazno, Uruguay, August 2015.
The national emergency department, Sistema Nacional de Emergencias (SINAE), in Uruguay, report that 4,158 people have been displaced by flooding over the last few days.

Flooding has been reported in the departments of Treinta y Tres, Soriano, Tacuarembó and Durazno, where 3,745 have been displaced. The displaced are being housed in temporary shelters in a sports stadium and the grounds of a local factory.

SINAE also report that flooding has damaged several roads and at least 5 national highways are blocked as a result.

Heavy rainfall over the last few days has increased river levels, in particular those of the Yi River in Durazno. According to SINAE, the Yi River stood at 11.52 metres on 16 August 2015, well above alert levels of 8.60 metres. As of today, river levels appear to be falling slowly.

The Uruguayan Institute of Meteorology (INUMET) issued mid level (yellow) alert for more severe weather today, particularly for the departments of Artigas, Rivera, Cerro Largo and Tacuarembó.
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100 dead and one million affected by Myanmar floods: Crop damage increases fear of food shortages

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Mon, 17 Aug 2015 16:52 UTC
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© Medical Teams InternationalFloodwater in Myanmar
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Myanmar have confirmed that the death toll of the flood disaster now stands at 103.

Heavy monsoon rainfall, combined with rain brought in the wake of Cyclone Komen, resulted in widespread flooding during early August 2015, affecting all but a few regions or states of the country.

More heavy rain has fallen since then, and river levels are still high, posing a risk for communities living along river banks. WMO report that Kyaukpyu in Rakhine State saw 86.9 mm of rain in 24 hours to 17 August 2015.

OCHA figures also say that 1,152,490 people have been critically affected by the floods, which have left 15,239 houses destroyed.

During a meeting on relief and resettlement for flood victims of 14 August 2015, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar, Ms. Renata Dessallien said that a precise picture of the flood damage is yet to be determined.

"We know that the impact of the heavy rains, floods and landslides are extensive but we are yet to fully determine the extent. Immediate needs are nation-wide with a particular focus on the hardest hit areas of Chin, Magway, Sagaing and Rakhine. But we also know that the flood waters have moved south and evacuations have occurred in Bago and Ayeyarwaddy."

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Rainstorm floods roads, residential areas of Lijiang, China

Li Shaotong
english.cri.cn
Fri, 14 Aug 2015 17:40 UTC
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© Yunnan.cnHeavy rains in Yunnan leave many people trapped inside their homes.
Heavy rains have been pounding parts of Yunnan, bringing heavy flooding.

Dozens of vehicles ended up being inundated in the flooding in the city of Lijiang, a popular tourist destination in China.

The heavy rains have also left many trapped inside their homes.

"The stairs on the first floor have been completely submerged. I came to check my car. But the water soon rushed into the vehicle when I opened the door and the car was flooded.

A number of people living in low-lying areas in the Lijiang area have been moved out for safety.

So far no fatalities have been reported.

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Record rainfall causes flooding in Melborne, Florida

J.D. Gallop and Chris Bonanno
Florida Today
Fri, 14 Aug 2015 17:18 UTC
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© Tim Shortt/Florida TodayCars parked across from Melbourne High near Percepta and Old School Pizza, were affected by record rainfall Thursday afternoon and flooding.
An afternoon deluge in Melbourne shattered rainfall records and brought particular headaches to employees of a Babcock Street office building when they discovered their parked cars underwater.

In about 45 minutes, the previous daily rainfall record of 1.48 inches was eclipsed. By 4 p.m., 2.26 inches had come down, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne. More is likely today.

Employees at Percepta, a customer service center on South Babcock Street in Melbourne, emerged to find their parking lot flooded.

Josephine Miller said her car, along with five others she saw, had standing water in them.

"It rains and the parking lot floods every once in a while," said Miller. "Nothing like we've seen today, though."

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UK storms: Flooding after month's rain falls in nine hours


Sky News
Thu, 13 Aug 2015 21:59 UTC
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A shopping centre is evacuated, firefighters are called to a home struck by lightning and roads across the South are flooded.

Torrential rain and thunderstorms are lashing the UK - with parts of southern England enduring more rain in nine hours than the average for the whole of August.

The Met Office has issued 13 flood alerts - eight in southern and central England and five in Scotland - as the downpours are expected to continue into Friday.

One of the worst-affected areas on Thursday was Eastbourne, where 60mm of rainfall was reported by the afternoon.

At one point, the town's shopping centre had to be evacuated after drains on the roof began to overflow, but it later reopened.

In nearby Hailsham, three fire crews were needed to extinguish a blaze after a house was struck by lightning.
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Cars washed away by floodwater in Rossano, Italy after violent storms sweep across region


Daily Mirror, UK
Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:18 UTC
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Torrent: Cars are swept away by the flash floods
The authorities in Calabria, southern Italy, are declaring a state of emergency after the extreme weather left transport cut off and buildings evacuated

Violent storms have swept across Calabria, southern Italy, sparking powerful flash floods.

Mario Oliviero, governor of the region, is to call a state of emergency and ask for national assistance after the disaster.

The authorities are now trying to determine the extent of the damage, with the historic town of Rossano especially hard hit.

Torrents swept through the coastal tourist town, home to 40,000 people, bringing a chilling demonstration of nature at its most destructive.

Cars were swept away and piled in a heap in on the seafront and hundreds of holidaymakers had to be evacuated as floodwaters threatened a campsite.


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