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Heavy rainfall lashes north India for third day; 10 die in Rajasthan


The Times of India
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 12:25 UTC
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© Hindustan TimesA man wades through an inundated market place in Sikar after the heavy showers on Thursday
Incessant rains continued to lash vast swathes of north India and caused flooding, water logging and traffic snarls throughout the region for the third day on Saturday.

Rajasthan has been the worst hit state, where at least 10 people have died in rain-related mishaps.

A sudden rise in water levels in a pond drowned three boys at Gangapur in Sawai Madhopur district on Friday. Police identified the three as brothers Arbaz (15) and Dilbaz (10) and Nagraj (10).

Hours later, six people were killed when a building collapsed at Bharatpur due to heavy rainfall. Officials said three people were rescued alive from the debris of the building. In Sikar, floodwaters washed away a man at Gothada on the same day.

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Thunderstorm causes power outages, flooding in Calgary, Canada


cbc.ca
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 18:43 UTC
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© jermc10/Twitter Streets were flooded in Chestermere, Alta. on Sunday morning after a major thunderstorm tracked eastward from the Calgary area.
People in Calgary woke up with a bang early Sunday morning as a line of thunderstorms hovered over the city, bringing lightning, power outages and overland flooding in communities to the east.

As the storms moved eastward, severe thunderstorm warnings issued by Environment Canada remained in effect for Red Deer, Ponoka, Innisfail and Stettler by 3 p.m. MT. An earlier storm warning for Calgary was cancelled at 9:40 a.m. MT.

"Meteorologists are tracking a dangerous thunderstorm capable of producing up to penny size hail and flooding rain," the agency said on its website.

Thunderstorm watches — the agency's less urgent category of alert — were still in effect for much of the southeastern part of the province by late afternoon.

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Torrential rainfall triggers flash floods in Kentucky

Kathryn Robinson
nbcnews.com
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 16:43 UTC
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Heavy storms overnight Saturday into Sunday morning left cars stranded, homes flooded and streets impassable in Kentucky.

Residents felt the downpour with more than three inches of rain falling over the course of a few hours in Metro Louisville and parts of southern Indiana.

The Weather Channel's Chris Friedman said the flash flooding was triggered by a round of torrential rain.

A flash flood warning was issued for eastern Jefferson County just after 7 a.m., but expired at 10:15 a.m.

NBC station WAVE reported that the ground was already saturated from a wet start to July, leaving no place for the water to go.

Jody Duncan, a spokeswoman with the Louisville Metro Government said the water is beginning to recede but they are already preparing for another big storm expected to hit late Sunday night.

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Typhoon Chan-hom: Shangyu, China residents evacuate in boats as heavy flooding hits region

Sophie Jamieson
Telegraph, UK
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 11:40 UTC
Video footage shows heavy flooding in the Chinese city of Shangyu, where residents were evacuated ahead of the arrival of typhoon Chan-hom
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© NewsflareThe flooding in Shangyu filled the streets with water.
Residents of the city of Shangyu were forced to evacuate their homes as flooding hit the region shortly before the arrival of typhoon Chan-hom on China's eastern coast.

Video footage from the city, in China's Zhejiang Province, shows rescuers using speedboats on Saturday to reach trapped residents.

The footage shows cars almost completely submerged by the rising water.

Locals are seen being pulled on board small speedboats which drive through streets that have become rivers.

In some areas, the rescuers stand waist-deep in the water as they battle through the floods to bring residents to safety.

The typhoon pounded the Chinese coast south of Shanghai on Saturday with strong winds and heavy rainfall, submerging roads, felling trees and forcing the evacuation of 1.1 million people.

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Almost a month's worth of rain in several hours soaks Danbury, Connecticut

Nelson Oliveira
The News-Times
Thu, 09 Jul 2015 20:35 UTC
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© H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaA tractor trailer tries to make its way around a stalled car on Main Street in Danbury on Tuesday after heavy rains flooded parts of the city.
City crews were out Wednesday repairing drainage problems and clearing debris.

The damage was relatively minimal considering the intensity of the storm that unleashed nearly a full month's worth of rain Tuesday, causing flash floods and knocking out power to more than 1,000 customers.

Emergency crews pulled a driver out of a car at the Beaver Brook Road underpass and another at the West Street underpass, Assistant Fire Chief Mark Omasta said. No one was injured.

The city sustained several lightning strikes, Eversource spokesman Mitch Gross said.

The heavy rain and lightning pushed tree branches onto wires, disrupting electrical service.

Danbury received 3.15 inches of rain between 3:30 and 8 p.m., according to the Connecticut Weather Center. The heaviest rain fell within about two hours, according to meteorologist Bill Jacquemin.

The city's average rainfall for July is 4.4 inches.
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Dangerous flash flooding hits Indiana, Texas, Kentucky and Missouri; more flooding likely


Weather.com
Wed, 08 Jul 2015 08:04 UTC
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© AustinChillin/InstagramThe streets of Manhattan, Indiana, under water Tuesday.
Residents from the Southern Plains to the Ohio Valley could see more dangerous flash flooding again Wednesday, forecasters say.

On Tuesday, heavy storms dumped hours-worth of rain in pockets across these regions. First responders pulled people from vehicles and homes in three separate states: Texas, Kentucky and Missouri.

Downpours slammed Indianapolis on Tuesday evening, prompting evacuations west of the city.

Here's the very latest from the impacted states:

Indiana

Nearly 4.5 inches of rain was recorded at the Indianapolis International Airport Tuesday afternoon, according to weather.com meteorologist Linda Lam, breaking a 100-year-old record. The city of Plainfield, just west of the airport, received 5.4 inches in less than four hours.

Wayne Township was hard hit. WISH TV reported about 20 homes were flooded and up to 60 people were evacuated.

"We have multiple homes affected by flood waters," Lt. Troy Wymer of the Wayne Township Fire Department told the Indianapoils Star. "The water is rising pretty rapidly."

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Heavy rainfall in Costa Rica's Caribbean, northern regions prompt evacuations

L. Arias
The Tico Times
Wed, 08 Jul 2015 14:12 UTC
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© Vía Red CrossFlooding in Limón, July 6, 2015

Flooding caused by heavy rains in Costa Rica's northern and Caribbean regions has forced emergency agencies to evacuate a total of 580 people, the National Emergency Commission (CNE) reported Tuesday. The evacuees have been placed in nine temporary shelters.

The National Meteorological Institute's (IMN) forecast director Werner Stoltz said Tuesday that tropical waves increased rainy conditions in most of the Limón province as well as in the canton of Sarapiquí, in northern Heredia province, and in Turrialba in Cartago province.

President Luis Guillermo Solís is considering upgrading the alert for these regions from Yellow to Red — the most serious in the country's three level emergency system. CNE maintains a Green or Preventive Alert for the northern region, as the meteorological institute forecasts that heavy rains will remain in these regions for up to 36 hours.

Preliminary data from local emergency committees in Limón indicate that flooding is currently blocking all access to eight communities in the canton of Matina, eight in Valle La Estrella and one in Central Limón.
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Storm brings flash flooding in Southern Nevada

Moira Johnston
Las Vegas Sun
Mon, 06 Jul 2015 17:24 UTC
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© Las Vegas Fire & RescueIn this photo provided by Las Vegas Fire & Rescue, a motorist is stranded in floodwaters at Rancho and Teddy drives on Monday, July 6, 2015.
A thunderstorm dropped heavy rain in parts of the Las Vegas Valley on Monday evening, leaving behind flooded roadways that made life difficult for motorists for several hours.

The hardest-hit areas included Lone Mountain and Summerlin in the northwest, which received 0.75 to an inch of rain, National Weather Service meteorologist Chris Stachelski said. The eastern part of the Lakes tallied 1.5 inches of rain.

Stachelski said the average rainfall around the valley was about 0.25 inch, with North Las Vegas only getting a trace.

Firefighters responded to a dozen weather-related incidents in the area bounded by Rainbow Boulevard to the west, Interstate 15 to the east, Alta Drive to the north and Desert Inn Road, Las Vegas Fire & Rescue spokesman Tim Szymanski said.


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Thousands evacuated as severe flooding hits Rakhine State, Myanmar

Ika Koeck
ifrc.org
Thu, 02 Jul 2015 12:41 UTC
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© Myanmar Red Cross SocietyThe Myanmar Red Cross Society is working closely alongside local authorities to assist affected communities.

Over the past several days, increasing heavy rains have caused severe flooding in the western state of Rakhine, Myanmar, destroying nearly 200 homes and causing serious damage to another hundred across four townships. During the first few days of the flooding, around 1,500 people were evacuated, and about 300 of the displaced continued to stay at camps for several days as the water receded.

"The figures are expected to increase in the coming days, as Red Cross assessment teams access remote areas of Rakhine affected by the flooding," explains U Maung Maung Khin, head of disaster management for the Myanmar Red Cross Society.

Currently the Myanmar Red Cross is working alongside local authorities to assist affected communities. Red Cross volunteers are evacuating families to safety, distributing food and water, and first aid kits in Buthidaung township which include blankets, mosquito nets, basic kitchen utensils and other essential items. Further relief stocks will be distributed in the coming days in the township of Thandwe.
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Landslide toll increases to 40 in Darjeeling, India


India.com
Fri, 03 Jul 2015 14:02 UTC
landslide in Darjeeling

With the recovery of two more bodies, the toll in landslide-battered Darjeeling district has risen to 40 even as 16 people still missing. The two bodies were pulled out from the debris at Mirik and Kalimpong and 16 people are missing from Kalimpong Block 1 and 2, an official of West Bengal's Disaster Management Department said. Rescue operations were underway in Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong sub divisions, where multiple landslides had also washed away highways and damaged homes

Darjeeling District Magistrate Anurag Srivastava said the landslide-affected people were put up in camps and three such camps were set up in Mirik where 200-250 families have been sheltered. National Disaster Response Team, Civil Defence personnel and local volunteers were engaged in the rescue work. Rescue teams from the Sashastra Seema Bal and the National Disaster Management Authority have also been pressed into service.
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