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Storm dumps 7 inches of rain in a day on Havana, Cuba

Richard Davies
floodlist.com
Fri, 01 May 2015 10:51 UTC
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© Juvenal Balán / GranmaFloods in Havana, Cuba, 30 April 2015.
A storm dumped over 188mm (7.4 inches) of rain on Havana, Cuba, during 30 April 2015, leaving 2 dead and causing several buildings to collapse.

Local media say that one of the victims, an elderly man, drowned in the flood water in the Old Havana District of the city. The other victim was electrocuted after power cables were knocked down by the storm.

Water and power supplies were interrupted during the storm. At least three buildings collapsed and over 20 others were damaged. Building collapses are not uncommon in the older areas of the city, where housing stock is densely inhabited and generally in poor condition. In late November 2013, 2 people died in Havana after a building collapsed as a result of flooding.

The heavy rain flooded many of the city's streets. The municipalities of Centro Habana, Old Havana and Cerro were the worst affected, according to local media. Flood water was over 50cm deep in some areas, causing problems for drivers and pedestrians.

More heavy rain is expected in the country over the next 24 to 48 hours, particularly in western regions. The torrential rains have been caused by thunderstorms that formed rapidly in the Florida Straits, ahead of a cold front, according to Cuba's National Institute of Meteorology (INSMET).
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Over 100 landslides triggered by heavy rain leave at least 14 dead in Salvador, Brazil

Richard Davies
floodlist.com
Wed, 29 Apr 2015 13:24 UTC
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© Manu Dias/ GOVBALandslides after heavy rain in Bairro do Lobato, Salvador, Brazil, April 2015.
Local civil defence officials today confirmed that at least 14 people have been killed in landslides near the city of Salvador in the Bahia region, north-eastern Brazil. Two people are still missing. Search and rescue operations, with assistance from military personnel, will continue today.

The landslides were triggered by heavy rain that fell between 26 and 28 April 2015. More than 100 landslides have been reported in the area, nearly all of them in the poorest areas on the steep hillsides around the city, such as Bom Juá, where 4 people died, and Bairro do Lobato, shown in the photos below.

Salvador Civil defence said that the heavy rain had caused 147 landslides. Floods were reported in 17 areas of the city, and at least 21 buildings have collapsed. Flooding affected some of the city's hospitals and caused schools to close.


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© Manu Dias/ GOVBALandslides after heavy rain in Bairro do Lobato, Salvador, Brazil, April 2015.
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Several feared dead following flash flooding in Narok, Kenya

Richard Davies
floodlist.com
Wed, 29 Apr 2015 13:11 UTC
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© Gitonga Theuri Narok river floods.
The streets of Narok town in Kenya were turned to rivers after a massive downpour yesterday, 28 April 2015.

Local media say that buildings have collapsed and at least 10 vehicles were swept away in the flooding. Some local media reports say that at least 5 bodies have been recovered from the floods. This figure is expected to rise as rescue operations continue. There are currently no official figures or confirmation regarding fatalities or missing people. Local police have asked people to report any missing person.

Narok County authorities have been coordinating with Narok County Emergency Team, Police, Kenya Red Cross and medics throughout the night as the try to contain the situation after the floods.

Kenya Red Cross are carrying out rescue operations in the area and have brought in a backup team from Nairobi. The Red Cross said that the Narok to Bomet road was blocked and response operations were being hampered by inaccessibility.

The County government is advising people to keep calm and avoid movement in town, stay indoors as long as possible and not leave their home unless absolutely necessary.

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Severe storms cause flash floods, power outages and uprooted trees in Houston, Texas

Josh Chapin
KHOU.com
Sat, 18 Apr 2015 21:04 UTC
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© KHOU 11There was street flooding in Deer Park during Friday's storms.
Severe storms created all sorts of problems throughout the greater Houston area Thursday.

In New Waverly, the severe weather sent a tree barreling through a home and cutting it in half. Not far away, an 18 wheeler overturned due to heavy winds.

In Huntsville, heavy rain flooded the Woodcreek Apartments and the weight of high water forced a glass wall to cave at Sam Houston State University's recreational center. More than 14 inches of water flooded the center, forcing it to temporarily close until crews can make repairs.

In Spring, another scary moment as a tree uprooted and fell through a house off Falling Leaf Lane, narrowly missing a man standing in the kitchen.
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At least 4 passengers dead after bus is swept away by floods near Mandera, Kenya

Lucas Barasa
Daily Nation (Kenya)
Thu, 16 Apr 2015 14:46 UTC
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Passengers atop a bus that was swept away by flash floods as it tried to cross a seasonal river at Gadudia in Mandera County on April 16, 2015.
At least four passengers were killed while more than 20 remained unaccounted for after floods swept away a bus in Mandera on Thursday.

County Commissioner Alex ole Nkoyo, who confirmed the four deaths, said rescuers were still searching for more bodies along the river where the incident occurred.

The bus, Mr Nkoyo said, had 59 passengers with an unknown number of children when it was rummaged by the fierce waters. Only 42 passengers had been rescued by around 5pm, Mr Nkoyo said.

There were fears that the number of those killed following the floods could rise as signs of more passengers being rescued faded as darkness neared.
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Four dead in massive flooding in Southern US; rockslides close roads in West Virginia, Kentucky

Sean Breslin
Weather.com
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 19:12 UTC
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© ABCFlash flooding in Irondale, Alabama.
Heavy rain continues to affect the South and the Gulf Coast, bringing fatal flash flooding to Louisiana and stranding drivers on impassable roads across multiple states. Water rescues have been ongoing in parts of Kentucky and West Virginia as more unwanted heavy rain swamps the soggy region.

Louisiana has been particularly hard hit by the flooding and at least three people died Tuesday. Three-year-old Remy Dufrene died after floodwaters swept the boy into a drainage ditch in Lafourche Parish. In Kenner, Louisiana, a mother and her daughter drowned after their SUV veered off the road and submerged in a local, rain-swollen canal, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office confirms.

A Kentucky man was found dead in a creek after search and rescue teams located his submerged vehicle.

"Impulses of upper-level energy combined with plenty of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico will keep the South unsettled through the end of the week. As a result, the threat of localized flooding will continue in parts of the region where rain or thunderstorms persist in any one location for too long," weather.com meteorologist Chris Dolce said.

The storms also created a dangerous situation when lightning ignited a few storage tanks in western Texas Sunday night, according to The Associated Press. Hundreds of miles away, a mother and daughter were injured by a lightning strike in Macclenny, Florida.

Here are the latest impacts from several of the states affected by this round of flooding.
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Thousands evacuated from flood areas in Karaganda, Kazakhstan


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Wed, 15 Apr 2015 14:07 UTC
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© Rushan BarayevFlooding in Karaganda Oblast
Floods in Karaganda Oblast continue to wreak havoc as Kazakh authorities are forced to evacuate dozens of settlements, Tengrinews reports citing the Oblast's Department of Emergency Situations. 1,760 houses have been flooded in 35 villages. 340 livestock have drowned.

A sharp rise in temperature to 20 degrees Centigrade between March 23 to 29 intensified the melting of snow and caused flooding of villages in Semey and Ayagoz districts in East Kazakhstan Oblast and of four districts in Karaganda Oblast.

The second wave of floods began on April 6 as a result of another sharp rise in temperatures, again to 20 degrees Centigrade, creating a threat of flooding of settlements in Karaganda and Akmola Oblasts in central Kazakhstan. Moreover, the threat now extends to Astana suburbs located near the riverbed of Nura.

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Heavy rainfall brings flooding to parts of North Texas

Lauren Zakalik
wfaa.com
Mon, 13 Apr 2015 17:08 UTC
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© Photo: WFAACar under water in Fort Worth
A Flash Flood Warning has expired for Collin County and parts of Denton and Grayson Counties after one to two inches of rain fell over Tarrant and Denton Counties earlier Monday.

Meteorologists expected scattered showers and thunderstorms to hit North Texas overnight. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch was issued for counties in the southern portion of the WFAA viewing area through 11 p.m. Monday, but it was later canceled.

For Celia de la Cruz, these April showers are bringing massive headaches.

"It just comes this way and heads that way; it's just horrible," she said.

De la Cruz was talking about the gushing, rushing water that turned her quiet Fort Worth street into raging rapids on Monday. Her neighbor shot incredible video of the water rushing through backyards and funneling onto Carleton Avenue near Interstate 30 and Hulen Street.

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Israel sees 'unseasonable downpours', flooding, and the coldest temperatures in decades

Stuart Winer
Times of Israel
Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:26 UTC
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© Maxim Dinshtein/FLASh90Illustrative photo of Israelis watching flash floods in Nahal Og that empties into the Dead Seat, November 26, 2014.
Heavy rainfall closed a road near the Dead Sea on Sunday as unseasonable downpours and stormy conditions continued to lash much of Israel over a wet weekend.

Parts of route 90 were closed to traffic as the Nahal David and Nahal Tze'elim streams, which run off into the salt-water lake, flooded the road. The highway was blocked south of Metzukei Dragot and north of Ein Bokek by the water.

Police and the Israel Nature and Parks Authority closed to the public hiking routes along wadis in the area as a safety precaution. The wadis are popular attractions during rainy seasons with hikers hoping to catch sight of rainwater from mountainous areas rushing along the riverbeds.

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US: Flash flooding closes roads in Alabama


WKRG
Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:23 UTC
Floods
© UnknownFlash floods hit Alabama
An afternoon and evening filled with rainfall is causing flooding in some areas of the county.

A Flash Flood Warning remains in effect until 2:45am for southwestern Mobile County. Doppler estimated rainfall totals of over 7 to 8 inches have fallen near Grand Bay.

Multiple roads have been closed in southwestern Mobile County, including Ramsey Road, Highway 188, McGehee and AL 188, Potter Tract and Cemetery, Old Pascagoula, Serenity Gardens, McDonald Road, and I-10 at the Waffle House, Three Notch and McFarland.

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