Floods swept through parts of Britain on Sunday (November 24) as residents woke to flooded homes and streets as Storm Bert battered Britain.
Floods in the small Welsh town of Pontypridd, near Cardiff, left residents battling high water levels and volunteering in groups to help clear water from their homes and streets using an assortment of buckets.
Emergency workers rescued a dog while local resident Victor fled the town with his partner and pet cat 'cookie' after moving their valuables to the upper floor of the home, planning on returning once waters subside.
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Storm Bert has brought more than 80% of November's average monthly rainfall in less than 48 hours as it continues to cause disruption around the country.
Strong winds have caused flights to be cancelled and trees have fallen on railway lines meaning lengthy delays.
Gusts of up to 70mph are forecast for Sunday and crosswinds of around 40mph have caused cancellations to some flights from Heathrow Airport on Sunday morning.
At Gatwick Airport and Birmingham Airport there are some minor delays as a result of the adverse weather conditions.
The Met Office issued a fourth wind warning for the UK on Sunday morning, which covers central and eastern parts of England from 8am until 9pm.
Since the storm began in the early hours of Saturday, 149mm of rain has fallen in Tyn-Y-Waun in Mid Glamorgan, Wales.
On average, the area sees 180mm of rain in the whole of November, Met Office meteorologist Greg Dewhurst said.
In England, 135.7mm of rain has been recorded from the beginning of the storm until 11am on Sunday in White Barrow in Devon which is around half of the total rainfall typical in November.
At least 10 people were killed, the majority children, and three others injured after a landslide triggered by heavy rains hit eastern Congo, a civil society group said Saturday.
The landslide in Kalehe territory in South Kivu province followed heavy rains overnight Friday, Delphin Birimbi, president of the Kalehe civil society group told reporters.
Reports said eight children were among the dead.
Birimbi said several houses were swept away and 31 others damaged.
Severe flooding has hit several areas in the southern province of Phatthalung, prompting officials to declare disaster zones across four districts, affecting 15 subdistricts, 57 villages, and 12 communities. The heavy rainfall has led to both flood and wind disaster declarations, with urgent evacuations underway to move residents to safer areas.
Kongsakul Jantrach, acting governor of Phatthalung, convened a meeting with the provincial administration, disaster prevention and mitigation office, local government organisations, and military units to address the flooding crisis effectively. The meeting focused on the rapid response needed to mitigate the impact on affected communities.
Phatthalung, being a low-lying area, naturally receives water from the neighbouring districts of Srinagarindra and Kong Ra, exacerbating the flooding situation. Currently, six subdistricts, 42 villages, and 12 communities have reported significant distress due to the inundation.
Briain Kelly Galway Daily Sat, 23 Nov 2024 12:53 UTC
Thousands of homes in Connemara are without power this morning after Storm Bert brought heavy wind and rain overnight.
Power outages are continuing to affect more than 3,300 homes, farms, and businesses in Galway, with almost all concentrated in the west of the county.
ESB Networks has said that further outages can be expected throughout the weekend as Storm Bert continues to dominate the weather cycle.
Galway County Council has reported a number of roads flooded across the county this morning, advising people not to travel during the red weather warning.
California has been hit by record levels of rainfall, which has caused small landslides and flooding in the US state.
The storm on the west coast of America arrived earlier this week, killing two people and cutting of power to hundreds of thousands, mostly in the Seattle area, before its strong winds moved through northern California.
Santa Rosa, California, saw its wettest three-day period on record with about 12.5 inches of rain falling by Friday evening, according to the National Weather Service in the Bay Area.
Flooding closed part of the Pacific Coast Highway in Mendocino County and there was no estimate for when it would reopen, according to the California Department of Transportation.
Storm Bert is battering the country with strong winds, heavy rain and snow and ice with amber warnings coming into force bringing a "potential risk to life and property".
Travel is widely disrupted with roads closed and some train routes cancelled throughout Saturday with rail companies urging passengers to avoid travelling to certain areas.
Winds of up to 68mph have been recorded and 13cm of snow has fallen in some parts of the country on Saturday morning, a Met Office spokesperson said, while 38 flood alerts are in place across the UK.
A massive afternoon deluge on Nov 22 triggered two flash floods and numerous flood risk warnings across the island in one of Singapore's heaviest downpours in 40 years.
Record rainfall fell in the northern part of Singapore, with two flash floods in Yishun and Potong Pasir that eased within 10 minutes, said national water agency PUB.
In a Facebook post, PUB said 127.7mm of rain was recorded between 2.15pm and 4.50pm in northern Singapore, which is more than half the average monthly rainfall in November.
PUB said: "This amount corresponds to 51 per cent of Singapore's average monthly rainfall in November, and lies within the top 1 per cent of maximum daily rainfall records since 1978."
In Indonesia, four members of a family were killed after landslide hit their house in the province of Central Java. According to a preliminary report, the disaster took place in Bruno village in Purworejo regency on Tuesday afternoon amid heavy rain.
Muhammad Abdullah, mission coordinator for the region's search and rescue agency, told local media yesterday that rescue teams recovered three victims on Tuesday evening and the fourth yesterday morning. The victims have been taken to nearby hospitals for identification. He added that the region was lashed by heavy rain on Tuesday, triggering the landslide.
Indonesia frequently experiences hydrometeorological disasters during the rainy season. The country's National Disaster Management Agency data showed that as of November, the country has recorded more than 1,700 disaster events this year, over 1,000 of which were hydrometeorological disasters, including floods, landslides, and extreme weather.
Floodwaters seen in Zichron Yaakov on November 19, 2024.
Record rains lashed northern Israel and the Haifa region Tuesday, inundating roads and prompting flash flood warnings for the Judean Desert and Dead Sea areas as the weather system moves south overnight.
In Ma'agan Michael, pouring rains swamped drainage channels, leading to flooding in parts of the coastal kibbutz. The Hof HaCarmel High School, located in the community, sent students home early due to the flooding.
Video footage posted online showed students wading through knee-high water next to half-submerged cars in the school's parking lot.
In a statement, the Hof HaCarmel regional council explained that the "large quantity [of rain] put a burden on the drainage system, which had been clean and in working condition, but it could not withstand the unusually large amounts of water."
The Israel Meteorological Service said in a tweet that 196 millimeters (7.7 inches) of rainfall were recorded over a four-hour period in nearby Zichron Yaacov, setting a new record for the country. The figure represented some 60% of the area's average yearly rain total.
"The purpose of GLADIO was to attack civilians, the people - women, children, innocent people, unknown people, far removed from any political game. The reason was quite simple: to force the public to turn to the State and demand greater security. Under a strategy of tension, you 'destabilize in order to stabilize', to create tension within society and promote conservative, reactionary social and political tendencies."
~ Italian neo-fascist whose prosecution led to the discovery of NATO's 'Gladio' networks across Western Europe
- Vincenzo Vinciguerra
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