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Weeks' worth of rain leaves homes, fields flooded across Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos


Radio Free Asia
Thu, 01 Aug 2024 17:28 UTC
Flooding in Bago City, Myanmar, July 29, 2024.
© RFAFlooding in Bago City, Myanmar, July 29, 2024.
More than a week of heavy rain throughout Southeast Asia has left farms and homes flooded in areas of Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos where only two months ago people had been suffering through a prolonged heat wave amid drought worries.

In Myanmar, there have been 11 flood-related deaths since July 27 in the Bago and Ayeyarwady regions and in Kayin state, according to local residents and social aid groups. Seven of those deaths were in the Bago region, a social worker told Radio Free Asia.

"Four people drowned and three were electrocuted. We had to bury one child who was electrocuted," the social worker said.

In Bago city, 20,000 people were forced from their homes earlier this week. Now, with floods affecting most of the rest of the country, approximately 100,000 people are facing disaster, according to aid groups.

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Typhoon remnants kill 7 amid flooding in China - 25 inches of rain in 24 hours


The Taipei Times
Wed, 31 Jul 2024 14:48 UTC
Flooding caused by a dike breach in Hekou Township in central China’s Hunan Province is pictured on Monday.
© Chen SihanFlooding caused by a dike breach in Hekou Township in central China’s Hunan Province is pictured on Monday.
Torrential rain and floods have killed seven people and spurred the evacuation of thousands from homes in China's southern Hunan Province, lashed by record rainfall from the remnants of Typhoon Gaemi, state media said yesterday.

All the deaths have been in Hunan province. Heavy rains have been falling on eastern Hunan for days as Tropical Storm Gaemi moved inland after making landfall at typhoon strength in China's neighboring Fujian Province.

Four deaths and three missing people were reported in four villages in Zixing County, Xinhua News Agency said.

The bodies of three other missing people were found in a village in a nearby city, state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) said in an online report.

They were victims of a sudden mudslide caused by the rain, the report said.

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Flash flooding affects parts of Trinidad


Newsday
Wed, 31 Jul 2024 12:37 UTC
A lady crosses the road in flood waters on Independence Square, Port of Spain on July 31.
© Faith AyoungA lady crosses the road in flood waters on Independence Square, Port of Spain on July 31.
Areas in Port of Spain, Central, Santa Cruz and San Fernando experienced heavy rainfall on July 31 starting at around 3.15 pm.

Speaking with Newsday by phone, Lt Commander Kirk Jean-Baptiste, public relations officer at the Office of Disaster Preparedness Management (ODPM) said Port of Spain areas namely St Vincent Street, South Quay, south Independence Square, Saddle Road and Piccadilly Street have experienced flooding.

Jean-Baptiste said La Canoa, Santa Cruz, Todd's Station Road in the vicinity of Paula's Bar, Couva and Tabaquite are also amongst the affected areas.

Two residential areas at Thompson Road, Palmiste and Boy Cato Road were also affected.

Despite heavy rainfall and flooding, there have been no reports of loss of life, property and livestock.

Jean-Baptiste advises persons to wait for the water to go down, move vehicles to a high ground and secure livestock and homes to prevent injury or loss of life. He also said to monitor any updates from ODPM, Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Services and local government services.

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10 dead as freak torrential rains flood Delhi, India forcing schools and offices to close - 4 inches of rainfall in an hour

Namita Singh
Independent (UK)
Thu, 01 Aug 2024 12:24 UTC
Vehicles near Karol Bagh metro station were partially submerged under water due to severe waterlogging.
© PTIVehicles near Karol Bagh metro station were partially submerged under water due to severe waterlogging.
At least 10 people died in India's national capital region after heavy rainfall led to water logging and closure of schools and offices.

The Meteorological Department issued an alert as Delhi recorded over 100mm rain in a span of an hour yesterday while the government announced the closure of schools.

Residents were advised to stay indoors after waterlogging in several areas choked traffic.

A woman and her son drowned on Wednesday in a drain in East Delhi's Mayur Vihar, as the city received its highest rain in 14 years. According to the police, the boy, Priyansh, slipped into an open drain which was not visible due to heavy flooding. The mother, identified as Tanuja, also fell inside while trying to rescue her son.

Two more people died on Wednesday, including one in a house collapse, reported India Today. A 12-year-old boy died from electrocution while he was returning home from tuition. Police have registered a case and are investigating the matter.


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At least 35 dead from floods in northwest Pakistan (UPDATE)


telesurenglish.net
Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:00 UTC
Floods in Pakistan, July 2024
Floods in Pakistan, July 2024
Rains in Kohat, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, flooded the basement of a house where the family slept,

At least 14 people died, 11 of them from the same family, due to heavy monsoon rains in northwestern Pakistan that caused flash floods, as the authorities said on Tuesday.

Rains in Kohat, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, flooded the basement of a house where the family slept, said Bilal Faizi, an emergency services spokesman. The bodies of a man, three women, six children and an 11-month-old baby had been recovered. The other three deaths were reported in the districts of Hangu and Bajur, in the same province, he said.

Pakistan has received heavy rains since the beginning of July, which have caused more than 60 deaths and damaged more than 250 houses, Most of them in eastern Punjab and the southwestern province of Baluchistan.

Authorities warned that rains are likely to cause flash floods next week in several parts of the country.


Comment: Update August 1

Anadolu Ajansı reports:
Rain-triggered flash floods continued to batter northern Pakistan on Wednesday, washing away neighborhoods, triggering landslides, and killing at least 35 people over the past 48 hours, officials and locals said.

Torrents of rainwater wreaked havoc on swaths of scenic Chitral district of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where heavy precipitation and flash floods washed away houses, bridges and livestock on Wednesday, disconnecting dozens of suburban villages from the city.

Heavy rains also triggered landslides, sending torrents of mud, and tumbling boulders downhill, which blocked roads at different points.

"The situation is very serious," Israr Ahmad, a local told Anadolu on the phone.

"By the grace of God, human losses are not that big compared to the devastation caused by rains and flash floods," Ahmad said.

"However, infrastructural losses are huge," he maintained.

According to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority, 19 people have lost their lives and 15 others injured in different parts of the province in rain-related accidents over the past 48 hours.


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More than 8 inches of rain in 6 hours cause flash flooding overnight in Northeast Kingdom, Vermont

Ethan Weinstein
vtdigger.org
Tue, 30 Jul 2024 13:34 UTC
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Slow-moving storms dropped 3 to more than 8 inches of rain over parts of the Northeast Kingdom overnight, prompting the National Weather Service in Burlington to declare two separate flash flood emergencies near St. Johnsbury and Morgan.

Flood warnings remained active Tuesday morning for communities in Caledonia, Essex and Orleans counties.

"Ten swiftwater rescue teams were dispatched to the area overnight and have conducted approximately two dozen rescues from flooded areas. Those teams are still in the area to respond to potential additional calls for assistance," Vermont Emergency Management wrote in a press release Tuesday morning, referencing specifically Caledonia and Essex counties.

Pete Banacos, science and operations officer at the Burlington office, called the event "very localized," unloading torrential rain for about 6 hours starting near midnight.

Observers noted 8.4 inches of rain just north of St. Johnsbury, more than 7 inches in Island Pond, over 6 inches in Morgan Center and almost 5.5 inches in East Burke.


Comment: In the same region about 3 weeks prior: Significant flash flooding leaves at least 2 dead in Vermont as Beryl's remnants pound New England - over 6 inches of rain in 24 hours

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12 dead in floods in Sudan

Israa Farhan
See.news
Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:32 UTC
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The Sudanese Federal Ministry of Health has reported that 12 people have died in Kassala State due to heavy rains and flooding that have affected several eastern states in recent hours.

According to Sudan Tribune, torrential rains on Friday inundated the tents of displaced persons in three shelters in Kassala city, which houses tens of thousands of people displaced by conflict.

In response to the disaster, the Health Emergency Operations Center convened an urgent meeting to address the situation in Kassala and Gadaref states.

The meeting, led by Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim, discussed the impact of the floods and rains and reviewed health conditions in the affected areas.

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North Korea uses military helicopters to rescue thousands from floods


Al Jazeera
Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:05 UTC
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North Korea has said it used military helicopters to evacuate more than 5,000 people from severe flooding in the northwest of the country near the Chinese border.

The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said leader Kim Jong Un supervised the military rescues on Sunday as residents were brought out of Sinuiju city and Uiju town.

KCNA shared photos of Kim on a windswept airfield with officials, as well as surveying the scale of the floods from the rear passenger window of a black vehicle. Ten helicopters as well as navy and government boats were used in the rescue effort.

Heavy rainfall on Saturday had caused a river on the North Korean-Chinese border to exceed a dangerous level and created "a grave crisis", the agency said.

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Flash flood sweeps away shops in Uttarakhand, India

Rahul M
Free Press Journal
Sat, 27 Jul 2024 19:19 UTC
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At least four shops were uprooted and fell into a river in Uttarakhand's Budha Kedar amid heavy and incessant rain on Saturday.

The video of the incident, which went viral on social media, shows the exact moment when the shops were swept away by the strong current of the floodwaters, while men standing nearby watched in shock.

Watch the video here:

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Severe landslide kills 12 in central China province hit hard by heavy rain and floods

William Zheng
South China Morning Post
Sun, 28 Jul 2024 11:39 UTC
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© EPA-EFE/Fire and Rescue Department of HunanRescuers clean debris after a landslide desvastated Yuelin village in Hunan province on Sunday.
A severe landslide in central China's Hunan province on Sunday has killed 12 and injured 6, state media reported, citing the provincial emergency management department.

The landslide occurred around 8am in Yuelin village of Hengyang city as a result of heavy rainfall in recent days, according to a report from the official Xinhua news agency.

A one-storey house, described on social media as a homestay that had been operating for more than a decade, was smashed into debris, and local rescuers were seen cleaning fallen trees and other obstacles, according to video clips circulating online.


Comment: Related: Typhoon Gaemi lashes China after pounding Taiwan, Philippines

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