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Dam fails in Nashville, Illinois - residents told to evacuate area - 7 inches of rain in 8 hours

Kamy Smelser
ksn.com
Tue, 16 Jul 2024 11:38 UTC
Highway flooding in Nashville, Illinois
© Sydney GordonHighway flooding in Nashville, Illinois on July 16, 2024. Residents have been asked to evacuate the area.
Thunderstorms with heavy rains and tornadoes rattled the Chicago area and elsewhere in the Midwest, overtopping a dam Tuesday in southern Illinois, cutting power to hundreds of thousands, and even sending weather forecasters scrambling for safety. A woman in Indiana died after a tree fell onto a home.

Water overtopped a dam near Nashville, Illinois, sending first responders to the flooded area to make sure everyone got out safely, officials said. There were no reports of injuries in the community of 3,000 southeast of St. Louis, but crews were sent to a home where a woman reported water up to her waist, said Alex Haglund, a spokesperson for the Washington County Emergency Management Agency.

Earlier, the Washington County Emergency Management Agency EMA advised residents south of the Nashville City Reservoir, located outside St. Louis, Missouri, to evacuate their homes immediately. Residents were told the community center in Nashville was open for shelter.


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Landslide triggered by heavy rains buries van and kills 11 in Ha Giang, Vietnam - 11.4 inches of rainfall in just 12 hours

Gia Chinh
VnExpress.net
Fri, 12 Jul 2024 12:51 UTC
A 16-seater van is buried in a landslide in Bac Me District of Ha Giang, July 13, 2024.
© VnExpress/Pham BinhA 16-seater van is buried in a landslide in Bac Me District of Ha Giang, July 13, 2024.
At least eleven people have been confirmed dead when a 16-seater van traveling in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang Saturday was buried by a landslide triggered by heavy rains.

Ma Van Toe, vice chairman of Bac Me District, where the tragic incident occurred, said the landslide occurred at around 4 a.m.

By 9:15 a.m. rescue teams had extricated 13 people from under the debris.

Nguyen Van Giao, director of Ha Giang's Health Department, said seven of the victims were dead and the other six critically injured.

Rescue forces found three more dead victims by 2 p.m. and are still looking for five more people.

"Rain and the large area caused difficulties to the search and rescue efforts as well as the counting of victims," Giao said.


Comment: Later the same Saturday in the evening : 12-hour downpour floods roads, causes evacuations in Phu Quoc, Vietnam - 4.7 inches in just an hour

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Seven killed in landslide triggered by incessant rain in Karnataka, India


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Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:35 UTC
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At least seven people, including five members of a family, were killed in a landslide on a highway near Shirur town in Karnataka's Uttara Kannada district on Tuesday.

Incessant rainfall in the area for a week triggered the landslide.

Authorities have launched a search operation, fearing more people may be trapped under the debris.

The fire department, emergency services, and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel have launched the search operation.

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40 killed and nearly 350 injured in eastern Afghanistan storm


Irvine Times
Tue, 16 Jul 2024 11:57 UTC
Taliban officials said at least 40 people were killed and nearly 350 others injured by heavy
© Shafiullah Kakar/APTaliban officials said at least 40 people were killed and nearly 350 others injured by heavy rain in eastern Afghanistan
At least 40 people died and nearly 350 others were injured during a powerful storm which brought heavy rain to eastern Afghanistan, Taliban officials said on Tuesday.

Elsewhere, at least 17 people died when a bus overturned on a main highway, official media reported.

Public Health Ministry spokesman Sharafat Zaman Amar confirmed that 40 people were killed in Monday's storm and that 347 others had been taken to the regional hospital in Nangarhar from Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, and nearby districts.

The dead included five members of the same family who were killed when the roof of their house in Surkh Rod district collapsed, according to provincial spokesman Sediqullah Quraishi. Four other members of the family were injured.

About 400 houses and 60 electricity poles were destroyed across Nangarhar province, Mr Quraishi said. Power was cut in many areas and there were limited communications in Jalalabad city. The damage is still being assessed, he added.

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Flood death toll climbs to 8 in Bangsamoro, Philippines

Edwin Fernandez
Philippine News Agency
Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:41 UTC
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The death toll in the massive flooding that hit the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) rose to eight with the drowning of a 22-year-old male in Pagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur on Sunday.

Benjamin Alip, municipal disaster officer of Pagalungan, said in a radio interview Monday that the victim tried to rescue his cow in Barangay Damalasak.

Pagalungan was among the 22 of 24 towns in Maguindanao del Sur that were submerged by floodwaters following heavy downpour, which also affected neighboring North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Maguindanao del Norte provinces.

Special Assistant to the President Anton Lagdameo and Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian arrived in Maguindanao del Norte on Sunday morning and visited the most affected town of Matanog, where five children perished due to flash floods on July 9.

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12-hour downpour floods roads, causes evacuations in Phu Quoc, Vietnam - 4.7 inches in just an hour

Ngoc Tai
VnExpress.net
Sun, 14 Jul 2024 12:24 UTC
Soldiers wade through a flooded street on Phu Quoc Island to carry a patient to hospital, July 14, 2024.
© VnExpress/Duong DongSoldiers wade through a flooded street on Phu Quoc Island to carry a patient to hospital, July 14, 2024.
Many roads in Cua Duong Commune on Phu Quoc Island briefly turned into rivers, with some over a meter deep, on Sunday following prolonged rains.

The downpour lasted from late Saturday night to Sunday morning in Cay Thong Trong, Cay Thong Ngoai and Ben Tram hamlets, which are usually flooded every time it rains heavily.

A woman named Nga said the water was nearly a meter deep in some places and entered people's houses.

Many had 20-30 cm of water inside, damaging belongings and forcing them to stay up all night bailing the water out.

Thang of Ben Tram was worried because the water levels were rising quickly in streams near his house.

"It has never not flooded this badly in the past," he said.

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State of Emergency declared in Kyrgyzstan's Osh after deadly flooding, mudslides - at least 5 killed


rferl.org
Mon, 15 Jul 2024 11:37 UTC
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Authorities in Kyrgyzstan's southern city of Osh have declared a state of emergency after mudslides and flooding caused by heavy rains killed at least four people on July 14.

As of July 15, the deaths of a 44-year-old woman and her three daughters, as well as the death of another woman, have been confirmed.

The Ak-Buura River's currents became extremely dangerous over the weekend, officials said, and its banks were breached, flooding the local market as well as a village near the city.

Kyrgyz officials said earlier that mudslides and floods caused by heavy rains in recent months killed 17 people.

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Landslide caused by heavy rain kills 7 in Central Papua, Indonesia

Mahinda Arkyasa
Tempo.co
Mon, 15 Jul 2024 11:01 UTC
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A landslide killed seven people in Wini Kali Kabur, Timika, Mimika Regency, Central Papua, on Sunday, July 14, 2024, at around 09:00 local time.

Head of the Public Relations Division of the Papua Regional Police, Police Commissioner Benny Ady Prabowo, said the heavy rain since Sunday morning caused the landslide. Five adults and two children died in the disaster.

"The victims have been evacuated and buried in Wini," said Benny in a statement on Sunday. Authorities are still identifying the victims.

Mimika Police Chief, Adjunct Police Commissioner Komang Budiarta, urged the public to remain vigilant and avoid unsafe areas at risk of flooding or landslides as well as monitoring weather forecasts and early warnings.

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Floods devastate North Khorasan and Razavi Khorasan Provinces in Iran

Sedighe Shahrokhi
ncr-iran.org
Sun, 14 Jul 2024 14:06 UTC
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Severe floods hit the North Khorasan and Khorasan Razavi provinces in northeastern Iran on Friday, causing widespread damage and leaving several people missing. The heavy rainfall, which led to the flooding, caught many residents by surprise, especially considering the high temperatures prevailing in most parts of the country.

In Chamanaran, hundreds of vehicles were trapped by the sudden deluge. Villages such as Marshak and Kardeh near Mashhad experienced significant damage to vehicles. The flooding in North Khorasan caused the closure of the Bojnourd to Raz and Jargalan road, and many homes and roads in Sarhad, Qushkhaneh, and Titkanlu of Shirvan were inundated.

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Parts of Nova Scotia, Canada ravaged by heavy rains and flash flooding — again

Anjuli Patil
CBC News
Thu, 11 Jul 2024 19:26 UTC
Some areas of Digby, Annapolis, Kings and Hants counties in Nova Scotia saw severe flooding on Thursday evening after heavy rain hit the province.
© Brian TaylorSome areas of Digby, Annapolis, Kings and Hants counties in Nova Scotia saw severe flooding on Thursday evening after heavy rain hit the province.
Less than two weeks before the anniversary of deadly floods that devastated parts of Nova Scotia, some of those same counties were once again ravaged by heavy rains and raging floodwaters.

The flooding led to the death of a Wolfville youth, who was pulled into a water-filled ditch and disappeared under the rushing water Thursday night. Officials have not released the youth's name, age or gender.

A flash flood alert was issued for Digby, Annapolis, Kings and Hants counties Thursday evening as remnants of post-tropical storm Beryl swept through the western part of the province.

The province issued the alert at 8:30 p.m. AT.

"Heavy rain caused by thunderstorms passing through areas of the province are causing some localized flooding and washouts of roads," stated the alert.

"Flash flooding has been reported. Residents are advised to listen to local forecasts and use caution if traveling."

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