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Floods hit Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand after 10 inches of rain in 24 hours

Floodlist
Wed, 11 Sep 2019 13:02 UTC

Flooding in Otama new Zealand 10 September.

Heavy rain on 10 September, 2019, caused flooding and landslips in the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand.

Thames Coromandel District Council said that more than 260mm of rain fell in 24 hours in the Pinnacles mountains in Coromandel Forest Park.

Flooding left some areas isolated and prompted some evacuations. Landslips also left roads closed. No injuries or fatalities were reported.

( Warning - Below video contains strong earthy kiwi language.)

Landslides triggered by heavy rain kill at least 2 children in Bangladesh

Abdul Aziz
Dhaka Tribune
Tue, 10 Sep 2019 12:24 UTC

The children were killed on spot due to the incidents

At least two children were killed in separate incidents of landslides triggered by heavy rains in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazaar.

The incidents occurred in Urumarchhara and Fakiramora areas under Pallanpara village in Teknaf municipality on Tuesday morning.

The deceased are - Mehedi Hasan, 10, and Alifa, 5, of Pallanpara village in the upazila.

Morocco floods kill 11 in bus accident

Yahoo! News
Mon, 09 Sep 2019 10:54 UTC

Security forces search the wreckage of a flood-related bus accident in southern Morocco on September 8, 2019

At least 11 people were killed Sunday in Morocco after their bus was overturned by a flood in the kingdom's southeast, authorities said.

Rescue crews evacuated 27 passengers from the bus, including several injured, after it flipped over on a bridge by "flood waters" in El Khank, local officials said in a statement.

Search operations were ongoing, they said, adding that the evacuees had been transferred to hospital in the city of Errachidia.

Morocco has been hit by violent storms this summer.

Landslide caused by heavy rains in southern Ethiopia leaves 7 dead

CGTN
Sun, 08 Sep 2019 19:00 UTC

A landslide in Ethiopia's Southern regional state has left seven people dead, local authorities said on Sunday.

In a press statement, Communication Office, Dawuro zone of Southern regional state, said a landslide caused by heavy rains on Saturday afternoon left seven people dead.

The statement said five of the victims were from one family, with rescuers still digging up in the area to find any more survivors.

Ethiopia is in the midst of a rainy season which started in July and is expected to last until mid-September, which occasionally causes landslides in some parts of the East African country.

Landslide triggered by heavy rainfall kills 9 in Southwest China

Global Times
Thu, 05 Sep 2019 18:45 UTC

Rescuers search for missing people at a landslide site at Ma'an Village of Xiaohe Town in Qiaojia County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 5, 2019.

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Rescuers search for missing people at a landslide site at Ma'an Village of Xiaohe Town in Qiaojia County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 5, 2019.

A landslide that occurred in southwest China's Yunnan Province Thursday morning has left nine people missing, local authorities said.

The landslide, triggered by heavy rain, took place at 4:40 a.m. in Qiaojia County under the city of Zhaotong, the county's information office said.

The county has launched an emergency response and sent rescuers to the site.

Source: Xinhua

India recorded 1000 extreme rainfall events in the first 12 days of August!

Jayashree Nandi
Hindustan Times
Thu, 05 Sep 2019 06:58 UTC

There were 1,000 "extreme rain events" in the first 12 days of August, according to data collated by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) from the India Meteorological Department. IMD describes "extremely heavy rain events" to be more than 20cm rain in a day and "very heavy rainfall events" to be more than 12cm rain in a day.

CSE head Sunita Narain red-flagged the rise in extreme weather events and how they are going to exacerbate land degradation in future at a media briefing on desertification.

Calling on the attention of leaders gathered at the 14th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) being hosted by India between September 2 and 12, Narain said, "We are seeing extremely heavy rain in very few number of days. There were 1,000 extremely heavy rain events in the first 12 days of August and data shows rain has been as extreme as up to 3,000% more rain in a day. There were droughts and floods in the same state this monsoon. We have documented unusually high spikes in rainfall for several states. Nature's revenge is on us."

Comment: Rainfall 3000% above normal in a single day in the Indian state of Karnataka

She gave the example of Maharashtra and Kerala, which have experienced both floods and drought this monsoon. "Not climate change alone, our mismanagement of resources is exacerbating impacts. Let's not let leaders blame the extreme events on the inevitable," she said.

Comment: Watch SOTT's monthly Earth Changes weather roundup to understand the alarming and extreme weather events that are occurring worldwide these days.

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Deformed barbell corn - Where is our food disappearing to?

Adapt 2030
Fri, 06 Sep 2019 23:45 UTC

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Flooding causes 2 more deaths in Morocco

Floodlist
Wed, 04 Sep 2019 19:23 UTC

More flooding has affected areas of Morocco, this time in the regions of Marrakesh-Safi and Béni Mellal-Khénifra.

Local media report that 2 people died after a storm, heavy rain and floods in the province of Khenifra, Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region, on 02 September, 2019.

One person died as a result of wind damage in M'Rirt. The second victim was swept away by flood water in Sidi Hcine.

Comment: At least seven people die in flash floods in southern Morocco

Major flooding leaves 42 dead and 5,000 homes destroyed in Niger

Floodlist
Thu, 05 Sep 2019 14:36 UTC

Flood warnings have been issued in Niger for areas along the Niger river.

Over 40 people have died and thousand affected by flooding in Niger, West Africa. Other countries of the region have also seen major flooding over the last few weeks, including Nigeria and Mauritania, along with Central African Republic and further north, Algeria and Morocco.

Flooding has affected some areas of Niger since June to July, but have worsened over the last week.

According to United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) in Niger, almost 70,000 people are now affected, with most of them in Maradi, Zinder and Agadez, as well as Dosso and Niamey, where around 3,000 are affected.

As many as 42 people have already lost their lives. Houses, schools and shops have been damaged or destroyed, along with food stocks, agricultural lands and cattle. Local media said that 5,497 houses have been completely destroyed. The Niger Government has called for the relocation of the most at-risk population.

Many provinces in Laos suffering after severe widespread flooding

xuxin
Xinhua
Thu, 05 Sep 2019 14:02 UTC

The southern region of Laos been devastated by severe floods after two consecutive tropical storms hit the region.

Many provinces in central and southern Laos are struggling to cope with floods after days of heavy rain unleashed by a tropical depression, with Salavan province being the hardest hit.

Southern Lao provinces of Champassak, Salavan, Sekong, Savannakhet, Khammuan and Attapeu have all suffered from varying degrees of flooding, and thousands of people are now in need of food and drinking water, while some provinces need boats.

Provincials authorities are providing what help they can, but their efforts are insufficient to meet people's needs, local daily Vientiane Times reported on Thursday.

Director General of the Social Welfare Department, Lao Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, Vilaphong Sisomvang, told local media that authorities are preparing food and drinking water to donate to flood victims.

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Floods

Floods hit Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand after 10 inches of rain in 24 hours

Landslides triggered by heavy rain kill at least 2 children in Bangladesh

Morocco floods kill 11 in bus accident

Landslide caused by heavy rains in southern Ethiopia leaves 7 dead

Landslide triggered by heavy rainfall kills 9 in Southwest China

India recorded 1000 extreme rainfall events in the first 12 days of August!

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Deformed barbell corn - Where is our food disappearing to?

Flooding causes 2 more deaths in Morocco

Major flooding leaves 42 dead and 5,000 homes destroyed in Niger

Many provinces in Laos suffering after severe widespread flooding

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