© EMLI
Floods
Flash flooding In Texas
National Weather Service (NWS) Fort Worth said wind gusts of 60 mph / 96.5 km/h were measured at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (KDFW). Associated Press reported that a warehouse near Bryan in Central Texas was destroyed by the winds. NWS Fort Worth also reported dime-size hail near Breckenridge, about 90 miles / 148 km west of Fort Worth.
Dallas Love Field recorded 91.19 mm (3.59 inches) of rain in 24 hours to 24 April, 2019, according to NWS Fort Worth. Fort Worth Meacham recorded 85.34 mm (3.36 inches) and Temple 76.71mm (3.02 inches) during the same period.
© Rescue Care
Rescue workers on the scene of a mud slide which caused a home in Malvern, Durban, to collapse. The bodies of four people - two adults and two children - were recovered.
Rescue workers on the scene of a mud slide which caused a home in Malvern, Durban, to collapse. The bodies of four people - two adults and two children - were recovered.
Oribi Gorge in southern KwaZulu-Natal recorded 234mm of rain in 24 hours to early 23 April, according to weather services provider, Africa Weather. Port St Johns recorded 189mm of rain and Durban 165mm during the same period.
KwaZulu-Natal Province
Schools and roads have been closed after widespread flooding in the coastal city of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province. The overflowing Umgeni River has prompted evacuations.
At least five people have died and dozens others have been injured after buildings collapsed during flooding and mudslides in different parts of the city.
Comment: Update: The BBC on the 24th of April reports:
Floods and mudslides in the South African city of Durban and the wider KwaZulu-Natal province have killed at least 60 people, officials say.
A six-month-old baby and a young child are among the dead.
More than 1,000 people have been displaced according to President Cyril Ramaphosa who has flown into the region to visit the affected areas.
Southern and eastern parts of the country have been badly hit by torrential rain in the last few days.
More flooding and strong winds are expected in coastal areas and a severe weather warning is still in place.
The raging floods damaged businesses, homes and at least two universities - while hundreds of people have been displaced.
© REUTERS
The rains have led to landslides
Grab taken from an AFP video showing people searching for others who might be trapped under rubble.
The landslide, which was caused by heavy rains, occurred early on Sunday in a rural area of Rosas municipality, the agency said in a statement.
On Sunday evening an agency spokesman said the death toll had risen from the initial figure of 14.
Comment: Update: Reuters on the 23rd of April reports:
The death toll from a weekend landslide in the southwestern Colombian province of Cauca has risen to 28 people, the country's disaster relief agency said on Monday.
The landslide, caused by heavy rains, occurred early on Sunday morning in a rural area of Rosas municipality.
"In the last two days we have recovered 28 bodies. Rescue operations will restart in the morning," the disaster relief agency said on Twitter late on Monday.
At least five people were hospitalized and eight houses were destroyed. A portion of the Pan-American Highway was also blocked by the landslide.
File photo
Two people were pulled out alive after boulders and earth loosened by rain trapped workers at a quarry for construction material on the outskirts of the tourist town.
"Three people died in this incident, but we managed to rescue two people who were rushed to hospital for emergency medical attention," Arusha regional police commander Jonathan Shana told journalists.
50 believed killed in collapse at Myanmar jade mine
Three bodies had been pulled from the debris, Tin Soe, a lawmaker representing the jade-rich Hpakant area of Kachin state in the north, said on Tuesday.
Deadly landslides and other accidents are common in the poorly regulated mines of Hpakant.
A total of 54 workers for two mining companies, along with 40 machines and vehicles including backhoes and trucks, were trapped when the large refuse pile collapsed late at night on Monday, he said.
© AP
Extensive flooding in eastern Canada forces evacuations
Extensive flooding in eastern Canada forces evacuations
Spring flooding has killed one person and forced more than 1,500 people from their homes in Canada's Quebec province, with waters expected to continue rising due to rising temperatures and more rain forecast for the coming days.
Aerial photos showed entire neighbourhoods submerged, with television news broadcasting video of residents frantically piling sandbags around their homes to hold back swollen rivers.
An elderly woman died over the weekend after rising waters washed out the road she was driving on.
© Government of Chaco
Floods in Chaco Province, Argentina, April 2019.
Floods in Chaco Province, Argentina, April 2019.
The country's national news agency Télam reported that 2 people died after they were electrocuted when power cables fell into flood water in the city of Las Breñas in Chaco Province.
Among the worst hit areas was Corzuela in Chaco Province, where 300mm of rain reportedly fell in just a few hours during the storm. Governor of the province, Domingo Peppo, said via Social Media that the village of Mesón de Fierro, around 50km south of Corzuela, recorded 380mm.
The worst April storm in 73 years hits Costa Blanca, Spain - Cities of Valencia and Alicante flooded
Since Thursday, the Costa Blanca has been hit by the largest April storm in 73 years bringing winds of up to 100 km/h and flash floods all along the eastern coast.
The ports of Valencia, Castellon, Sagunto and Gandia were shut, while in Torrevieja—the worst hit region—the heavens dumped 200 litres/m2 of rain in 48 hours and led to the declaration of a 'level 1 pre-emergency'.
Rumphi police spokesman Tupeliwe Kabwilo told AFP that the incessant rains in the region had caused the disaster that devastated the village between the Mphompha hills and Lake Malawi in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The dead are two boys aged 12 and 15 and a 35-year-old woman, according to police. Among the missing are a one-year-old boy, two others aged six and ten, and two women aged 35 and 46.
Comment: 13 killed, 40 injured by hailstorm in Uganda