Floods
S


Boat

Floods in India's Assam force a million from their homes

Zarir Hussain
Reuters
Mon, 29 Jun 2020 10:23 UTC
FLOODS
Heavy flooding triggered by monsoon rains has forced more than a million people to flee their homes in the northeast Indian state of Assam, authorities said on Monday, warning that the crisis was becoming more critical by the hour.

The Brahmaputra River, one of the largest rivers in the world which flows from Tibet into India and then into Bangladesh, burst its banks in Assam over the weekend, inundating more than 2,000 villages, and it was still raining on Monday.

"Two people have died in separate incidents of drowning in the past 24 hours and more than one million people have been affected, with the flood situation turning critical by the hour," a state government flood bulletin said.

Read More...
Cloud Precipitation

Severe storm rips through southwestern Manitoba causing flooding

Stephanie Tsicos
CTV News
Mon, 29 Jun 2020 04:24 UTC
Manitoba storm
© Facebook/Tracey M Hales
A severe storm ripped through southwestern Manitoba Sunday evening, causing flooding and damage in and around the Brandon area.

Around 4 p.m. a tornado warning was issued in the Minnedosa area, however the warning ended shortly after.

Environment and Climate Change Canada said it's too early to say whether a tornado touched down in the area. Meteorologist Sara Hoffman told CTV News Environment Canada received reports of damage near Rapid City.

Hoffman said conditions were favourable for producing a tornado, but couldn't say yet whether one had occurred. She said Environment Canada will have to comb through data and damage in order to make that determination.

Read More...
Cloud Precipitation

Hundreds of cars stranded by floodwater in Kota Belud, Malaysia


Malay Mail
Sun, 28 Jun 2020 21:07 UTC
A truck is partially submerged by flood waters in Kota Belud June 28, 2020.
A truck is partially submerged by flood waters in Kota Belud June 28, 2020.
Hundreds of cars are stranded at Kota Belud main roundabout, about 74 kilometres from here, after vehicles bound towards the district from both Kota Kinabalu and Kota Belud directions, cannot pass through the road due to flood, following heavy rain in the state since yesterday.

Sabah Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations, Misran Bisara said vehicles from Kota Kinabalu were stranded as far as three kilometres from the roundabout, which was the main entrance into the district.

"Similarly vehicles from Kota Belud, could not go out because the roads were inundated," he said when contacted by Bernama here, today.

Read More...
Boat

Severe flooding leaves 3 dead, 12 missing in southwest China


republicworld.com
Sun, 28 Jun 2020 17:49 UTC
FLOOD
Three people died and 12 are missing after overnight rainstorms caused severe flooding in southwestern China.

Two vehicles fell into a river, killing two people and leaving three others unaccounted for, according to the Mianning county government in Sichuan province.

Another person was killed and nine more are missing in Yihai township, the county said in a post on its social media account.

Mianning is about 280 kilometers (175 miles) southwest of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan.

Read More...
Boat

Heaviest rainfall in 20 years hits China's Yichang City on Dragon Boat Festival holiday

CGTN
YouTube
Sat, 27 Jun 2020 06:27 UTC
Yichang flooding
© YouTube/CGTN (screen capture)
Torrential rain battered Yichang City of central China for three hours on the last day of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday. The city saw up to 140 mm of daily rainfall, the biggest in 20 years. Many areas were soon soaked in water. Local authorities then issued Level IV emergency response orders. The city will see less rainfall over the next two days.


Comment: Three Gorges Dam flood alert after heaviest rainfall

Read More...
Arrow Down

Video catches moment massive landslide buries road in eastern Indonesia


Yahoo! News
Fri, 26 Jun 2020 19:20 UTC
landslide
A massive landslide swept away a mountain road in rural Indonesia today (June 26) in this shocking video.

The Trans Sulawesi Road which connects the cities of Palopo and Tana Toraja, was cut off due to a landslide which completely buried the road and swept away a building.

One local resident captured the seconds of the collapse of the main road at Battang Barat, Wara Barat District. No casualties were reported.

Read More...
Cloud Precipitation

Flood situation worsens in Assam, India - death toll reaches 16, over 253,000 affected


Business Standard
Sat, 27 Jun 2020 18:26 UTC
flood
Flood waters entered 16 districts of Assam on Friday, affecting over 2.53 lakh people, while the death toll due to the deluge rose to 16 after one more person died, officials said.

Dhemaji remains the worst-hit district in the state, followed by Tinsukia, Majuli and Dibrugarh.

The deluge claimed one life in Dibrugarh district, according to the daily flood bulletin of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).

The Brahmaputra river and its tributaries are flowing above the danger level at several places and have flooded Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Udalguri, Darranf, Baksa, Nalbari, Kokrajhar, Barpeta, Nagaon, Golaghat, Jorhat, Majuli, Sivasagar, Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts, the officials said.

Read More...
Boat

At least 5 killed by more floods in Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire - 9 inches of rainfall in 5 hours


Floodlist
Fri, 26 Jun 2020 10:33 UTC
Floods in Abidjan District, Cote D’Ivoire, 25 June 2020.
© ONPC Cote D’IvoireFloods in Abidjan District, Cote D’Ivoire, 25 June 2020.
At least 5 people have died and one is missing after flash flooding in Abidjan District, Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), 25 June 2020 after 240mm of rain fell in a few hours. More heavy rain is forecast over the next 2 days.

Civil Protection said several roads have been cut and houses damaged. Images shared on Social Media showed upturned cars that had been dragged through streets and residents taking refuge on roofs or clinging to walls and trees.

Firefighters responded to several calls for assistance, mostly in the suburb of Cocody which was among the worst hit areas. Police reported they rescued or evacuated 36 people in several areas of the Abidjan district.

According to figures from the country's meteorological office SODEXAM, Cocody recorded 240.8 mm of rain and Abobo 146.4 in a period 24 to 25 June.

Read More...
Cloud Precipitation

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Will the Three Gorges Dam Collapse? Here is your answer


Adapt 2030
Thu, 25 Jun 2020 23:00 UTC
Three Gorges Dam
© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
With the heaviest floods in 70+ years covering China under unprecedented amounts of flood water, recent talk of the Three Gorges Dam over-topping or collapsing is making the rounds. This is my best guess what will happen as the reservoir fills and flood gates are opened to full volume with down river flooding that will severely reduce crop yields moving into 2020 harvest season.


Comment: Three Gorges Dam flood alert after heaviest rainfall

Read More...
Boat

Flooding worsens in Guizhou and Chongqing, China - over 11 million affected since May


Floodlist
Thu, 25 Jun 2020 16:21 UTC
An aerial view of the ancient town of Xiasi during floods in southwest China’s Guizhou province on June 23
© APAn aerial view of the ancient town of Xiasi during floods in southwest China’s Guizhou province on June 23
The flood situation has worsened in Guizhou Province, southwest China, with 74,000 people now affected in 12 counties or cities, including Tongzi and Huishui Counties, Zunyi, Tongren and Qiandongnan. Three fatalities were previously reported in Tongzi.

Heavy rain in the area has increased river levels in neighbouring Chongqing municipality, where the Qijiang river reached historic levels. On 22 June, the Qijiang river at Wucha in Jiangjin District, jumped more than 5 metres above flood level, standing at 205.56 metres. The Puhe River in the district was also extremely high, reaching around 0.5 metres above flood level at Shijiaozhen in Qijiang district around the same period.

Authorities said a total of 43,725 people were affected and hundreds of houses damaged or destroyed in Qijiang District of Chongqing as of 22 June. Local media reports suggest between 40,000 and 100,000 people have been displaced across Chongqing.

Read More...