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Heavy rainfalls over the past days have created flash floods and swollen rivers in several Iranian provinces, including Fars, Bushehr, Hormozgan, Kerman and Sistan and Baluchestan in the southern parts of the country.
Floods have also inundated the residential areas in the northern province of Gilan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province in the west, the central province of Qom, and the northern province of Golestan.
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The temperatures are also expected to go down.
The trough of low pressure Al Rahma continues to have direct impact on the Sultanate said Jaifer al Busaidy, the Weather forecaster at the National Multi-Hazard Early Warning Centre. According to him the varied intensity of rainfall, occasional thundershowers associated with fresh wind and hail will continue over the governorates of Musandam, Al Buraimi, Al Dhahira, North Al Batinah, South Al Batinah, Al Dakhiliya, Muscat, North Al Sharqiya, South Al Sharqiya and parts of Al Wusta and Dhofar.
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At least 12 people are feared dead after a landslip in the Tambul-Nebilyer district in Papua New Guinea's Western Highlands Province.
At least 12 people are feared dead after a landslip in the Tambul-Nebilyer district in Papua New Guinea's Western Highlands Province.
The weekend landslide in Tendepo ward of Tambul-Nebilyer district came amid a bout of heavy rain
District administrator Phillip Talpa said an excavator was quickly sent to the area with help from police and the local community.
"They were able to dig out 10 bodies. Two are still believed to be buried under ground. The excavator is already on site, digging a few sites that they believe the bodies are hidden under."
Mr Talpa said that with ongoing rain, there was a high risk of more landslides occurring in the area's hilly surrounds in coming days.
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Motorists try to get through flooding on a roundabout near Studio city in Dubai.
Motorists try to get through flooding on a roundabout near Studio city in Dubai.
The sky flashed continuously for almost an hour from 8pm, punctuated by cracks of thunder.
Hail followed and streets quickly filled up with water, in a repeat of the heavy flooding in late January.
Another deluge followed over night.
The storm followed torrential rain and thunderstorms earlier on Saturday that caused roads to flood. The Dubai Marina end of the city appeared to be worst hit.
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Floodwaters in Galloway, Ohio, on Friday.Credit...
Floodwaters in Galloway, Ohio, on Friday.Credit...
Heavy rains swamped communities in central and southern Ohio, leading to road closures and rescues of residents by boats and at least one military vehicle, officials said on Friday.
At least three inches of rain fell in the region overnight and early on Friday, flooding roadways and overwhelming waterways when the ground — already saturated from previous rains — could not hold it all, according to Kathleen Fuller, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Transportation.
Around 5:45 a.m. on Friday, a man escaped from his S.U.V. before it washed into an inundated culvert under State Route 79 and became lodged there, said Morgan Overbey, a Transportation Department spokeswoman in Licking County. The collapse of a portion of the route, near the city of Heath, created a chasm up to 17 feet deep of roaring water, she said.
A shiny tire, all that was visible of the vehicle, jutted out of the churning waters.
Local media said that hundreds of residents in Nausori, Central Division, on the island of Viti Levu were isolated after flood waters cut roads access. Nausori recorded 222.9mm of rain in 24 hours to 19 March.
Some flooding was also reported in Navua, where buildings were inundated, and in the capital, Suva, where traffic was disrupted.
The Fiji Roads Authority said that a number of roads in the Central Western and Northern Divisions were closed due to flooding.
Flood warnings remain in place for parts of Viti Levu.
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The heavy rain began around 13 March, 2020, causing rivers and streams to break their banks, triggering mudslides and flooding.
Among the worst hit are areas in the north of the city of Arequipa, where streets were swamped in water, mud and debris.
Media report that at least 100 homes have been damaged and a bridge in the north of the city is in danger of collapse.
Residents in Sachaca district were asked to move away from a local stream that had broken its banks.
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The aftermatch after a pile of cars were swept away by flash floods in Duhok city, March 18, 2020.
The aftermatch after a pile of cars were swept away by flash floods in Duhok city, March 18, 2020.
This is twice the average rainfall for March in Mosul and equivalent to about one-third of the year's expected rainfall. The result was thigh-deep flooding and boat rescue.
Mosul sits on the Tigris River and no doubt this heavy rain, much of which fell on Tuesday night, brought fears of the destructive events of early spring of 2019. The river then left its banks and caused death and destruction after heavy rain upstream.
In the town of Rabia, on the border with Syria, 187mm (7.4 inches) of rain was recorded on Wednesday.
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