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Flash floods after 204mm (8 inches) of rain in 48 hours leave 4 dead, dozens rescued in Oman

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Sun, 18 Jul 2021 11:32 UTC

Royal Oman Police (ROP) air reconnaissance over flooded areas of Oman, 18 July 2021.

At least 4 people have died, 3 are missing and dozens have been rescued by emergency services after flash floods in Oman following days of heavy rainfall.

Authorities issued warnings for heavy rain and potential flash floods on 14 July 2021. Oman's Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority (CDAA) urged people to take caution and not to risk crossing overflowing valleys (wadis).

In 48 hours to 17 July, the city port of Sur in Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate recorded 204.4 mm of rain. At least 30 families were evacuated from flooded homes in Sur on 17 July where power supply has been interrupted.

Heavy rain and floods also affected other areas of the country. Evacuations were also carried out in Falaj Al Qabail in North Al Batinah Governorate after homes were flooded.

Comment: Other videos available: Extreme weather conditions in Sur, Oman - floods destroy homes and cars

Scientists stunned by rare Arctic lightning storms north of Alaska

Yereth Rosen
Reuters
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 17:37 UTC

© NOAA Handout via REUTERS
Satellite imagery shows lightning strikes occuring above the Arctic regions of Alaska, United States, July 12, 2021.

Meteorologists were stunned this week when three successive thunderstorms swept across the icy Arctic from Siberia to north of Alaska, unleashing lightning bolts in an unusual phenomenon that scientists say will become less rare with global warming.

"Forecasters hadn't seen anything like that before," said Ed Plumb, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Fairbanks, speaking about the storms that started on Saturday.

Typically, the air over the Arctic Ocean, especially when the water is covered with ice, lacks the convective heat needed to generate lightning storms.

Comment:

Instead of running to the canard of "global warming", perhaps scientists should be asking why the atmosphere is becoming more conductive to lower strength lightning bolts? And not only on Earth, but on other planets, too.

Heavy rainfall in parts of Mumbai, local trains hit, flooded roads, big jams - up to 5.5 inches of rain in 5 hours

Purva Chitnis,
NDTV
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:29 UTC

Heavy rains lashed parts of Mumbai and its suburbs for several hours late yesterday night and early this morning, leading to flooded roads and some delays to local trains. Waterlogging was reported from several places, including Gandhi Market area, Hindmata junction and Dahisar subway.

Waterlogging was also reported from the Sion, Bandra, Andheri and Santacruz areas of Mumbai.

Visuals from news agency ANI showed waterlogged tracks at Sion Railway Station, where hundreds of passengers are sheltered in platforms - an unwelcome sight during the pandemic.

Mumbai city recorded 55.3 mm rain between 4 am and 9 am, officials said, adding that the eastern suburbs recorded 135 mm and the western 140.5 mm, respectively.

Lightning kills two in Udayapur, Nepal

Khabarhub.com
Wed, 14 Jul 2021 13:17 UTC

Two people have died after being struck by lightning strikes in Udayapur district.

The deceased have been identified as two women - Lalita Sada and Phul Kumari Sada - of Musahar Tole of Triyuga municipality.

Lighting struck them to death while they were working in a field, said District Police Office, Udayapur.

Critically injured Lalita and Phulkumari breathed their last in the course of treatment at Udayapur District Hospital.

Monsoon storms pound the Valley, northern Arizona with heavy rain

12 News
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 12:41 UTC

From Flagstaff to parts of the Valley to Tucson, the monsoon has brought heavy rain to all parts of Arizona on Thursday.

Comment: A day earlier dramatic footage showed cars washed away during flash flooding in Flagstaff

Extreme weather conditions in Sur, Oman - floods destroy homes and cars

YouTube
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 12:21 UTC

A house has collapsed in Oman's Al Aija area in the Wilayat of Sur in south Al Sharqiyah.

According to the latest updates of the weather situation issued by the Oman Meteorology, thunderstorms cumulonimbus clouds are currently extending over the governorates of South and North Al Sharqiyah, Muscat and parts of Al Dakhiliyah, with rainfall of varying intensity that may lead to low horizontal visibility, overflowing valleys and may cause the emergence of another supercell in Al Dhahirah and in parts of the Dhofar Governorate.

Nine killed, dozens missing after boats capsize in Indonesia storm

France24
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:59 UTC

Rescuers prepare to head out to search for survivors after a string of boats capsized during the storm

At least nine people were killed and dozens more are missing after a string of boats capsized in a storm that battered Indonesia's section of Borneo island, a local rescue agency said Friday.

The accident happened early Wednesday in waters off the coast of West Kalimantan where waves as high as five metres (16 feet) swamped a dozen fishing vessels and pair of tugboats.

It was first reported by search-and-rescue authorities on Friday.

Nine people have been confirmed dead with another 46 still missing, said Yopi Haryadi, head of the Pontianak rescue agency, who added that 81 people on the vessels had been rescued alive.

The storm inundated nearly 50 villages on land, destroying homes and other buildings with nearly 15,000 residents affected.

Severe thunderstorm with hail hits Osaka, Japan

KN News
YouTube
Wed, 14 Jul 2021 11:51 UTC

Thunderstorm with rain and hail in Osaka, Japan.
Natural disaster on July 14, 2021.

India - Heavy rains trigger deadly floods and landslides in Bihar, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Wed, 14 Jul 2021 10:54 UTC

Floods in Himachal Pradesh, India, July 2021.

Days of heavy monsoon rainfall has triggered flooding and several landslides in northern India, affecting the states of Bihar, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Rescuers have recovered 6 bodies after landslides in Kangra District in Himachal Pradesh on 12 July 2021. More people are thought to be missing and search and rescue operations are ongoing. Teams from India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed to affected areas. Eighty people were rescued from a landslide in Triund, Kangra District.

Meanwhile flooding from the Manjhi River has caused severe damage in the popular tourist destination of Dharamshala City. India's National Emergency Response Centre (NERC) reported 28 homes destroyed and 12 damaged across the state.

Meanwhile in the neighbouring state of Uttarakhand, landslides blocked roads around Chamoli, while 3 members of a family were killed when their house collapsed during a landslide in Bageshwar on 11 July.

Comment: View also: Flash flood in Dharamshala, India - cars washed away, buildings damaged after cloudburst

Moscow roads & airport washed out as biblical rains hit Russian capital, bringing scorching summer heatwave to sudden end

RT
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 15:15 UTC

After weeks of sweltering in unusual warmth, on Thursday Moscow saw strong winds and a deluge of rain that has caused disruption across the city, with the weather delaying flights and damaging property in the Russian capital.

A number of flights were delayed leaving the city's main international airport, Sheremetyevo, while video emerged online showing lightning strike the concourse.

Pedestrians in the Arbat struggle through the groundwater as surging rains flood the city.

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Storms

Flash floods after 204mm (8 inches) of rain in 48 hours leave 4 dead, dozens rescued in Oman

Scientists stunned by rare Arctic lightning storms north of Alaska

Heavy rainfall in parts of Mumbai, local trains hit, flooded roads, big jams - up to 5.5 inches of rain in 5 hours

Lightning kills two in Udayapur, Nepal

Monsoon storms pound the Valley, northern Arizona with heavy rain

Extreme weather conditions in Sur, Oman - floods destroy homes and cars

Nine killed, dozens missing after boats capsize in Indonesia storm

Severe thunderstorm with hail hits Osaka, Japan

India - Heavy rains trigger deadly floods and landslides in Bihar, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand

Moscow roads & airport washed out as biblical rains hit Russian capital, bringing scorching summer heatwave to sudden end

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