Last week, category 4 Hurricane Helene hit the eastern coast of North America causing massive flooding and devastation across the region, leaving people stranded and homeless.
This week, Hurricane Milton - a category five hurricane - is predicted to hit Florida's west coast after forming in the Gulf of Mesico and moving eastwards.
Two such storms in less than ten days have fueled online talk of "Weather modification" from Republican politicians and alternate media personalities:
At Least Three Killed as Floods Swamp Thailand’s Chiang Mai
At least three people have been killed after flash floods swamped Thailand's northern city of Chiang Mai.
The city, a popular tourist destination, was inundated by torrential rain as the Ping River swelled to 5.30 metres (17.4 feet), its highest level in 50 years, on Saturday night. The river runs along the eastern edge of the city,
Residents were forced to wade through thigh-high brown waters, and some tourists evacuated from their hotels in trucks. Some shops were forced to close, while the central train station was shut after floodwaters poured inside. Train services to the city were also suspended.
Saritdet Charoenchai, a public health official, said that three people had been killed, including a 44-year-old man who was electrocuted and a 33-year-old woman who died in a mudslide.
More than 80 people have moved into shelters, he said, as almost a dozen medical centres were closed due to the high water.
The Croatian coastal town of Podgora was hit by a severe storm on Saturday afternoon, during which an astonishing 143 litres of rain per square metre fell in just over an hour.
On the third day of the Mediterranean cyclone, the most unstable weather conditions affected the Dalmatian region, with the strongest impact recorded south of Makarska.
While heavy thunderstorms and even hail hit various parts of the region, the town of Podgora has suffered the most damage.
According to Dalmacija Danas, the rain continues to pour, and all available firefighting units are on the ground.
Floodwaters have engulfed streets, courtyards, basements, and promenades. Unofficial reports suggest that floodwaters even swept several cars into the sea.
The flood situation in Sherpur district has deteriorated due to the heavy rains coupled with onrush of upstream water from the hilly regions, claiming the lives of seven people and affecting more than 200 villages in 28 unions under five upazilas of the district.
Besides, over 1.5 lakh people have become stranded due to the flood in five upazilas- Sherpur Sadar, Nalitabari, Jhinaigati, Nokla and Sreebardi. Upstream water from India's Meghalaya has continued to inundate lowland areas.
Army, police, fire service and local volunteers have continued rescue operations in the affected areas.
Crops, livestock, poultry, and homes were destroyed, leaving many farmers devastated. Roads remained submerged or damaged, causing suffering to residents.
The local administration designated schools as temporary shelters.
Control rooms were set up, and separate teams were coordinating relief efforts.
A man was swept away and killed by a flood in western Greece on Saturday after torrential rains driven by Storm Cassandra lashed the region, state-run media reported.
News outlet ertnews.gr said the 52-year-old man was found on Saturday afternoon about six kilometres (nearly four miles) away from his post as a guard near the village of Stratos.
It said he was thought to have been swept away by the rushing waters of the torrent.
Cassandra also flooded the old city of Corfu and forced an Aegean Airlines flight heading for that western island to return to Athens.
Ratnadip Choudhury NDTV Sat, 05 Oct 2024 13:13 UTC
Incessant rainfall has triggered multiple landslides, mudslides and flash floods across Garo Hills.
Santa N Marak, 57, was working in a kitchen with her 28-year-old daughter Moralistic Marak when a fatal landslide struck Koinadubi in Dalu village on Friday morning, leading to her death. Moralistic was injured and admitted to the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Dalu. Incessant rainfall has triggered multiple landslides, mudslides and flash floods across the Garo Hills region in Meghalaya, claiming 10 lives and leaving several others injured.
The natural calamity has also caused infrastructure loss with wooden bridges being washed away, houses damaged and road connectivity from Dalu to Baghmara and other places completely cut off.
Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma reviewed the flood situation in the morning and directed the district administrations to seek any assistance from the government and ensure relief work is carried out in the affected areas.
Sadik Kedir Abdu Anadolu Agency Tue, 01 Oct 2024 10:48 UTC
At least 37 people have died due to ongoing heavy rains in northern Ethiopia, where landslides and flooding have devastated the region, an official said Monday.
Around 731 livestock were swept away in the Wagkhmra zone of the Amhara region, according to Mihiret Melaku, head of the Zonal Disaster Prevention and Food Security Coordination Office, who spoke to a local FM station.
Melaku also said that floods and landslides destroyed 277 farmers' homes, according to the Addis Standard.
Landslides have claimed over 500 lives since July in the Horn of Africa nation.
A severe rainstorm struck Bosnia overnight Friday, killing at least 14 people and flooding several towns and villages in central and southern parts of the country.
Rescue services in the south of the country reported several people missing and called on volunteers and the army to assist as roads were closed and houses left without electricity.
Darko Jukan, a spokesman for the local administration in the southern town of Jablanica, said at least 14 people had died.
Defense Minister Zukan Helez told N1 regional television that troops have been engaged to help and that the casualties were reported.
Rescue teams in the south said several people were still missing and called on volunteers and the army to assist with search and rescue operations.
Rescue teams on Saturday searched for those still missing after flash floods and landslides hit parts of Bosnia, killing at least 21 people and injuring scores more.
Train track left hanging in the air after Bosnia landslides
Construction machines worked to remove piles of rocks and debris covering the central town of Jablanica after the rainstorm early on Friday.
Huge quantities of rain fell in the area around Jablanica and nearby Konjic, causing sudden floods that broke into people's homes as they were sleeping.
Surging waters also triggered landslides that collapsed roads and hills, covering villages in mud and cutting off entire areas.
The number of casualties due to lightning is increasing day by day in Bangladesh. In eight months of this year, 297 people have died due to lightning across the country. 242 of them are men. Among these, the highest number of people died in May, according to the "Save the Society and Thunderstorm Awareness Forum." This information was released at the organization's office on the capital's Topkhana Road on Saturday (October 5).
According to the organization, from last February to September 30, 297 people died due to lightning across the country. 73 people were injured. Among the dead, there are 11 children, and 55 women. 6 of the women are teenagers. Of the total deaths, 242 were men. There are 17 juveniles among males.
According to the organization, one died by lightning in February. 9 people died in March. Among them 8 men and one woman. 6 people were injured in March. 6 of them are men. 31 people died in April. Among them are 20 men, 11 women, one child, and two teenage girls. A man was injured in April.
The great danger is that under the pressures of anxiety and fear, the alternation of crisis and relaxation and new crisis, the people of the world will come to accept gradually the idea of war, the idea of submission to total power, and the abdication of reason, spirit and individual conscience. The great peril of the...cold war is the progressive deadening of conscience.
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