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Best of the Web: Floods in Myanmar leave 419 dead, 89 missing and 631,000 displaced (UPDATED)


Bangkok Post
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:49 UTC
Flooding in Myanmar triggered by Typhoon Yagi has killed 17 people, the country's fire department said on Thursday.
Flooding in Myanmar triggered by Typhoon Yagi has killed 17 people, the country's fire department said on Thursday.
At least 19 people were killed in Myanmar after heavy rains triggered floods in and around the war-torn country's capital city, with rescuers moving some of the 3,600 people displaced to safer areas on boats, according to the national fire service.

Adverse weather brought on by Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Asia this year, has killed more than 230 people in Vietnam and Thailand, and flood waters from swollen rivers have inundated cities in both countries.

Myanmar has been in turmoil since a military coup in February 2021, and violence has engulfed large parts of the impoverished country.

An armed rebellion, comprising of new resistance groups and established ethnic minority armies, is challenging the well-armed military, amid a crippling economic crisis that could be exacerbated by the floods.


Comment: Update September 17

Al Jazeera reports:
At least 236 people have been confirmed dead after Typhoon Yagi caused severe flooding in several regions of Myanmar.

Some 77 people remain missing, the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Tuesday, citing official figures.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) indicated the toll could be even higher.

"Multiple sources indicate that hundreds of people have died, with many more missing," it said in an update on Monday, saying an estimated 631,000 people might have been affected by the floods.

Typhoon Yagi, one of the strongest storms to hit the region this year, swept across southern China, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar last week bringing torrential rain. Hundreds have already been confirmed dead in northern Vietnam.

In Myanmar, flooding has affected at least nine regions and states including the capital Naypyidaw, as well as the central Mandalay region as well as Kayah, Kayin and Shan States.
Update September 20

CGTN reports:
The death toll from Myanmar's floods has risen to 293, with 89 people still missing, as of Thursday morning, state-run daily The Mirror reported on Friday.

The floods have affected dozens of townships in regions and states across the country, including Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory, according to the report.

As of Thursday morning, a total of 161,592 flood victims from 47,019 households were taking shelter at 425 relief facilities, the report said.

The floods have also submerged over 300,000 hectares of crops and killed 129,150 animals, the report added.

The widespread flooding in the Southeast Asian country was caused by heavy rains triggered by Typhoon Yagi and a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal.
Update September 22

AFP reports:
The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has climbed to 384, with 89 people missing, the junta said on Saturday.

Yagi swept across northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar more than a week ago, triggering floods and landslides that have killed hundreds of people across the region.
Update September 25

Xinhua reports:
Severe floods in Myanmar have caused significant devastation with a death toll of 419 as of Tuesday morning, according to the State Administration Council.

Over 140,000 people were affected by the floods, which have devastated over 750,000 acres of paddy fields and killed over 100,000 animals.

Additionally, the floods have destroyed 253 religious buildings, 926 roads and bridges, lamp posts and communication towers.


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Tsunami

Danube River almost at peak level, reaches Hungarian parliament building in Budapest

Nur Asena Ertürk
Anadolu Agency
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:25 UTC
In Hungary, Danube burst its banks, flooding parliament in Budapest
In Hungary, Danube burst its banks, flooding parliament in Budapest
The Danube River in Budapest has almost reached its peak, and reached the Hungarian parliament building on Friday, according to media reports.

The water level is expected to rise another 50 centimeters (1.64 feet) by Saturday evening, according to the General Directorate of Water Management, Hungarian media reported.

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a news conference on Friday that the population seemed calmer than in the 2013 floods and called for them to avoid mobility over the weekend, the national news agency MTI reported.

He added that the preparations made to counter the water will stay in place until next Thursday.

The Danube level reached 780 cm (25.5 ft) high on Thursday evening, and is expected to reach 850 cm (27.8 ft) on Saturday.

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Lightning

Teen killed in lightning strike in Pembroke Pines, Florida

John MacLauchlan, Ted Scouten
CBS News
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 10:59 UTC
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A McArthur High School 11th grader was killed in an apparent lightning strike in Pembroke Pines on Wednesday afternoon, according to Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue.

The boy, who was identified as 16-year-old Cameron Day by friends and family on social media, was reportedly riding his bike home from band practice when he stopped in a neighborhood just south of Pines Boulevard off SW 67 Avenue.

Zandra Laguna said just after 5 p.m. she went out front to call in her cat and noticed a boy across the street.

"The boy was like standing right in front of my house on the other side of the street and he just looked at me. It looked like he was waiting for someone. He was on his bike. He wasn't riding. He was just standing on his bike," she said.

She said a few moments later a storm moved in.
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Best of the Web: Unprecedented September snowstorm passes in the Alps - up to 2.5 meters (8 FEET) of snow reported


Planetski.eu
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:09 UTC
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It's the largest September snowfall in living memory in parts of the Alps. Most will melt but some won't, with some superb autumn conditions. People are already skiing, but there have been several avalanches with caution urged.

Some eastern parts of the Alps saw the the biggest September snowfalls in living memory.

At altitude there was over 2m in places, with snow down to 700m.

It has made a difference to the glacier ski areas in Austria that are already open and ones opening shortly.

"The higher parts of the central and eastern Austrian Alps (e.g. Dachstein glacier, Kitzsteinhorn glacier, Obertauern) have seen 1.5m to 2m of snow in the last few days, with perhaps close to 2.5m in some favoured spots like the Höhe Tauern, though in most cases this snow has been very wind-blown and therefore difficult to measure," said the alpine weather expert, Fraser Wilkin, from weathertoski.co.uk

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Cloud Precipitation

Storm Boris causes severe flooding in northern Italy


efe.com
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:06 UTC
Floods in Italy due to Storm Boris pummeled the same area affected in May 2023
Floods in Italy due to Storm Boris pummeled the same area affected in May 2023
Storm Boris' passage through northern Italy has caused severe flooding in Emilia-Romagna region, with more than 1,000 people evacuated overnight.

The entire region, where the regional and civil protection alert has been elevated from orange to red, was hit by heavy rain overnight Wednesday.

More than 800 people were evacuated in Ravenna area, and almost 200 in Bologna area. They spent the night in shelters set up by the municipalities.

Mayors and local administrations have made appeals through all available channels, from loudspeakers to Facebook posts, urging residents to go to the highest floors of their buildings due to rising rivers.

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Pillar-like waterspout damages homes on Venezuelan island


Yahoo! News
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:34 UTC
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A towering waterspout off the island of Margarita, Venezuela, came ashore on September 17 and damaged buildings, local media reported.

The waterspout, which formed amid intense rainfall and thunderstorms, caused walls to collapse and roofs of houses to fly away, according to Noticia al Dia.

Footage shared by Instagram user @enriquezabala7 shows the impressive waterspout spinning off shore. Credit: @enriquezabala7 via Storyful

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Tsunami

About 15 cars swept away by floodwater in Alcalá del Júcar, Spain


Topbuzztimes.com
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 10:13 UTC
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Around fifteen cars were swept away by the waters this Wednesday after the ravine overflowed in the town of Alcalá del Júcar (Albacete).

According to sources from Europa Press, Castilla-La Mancha emergency service 112. At that time it was not raining in the city, but "it had rained higher up", when a flood of water crossed the city, overflowing the ravine.

The Castilla-La Mancha Emergency Service received the call at 3:27 p.m. and sent Civil Protection personnel and mobilized firefighters from Casas Ibáñez and the Civil Guard. The only thing to regret was material damage, according to the 112 service.

The president of the Provincial Council of Albacete, Santi Cabañeromoved to the town of Alcalá del Júcar where an intense flood occurred that, "in a matter of minutes" dragged several vehicles into the river, leaving much damage in the area, but causing no injuries.

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Cloud Precipitation

Heavy rains cause severe flooding in Mexico City

Sandra Garcia
The Herald of Mexico
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 12:58 UTC
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Puddles, flooding, fallen trees and disruption to transportation are some of the effects left by the heavy rains and strong winds recorded in Mexico City (CDMX) during the course of Monday, September 16. Among the most affected municipalities are Tlalpan, Iztacalco and Venustiano Carranza.

In fact, the Secretariat for Comprehensive Risk Management and Civil Protection has announced that the rainfall recorded this afternoon could continue to cause damage, which is why it has asked the capital's population to follow all official recommendations.


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Comment: Related: Death toll rises to 9 after landslide caused by heavy rain in Jilotzingo, Mexico

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Snowflake

Historic snowfall in the Alps - over 5 feet of snow dumped

Curtis Grevenitz
ktvh.com
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 12:17 UTC
Obertauern
Obertauern, Austria
It can snow any month of the year here in Montana, but what's going on in Europe right now is historic. Many higher elevations in the Alps have been buried under three to five feet of snow. Like Montana, while snow in the Alps this time of year is not uncommon, this amount of snow in September is rare and record-breaking.

Even some of the valleys in Austria are dealing with two to three feet of snow. Toward the ski areas, some of the settled snow depth is greater than 5 feet, indicating that the snow totals were even higher.

A strong north flow across Europe has created their version of a pineapple express. Moisture from the North Atlantic hit the Alps similar to moisture streaming in from the Pacific and slamming into the cascades or Sierra Nevada, where snow totals can reach many feet more frequently.

Not all snow, this storm has created equally historic flooding with dams bursting, power knocked out, and it was responsible for at least 18 deaths. As this snow melts, more flooding is likely.

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Best of the Web: A once-in-1,000-year rainfall event from an unnamed storm floods homes and forces rescues in North Carolina -18 inches of rain in 12 hours

Mary Gilbert
CNN
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:02 UTC
The Brunswick County Sheriff's Office shared an image of flooding taken outside the county courthouse on Monday, September 16
© Brunswick County Sheriff's OfficeThe Brunswick County Sheriff's Office shared an image of flooding taken outside the county courthouse on Monday, September 16
Floodwater surged into homes, stranded vehicles and forced water rescues in coastal North Carolina on Monday after a tropical storm-like system dumped historic amounts of rain in a matter of hours.

"It's probably the worst flooding that any of us have seen in Carolina Beach," Town Manager Bruce Oakley told CNN of the tourist town not far from Wilmington. "We've had to rescue people from cars, also some from houses and businesses."

Emergency services fielded dozens of calls for rescue, Oakley added.

Carolina Beach was placed under a state of emergency Monday after a "historic" 18 inches of rain fell there in 12 hours at one station, a once-in-1,000-year rainfall event, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington. More than a foot of rain in 12 hours was reported elsewhere in the area, a once-in-200-year rain event.

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