The Thai border in Mae Sot district in Tak is inundated after the northern province was pounded by downpours for days, with no signs of rains easing until the end of July.
The Tha Sai Luat Municipality warned residents living near the first Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge on Thursday night to be on alert due to the rising water level of the Moei River.
The combination of continuous rain and rising tides triggered flooding in communities and commercial areas around 4am on Friday.
By 10am, the water level at the bridge was measured at 1.6 metres, the municipality added.
Landslides across Africa's second most populous country have claimed the lives of hundreds, with officials warning that the death toll could grow exponentially.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that heavy rainfall caused mountainsides to give way in a remote region known as the Gofa Zone in southern Ethiopia.
Photos from the scene show villagers working by hand to remove mud and debris in search for victims.
As of the latest report, 257 victims have been accounted for, but local authorities expect the death toll to approach 500.
Amid the rain Thursday afternoon, a waterspout formed over Lake Murrary, a once in a decade occurrence.
It happened around 1:15 p.m., somewhere between Shull Island and Dreher Island State Park and lasted about 10 minutes. Multiple people managed to record the weather phenomenon and then post videos of it on social media.
"What a day! The largest waterspout that I've ever seen form on Lake Murray took place today, this thing had the potential to be a monster," Tim Miller, a meteorologist with the University of Florida and former chief meteorologist at Augusta, Ga.-based WJBF, said on Facebook.
Flash floods and landslides triggered by tropical storm Prapiroon have killed at least 10 people and left 9 missing this week in northern Vietnam, the government's disaster management agency said on Friday.
The storm that made landfall in Quang Ninh on Tuesday has brought torrential rains to most of the country's north over the past few days, with rainfall exceeding 300 mm (11.8 inches) in several parts, according to the agency.
The deaths include seven in Son La province, two in Dien Bien province and one in the capital Hanoi, according to the agency.
Photos on state media showed flood waters had risen to the roofs of hundreds of houses in Dien Bien Bien province and washed away or buried roads in the area.
Floods and landslides have also inundated nearly 30,000 hectares of rice and cash crops and killed nearly 20,000 farmed cattle and poultry, the agency said.
Rains have subsided in northern Vietnam, according to the national weather agency, which forecasts a new heatwave in the area over the next days.
Waves crash on the coast of Sansha town as Typhoon Gaemi approaches, in Ningde, Fujian province, China July 25, 2024.
Typhoon Gaemi pummelled towns on China's coastal Fujian province on Friday with heavy rains and strong winds as the most powerful storm to hit the country this year began its widely watched trek into the populous interior.
The storm has affected almost 630,000 people in China's Fujian so far, with almost half of them having to be relocated, Xinhua news agency reported. Earlier this week, it killed dozens of people as it swept through Taiwan and worsened seasonal rains in the Philippines.
Gaemi was packing winds of up to 100.8 kph (62.6 mph) near its centre, easing slightly from 118.8 kph logged on Thursday night when it landed in the Fujian city of Putian.
While Gaemi has been downgraded to a tropical storm because of slower wind speeds, its vast cloud-bands remain a significant flood risk, particularly to rivers in central China already elevated due to summer rains.
Hours ahead of the typhoon's arrival, the Standing Committee of the Communist Party's politburo, helmed by President Xi Jinping, held a special meeting on flood control and urged cadres across the country to protect lives.
Lacombe County residents reported tennis ball-sized hail during Wednesday evening's storm that prompted a tornado warning from Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Originally, a watch was issued for much of Central Alberta at about 2:30 p.m., because atmospheric conditions area were favourable for the development of thunderstorms that could produce tornadoes.
Around 7:15 p.m., a tornado warning was issued for North Central and South Central Alberta, with "extra care and attention should be exercised in and around the following localities: Clive, Alix, Eckville and Lacombe."
Celeste Houmard Fox News Thu, 25 Jul 2024 12:31 UTC
As waterspouts are being spotted in the waters of Lake Erie, FOX 8 meteorologists are warning that although they are amazing to look at, they are dangerous.
One waterspout was spotted churning above Lake Erie near Cedar Point on Thursday at about 8:30 a.m. by Joe Burkhardt, the National Weather Service reported.
"While they're cool to look at, they are in fact dangerous to watercrafts," FOX 8 meteorologist Alexis Walters said. "People should avoid being on the water during a time when waterspouts become likely."
According to Walters, waterspouts typically occur when cooler air comes over the lake. They also usually last just a few minutes.
Ryan Munn and Matthew Bourgault, Fox23maine.com Wed, 24 Jul 2024 13:30 UTC
Many people saw it spinning above Sebago Lake and on Wednesday, the National Weather Service confirmed that it was a waterspout that formed Tuesday night.
Tuesday evening showers and downpours were passing through the state.
Interestingly enough, there was one particular storm that developed over Sebago Lake that had minor rotation with it.
Here's a look at the video that David Nappi took around 8 p.m.
According to the National Weather Service out of Gray, this was confirmed a waterspout.
You can see minor rotation developing over the lake which eventually evolved into this brief waterspout over the east side of Sebago Lake near Raymond and Casco.
Section of NH-3 in Himachal Pradesh submerged under water due to the flash flood triggered by a cloudburst in Manali.
A stretch of the National Highway-3 was closed for vehicular traffic following a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst in Himachal's Kullu district, police said on Thursday.
No casualty has so far been reported in the incident that occurred late Wednesday, they said.
According to officials, the stretch between Dhundi and Palchan Bridge on NH-3, also known as Leh-Manali Road, was affected due to the cloudburst at Anjani Mahadev nullah in the Manali area.
Vehicles headed to Manali from Lahaul and Spiti via the north portal of the Atal Tunnel have been diverted towards Rohtang, the Lahaul and Spiti police said in an advisory on Thursday.
It also asked the commuters to travel only if necessary, drive cautiously, and stay aware of the possible danger en route.
Ten migrants died due to the rise of a river in an isolated area of Panama near the Caribbean coast and the border with Colombia, the border police (Senafront) reported on Wednesday. "In the river tributaries near the community of Carreto [in the indigenous region of Guna Yala], 10 bodies of migrants who drowned as a result of a flash flood (river rise) were observed," Senafront said in a statement.
"Transnational organized crime, through local collaborators in these coastal Caribbean communities, insists on using unauthorized routes, putting these people's lives at serious risk," the statement added. The note does not specify if the deceased had crossed the Darién jungle—turned into a corridor for migrants trying to reach the United States—or if they arrived by boat. It also does not specify the nationalities of the victims.
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