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Cars carried away by floodwaters as month's worth of rain in a day pelts Malta


Times of Malta
Thu, 25 Nov 2021 10:49 UTC
The scene in an Msida street on Thursday morning.
© Chris Sant FournierThe scene in an Msida street on Thursday morning.
Flash floods carried away cars, collapsed walls and trapped motorists in their submerged vehicles after a month's worth of rain fell in a matter of hours on Thursday.

Police and army units were deployed as roads turned into rivers, leading to multiple water rescues and road closures throughout the day.

An overwhelmed Civil Protection Department appealed for people to avoid valleys and areas close to the sea. There were no reports of fatalities.

But two of their own officers had to be rescued by an Armed Forces of Malta helicopter as they got into difficulty rescuing an elderly man trapped in his car in Burmarrad. All three were airlifted to safety.

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Lightning kills 4 members of same family in Malawi

Mwayi Mkandawire
Malawi 24
Thu, 25 Nov 2021 19:03 UTC
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Four members of the same family have died while two others have been injured after being struck by lightning in Dedza.

The incident happened on the night of Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at Mkokoko Village in Traditional Authority Tambala in the district.

Dedza Police Deputy Publicist Sergeant Cassim Manda has identified the four who have died as Kalisto Maseche, 44, Emily Natani, 38, Ayankha Kalisito, 14 and Shadreck Kalisito, 8.

They all hailed from Mkokoko Village in Traditional Authority Tambala in Dedza.

Two other members who have been injured are identified as Andisen Kalisto, 12 and Mainasi Kalisto, 20. They have been referred to Nkhoma Mission Hospital for treatment.
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Floods in north of Spain prompt evacuations and helicopter rescues - 6 inches of rain in 24 hours

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Thu, 25 Nov 2021 14:16 UTC
Floods in Piloña, Asturias, Spain, November 2021.
© SEPAFloods in Piloña, Asturias, Spain, November 2021.
Heavy rain fall of over 150 mm in 24 hours caused severe flooding in parts of northern Spain, prompting evacuations and dramatic rescues by helicopter.

Emergency Services in Asturias used a helicopter to rescue a family trapped in a home surrounded by flood water in Piloña on 24 November 2021. Emergency teams in boats rescued 1 person in Las Rozas and another in La Noceda, Arriondas.

Furthermore around 40 patients were evacuated from a hospital in Arriondas in Parres municipality due to the flooding. As a precaution, around 600 students and teachers from 2 schools in Arriondas were also evacuated.

Arriondas is located where the Piloña and Sella rivers converge. Both rivers were swollen after the heavy rain. According to figures from Spain's State Meteorological Agency AEMET, in around a 24 hour period on 24 November, the village of Piloña recorded 87.2 mm of rain; Panizales 159.6 mm; Carreña 139.0 mm and Felechosa 94.4 mm.

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Average monthly snowfall blanketed capital Nur-Sultan in Kazakhstan overnight - 11 inches of snow


Inform.kz
Thu, 25 Nov 2021 13:51 UTC
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The Kazakh capital, Nur-Sultan, was coated with 28 centimeters of snow overnight, Kazinform cites the National Met Office Kazhydromet.

Nur-Sultan city faced 25mm of snow on November 24-25, with average monthly snowfall being 28mm in the Kazakh capital for the entire month of November.

According to the forecast, snow will end at 4:00pm. In the period from November 1 to 25, the Kazakh capital saw 45.1mm of snow fall which is two-times more than the monthly average, Kazhydromet said in a statement.

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Heavy snowfall continues to sweep across China's northeastern provinces amid cold wave - up to 16 inches of fresh snow


CGTN
Wed, 24 Nov 2021 20:02 UTC
Sanitation workers clear snow from a street in Hegang City, northeast China
© Xinhua/Xie JianfeiSanitation workers clear snow from a street in Hegang City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 22, 2021. Heavy snowfall hit many parts of Heilongjiang recently. Staff members of various sectors are braving frigid gusts and snowflakes to ensure normal
Heavy snow and blizzards have hit China's northeastern provinces amid this year's third cold wave, which is sweeping across the country.

Snowfall in Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces went through the most aggressive phase on Monday and was forecast to continue into Wednesday, despite the cold wave showing signs of abating.

Certain parts of Heilongjiang were hit hard by blizzards, which netizens said felt like "razor blades slicing their faces."

In Harbin, Jilin and other cities across the provinces, schools and kindergartens were temporarily closed, with some slated to reopen on Wednesday.

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Society reset interloopings in a fertilizer shortage


Adapt 2030
Fri, 19 Nov 2021 15:04 UTC
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Record sized cyclonic storms in both hemispheres, food manufacturers increasing prices with countries adding export taxes to grains. The real problem is on the record statements of impending fertilizer shortages, will reduce global crop yields adding to the feedback loop of higher prices.


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Ten regions on alert for snow as early winter storm hits Spain

Victoria Torres Benayas
El Pais
Tue, 23 Nov 2021 14:15 UTC
Spain's weather sees snow and frost as temperatures plunge across the country
Spain's weather sees snow and frost as temperatures plunge across the country
Ten Spanish regions were on alert for snowfall on Tuesday as the country braced for the brunt of the first winter storm of the season.

The storm - which arrived on Monday, 10 days before the meteorological start of winter - is caused by the "arrival of a mass of cold air from high altitudes that has triggered a sudden drop in temperatures," said Rubén del Campo, the spokesperson of Spain's national weather agency Aemet. According to Del Campo, this mass of cold air has also brought about a slow-moving storm system, known officially as an upper-level isolated depression (DANA) but more popularly known in Spain as a gota fría, or literally cold drop.

On Tuesday, Aragón, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León and La Rioja were placed on orange alert for snowfall, which is the second-highest in Aemet's three-tiered warning system. Asturias, Cantabria, Catalonia, the north of Madrid, Navarre and the Valencia region are on yellow alert, which is the lowest.

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Floods affect over 25,000 in Sumatra, 4 killed in Java landslide in Indonesia

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Tue, 23 Nov 2021 19:37 UTC
Floods in East Aceh, Indonesia, November
© BPBD Kabupaten Aceh TimurFloods in East Aceh, Indonesia, November 2021.
Flooding has affected over 25,000 people in different parts of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, over the past week. At least one person has died and another is missing after heavy rain caused a landslide in Aceh Province.

Meanwhile 4 people have died in a landslide that destroyed buildings on a roadside in Central Java Province of Java Island.

Teams are searching for one person reported missing after a landslide in the remote Rikit Gaib District in Gayo Lues Regency, Aceh Province. One person died in a building destroyed by the landslide that struck after heavy rain late 22 November 2021.

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Heavy rains turned roads into rivers, inundate houses & overflow lakes in Bengaluru, India


Hindustan Times
Tue, 23 Nov 2021 19:11 UTC
Four lakes in north Bengaluru overflow, flood adjacent areas
Four lakes in north Bengaluru overflow, flood adjacent areas
Bengaluru has turned into a big pool after days of heavy rains triggered floods in the IT hub of India. The roads in the city have turned small rivers with a lot of people stuck in their homes and residential societies.

At several locals, water has entered shops and residential houses. Police and rescue workers were seen taking out people in boats from vulnerable locations.

Aid workers were seen distributing food essentials as massive rains hit the supplies. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Karnataka CM and assured full support to overcome the flood situation in Bengaluru and rest of the state.

Watch this report for more.

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Deadly flash floods in Panama

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:35 UTC
SAR operations at the site of floods in Las Cuevas
© SinaprocSAR operations at the site of floods in Las Cuevas de Bayano, Panama, 21 November 2021
Disaster officials report at least 2 people have died and one is still missing after sudden flash floods in Panama on 21 November 2021.

Heavy rain triggered sudden floods which raged through a scenic area popular with tourists known as Las Cuevas de Bayano, on the shores of Lake Bayano, about 50km east of Panama City. The country's civil protection organisation, Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil (Sinaproc) reported 2 people had died, 1 was missing and 13 were injured in the incident. Search and rescue operations are continuing as authorities look for the missing person. It is thought some of the victims were taking shelter in one of the caves in the area when they were swept away by flood water.

Other areas of the country have seen heavy rain over the last few days, causing flooding or landslides. On 17 November around 30 homes were damaged in Juan Díaz district of Panama City. Some flooding was also reported in the district of Bugaba, province of Chiriquí.

Around the same time heavy rain caused a landslide in the district of San Miguelito in Belisario Porras, causing material damage but no injuries or fatalities.

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