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New Zealand - More floods in Auckland after 50mm of rain in 1 hour

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Tue, 09 May 2023 11:30 UTC
Flooded road in Northland, New Zealand, May 2023
© Civil Defence NorthlandFlooded road in Northland, New Zealand, May 2023
Authorities in Auckland, New Zealand, declared a state of emergency in response to the threat of flooding and landslides caused by very heavy rainfall on 09 May 2023.

Auckland and parts of New Zealand's North Island saw severe flooding after record rain in late January this year, and again following Cyclone Gabrielle in February.

MetService New Zealand reported rain rates of 40-50mm per hour in areas of Aukland. Fire and Emergency reported 277 weather-related calls, including 19 calls in Northland and 258 calls in Auckland. Around 100 of the incidents were considered serious, and included responding to landslides, falling trees and trapped cars.

Civil Defence in Aukland opened shelters for evacuees in Massey and Albany.

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Lightning strike kills 3, injures 9 in Banate, Philippines


Panay News
Tue, 09 May 2023 11:05 UTC
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A lightning strike that hit a family of 12 killed three members in Sitio Giragid, Barangay Magdalo, Banate town around 12:18 p.m. yesterday.

Declared "dead upon arrival" at the hospital were Mila Soberano, 38; Rosalie Soberano, 48; and Britney Labos, 14, who was around three months pregnant, according to her live-in partner.

Meanwhile, injured were Felomino Sadiangibon, 77; Janelyn Igona, 38; Carlo Soberano, 11; Jumar Soberano, 42; Larry Soberano, 30; Sharime Soberano, 20; IJ Siberano, 20; Aime Soberano, 14; and Ivan Soberano, 44. They were treated at the Barotac Viejo District Hospital.
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12 tornadoes hit the US Heartland overnight, fueled by record-breaking temperatures

Teddy Grant
ABC News
Sun, 07 May 2023 11:56 UTC
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Twelve tornadoes were reported across four states overnight, heavily damaging roofs and some outbuildings in Missouri. Tornadoes touched down in Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota on Saturday.

Trenton, Missouri, was hit the hardest, with a tornado damaging the roof of a 130-year-old church.

Softball-sized hail up to 4 inches was reported in Missouri, going through the roof of a steel structure near Coffey, Missouri.

Damaging winds surpassing 80 mph impacted parts of the Midwest, damaging trees and other structures.

Strong to severe storms moved through Illinois and Indiana early Sunday morning, making their way to Ohio.

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Waterspout filmed in Montagny-Sainte-Félicité, France

Weather News
YouTube
Mon, 08 May 2023 10:58 UTC
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Waterspout in Montagny-Sainte-Félicité, France.

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Over 25,000 lightning strikes recorded in France in 24 hours

Alaattin Dogru
Anadolu Agency
Sun, 07 May 2023 10:35 UTC
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More than 25,000 lightning strikes were recorded in France over the past day, according to the French storm and thunderbolt observatory on Sunday.

Massive lightning strikes occurred during the stormy weather conditions that started Friday afternoon, Keraunos said on Twitter.

With more than 25,000 strikes in 25 hours, France saw an average of 1,041 lightning strikes per hour.

A total of 69 departments are on yellow alert for the risk of thunderstorms in the country, according to media reports.

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Lightning strike kills young couple in Kashmir, India

Bilal Habib
Kashmir Reader
Sun, 07 May 2023 18:03 UTC
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A young couple died in a lightning incident at Bujibagh village in the Pampore area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Saturday evening.

The deceased have been identified as Hilal Ahmed Hanji, 25, son of Abdul Hamid and his wife Rozia Jan, 21, wife of Hilal Ahmad, residents of Bujhbagh Pampore. The couple married some eight ago.

After receiving information about the incident, SDPO Pampore Mir Imtiyaz Ahmad and Additional SHO Pampore Syed Aqeel Shah rushed to the spot. SDPO told Kashmir Reader that the young couple was tending their fields when the lightning struck them. "Both of them were shifted to Sub District Hospital Pampore where doctors declared them dead on arrival," he said.
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Heavy downpours cause flooding, damage in South Korea - 17 inches of rain in an evening


The Korean Herald
Sat, 06 May 2023 11:01 UTC
This photo taken Friday, shows Airport Station
© YonhapThis photo taken Friday, shows Airport Station on Gwangju Metro Line 1 flooded with muddy water following heavy rainfall in Gwangju, 270 kilometers south of Seoul.
Heavy rainfall in the southern part of South Korea caused property damage Friday, the Children's Day holiday, while also forcing multiple flights and ship services to be canceled.

According to municipal officials in Gwangju, some 270 kilometers south of Seoul, the platform at Airport Station on Gwangju Metro Line 1 was flooded with muddy water Friday afternoon, forcing trains to pass without stopping at the station for over an hour, starting at around 4:45 p.m.

Gwangju said its western district of Gwangsan had received 39 millimeters of rain per hour, as of 4:30 p.m., which flooded facilities and roads.

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Lightning strike kills two motorcyclists in Balochistan, Pakistan


The Nation (Pakistan)
Sat, 06 May 2023 09:10 UTC
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At least two people were killed and two others sus­tained injuries after light­ning struck them on the National Highway near Luck Pass area of Mastung district during heavy rain on Friday.

Mastung Station House Officer (SHO) Mujeeb Ba­loch told APP that the vic­tims were on their way to Mastung from Quet­ta on two bikes when they were hit by lightning during rain. As a result, two of them died on the spot and two others sus­tained injuries.

The bod­ies and the injured were rushed to Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Raisani Hospi­tal Mastung. Both the in­jured were stated to be in critical condition. The bodies were identified as Riaz Ahmed and Ehsan-ul Haq residents of Darikhan Thal area.
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Rare tornado strikes Los Angeles County, buildings damaged


Yahoo! News
Sat, 06 May 2023 08:52 UTC
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FOX Weather correspondent Max Gorden said the roof from a behavioral health service building in Carson, California came off from a EF-0 tornado. This is the second tornado to hit Los Angeles County this year.

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Lightning strikes claim 340 lives in 13 months across Bangladesh


Dhaka Tribune
Thu, 04 May 2023 18:37 UTC
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A total of 340 people were killed by lightning strikes in the country from April 2022 to May 3, 2023.

Among them, 274 people, including 239 men and 35 women, died due to lightning strikes during the period from April to December last year.

Save the Society and Thunderstorm Awareness Forum (SSTF) published the death toll during an awareness program involving 300 farmers on Thursday.

The SSTF has been monitoring casualties from thunderstorms since 2019.

Dr Kabirul Bashar, president of the organization, and General Secretary Rashim Mollah demanded steps from the government to reduce the number of deaths from lightning.
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