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Heavy rains flood Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela

Chave Weather
YouTube
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 19:41 UTC
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Flash floods in Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela on March 11th 2022.

Floods were seen in 10 sectors of the city as drains were unable to contain the volume of water.

Roads filled with water, stopping traffic, and causing pedestrians to lose their footing.

Houses flooded, with belongings destroyed. Businesses closed as produce was ruined.

As flood waters subsided, debris filled the streets. Authorities are working to assess the extend of the floods impact.

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Mozambique - 12 killed as Cyclone Gombe brings strong winds and torrential rain - 8 inches in 24 hours

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Sun, 13 Mar 2022 11:44 UTC
Damage from Cyclone Gombe in Mozambique, 11 to 13 March 2022.
© INGDDamage from Cyclone Gombe in Mozambique, 11 to 13 March 2022.
Disaster authorities in Mozambique report that at least 12 people have died after Cyclone Gombe swept across the country bringing winds of 165 km/h and rain of over 200mm in 24 hours.

Cyclone Gombe made landfall as a Category 3 Tropical Cyclone on Friday, 11 March 2022 on the coast between Mossuril and Mogincual districts in Nampula Province.

The International Organization for Migration said as many as 115,336 individuals have been affected by the storm, mostly in Nampula (Angoche, Moma, Mogovolas, Mucuburi, Monapo, Ilha, Lalaua, Mossuril, Nacala Porto and Meconta) and Zambezia (Namacurra, Gile, Nicoadala, Maganja, Pebane, Molocue, Mocubela, Mopeia, Mocuba and lle).

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Dozen cattle killed in two separate lightning storms in Central Queensland, Australia

Ben Harden
Queensland Country Life
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 10:11 UTC
Two beef producers in Central Queensland lost stock in a lightning storm last week.
Two beef producers in Central Queensland lost stock in a lightning storm last week.
Over a dozen head of cattle were killed in two separate lightning strikes across Central Queensland last week.

The two incidents occurred at Morinish and Bluff, following a band of severe thunderstorms, which travelled across the region throughout the week.

Bluff grazier Cathy Hoare lost four stud Brangus cattle, including two cows and two calves at her Rockyview property.

This wasn't the first time Cathy lost stock due to a storm, having lost a similar number a few years ago in the exact same place.
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Fresh spell of snowfall hits Istanbul in March, to last for 4 days


Daily Sabah
Thu, 10 Mar 2022 13:13 UTC
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A much-anticipated snowfall gripped Istanbul Thursday, blanketing the European and Asian sides of the metropolis. It is expected to continue until Monday with temperatures fluctuating below zero degrees Celsius (below 32 degrees Fahrenheit) at night.

Unlike a similar cold spell in January, which brought life to a halt in Turkey's most crowded city, the rain did not affect daily life, at least for Thursday.

Roads were clear in most places while traffic density during morning rush hour was far below usual in the city notorious for long traffic jams. Most people preferred mass transit, ditching their cars, apparently out of fear of being stranded for hours on major highways, as was the case during January's snowstorms, which trapped hundreds of motorists along the E-5 and TransEuropean Motorway (TEM).

Blizzards accompanied the snowfall in some districts, while traffic slowed down in districts on higher ground, particularly on the European side. Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality's (IBB) crews poured salt on the roads to prevent icing, one of the causes of traffic snarls in January's chaos.

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Temperatures drop, schools close as March snowstorm Filippos hits Greece


ekathimerini.com
Wed, 09 Mar 2022 15:18 UTC
Snowfall near Ioannina, in Epirus, northwestern Greece.
© Voula Pappa/Intime NewsSnowfall near Ioannina, in Epirus, northwestern Greece.
Snowy conditions and unseasonably low temperatures prevailed in much of Greece on Wednesday, as the arrival of storm Filippos brought snow even at low altitudes as well as rainstorms further south.

Schools in western and central Macedonia have closed due to the snowfall where temperatures dropped below zero. Snowfall continued in the mountainous regions of the mainland and in the lowlands of Epirus, Macedonia and Thrace. Gradually, the snowfall will extend to areas of Thessaly and central Greece with low altitude, as well as in the mountains of Crete. Snow will also fall in the Sporades, Evia and the islands of the northern Aegean overnight.

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Australia flood toll rises to 20 as thousands evacuate Sydney - up to 9 inches of rain in 24 hours


France24
Tue, 08 Mar 2022 11:42 UTC
Two die in Sydney as Australia flooding intensifies
Two die in Sydney as Australia flooding intensifies
The death toll from week-long floods battering Australia's east coast rose to 20 on Tuesday, after the bodies of a man and a woman were discovered in floodwaters in Sydney.

Police said it was "suspected" the pair are a missing mother and son whose car was abandoned in a stormwater canal.

Tens of thousands of Sydney residents have been told to evacuate their homes as severe storms and flash flooding inundated swathes of Australia's largest city Tuesday.

The national weather bureau warned of "a tough 48 hours ahead" for Sydney, with 60,000 people subject to evacuation orders and warnings across the affected areas, according to emergency services.


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Communities in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, are facing evacuation orders after heavy rainfall of over 200 mm in 24 hours.

Areas of the state, in particular in the north, saw flooding from late February. On 28 February as many as 15,000 people evacuated their homes in Lismore after the Wilsons River reached record levels.

Over the last 24 hours, Sydney and surrounding areas received high levels of rainfall which in turn increased levels of already swollen rivers and reservoirs.

Australia's Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) in NSW said dozens of locations around Sydney and south east NSW saw 100 to 150 mm of rain. Mittagong in the Southern Highlands saw the highest total, recording 232 mm of rain in 24 hours to 08 March.

NSW Premier, Dominic Perrottet, said in a press conference on 08 March that there are currently 59 evacuation orders across the state, affecting a total of around 40,000 people. There are also 15 evacuation warnings affecting 20,000 people. There are 23 flood evacuation centres are currently in operation.

In the last 24 hours, the New South Wales State Emergency Service (SES) issued evacuation orders for areas including in the areas of Camden, Narrabeen and Mulgoa in Greater Sydney, and Sussex Inlet and St Georges Basin further south. Transport including road, train and ferry travel were all disrupted in Greater Sydney. The SES said it carried out 100 flood rescues and responded to 2,400 requests for assistance.

Premier Perrottet added that 2 people died in flood waters in Wentworthville early on 08 March, bringing the total number of recent flood fatalities in the state to seven.


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Haiti and Dominican Republic - 2 dead, hundreds displaced after rain triggers flash floods

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 13:30 UTC
Cleaning up after flood damage in Santo Domingo Oeste, Dominican Republic March 2022.
© Dominican Republic Civil DefenceCleaning up after flood damage in Santo Domingo Oeste, Dominican Republic March 2022.
Heavy rain from 05 March 2022 caused severe flash flooding in northern parts of Hispaniola island in the Caribbean Sea. Damages were reported in Puerto Plata Province, Dominican Republic, and Nord Department, Haiti, where 2 fatalities were reported.

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Drivers and passengers dramatically escaped vehicles that were swept away by raging flood waters in in Puerto Plata Province, Dominican Republic. Flooding also caused material damages and at 68 homes were inundated, mostly in Sosúa and Maimón. Over 115 mm of rain fell in the city of Puerto Plata in 24 hours to 06 march 2022.

Civil Defence in Dominican Republic also reported flood damage in the Duarte neighbourhood of Santo Domingo Oeste after the Guajimía canal broke its banks.

As of 06 March, warnings for heavy rain and floods were still in place for Puerto Plata, La Vega and María Trinidad Sánchez Provinces.

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Storm drops up to a foot of March snow in some parts of Anchorage Bowl in Alaska

Annie Berman
Anchorage Daily News
Sat, 05 Mar 2022 13:33 UTC
Heavy snowfall made visibility and travel tricky on March 5, 2022.
© Anne Raup/ADNHeavy snowfall made visibility and travel tricky on March 5, 2022.
A storm moving through Southcentral Alaska dropped up to a foot of snow in some parts of the Anchorage area.

An intensifying storm system just south of the Kenai Peninsula caused National Weather Service forecasters to upgrade a winter weather advisory to a winter storm warning in effect until 1 a.m. Sunday.

The snowfall had largely stopped by 9 p.m., and the 11.8 inches of snow tallied by that point made Saturday the 13th snowiest day on record for Anchorage, according to the National Weather Service.

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Seven people killed by powerful 136mph tornado that barreled through rural Iowa town and destroyed dozens of homes

Alyssa Guzman
Daily Mail
Sun, 06 Mar 2022 12:46 UTC
Several twisters ripped through Iowa from 4.30 to 7.30pm, taking down powerlines in its wake
Several twisters ripped through Iowa from 4.30 to 7.30pm, taking down powerlines in its wake
A tornado ripped through rural Iowa, killing two children and five adults as winds hit nearly 140 miles an hour.

The EF3 tornado - which can see up to 165mph winds - touched down in Madison County around 4.30pm on Saturday. Residents experienced high wind gusts and isolated tornadoes as the storm raged through, destroying neighborhoods and vehicles, and bringing lime-sized hail and wind gusts up to 60mph.

The names of the victims were not immediately released.

The tornado swept through Winterset first around 4.30pm as the storm headed toward Des Moines on Saturday night, causing seek-shelter-immediately warnings to be issued as gray and pink clouds filled the sky.

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Fish swim through houses as floods hit Manado City, Indonesia

Chave Weather
YouTube
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 12:30 UTC
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Floods hit Manado City (Kota Manado), North Sulawesi, Indonesia on March 3rd 2022.

Heavy rain caused flash floods, with areas of the city left underwater. Emergency services worked to free residents who were trapped by the water.

Rivers overflowed, flooding houses with fish swimming through some houses. Possessions were destroyed, and businesses closed due to the flood waters.

Cars were left underwater as streets filled with water. In some areas, boats were used to travel between buildings. Residents were advised to remain in their homes where safe to do so.

Warnings remain in place for further flooding, along with fears of landslides as the land becomes saturated.

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