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Monsoon floods kill at least 50 across Pakistan in 3 days


Daily Sabah
Sun, 09 Aug 2020 14:09 UTC
Flooding in Karachi, Pakistan, August 7
© EPAFlooding in Karachi, Pakistan, August 7
Three days of heavy monsoon rains triggering flash floods killed at least 50 people in various parts of Pakistan, as troops with boats rushed to a flood-affected district in the country's southern Sindh province Sunday to evacuate people to safer places.

Every year, many cities in Pakistan struggle to cope with the annual monsoon deluge, drawing criticism about poor planning. The monsoon season runs from July through September, during which swelling rivers cause damage to crops and infrastructure.

According to Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority, 19 people were killed in rain-related incidents in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, 12 in southern Sindh province, 8 in Punjab province and 10 in the country's scenic northern Gligit Baltistan region in the past three days.

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Saudi Arabia's civil defense rescues hundreds from floods after torrential summer rain


arab
Wed, 05 Aug 2020 13:21 UTC
Saudi Arabia’s civil defense called on citizens and residents in areas experiencing torrential rains to take precautions
© SPASaudi Arabia’s civil defense called on citizens and residents in areas experiencing torrential rains to take precautions
Saudi Arabia's civil defense has saved almost 700 people after torrential rain caused flooding in several areas of the Kingdom.

Between July 26 to Aug. 4, 77 people including 11 families, have been rescued in Makkah, Madinah, Asir, Jazan, and Al-Baha, the media center of the General Directorate of Civil Defense said Wednesday.

More than 600 people have been provided with shelter, including three families.

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South Korea floods, landslides kill at least 26 as heavy rains continue


Channel News Asia
Sat, 08 Aug 2020 13:52 UTC
Containers get carried away by a flood in Seoul, on Aug 6, 2020
© EPA-EFEContainers get carried away by a flood in Seoul, on Aug 6, 2020
At least 26 people have died after 46 days of heavy rains in South Korea, with the country's longest monsoon in seven years causing more flooding, landslides and evacuations on Saturday (Aug 8).

More than 5,000 people had been evacuated as of 4.30pm local time on Saturday, according to Ministry of the Interior and Safety data, as rains battered the southern part of the Korean peninsula. Ten people are missing.

About 100m of levee collapsed at the Seomjin River in the southern edge of the peninsula on Saturday and flooded the area, an official at the South Jeolla province said, with about 1,900 people evacuated in the province including about 500 from around the river.

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Massive tornado touches down in Virden, Manitoba


Yahoo! News
Sat, 08 Aug 2020 11:03 UTC
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A storm chaser witnessed an unexpected tornado touching down in Virden, Manitoba, on August 7.

Cheyenne Ammeter filmed a video that showed the tornado swirling at the end of a dirt road, bringing up specks of dirt from the ground.

"The development of this storm took us by surprise, as Environment Canada and the PASPC were both in agreement that while severe weather would happen, no one expected tornadoes," Ammeter told Storyful.

Credit: Cheyenne Ammeter via Storyful

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Lightning strikes kill man and 68 livestock in Mongolia


Xinhua
Fri, 07 Aug 2020 17:04 UTC
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A 41-year-old-man was killed and his 38-year-old wife injured due to a lightning strike in southern Mongolia, the country's emergency management agency said Friday.

The couple from Deren soum of Dundgovi Province were herding their livestock on Thursday when the lightning strike hit, the agency said in a statement.

The wife was badly injured, and is currently being treated at hospital.

On Wednesday, 22 sheep and 46 goats from a herder were killed in a lightning strike in Durvuljin soum of Zavkhan province in western Mongolia, according to the agency.
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Massive sandstorm engulfs Jaisalmer, India

Chave Weather
YouTube
Fri, 07 Aug 2020 16:45 UTC
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A giant sandstorm hits the historic city of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India. August 6th, 2020.

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17.5 million affected, 630 killed by floods in South Asia


ReliefWeb
Thu, 06 Aug 2020 14:15 UTC
17.5 million affected by floods and threatened by disease in South Asia
17.5 million affected by floods and threatened by disease in South Asia
Monsoon floods are robbing millions of people of their homes and livelihoods, with mounting risk of more deadly disease outbreaks when health resources are stretched to breaking point by COVID-19.

So far almost 17.5 million people have been affected and more than 630 killed by major floods in India, Bangladesh and Nepal according to government figures. Half of Bangladesh's districts are underwater, leaving nearly 1 million families stranded and cut off in their villages. Flooding and landslides in Nepal have left almost 200 people dead or missing. In India, almost 12 million people are affected by the floods mainly in the northern states of Assam and Bihar.

Feroz Salah Uddin, Secretary General, Bangladesh Red Crescent said: "This is one of the biggest monsoon floods we have faced in many years and the worst may be yet to come as we face growing risks of malaria, dengue, diarrhea as well as this worsening COVID-19 pandemic."
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Two men killed by lightning strike while cutting tree limbs in Wilmington, North Carolina


wbtv.com
Wed, 05 Aug 2020 09:57 UTC
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Wilmington police say two men were killed after they were struck by lightning while cutting tree limbs Wednesday morning.

According to the Wilmington Police Department, the incident happened in the 6200 block of North Bradley Overlook in the Bradley Creek area around 11:50 a.m.

The homeowner, 77-year-old Ralph Thomas Wallace, and his friend, 42-year-old Moo Saw Kefauver, were both pronounced dead at the scene.

A nearby house also suffered damage from the strike, including a small attic fire, but no one was injured.

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Three cranes collapse at India's biggest container port near Mumbai


Yahoo UK
Wed, 05 Aug 2020 17:09 UTC
Cranes collapse in Mumbai
Storms have brought floods and mudslides to Mumbai as well as causing the collapse of three cranes at JNPT.
Three cranes collapsed at India's largest container port on the outskirts of Mumbai due to strong winds on Wednesday, police and port officials said.

Heavy rainfall has hit India's west coast since Monday night, flooding parts of the financial capital. Wind speeds picked up on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.

No one was injured when the cranes collapsed at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Navi Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Kumar said in a Tweet.

The port is still assessing the impact of the collapse on the operations, its chairman, Sanjay Sethi, told Reuters.

Reuters

Comment: Less than a week ago a giant crane collapsed at another Indian shipyard killing at least 11 people.

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Heavy rainfall batters Mumbai, India - nearly 8 inches in 4 hours, flooding stops trains

Purva Chitnis
NDTV
Wed, 05 Aug 2020 19:25 UTC
train flood
Heavy rain overnight and this morning battered several parts of Mumbai, leading to flooding and travel chaos.

This is the heaviest spell of rain in the financial capital since 2005, Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray told NDTV.

"198 mm rain in four hours is a huge amount of rain. Any city in the world will collapse with such rain," Mr Thackeray said. The local trains, a lifeline for Mumbai's 20 million residents, have been stopped in the city and all offices, except emergency services are closed.

Mumbai and a few neighbouring district are on red alert for "extremely heavy rainfall" today and tomorrow. Apart from Mumbai, the alert has been issued for Thane, Pune, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts of Maharashtra. The rain and its severe impact come at a time Mumbai is struggling with coronavirus cases.

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