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Hungary and Czech Republic - 1 dead, dozens evacuated after summer storms trigger flash floods


Floodlist
Tue, 16 Jun 2020 18:37 UTC
Floods in Pardubice, Czech Republic, 13 to 14 June 2020.
© HZS CRFloods in Pardubice, Czech Republic, 13 to 14 June 2020.
Severe weather including heavy rain caused wind damage and flooding in parts of Hungary and Czech Republic from 13 to 15 June.

Hungary

A massive storm swept across Hungary on 14 June, causing flooding and wind damage in several locations, including the capital Budapest.

Hungary's Directorate General for Disaster Management (BM Országos Katasztrófavédelmi Főigazgatóság ) said teams carried out more than 400 operations in response to the storm.

A woman died in flash flooding in Tótvázsony, Veszprém County after being swept away by flood waters near her home. Several homes were flooded in the area. On 14 June, Szentkirályszabadja, situated about 20km east of Tótvázsony, recorded 61mm of rain in 12 hours.

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Deadly floods hit Abidjan and south Côte d'Ivoire


Floodlist
Wed, 17 Jun 2020 18:09 UTC
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Torrential rain over the last few days has caused flooding in parts of southern Côte d'Ivoire, including the capital city Abidjan.

Local media report that at least one person has died in the floods in Abidjan, with several others injured. Flooding also caused material damages in the city, including buildings. Roads have also been blocked and transport disrupted. Abidjan recorded over 260mm of rain in 48 hours to 15 June.

Among the worst hit areas are the districts of André Château d´Eau, Abobo-Belleville and Riviera Palmeraie. Landslides have also been reported in some affected areas.

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Hailstorms cause heavy losses to peach, apricot and plum crops in Swat, Pakistan - 50% of orchards damaged


Fresh Plaza
Wed, 17 Jun 2020 13:49 UTC
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Peach growers and traders in the Swat District -a district in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan- say they have suffered heavy losses caused by the recent hail and windstorms.

According to the Swat Agriculture Research Centre, about 70,000 tons of peach of various varieties is produced in Swat where the harvest begins in May and continues till September. The valley produces about 70 per cent of the total produce in the country.

The farmers claim that this year, hailstorms and rain damaged more than 50 per cent of the orchards; mainly those of peaches, apricot and plums.
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Spain: Massive hailstorm could have huge impact on European stone fruit season

: Nichola McGregor
Fresh Plaza
Wed, 17 Jun 2020 13:16 UTC
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A massive hail storm on Tuesday evening in Lleida and Huesca hit the stone fruit growing areas of Torres de Segre, Soses, Alcarras, Aitona, Binaced, Binefar, Ximenelles, Alcolea de Cinca, Bellver de Cinca and Fraga. This occurred just right before the harvest was due to take place.

According to the grower and exporter Frances Pena, director of Olimpfruit (Seròs, Lleida) these affected areas represent around half of the production of Lleida. There are approximately 7500 hectares severely affected, between 60 and 100% in the areas of Alcarràs, Soses and Torres de Segre, the most affected. In the other areas the damages could be between 20 to 30%.

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Extreme hailstorm hits northern Greece in middle of June - leaves layer of hail up to 15 inches deep

Tasos Kokkinidis
Greek Reporter
Wed, 17 Jun 2020 12:59 UTC
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An unseasonable hailstorm hit the region of Drama in northern Greece on Tuesday night, causing major disruption to the roadways there.

The hailstorm in the city of Drama was particularly severe. Such a dense layer of ice pellets accumulated there that in some places it was 30-40 (11-15 inches) cm thick, according to a report by AMNA.

Earth-moving excavators from the municipal authorities were used to clear the city's roads from the dense, thick blanket of hail.

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Rare funnel cloud filmed in Yorkshire, UK

Victoria Scheer
ExaminerLive
Tue, 16 Jun 2020 20:44 UTC
The funnel cloud was spotted over Ingleton
© Aled GriffithThe funnel cloud was spotted over Ingleton yesterday
Residents in North Yorkshire have captured stunning photographs of a funnel cloud heading through the county.

It was first spotted in Ingleton yesterday afternoon and has since made its way towards Ribblehead.

According to the Met Office, funnel clouds form when a rotating column of wind draws in cloud droplets, making a region of intense low pressure visible.

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Politician killed by lightning in Höhnstedt, Germany amid 350,000 strikes across the east of country

Travis Fedschun
Fox News
Tue, 16 Jun 2020 20:12 UTC
A 44-year-old Germany politician was killed in a lightning strike over the weekend.
© iStockA 44-year-old Germany politician was killed in a lightning strike over the weekend.
A local politician in Germany died after he was struck by lightning Saturday while taking a bathroom break as a severe storm slammed the region.

The incident happened around 9:20 p.m. at a garden party in the village of Höhnstedt, about 120 miles southwest of Berlin.

"To our knowledge, this has been the worst incident of the storm so far," police spokesman Ralf Karlstedt told local newspaper Mitteldeutsche Zeitung.

The politician, identified by local news outlets as 44-year-old Nico K., belonged to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany party.

He was a member of the local council and wanted to move into the district council, according to Bild.

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Heavy summer rains cause flooding in Varna, Bulgaria

Tetova News
YouTube
Tue, 16 Jun 2020 13:08 UTC
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Heavy rains cause flooding in Varna, Bulgaria - June 15, 2020.

Varna is a port city and seaside resort on Bulgaria's Black Sea, next to the coastal resorts of Golden Sands, St. Konstantin and Albena. It's famous for the "Gold of Varna," 6,000-year-old Thracian jewelry discovered in a necropolis, which is displayed inside the Archaeological Museum, along with Greek, Roman and Ottoman antiquities. A bar-lined waterfront promenade fronts 19th-century Primorski Park.

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63 dead or missing as summer floods, downpours continue to hit south China - almost 8.5 million people affected

Hou Liqiang
Asia One
Tue, 16 Jun 2020 11:36 UTC
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At least 63 people have been killed or are missing and almost 500,000 have been evacuated as downpours continue to batter southern parts of the country, unleashing wide-ranging floods, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management.

As of Monday, almost 8.5 million people in 24 provincial regions have suffered rain-triggered floods, which also caused direct economic losses of some 20.7 billion yuan (S$4 billion), it said.

The flood control situation remains grim as the national observatory renewed a blue alert-the lowest in a four-tier color-coded weather warning system-for rainstorms at 10 am Monday.

For the 24 hours starting at 2 pm Monday, heavy rain and rainstorms are forecast in some areas, including Zhejiang, Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, the National Meteorological Centre said.

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Huge summer storm hits Hungary, flooding in capital Budapest

Fanni Kaszás
Hungary Today
Mon, 15 Jun 2020 10:41 UTC
Budapest, District XI, Park Tenis Club, with the Danubius Hotel Flamenco in the background.
© Lajos Soós/MTIBudapest, District XI, Park Tenis Club, with the Danubius Hotel Flamenco in the background.
Yesterday afternoon, a huge rainstorm hit Budapest and flooded the streets of the Hungarian capital and even claimed a life. The heavy rainfall arrived suddenly with gusty winds and caused problems in several places around Budapest, but also affected the countryside. The thunderstorms and heavy rain challenged the emergency services in many regions of Hungary and in Budapest; firefighters were alerted to more than seventy locations in half an hour.

The storm, lasting several hours, caused damages around the capital, including Nyugati square, Móricz Zsigmond circle, Árkád shopping center, and IKEA near Örs Vezér square. A tree fell across Alkotmány Street, several BKV services stopped intermittently. The storm damaged overhead lines and safety equipment of the railway as well, and although much of the damage has been repaired, delays are expected in some places even on Monday.

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