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Heavy rain causes severe floods and landslides in Sabah, Malaysia

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 14:06 UTC
Heavy rains caused massive flooding in Kota Kinabalu Malaysia
Heavy rains caused massive flooding in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Severe flooding swept through parts of Sabah State in Malaysia after heavy rain on 15 September.

The rain is also thought to have been the cause of a landslide where 3 people died.

Videos shared on Social Media showed streets of the state capital Kota Kinabalu under flood water over 1.5 metres deep. The districts of Penampang and Putatan were also affected. The Sabah Disaster Management Committee Secretariat opened 3 relief centres in case of evacuations. As of late 15 September, 68 people from 27 families were displaced.

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Heavy rain causes more than 120 floods in the Alentejo region of Portugal


The Portugal News
Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:49 UTC
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A source from the Évora District Command for Relief Operations (CDOS) told Lusa that there were 49 floods in the district, in several municipalities, especially in Vila Viçosa, Borba, Reguengos de Monsaraz, Mourão and Évora.

In the district of Évora, 193 firefighters, municipal civil protection services and GNR were involved in the operations.

According to the District Command for Relief Operations (CDOS) of Beja, 47 floods were registered in the district, in the municipalities of Moura, Serpa, Barrancos and Beja.

The same source added that the municipality of Moura was the most affected, where there was a "partial collapse of the roof of a house".

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Death toll rises to 6 due to heavy rains in Odisha, India - 2.3 million affected by floods


Sify.com
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 10:20 UTC
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With two more deaths reported, the toll due to heavy rain in Odisha rose to six, officials said on Wednesday.

According to a report of the office of Special Relief Commissioner P.K. Jena, three people in Kendrapara district and one each in Subarnapur and Ganjam districts died due to wall collapse, while one died in Khordha district due to drowning. Two other persons are reported missing from Cuttack and Balangir districts.

Over 23.82 lakh people in 24 out of the state's 30 districts have been affected due to incessant rains triggered by a low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal. A total of 7,540 houses have also been affected due to the heavy rain, the report said.

The District Collectors have been instructed to submit the damage assessment report by September 22, so that the affected people could be given assistance.

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Small Colorado town gets covered by 2 inches of hail


kool1079.com
Wed, 15 Sep 2021 09:52 UTC
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Hail: It's just like snow, but it hurts. One Colorado town found itself covered in so much hail following a Tuesday afternoon storm, that it was beginning to look a lot like Christmas — in September.

First snow of the season? Not quite. According to KDVR in Denver, the Colorado town of Falcon was covered in two inches of hail on Tuesday evening. So instead of soft, fluffy snowflakes, that's actually just hundreds of thousands (probably millions) of ice balls. That's right, I said 'ice balls.'

Meteorologist Brian Bledsoe said the hail was pea-to-dime size.

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Lightning strikes Toronto's CN Tower 6 times in one night


Yahoo! News
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:39 UTC
Toronto CN Tower struck multiple times by lightning
Toronto CN Tower struck multiple times by lightning
A Toronto resident was amazed when CN Tower was struck by lightning six times during a stormy night on September 15.

Dilshad Burman was determined to capture video of lightning striking the CN Tower so she set up a tripod on her balcony as the storm was approaching. Her efforts were rewarded and she recorded a video that shows lightning striking directly into the CN Tower six times.

"Yes, I got it," Burman says in the video when she captures the first lightning strike. She gasps and screams as further strikes occur.

Burman posted the video to her Twitter account and asked her followers which lightning strikes they were. She said she was the lightning strike number six as she has "finger in too many pies, stretching myself too thin, dancing and juggling, but still hitting my targets and looking cute doing it." Credit: Dilshad Burman via Storyful

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Lightning strike in the middle of the day kills man in Kavala, Greece

Kosta Papadopoulos
Greek City Times
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:01 UTC
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A man in his 50's years old was tragically killed after he was struck by lighting, in the middle of the day, in the city of Kavala yesterday.

According to local media, the man was struck by lighting around midday in front of the surprised eyes of locals who immediately offered him first aid.

An EKAB ambulance rushed to the spot and transported the unfortunate man to the hospital of Kavala, however he was later pronounced deceased.

The tragic incident happened near Petropigi, in the Municipality of Nestos.
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Heavy rainfall triggers floods and landslides in 4 departments of Guatemala, 2 fatalities reported

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Wed, 15 Sep 2021 08:46 UTC
Landslide in Guatemala Department of Guatemala
© CONREDLandslide in Guatemala Department of Guatemala, September 2021.
Disaster authorities in Guatemala report floods and landslides in areas of San Marcos, Sololá, Guatemala and Santa Rosa Departments following heavy rainfall over the last few days. Two people have lost their lives and several houses and two bridges were damaged or destroyed. A total of 11,799 people were affected by the incidents and 23 evacuated.

In San Marcos, 2 bridges were destroyed in Tajumulco, while landslides damaged 4 roads in Sibinal. Roads were also reported damaged in San Antonio Palopó, San Lucas Tolimán and Santa Catarina Palopó municipalities in Sololá. Flooding in Santa Rosa Department damaged over 70 homes in Barberena.

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At 195 mm in 24 hours, the city of Bhubaneswar, India sees highest rain in 63 years


The Federal
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 14:09 UTC
The system is very likely to continue moving
© ANI/TwitterThe system is very likely to continue moving west-northwestwards across north Odisha, north Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh during the next 48 hours. Photograph: A bridge submerged in an Odisha flood in the past.
Waterlogging was reported from several areas of Bhubaneswar as the state capital recorded 195 mm rainfall in the 24 hours till 8.30 am -- the highest in the last 63 years

Heavy rains, triggered by a deep depression, lashed Odisha on Monday, prompting the authorities to issue a flood alert, officials said.

Waterlogging was reported from several areas of Bhubaneswar as the state capital recorded 195 mm rainfall in the 24 hours till 8.30 am — the highest in the last 63 years. On September 9, 1958, the city had received 163 mm rainfall, they said.

The depression over the northwest Bay of Bengal intensified into a deep depression and crossed the coast near Chandbali in Bhadrak district on Monday morning, following which the weather office issued alerts for 13 districts.

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Nicholas, slowly creeping east, causes widespread flooding from Texas to Louisiana


USA Today
Wed, 15 Sep 2021 12:32 UTC
Nicholas makes landfall swamping parts of Texas
Nicholas makes landfall swamping parts of Texas

Tropical Depression Nicholas, which weakened from a tropical storm Monday evening, dropped torrential rain from coastal Texas into Louisiana.

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Best of the Web: Torrential rain, flooding hits Gard, France after 244mm (9 inches) of rain in 3 hours - 2 months worth of rain - 2nd major flood in 6 days for region

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Wed, 15 Sep 2021 11:00 UTC
Floods in Gard Department, France, 14 September
© Pompiers GardFloods in Gard Department, France, 14 September 2021.
Torrential rainfall of 244 mm in just 3 hours caused flooding in parts of Gard Department in southern France on 14 September 2021. Dozens of people were rescued and one person is reported missing.

Hundreds of firefighters were deployed to the area and carried out 450 interventions. The departmental government of Gard said one person is missing in the town of Aimargues after falling into the Le Rhôny river.

Around 30 people were rescued - some by helicopter - after vehicles were trapped on the A9 motorway in the communes of Langlade and Gallargues le Montueux.

At least 10 people were airlifted to safety by helicopter in the municipality of Aigues-Vives, one of the hardest hit areas. Rescues were also carried out in the towns of Uchaud, Bernis, Calvisson and Boissieres. Part of a building collapsed in Caissargues. No injuries were reported.


Comment: Details of the first event: Record rainfall floods streets in Lot-Et-Garonne, France - 2 month's worth of rain in a few hours (5 inches in 3 hours) - Floodwater over 2 metres deep

In addition to the event noted directly above, on 2nd September a similar deluge struck nearby in another part of southern Europe, see: Heavy rainfall causes destructive flash floods in Spain - 3 inches of rain recorded in just 30 MINUTES

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