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Japan issues evacuation orders for 365,000 people on Kyushu amid heavy rainfall - 13 inches of rain in just 12 hours

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Evacuation orders have been issued for 365,000 people in three of Japan's prefectures amid heavy rains in the country's south-west, the NHK broadcaster reports.

NHK said on Saturday that over 90,000 households in Kagoshima, Miyazaki and Kumamoto prefectures received evacuation orders and 236,000 people got the highest (level five), "beyond evacuation" warning.

Another 128,500 people on the island of Kyushu got urgent (level four) evacuation orders.

According to the latest forecasts, up to 200 mm of rainfall are expected on Kyushu in the coming 24 hours. Around 330 mm of rainfall were recorded in Kagoshima prefecture in the past 12 hours.

Reports of landslides and river flooding have started to come in. The NHK broadcaster cancelled all of its morning programs in order to report on the situation in the country's south-west.


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Giant waterspout filmed off Singapore

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Sightings of a waterspout off East Coast Park were reported by several people on social media on Saturday morning (July 10).

Ms Carrie Koh, a reader of The Straits Times, said that she saw the waterspout from her apartment in Bedok at around 7am, in the direction of Bedok Jetty, and posted a picture on social media. The waterspout lasted around 10 to 15 minutes.

Facebook user Anj Arcega Subion spotted the waterspout from her home at Riviera Residences near Upper East Coast Road at 7.03am.


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Flood situation in India's Bihar worsens, causing deaths, migration and property damage as heavy monsoon season arrived earlier than usual

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This year, the monsoon season arrived slightly earlier than usual in some parts of India. While urban regions like Mumbai that are situated near water bodies are facing power cuts and road blockages due to rising water, rural Indians living near rivers are losing their lives, livelihoods, and homes.

Several villages in India's Bihar state have been flooded due to heavy monsoons, disrupting the normal lives of local people. At least 21 people have lost their lives in the rain and flood-related situation, including lightning strikes, media reported.

So far, Bihar's administration has not set up relief camps for villagers who have been compelled to leave their homes, residents have told local media.

Talking to Sputnik, police officer Rajiv Rajak of Bihar's Lauriya district said that while the flooding of river-side regions in the state is not uncommon during monsoons, this year the rains arrived early and people were unprepared.


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Reports of flooding, mudslides as another cold front hits Cape Town, South Africa

The rain is certainly bucketing down in Cape Town!
© David MaynierThe rain is certainly bucketing down in Cape Town!
Disaster services in Cape Town have been responding to reports of mudslides, flooding and uprooted trees as residents battened down the hatches in the face of another cold front, which hit on Thursday.

The City of Cape Town's disaster risk agencies were on high alert as more gale force winds and heavy rain lashed the city.

Disaster Risk Management spokesperson Charlotte Powell said all agencies were ready to deal with any impact brought on by the adverse weather conditions.
"We appeal to residents to help reduce flood risk by clearing out drainage systems, raising the floor level of a structure so that it is higher than the natural ground level, making sandbags and digging trenches around the house to divert water away."

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Torrential rains continue to batter parts of China, triggering floods and mudslides

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Multiple parts of China have been hit by floods and mudslides after a round of torrential rains hit the country in early July 2021.

In southwestern Sichuan province, a major mudslide damaged homes and killed livestock, sparking the evacuation of more than 1,000 residents.

China has been on high alert since severe floodings hit the region in 2020, with flood-response and rescue drills carried out ahead of the May rainy season.


Comment: View in addition this report from July 1st: Floods hit 27 provinces and regions in China - 7 million affected


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Major storm brings flash flooding to Perth, Western Australia

WA braces for more wild weather as strongest cold front of the season set to hit state
WA braces for more wild weather as strongest cold front of the season set to hit state
A major storm hitting Perth has caused widespread flash floods with cars and buildings caught in the chaos. The Bureau of Meteorology warns of worse to come.


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A "river of ice" - Cardston in Alberta hit with brief but intense hail storm

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Residents and business owners in Cardston are dealing with the aftermath of a severe hail storm.

Public Works Foreman at the Town of Cardston LeNark Duce says the first hailstone dropped around 8:00 pm and, thankfully, the storm only lasted about 20 minutes.

"The hail knocked so much debris into the streets and the water was rushing - it plugged all the storm drains and so they couldn't even start to keep up. It was so much water to start with that it would've been hard to keep up with anyways."

Water and hail flowed throughout the town, flooding numerous homes and businesses.


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Over 710,000 lightning bolts strike Western Canada in 15 hours

710,117 lightning strikes in western Canada in 15 hours
710,117 lightning strikes in western Canada in 15 hours
Typically associated with milder weather, Western Canada is currently suffering a dangerous heatwave, which is being exacerbated by relentless wildfires.

Record temperatures have hit the Pacific Northwest, and with the devastating wildfires increasing in numbers, ninety percent of a small village of about 250 people in British Columbia, Lytton has been burned to the ground after recording Canada's highest ever temperature of 121 Fahrenheit (49.6 degrees Celsius).

The wildfires have spawned enormous clouds that have swept throughout the area, resulting in more than 710,000 lightning strikes in one night. These stormy clouds, known as cumulonimbus flammagenitus, form over a source of heat and pump out an intense shower of lightning strikes, potentially fueling the flames even more.

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Yesterday was a terrible #pyroCB #lightning event in #BCwx and into #ABwx. Between 3pm June 30 and 6am July 1 (Pacific Time), the North American Lightning Detection Network detected 710,117 total lightning events. pic.twitter.com/Wj6nMHrcOX

— Chris Vagasky (@COweatherman) July 1, 2021

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Lightning bolt kills 4 children in Chhattisgarh, India

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Four children, two of them siblings, were killed when lightning struck a village in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur district, police said on Tuesday.

The incident took place on Monday in Pahad Toli village, Jashpur Superintendent of Police Vijay Agrawal said.

While the bodies of Rajkumari (3) and Anuj (5) were found in a field on the banks of a dam on Monday evening, those of Akash (7) and Sundari (4) were found in the dam on Tuesday, the officer said. The children had gone to play near the dam. Rajkumari and Akash were siblings.

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Lightning bolt kills 3 in Maharashtra, India

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Three people, including the police Patil, were killed after being hit by lightning. A minor boy and farmer were also injured. The incident took place on Tuesday around 3 pm in Chorkhumari tehsil in Ramtek. The deceased have been identified as Yogesh Ashok Konkan (30), Madhukar Saoji Pandharam (55) Chorkhumari, Dilip Mangal Lanjewar (42) Dongri, tehsil under Ramtek. Harisingh Dhondba Sarote and Nehal Ramsingh Kumre (12) were injured in the lightning.

According to police sources, farmer Harisingh Sarote has a farm near the village. He had hired the tractor of police Patil Yogesh Konkan for some farm related activities. Dilip Lanjewar was working in the field. Madhukar Pandharam and his grandson Nehal were grazing cattle nearby.

It started raining in the afternoon. To avoid rain, all the people came to the hut of Sarote in the farm. Unfortunately lightning stuck the hut and Yogesh Konkan, Madhukar Pandharam and Dilip Lanjewar died on the spot due to severe burns. As soon as information spread, the villagers ran towards the spot. Deolapar police team also reached the spot. The injured Harisingh Sarote and Nehal Kumre were admitted to the sub-district hospital in Ramtek. This incident has spread gloom in the Chorkhumari village.