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© Ganzi FirefightingLocal firefighters clean up the snow accumulated on the mountain road in Kangding City, Sichuan Province.
Sudden snowfall has stranded thousands of visitors and over 1,000 vehicles at Zheduo Mountain in Kangding City of southwest China's Sichuan Province, a scenic spot attracting many to visit during the National Day holiday.
The heavy snow started from September 30, and as it continued, the local weather department issued a warning against blizzards around 9:00 PM on October 2.
It resulted in a snow depth of 40 centimeters at some areas on the mountain. The snow storm has also caused rocks to collapse alongside the road, disrupting local traffic.
More than 400 local firefighters of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture have participated in the rescue work and helped clean up snow on mountain roads. After working overnight, most of the stranded vehicles were able to run down the slippery mountain roads to safer areas.
Relevant local departments have sent clean water, food, clothes, medicine, and other rescue materials to reach those still trapped on Zheduo Mountain.
Flood in Dubrovnik
According to Croatian public broadcaster HRT, 259.2 mm of rain fell between 05:00 and 08:00 local time, 02 October. This is the highest ever amount recorded in a single day in the country.
Flooding appeared to be minor, although did cause some damage to buildings and a number of roads had to be closed. State Administration for Protection and Rescue (DUZS) said that by around 22:00, teams had carried out 68 interventions for pumping flood water and clearing debris around the city. DUZS said the worst problems for traffic were around entrances to the Old Town and in the Gruลพ neighbourhood further north. Much of the flood water has since receded.
Hurricane Rosa formed in the East Pacific and reached Category 4 status at its peak. Rosa then weakened and was downgraded to a tropical storm and later a tropical depression.
Mexico
In Mexico, heavy rainfall was reported in the northern states of Sonora and Baja California, where authorities declared an emergency in the municipalities of Ensenada and Mexicali.
Severe flooding was reported in San Felipe in Baja California after around 100 mm of rain fell on 01 October. Some areas of Sonora recorded between 70 and 100 mm of rain in 2 days to 01 October. One person reportedly died in flood waters from an overflowing river in Caborca, Sonora state.
Flooding reported in the Prince Town region, Trinidad
There have been reports of heavy showers and thunderstorms in St. Lucia, Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago as well as St. Vincent and Grenadines and Barbados.
However, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) has not received any adverse reports with regards to life and property.
Ronald Jackson, head of CDEMA, said he anticipates that there will be at least damage to infrastructure including roadways, based on reports from the affected countries.
The incident, which occurred at Okeowa Eluju, a farmstead in Iloro-Ekiti, Ijero Local Government Area, it was gathered yesterday, is causing panic among residents.
Residents of the community, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals, said a deadly lightning from a thunderstorm killed the cows.
Intense hail storm hits Alassio, Italy
A couple of months ago the Italian island of Sardinia experienced an extreme hail event and massive temperature drop with 30cm of 'snow' falling during a 35C heatwave.
Some other intense hail storms from around the world recently include:
- Walnut-sized hail and flash floods hit Turkey's northern provinces
- Severe hailstorm cripples traffic, paralyzes public transport in Mexico - 2 feet deep hail cover
- 'Felt like gunshots hitting the windows': Residents of Greensburg, Indiana look back at weekend damage caused by baseball-size hail
- Massive hail injures multiple people, kills zoo animals and damages 400 vehicles in Colorado Springs
- Foot of hail on Highway 22 near Longview, Alberta makes it look like December instead of July
The victims, a boy and girl, were said to have been struck dead while playing football. The deceased are identified as Emmanuel (male) and Ogechi (female). Bodies of the victims were not removed until yesterday morning. An early morning rain was said to have fallen on the bodies.
According to witnesses, the incident occurred about 2p.m. on Sunday at Kuniyi Primary School Football Pitch.
It was learnt that immediately the lightning struck, its bolt got 11 people, but nine were later revived by residents, while the two teenagers died.
A resident of the community, Pastor Idowu Johnson, described the incident as unfortunate.
© THE WEATHER CHANNELTyphoon Trami: The storm has blasted across Japan
Commuters in central Tokyo experienced massive transport snarls during the morning rush hour - with many unable to get to work on time - as rail operators delayed the start of train services to clear fallen trees and other debris.
One of the services was the Keio Line, after a train hit a collapsed wall in Setagaya ward at about 4.45am, halting services for over four hours. No one was injured.
Across the country, the season's 24th typhoon left at least four people dead, one missing and more than 200 injured, according to a tally by public broadcaster NHK as at 9pm (8pm in Singapore).
The storm first slammed into the south-western Okinawa chain of islands on Saturday, before moving north-east and making landfall in Wakayama, south of Osaka, on Sunday. It then traversed north-east across the main island of Honshu.
At its peak, the typhoon packed gusts of 216kmh, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Though it gradually lost strength after making landfall, the western Tokyo suburb of Hachioji still recorded winds of up to 164kmh.
A person reacts to the weather as ship washed ashore caused by Typhoon Trami is seen at a port in Yonabaru, on the southern island of Okinawa, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 29, 2018.
Kansai International Airport in Osaka, western Japan, which was heavily flooded by a typhoon last month, said it had closed its runways from 11 a.m. (0200 GMT) on Sunday until 6 a.m. on Monday. The airport only fully reopened on Sept. 21.
Airlines canceled or plan to cancel more than 930 flights, public broadcaster NHK said. And most of local trains and bullet trains in western areas will suspend operations on Sunday, operator West Japan Railway said.
Japan issued evacuation orders and warnings to about 700,000 households in southern and western Japan and more than 300,000 households have suffered power outages in southern Okinawa and Kagoshima prefectures, said NHK, adding nearly 50 people had been injured in Okinawa and Kagoshima.
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