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London flooding: Cars submerged as flash floods strike Sutton, Croydon and Mitcham

Laura Proto
Evening Standard
Tue, 07 Jun 2016 20:27 UTC
Three people were trapped in their cars after being submerged in flash floods in south-east London
Three people were trapped in their cars after being submerged in flash floods in south-east London
Flash floods left cars submerged as torrential rain hit south London today.

Emergency services were called to Mitcham, Croydon and Wallington as thunderstorms brought heavy downpours to parts of the capital.

Three cars were almost completely submerged under flood water near Wallington station with one person having to be rescued by firefighters.

One man was rescued by a stranger who threw a brick to smash the window of his Mercedes after it became trapped in the flood water.

A London Fire Brigade (LFB) spokesman said: "We were called at 2.21pm to three cars under water two metres deep.



Submerged: a car after flash floods in south London
© Facebook/Paul JollySubmerged: a car after flash floods in south London

Comment: Flash floods and lightning strikes caused chaos across the UK on Tuesday as a month's worth of rain fell in just an hour.

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Lightning strikes kill 3 and injure 5 in Bangladesh


The Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Wed, 08 Jun 2016 14:22 UTC
Lightning
Three people were killed and five others injured by lightning in Kaliganj and Patgram upazilas of the district yesterday morning.

In Kaliganj, a thunderbolt hit Mintu Miah and Asadul, sons of Harun-or-Rashid, while they were working at a field in the morning. They died instantly, said assistant superintendent of police Hossain Shahid Suhrawardy.

In Patgram, Saju Miah, son of Islam of Srirampur village, was killed by lightning in the morning, the ASP added.
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Tornado hits beach in Venice, Italy


The Local.it
Mon, 06 Jun 2016 10:26 UTC
tornado hits Venice, Italy
© YouReporterA tornado hit the coast near Venice on Saturday.
A giant tornado struck a beach near Venice on Saturday, damaging properties and injuring two people.

The twister formed over the sea in the marina of Chioggia at around 8.30am, before coming ashore on a sandy beach normally popular with bathers, La Nuova Venezia reported.

Once on dry land, the twister destroyed two local establishments - a children's playground and a sunlounger and umbrella rental store.

Two people reportedly sustained minor injuries as the strong winds sent loungers and parasols flying down the beach. Fortunately, the tornado petered out after just one minute before it could wreak any further damage.

A video of the tornado, uploaded to the citizen journalism website YouReporter, can be seen below.

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Eight cattle killed by a lightning bolt in Thailand


Pattaya Mail
Tue, 07 Jun 2016 21:10 UTC
Lightning
A herd of cattle were killed by a lightning strike in the middle of a dry rice field in Bua Yai district of Nakhon Ratchasima on Sunday.

Eight heads of cattle were found lying dead under a tamarind tree in the rice field.

Mrs Sangwien Chuangklang who owned five of the eight dead cows said she usually took her cattle for grazing in the rice field. However, as the animals were grazing in the field, rain started to fall and the wind was strong, so she led the cattle to take cover under the big tamarind tree where three other heads of cattle of a neighbor were also taking cover.

Mrs Sangwien said that while she was heading for home for a rest, she heard a thunderous noise of what was believed to be a lightning strike somewhere. When rain stopped she returned to the rice field only to find all her five heads of cattle dead under the tamarind tree, presumably by a lightning strike.

Her neighbour's three other cattle heads were also found dead.
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Cloud Precipitation

Hail stones the size of golf balls pound Highlands Ranch, Colorado


denver.cbslocal.com
Tue, 07 Jun 2016 19:13 UTC
Hailstones on roof
Hail stones the size of golf balls caused some damage in Highlands Ranch on Monday afternoon.

Severe weather hit Colorado and brought heavy rain, wind and hail to Estes Park and Highlands Ranch.

"It hit the truck, I was out here in the garage and started to close the garage and went inside and the house just started rattling and you could hear it bouncing off the roof," said Highland Ranch resident Jason Tapp.

The storm developed so quickly people were caught off guard and had to run for cover.

"It was like a bomb going off," said said Highlands Ranch resident Thomas Stewart.

Hail pelted the ground for more than 30 minutes, stripping the leaves off trees like a paper shredder and coating rooftops in hail that looked more like snow.

"I don't ever remember anything quite like that, it was kind of new for me," said Stewart.


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Father and son fighting for life after lightning struck them in Lisburn, Northern Ireland; daughter seriously injured

Jessica Haworth and Joshua Nevett
Daily Mirror
Tue, 07 Jun 2016 18:28 UTC
Lightning
Desperate school staff and parents rushed to treat the man and his two children, aged five and seven, who were stuck outside the school gates in the 'freak' accident

A father and son are fighting for life and his little girl has been seriously injured after they were hit by lightning at a school sports day.

The man, who is in a "critical condition" in intensive care, was picking up his boy, age five, and seven-year-old girl from Killowen Primary School in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, when the 'freak' accident happened.

His children were rushed to Royal Belfast Hospital for Children, with his son also in a "critical condition" in intensive care, and his daughter in a "serious condition".

The man, who witnesses say was was on his mobile phone outside the school gates at the time of the strike, was taken to Lagan Valley Hospital in Lisburn for treatment.

Desperate school staff and parents rushed to treat the severely burnt family during the sports day event as they waited for three ambulance crews to arrive at the scene.

The vice principal of the school used a defibrillator on the critically-ill father after he was struck by the bolt en route to his jeep, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

One adult and two kids injured by lightning strike
© Twitter/NI DuathlonOne adult and two kids injured by lightning strike
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Waterspout seen off Bonita Beach, Florida

Maryann Batlle and Patrick Riley
Naples Daily News
Mon, 06 Jun 2016 17:55 UTC
A waterspout photographed from a condo in Bonita Bay on Monday, June 6, 2016.
© Bill DemmertA waterspout photographed from a condo in Bonita Bay on Monday, June 6, 2016.
An eyewitness reported a waterspout might have landed on Bonita Beach late Monday afternoon and moved inland as a tornado, according to the National Weather Service.

The tornado was wrapped in rain, so NWS could not confirm whether the funnel touched the ground, said Rodney Wynn, a NWS meteorologist in Tampa.

"It was hard to see," Wynn said.

Heavy rains and winds are expected to continue through the day, as Tropical Storm Colin makes its way from the Gulf of Mexico and into Florida. NWS has predicted Colin will make landfall on Florida's northwest coast.

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Freak weather including a microburst and intense lightning storm hits Campinas, Brazil


Sott.net
Tue, 07 Jun 2016 07:48 UTC
Freak weather in Campinas, Brazil
© Divulgação/Rafael CoutinhoIn the photo, you can see that the cloud vortex is well run and does not touch the ground, which would be characteristic of a tornado (translated by Google).
A severe weather event during Saturday night (4th June) caused extensive damage in the Campinas region of Brazil. According to one news report there were wind speeds of 100km/h. Initially attributed to a tornado, later reports suggest a microburst was responsible for the freak weather.

The Center for Weather and Climate Research Applied to Agriculture (Cepagri) of the State University of Campinas (Unicamp), defined the phenomenon that hit the São Paulo city of Campinas on Sunday morning as a Microburst.

The phenomenon has a destructive power similar to a tornado. At least 70 trees fell and houses were left without roofs with streets flooded. 100,000 properties remain without power.

Ana Avila, director at Cepagri said:
The Microburst is more violent than a tornado. The curious thing is that they do not usually happen this time of year.
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Devastating storm ravages Australia's eastern coast leaving 3 dead and several missing


RT
Mon, 06 Jun 2016 23:32 UTC
Australia heavy rains
© David Gray / ReutersOfficials stand near a swimming pool and houses that suffered damage after severe weather that brought strong winds and heavy rain to the east coast of Australia at Collaroy beach in Sydney, Australia, June 6, 2016.
A massive storm sweeping across Australia's eastern coast has led to the deaths of at least three people and the evacuations of thousands of residents. Dramatic photos and videos show terrifying waves, raging waters, and widespread destruction.

The devastation hit New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory.
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Sydney storm - Government bans unauthorized sandbags


JoNova
Mon, 06 Jun 2016 18:10 UTC
Massive storm across Australia's East Coast — 3 dead, 3 missing. Nearly half a meter of rain fell on Wooli (469mm) in 24 hours. Record rain and flooding occurred in NSW, Victoria, and Tasmania. Sympathies to victims and their families.
Sydney Floods
© ABC 7:30 ReportHouses left hanging as gardens and a pool disappear.
There is a lot we could say, but for the moment, marvel at the government brain that bans unauthorized sandbags, but taxes people to stop the storms.

The Big-gov solution — fine residents a quarter of a million dollars if they use sandbags.
Families whose multi-million-dollar Sydney homes were last night beginning to break away in another king tide could have faced fines of up to $250,000 if they even used sand bags to try to protect their properties.

Houses at Collaroy have been under threat since at least 1974 but the council has failed to build a sea wall or pump sand on to the beach because of environmental concerns and a belief that it was spending public money for the benefit of private landholders.
Or make that a million dollar fine:
Planning Minister Rob Stokes is proposing to increase fines to $1 million for residents who use sandbags to try to protect their properties as part of a new coastal management bill before parliament.

The council has been considering the issue of sea walls since at least 1992. A proposal in 2002 to build a sea wall was shelved after thousands of residents in the area protested. One concern was that sea walls could cause loss of sand.
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