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Among the counties and cities most affected by the ANM weather warnings for bad weather are Brașov, Vâlcea, Dâmbovița, Arad, as seen in the images posted by Meteoplus on its Facebook page.
In Brașov, in the Râșnov area, torrential rain flooded entire streets, which were also covered in "lumps" of hail.
In Nicolae Bălcescu commune in Vâlcea county, people's yards were covered with a layer of hail, which looks like snow, even though we are officially past the middle of spring.
Two youth were killed and four others injured in a lightning strike in in Katriki village, Kowthalam mandal on Sunday. The deceased were identified as 18-year-old Ashok, and 19-year-old Balaiah.
A group of youth had gathered to play cricket in an open field on Sunday. During play, the weather changed, bringing rain, and light winds. The youngsters wrapped up the game and were leaving when lightning struck. Ashok, and Balaiah died on the spot.
The four others who suffered injuries were rushed to the nearby government hospital, doctors informed that the condition of two is critical.
Flooding on North Coast Road and between Mimosa and Nandi Drive on Friday .
The localised flooding also led to traffic disruptions in parts of Durban.
Serious amounts were reported in the Boychinovo village of Lehchevo - 69 liters per square meter and in the Municipality of Vulchedrum - 56 liters. Two women were evacuated in Lehchevo.
According to the fire department, 40 reports of flooded houses have been filed in the Montana and Vratsa regions.
Teams have been sent to the scene. The rainfall there continues. In Montana, the amount of rain is 80 liters/sq m.
In Lom and Vidin, the rainfall was 29 and 23 liters per square meter, respectively.
The rainfall in Sofia is three times less. As of this time, only one report of a flooded underpass has been filed in the capital, and fire brigade teams are working to drain it.
There was also thunderstorm activity in many regions of the country, especially intense in Northwestern Bulgaria.
Three of them—a mother and her two children—were killed when a boulder crushed their house in Mathare.
The other three died in separate incidents across the city after being swept away by floods.
More than 500 families have fled their homes in Mukuru Kwa Reuben following flash floods that hit them in the night.
The flooding in Le Bugue (Dordogne) started to subside on Monday morning
On April 20, 2025, the departments of Dordogne, Corrèze, and Gironde in southwestern France are grappling with severe flooding as they remain under orange alert due to relentless heavy rainfall. This weather phenomenon has led to significant water level rises in local rivers, with authorities warning of unprecedented overflow levels not seen in decades.
According to Météo-France, the orange alert for flooding was issued early Sunday morning, with predictions of continued rain throughout the day and into the night. The Vézère, Auvézère, and Isle rivers have been particularly affected, prompting emergency services to prepare for potential evacuations and property damage.
The situation escalated quickly, with reports indicating that certain areas received between 70 to 100 millimeters of rain in just 48 hours, equivalent to an entire month of rainfall. As a result, the prefecture of Dordogne indicated that flood levels could reach heights not witnessed since September 1993 or even January 1982. "The rainy episode continues, particularly in the north and east of the Dordogne department, and thus the watercourses continue to rise," stated the prefecture.
Vehicles trapped in flash floods along US 81 in Montague County, Texas on April 20, 2025.
Flood warnings, which suggest that a flood is occurring or is imminent, were in place across Oklahoma.
The National Weather Service said on Sunday that severe thunderstorms were expected from east Texas into far southeast Iowa and Illinois, while the potential for strong tornadoes and damaging winds would exist from central Arkansas into central Missouri.
"This was a historical weather event that impacted roads and caused dozens of high-water incidents," police in Moore, Oklahoma, about 18km (11 miles) south of Oklahoma City, said in a statement on Sunday.
"One of [the vehicles] left the roadway and was swept under the bridge. At the time of the incident, all but two occupants were rescued. It is with great sadness that we report that two individuals, an adult female and a 12-year-old male, were later located deceased," the police said.
A source from the area revealed that the flood which occurred on the 16th April, 2025, destroyed rice fields worth billions of naira.
Abubakar Ndako Kutigi, who spoke on behalf of the village head of Ceganman and other farmers, in a telephone interview with The Guardian in Minna, decried that the communities had experienced six (6) separate flood incidents in 2025, affecting their economy and livelihoods.
Kutigi, a rice farmer, explained that some farmers who usually come from Kebbi, Sokoto, Katsina and Kano states, who are also a huge sources of revenue to Niger State, are seriously affected by the flood and might not find Niger State suitable for farming any more.
He lamented that this is the 6th time the dam has released heavy floods in the 2025 dry season alone, adding that the same disaster had occurred around May 2023, calling on Mainstream Energy Solution to address the issue of the flood being released by Jebba Dam.
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