Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms

In the Atlantic:

Disturbance 96L moved very slowly across the Sahel region of Africa during the week, dumping torrential rains on Wednesday that triggered flash floods that killed at least 55 people in Mali's capital city, Bamako. Serious flooding also affected neighbouring Burkina Faso, Gambia, Guinea, Niger and Senegal. Buildings have collapsed, roads have been rendered impassable, and valuable farmland is submerged beneath flood water, affecting over 200,000 people. More than 100 homes were swept away as the Niger River burst its banks, bringing down bridges and submerging entire streets.

In the Eastern Pacific:

Tropical storm Kiko forms in the eastern Pacific and is located about 430 mi (690 km) WSW of the southern tip of Baja California. TS Kiko is quickly nearing hurricane strength, but still poses no threat to land.

Heavy Snow - Extreme Cold in Peru

Peru snow state of emergency extended to more regions. The Peruvian government has extended to nine more regions a state of emergency called to cope with unusually cold weather and heavy snowfall. At least two people have died and 33,000 others have been affected by the cold spell. Tens of thousands of animals have frozen to death over the past week.

Apurimac is one of the worst-hit areas. The state of emergency will be in place for 20 days. The heaviest snowfall to hit peru in a decade has killed tens of thousands of llamas, alpacas, cattle and sheep, and left farmers destitute. A man died when the roof of his hut caved in under the weight of the snow in southern Carabaya province but the circumstances of the second death were unclear.

NewsBytes:

Parts of central Trinidad were hit by extreme weather Friday, with some residents reporting seeing a tornado-like phenomenon during an intense rainstorm that lasted less than an hour. The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management issued a bulletin, warning of more bad weather to come. Flash floods and wind-related damage were reported. Electrical power has been knocked out, and areas of central were without electricity.

A small waterspout was to blame for thousands of dollars in damage to boats and infrastructure at South St. Pete's Maximo Marina in Florida, USA.