Tropical Storms
In the South Indian Ocean:
Tropical Cyclone Amara has run into wind shear, and dropped from Category four hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale to a minimal tropical storm .
Tropical cyclone 04s Bruce - no threat to land.
NewsBytes:
Flooding in Brazil has claimed the lives of at least 20 people and left around 40,000 people homeless. Six people died in Espirito Santo and 14 in Minas Gerais. A state of emergency has been declared in Espirito Santo in more than half of its states. The storm has damaged more than 6,000 homes. Several roads have been blocked due to mudslides and bridges have been washed away by flood waters.
A strong storm has caused floods, power cuts and travel chaos to much of Britain claiming the lives of at least three persons. Hurricane-force winds of up to 87 miles per hour hit the country bringing torrential downpours which caused rivers to swell and flood.
Flooding in Ohio, USA has forced the evacuation of several homeowners with La Rue reported to be worst affected.
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