Tropical Storms
In the Western Pacific:
Hurricane Amanda is located approximately 685 mile (1105 km) S of the southern tip of Baja California and is moving north-northwest at 7 mph. This general motion is expected to continue for the next few days. Maximum sustained wind speeds are are near 140 mph. Amanda is expected to weaken rapidly by this evening.
NewsBytes:
China - Heavy flooding in South China has claimed the lives of at least 19 people and left 7 others missing. Guangzhou, Zhaoqing and Qingyuan cities have been flooded, the provincial flood control and civil affairs authorities said. The flooding has affected more than 140,000 people and collapsed around 1,143 houses.
Pakistan - A lake that formed atop the roughly 20 kilometre-long Hussaini glacier in Gojal Valley burst its banks at three or four points on May 7 and the rushing waters damaged some agricultural land but spared the settlements down below. Such floodwaters bring down a lot of debris and boulders with them. Another glacial lake burst its banks in Bargot Valley the next week. Water gushed out for hours from the burst but the people of six villages down below, and their properties, remained safe, according to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) in Islamabad.
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