Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:
Tropical cyclone (tc) 12p (Lam), forms in the Gulf of Carpentaria and is located approximately 463 nm east of Darwin, Australia, and is tracking westward at 04 knots.
Environmentalists and coral researchers concerned with coral bleaching in the area are watching the prospects for the tropical cyclone in the hope that it may stir up cooler water as well as making it more turbid.
NewsBytes:
Peru - The Amazon River overflowed Monday where it runs through the Peruvian city of Iquitos, capital of the rainforest region of Loreto, and began to flood four of its urban districts, a communique from Peru's Senamhi weather service said. Senamhi issued a "red flooding alert" for the city of Iquitos, with its population of 430,000 inhabitants, upon discovering that the Amazon River had crested there to 2.24 meters (7 1/3 feet) above its normal level.
Argentina Update - Seven people are dead and four others are missing in central Argentina after heavy rain led to street floods that swept up several people, including a 5-year-old girl. Civil Defense director Diego Concha told the television station TN that more than 1 foot (32 centimeters) of rain fell during a 12-hour span in the province of Cordoba, about 700 kilometers (435 miles) northwest of Buenos Aires. Images from several local stations showed powerful currents moving vehicles and flooding storefronts and houses.
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