Friday, 6 February 2015

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

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NewsBytes:

Malawi - A fresh wave of flooding has hit Malawi, which has still not recovered from an earlier spate of devastating floods. Heavy rainfall has caused fresh flooding in Chikwawa and Nsanje, another southern district.

Albania - The floods in Albania are the second worst on record – only a disaster in 1971 was worse. Deforestation and soil erosion has exacerbated flooding in Albania that has forced the evacuation of hundreds of families, the country’s prime minister has said when declaring a state of emergency. Over the last two decades, many Albanian trees close to powerful rivers such as the Vjosa, Osum and Shkumbin have been chopped down by poor villagers desperate for wood, and by entrepreneurs clearing the way for buildings and dams in a construction boom that has largely benefitted foreign firms. The trees had held soil in place for centuries – acting as a sponge during rainfalls – but without them, soil erosion has accelerated flood damage.

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