Sunday 17 May 2015

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Super Typhoon 07w (Dolphin), located approximately 396 nm south-southwest of Iwo To, Japan, is tracking north-northwestward at 09 knots.

NewsBytes:

China - Mudslides and lightning in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have claimed lives of at least four people. At least two people died and nine others injured after a thunderbolt hit at a bus stop in Liuma village of Baise city. One person was struck by lightning in Guanyang county of Guilin city. On Friday morning, one person was killed and another five went missing in a mudslide in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County. Rain-triggered floods have affected about 60,500 people in 11 counties and districts in cities of Guilin and Liuzhou.

Kansas, USA - A line of severe storms swept through the Kansas City metro late Saturday night into Sunday morning and caused flash flooding in many areas.

Image Westport high water

Mysuru, India - One house collapsed in Ghousia Nagar while several low-lying areas across the city were flooded with rainwater on Saturday, as pre-monsoon rains continued to lash the region.

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