Saturday, 13 June 2015

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Tropical Storm Carlos is located about 145 mi...235 km S of Acapulco Mexico and about 260 mi...415 km SSE of Lazaro Cardenas Mexico with maximum sustained winds...65 mph...100 km/h. Present movement...NW or 315 degrees at 2 mph...4 km/h. Hazards affecting land - wind: tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area by Saturday night. Rainfall: locally heavy rains could spread over portions of the southern coast of Mexico, primarily in the states of Oaxaca and Guerrero, during the next couple of days. Surf: swells associated with the depression are expected to increase near the coast of southern Mexico during the next few days. These swells could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.

NewsBytes:

Ghana - Flooding after torrential rainfall in Bunkpurugu district, Ghana has claimed the lives of three people.

Colombia - A rain-triggered landslide in south-western Colombia has left at least five people missing. The landslide hit the La Chivera region in the Cauca department of Colombia. Tons of stones and mud covered the highway between the towns of Jambalo and Toribio.

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