Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Tropical storm 09w (Chan-Hom), located approximately 274 nm southeast of Andersen AFB, is tracking northeastward at 07 knots.

Tropical cyclone 25p (Raquel), located approximately 1067 nm east-northeast of Cairns, Australia, is tracking southward at 02 knots.

Tropical storm 10w (Linfa), located approximately 292 nm east of Manila, Philippines, is tracking southwestward at 07 knots

NewsBytes:

China, Update - More than 20 million people in 20 provinces have been affected, with 108 dead and 21 missing. And more than one million people have been evacuated and roughly 44,000 houses have collapsed. Some of the worst-affected areas are in Hunan, Sichuan and Fujian. Torrential rain started to sweep across the Yangtze River, Huai River and Tai Lake regions last Friday, with a 210,000 sq km area recording 50mm of falls since then. The Tai Lake area has received an average of 112mm of rain and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River 110mm.

Nepal - Two people died and one went missing in floods triggered by heavy rains in Ilam and Morang districts on Wednesday. Floods and landslides also displaced hundreds of people, destroyed large areas of farmland and disrupted vehicular movement in several other districts.