Thursday 14 January 2016

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

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Hurricane Pali is located about 1640 mi...2635 km SW of Honolulu Hawaii and about 1015 mi...1635 km SSW of Johnston Island with maximum sustained winds...45 mph...75 km/h. Present movement...SSW or 205 degrees at 7 mph...11 km/h.

Subtropical Storm Alex is located about 560 mi...905 km SSW of the Azores with maximum sustained winds...70 mph...110 km/h. Present movement...NNE or 20 degrees at 18 mph...30 km/h.

Alex is just the fourth Atlantic named storm to form in January since record keeping began in 1851.

NewsBytes:

France - The avalanche on Wednesday claimed the lives of two teenage pupils and a Ukrainian man in the French Alps. 17 other school children were saved after a mammoth rescue effort.

Australia - A severe storm in Sydney has claimed the life of at least one person and injured another on Thursday afternoon. The fierce winds, rain and hail struck Sydney causing delays and diversions at Sydney Airport.

Mozambique - Flooding triggered by heavy rainfall has claimed the lives of at least three people in Pemba in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. In Natite, several buildings are underwater due to flash floods.

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