Tuesday, 8 March 2016

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

No current tropical storms.

NewsBytes:

Ghana - Severe rainstorm in Yendi Municipality in Ghana has injured two children and made around 942 homeless with damage to 93 households and two mosques, with the hardest hit in Guntintle and Madina, suburbs of Yendi.

Serbia - Heavy rain and flooding have forced the authorities to declare an emergency situation in the Cacak, Lucani and Arilje municipalities in Serbia. At least 15 people have been evacuated after the River Cemernica broke its banks in Preljine near Cacak. The floods also caused power cuts in some areas in the centre of Cacak.

California - Flash flood watches, high surf conditions, hail, fierce winds, and evacuations leave Californians scrambling for high ground in many areas. Heavy rains, hail and gusty winds rocked much of California on Sunday as a strong late winter storm passed through. Thousands of people lost power throughout the day during the blast, hundreds of others had to be evacuated. In Southern California, the line of thunderstorms continued on into Monday with severe thunderstorm warnings in place for many areas, including Long Beach, Glendale, and Pomona.

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