Tuesday 19 April 2016

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Tropical cyclone (tc) 19s (Fantala), located approximately 774 nm northwest of Port Louis, Mauritius, and is tracking east-southeastward at 04 knots.

NewsBytes:

Texas, USA - At least five people were killed and hundreds more were evacuated from their homes in Houston, TX, as torrential rains and flooding prompted prompted authorities to declare a state of emergency across the city on Monday. Thousands of homes and local businesses were left without power.

Indonesia - Rain-triggered floods and landslides left six villagers missing in West Papua in eastern Indonesia.

Afghanistan - At least 38 people have lost their lives due to heavy rains accompanied by flash floods in northern parts of Afghanistan. Afghan officials said on Monday that the deaths were reported in the country’s northern provinces of Takhar, Badghis and Samangan during flash floods that began Sunday night.

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