Monday 25 April 2016

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Tropical cyclone (tc) 20p (Amos), located approximately 134 nm east of Pago Pago, American Samoa, and is tracking east-southeastward at 12 knots.

NewsBytes:

China - A coal mine flooded in northern China on Monday, leaving 11 miners missing.

India - Rain, hail and windstorms continue to hit the North East region of the Indian subcontinent, causing landslides and floods affecting thousands of people in the region. Also, heavy rainfall has damaged many houses and caused flooding in low-lying villages in Manipur, officials said on Sunday. Incessant rainfall has also led to mud slips, damage to retaining walls, power infrastructures, houses, road blockage, drainage blockage etc.

China - China Meteorological Administration (CMA) and the Ministry of Water Resources on Sunday evening jointly issued a warning for mountain floods from Sunday night to Monday night. The floods are expected to hit the southeastern part of Tibet, the eastern part of Guangdong and, in particular, the western part of Yunnan.

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