Storms and Floods

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NewsBytes:

Bangladesh - Lightning strikes during thunderstorms have claimed lives of at least 33 people in 12 districts of Bangladesh. Five people died in Sirajganj and Rajshahi each, and four in Pabna, Kishoreganj and Brahmanbarhia. Two people died in Dhaka, Gazipur, Bogra and Natore each, and one each died in Habiganj, Naogaon and Niphamar.

Ethiopia - Flash floods have displaced 120,000 people in Ethiopia and a total of almost half a million are expected to be affected this year, sparking another weather-related crisis in the country already experiencing severe drought. Data from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) showed 119,711 people in six provinces had been displaced by last month's "exceptional" flooding. Some of the affected regions had already been hard hit by food shortages, it said. River and flash floods caused by Ethiopia's "belg" rains which run from February to April are likely to affect a total of 485,610 people this year, UNOCHA said. According to the agency, these floods are hampering the deliveries of food aid in the East African nation.

Malaysia - Flash floods hit several key roads in the Klang Valley yesterday, leaving hundreds of cars trapped in Kuala Lumpur and in Petaling Jaya following a heavy downpour in the evening.

Malta - The sea flooded Msida Square round the Workers' Monument this morning in an event which is infrequent but not rare. The flooding is caused by meteorological conditions. It last occurred in 2012.

Tajikistan - Heavy rains in Tajikistan have caused floods and mudslides that have damaged homes and led to the evacuation of hundreds of people across the country. The floods damaged more than 1,000 homes overnight in several villages near the capital.