Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the Western Pacific: Tropical depression 01w (One), located approximately 112 nm south-southeast of Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam, is tracking westward at 08 knots.

Newsbytes:

Thailand - The southern region isn’t out of danger yet as the death toll continues to rise from massive flooding and heavy rain is forecast for throughout the week. Flash flood and landslide warnings were issued Monday for the southern region due to stronger monsoon conditions, just four days after officials said the situation was returning to normal. The worst flooding in a decade has inundated 12 southern provinces since the beginning of the year, killing at least 43 people and affecting more than 1.6 million people.

South Africa - A parching drought that has threatened wildlife with starvation and thirst in South Africa’s Kruger National Park for several years has been broken by downpours. While the cloudbursts brought flash floods that swamped roads in the park, rangers say the rainfall also breathed life into the world-famous refuge. Waterholes and rivers have filled up again, and it is hopeed that this is just the start of a good rainfall season.