Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Tropical Depression 01w (One), located approximately approximately 08 nm northeast of Mactan, Philippines, is tracking west-northwestward at 07 knots.

Newsbytes:

Thailand - Flash flooding in southern Thailand have claimed the lives of at least 19 people and affected more than 700,000 people over the past week. Thailand's Meteorological Department has forecast outbreaks of heavy to very heavy rain for 13 provinces for two more days.

Nevada, USA - Hundreds of homes were evacuated in northern Nevada, and stranded motorists were pulled from cars stuck on flooded Northern California roads as thunderstorms arrived as part of a massive winter storm that could be the biggest to slam the region in more than a decade. In Nevada, emergency officials voluntarily evacuated a total of 1 300 homes in a south Reno neighborhood Sunday afternoon as the Truckee River began to leave its banks and drainage ditches started to overflow south of U.S. Interstate 80. No injuries had been reported, but high waters forced the closure of numerous area roads, a series of bridges in downtown Reno.

South Africa - Zimbabweans trying to cross the border illegally were among five people who died and five were rescued during flash floods in Limpopo, police said on Sunday.