Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the Atlantic Ocean: Tropical Depression Eight is located about 310 mi...500 km NNE of the southeastern Bahamas and about 545 mi...875 km SW of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds...35 mph...55 km/h. Present movement...NNW or 335 degrees at 14 mph...22 km/h.

In the Eastern Pacific: Tropical Depression Jova is located about 345 mi...555 km WNW of Socorro island with maximum sustained winds...35 mph...55 km/h. Present movement...W or 270 degrees at 15 mph...24 km/h.

In the Western Pacific: Typhoon 14w (Banyan), located approximately 201 nm northwest of Wake Island, is tracking north-northwestward at 05 knots.

NewsBytes:

Nepal - Floods and landslides caused by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 25 people in the last two days across Nepal. Heavy rains have hit more than a dozen districts in the country's far eastern region as well as some areas in the west since Friday morning. Flooding has occurred across the densely populated lowlands that border India, while some remote districts in the hilly areas of the far east have been hit by landslides triggered by the monsoon rains. Floods triggered by heavy rainfall for the past two days have claimed the lives of nine people in Koshi zone of eastern Nepal. Floodwater inundated the entire Itahari Sub-Metropolitan City. More than 300 houses have been flooded after the water entered into the human settlements in Duhabi and Itahari. A red light has been light up at the Koshi Barrage after increase in water flow in the Saptakoshi River. The river recorded 192,300 cusec/per second water flow.

China - Thunderstorms lashed Beijing on Saturday, disrupting hundreds of flights at one of the world's largest airports, while authorities warned that rain and wind could cause landslides in the area where a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck this week.

Iran - The Friday flash floods triggered by heavy rains killed 12 people in the country's northeast, Iranian state TV reported Saturday. There are 38 people missing in Khorasan Razavi province.