Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the Atlantic Ocean: Tropical Storm Rina is located about 880 mi...1420 km E of Bermuda and about 1370 mi...2200 km WSW of the Azores with maximum sustained winds...40 mph...65 km/h. Present movement...n or 5 degrees at 12 mph...19 km/h.

In the Western Pacific Ocean: Tropical Depression 29w (Twenty-nine), located approximately 183 nm south of Bangkok, Thailand, is tracking northwestward at 05 knots.

Newsbytes:

Vietnam - The death toll from typhoon Damrey has risen to at least 61 people, with more than 28 missing. The typhoon caused extensive damage to the country's south-central region ahead of a summit that will draw leaders from around the world, the government said Monday. The Vietnam Disaster Management Authority said in a statement that widespread flooding was reported in the region and that more than 116,000 homes have been destroyed or damaged. The missing include nine crew members of cargo ships that sank off the coast of Khanh Hoa province.

Philippines - Floods continued to rise in the provinces of Isabela and Cagayan on Monday, submerging 500 low-lying villages due to monsoon rains in the areas for the past three days. ight bridges — Gucab, Bintacan, Cabiseria 8, Alicaocao, Santo Tomas-Cabagan, Cabagan-Santa Maria, Annafunan and Murong in Isabela — were impassable due to rising waters, isolating interior villages.