Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the Western Pacific: Tropical depression 02w (Two), located approximately 203 nm south-southeast of Andersen AFB, is tracking west-southwestward at 09 knots.

In the Southern Hemisphere: Tropical cyclone 07s (Cebile), located approximately 1177 nm south-southeast of Diego Garcia, is tracking westward at 13 knots. This is the final warning for this long-lived system.

Tropical cyclone (tc) 09p (Gita), located approximately 110 nm west-southwest of Avata, Samoa, is tracking eastward at 14 knots.

Newsbytes:

Borneo - The flood situation in Selangau is the worst in 15 years, with over 1,000 people displaced from their homes. The hardest hit area are Nanga Tajam, Batang Mukah and Ulu Arip, with longhouses severely inundated and road access cut off.

Argentina - Heavy flooding across parts of South America claimed at least six lives after a deluge lasting days. In footage that has emerged from Argentina, a man narrowly escaped death when the ground he was walking on collapsed just a second after he stepped over it. The incident happened on the banks of the River Pilcomayo in northern Argentina as the waters rose to seven metres in places. The deluge has affected more than 60,000 people in the region, said Argentinian authorities. Meanwhile, Bolivia’s Deputy Minister of Civil Defence said that at least 50,000 people in seven of the country’s nine departments have been left homeless. The worst-affected areas are near the southern border with Argentina and Paraguay.