Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the Western Pacific Ocean: Tropical storm 11w (Son-Tinh), located approximately 173 nm southeast of Hanoi, Vietnam, is tracking eastward at 04 knots.

Tropical Storm (td) 12w (Ampil), located approximately 130 nm northwest of Kadena AFB, Okinawa, Japan, is tracking northwestward at 21 knots.

Tropical depression (td) 13w (Thirteen), located approximately 239 nm southeast of Taipei, Taiwan, is tracking northeastward at 15 knots.

Tropical storm 14w (Fourteen), located approximately 338 nm east of Minami Tori Shima, is tracking north-northeastward at 08 knots.

Tropical depression (td) 15w (Fifteen), located approximately 277 nm north-northwest of Ulithi, is tracking north-northwestward at 14 knots.

In the Eastern Pacific Ocean: Invest 90E is an area of disturbed weather in the eastern Pacific that has the potential for further tropical development.

NewsBytes:

India - The death toll in rain-related incidents in Kerala has gone up to 41 since the onset of monsoon on 29 May. As many as 1.18 lakh people have taken refuge in 606 relief camps across Kerala, as rains continued to batter several parts of the state.

Vietnam - At least 10 people have died after floods spurred by Typhoon rains struck central and northern Vietnam, authorities said on Saturday. Typhoon Son Tinh - the third tropical storm to hit Vietnam since the start of the year - made landfall on Wednesday night, damaging infrastructure and crops through Thanh Hoa and Nghe An provinces. Heavy rains have continued in the wake of the typhoon, unleashing floods and landslides across vast areas of the country, including in the capital Hanoi.