Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the Western Pacific Ocean: Tropical Depression 11w (Son-Tinh), located approximately 181 nm northeast of Hanoi, Vietnam, is tracking north-northwestward at 06 knots.

Tropical Depression (td) 12w (Ampil), located approximately 433 nm west of Inchon, South Korea, is tracking north-northwestward at 15 knots.

Tropical depression (td) 13w (Thirteen), located approximately 308 nm north-northeast of Taipei, Taiwan, is tracking north-northwestward at 19 knots.

Tropical storm 14w (Wukong), located approximately 437 nm northeast of Minami Tori Shima, is tracking northward at 08 knots.

Tropical depression (td) 15w (Fifteen), located approximately 432 nm southwest of Iwo To, Japan, is tracking northward at 07 knots.

In the Central Pacific Ocean: Invest 92L is an area of disturbed weather in the central Pacific that has the potential for further tropical development.

NewsBytes:

India - Five people were washed away in flash floods while they were taking bath in Cauvery at Reddiyur, near Mettur, on Sunday. By dusk, the rescue teams managed to recovere the bodies of four.

Philippines - Tropical depression Josie is on its way out of the country but will continue to induce heavy rain over the western sections of Luzon and Visayas today. At least five people have died and more than 700,000 were affected by days of heavy rain, which caused flooding and landslides, the Philippine authorities said yesterday.