Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:
In the Southern Hemisphere: Tropical cyclone (tc) 06s (Kenanga), located approximately 808 nm east-southeast of Diego Garcia, is tracking southwestward at 08 knots.
NewsBytes:
Turkey - The Aegean resort town of Bodrum in southwestern Turkey’s Muğla province was pounded with heavy rains that flooded many houses and businesses and left the town underwater on Dec. 16. Electricity and water grids were also damaged in the town.
Thailand - Floods have ravaged three southern provinces over the past few days, leaving behind widespread damage and one person missing. More rain is forecast. The hard-hit provinces are Nakhon Si Thammarat, Surat Thani and Phatthalung, according to the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department. The department estimated that the floods had disrupted the lives of more than 166,000 people in the three southern provinces since Saturday.
USA - The Eastern and Southern US have been having a wet December with many areas registering floods.
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