Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the Eastern Pacific Ocean: Hurricane Barbara is located about 1475 mi...2375 km e of Hilo Hawaii and about 1510 mi...2430 km w of the southern tip of Baja California with maximum sustained winds...80 mph...130 km/h. Present movement...nw or 305 degrees at 12 mph...19 km/h.

NewsBytes:

Japan - Heavy rain caused flooding and mudslides in southern Japan on Thursday, injuring four people, damaging dozens of homes and leaving hundreds of others without power. One person was missing and possibly was buried under the same mudslide where another had been confirmed dead earlier. The casualties occurred in the hardest-hit southern prefecture of Kagoshima. Nearly 80 houses were damaged in Kagoshima and the two other southern prefectures of Miyazaki and Kumamoto. About 1,700 houses were without power. Rainfall since the weekend has exceeded 1 meter (yard) in areas, he said, and cautioned residents against landslide risks and urged them to stay up to date with weather reports. More than 1 million residents had been advised to evacuate to shelters.

India - Eighteen people have died and six others missing after heavy rainfall caused a dam breach which flooded a village in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. Houses were swept away as flood waters engulfed Tiware Bhendwadi village. Maharashtra has seen torrential rains over the past week. Floods have also caused wall collapses in many parts of the state, causing several deaths. The state capital Mumbai was also submerged this week, causing 18 deaths and plunging the city - India's financial capital - into chaos.