Saturday, 2 May 2020

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms – Roundup of Tropical Storms:

There are no current tropical storms.

NewsBytes:

Ecuador – Extreme flooding in the Ecuadoran Amazon has caused widespread disarray along the banks of the Bobonaza River, all amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past couple of weeks, the surging water levels have left hundreds homeless, washing away homes, schools, crops, animals and a bridge in the Sarayaku indigenous community. The floods have also affected the Pacayaku and Teresa Mama indigenous communities.

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Yemen – Heavy rains and floods in Yemen since mid-April are affecting 150,000 people, said the UN on Friday. Homes, shelters, roads and bridges were damaged, water supplies polluted, and basic services such as electricity cut because of the disaster. The capital city of Sanaa is the most affected city by the disaster and there has been electricity cut since April 21 in Aden. Underlining that polluted water sources increase the risk of malaria and cholera epidemic, more than 110,000 suspicious cholera cases have been detected in Yemen since January this year.

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