Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms – Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the Atlantic Ocean: Tropical Storm Gonzalo is located about 645 mi…1040 km e of the southern Windward islands with maximum sustained winds…60 mph…95 km/h. Present movement…w or 275 degrees at 14 mph…22 km/h.

Tropical Storm Hanna is located about 315 mi…510 km ese of Corpus Christi Texas with maximum sustained winds…40 mph…65 km/h. Present movement…wnw or 290 degrees at 9 mph…15 km/h.

In the Eastern Pacific Ocean: Hurricane Douglas is located about 1010 mi…1630 km ese of Hilo Hawaii with maximum sustained winds…130 mph…215 km/h. Present movement…wnw or 295 degrees at 18 mph…30 km/h.

NewsBytes:

India – The erratic floods in Assam have killed four more people, taking the death tally to 93. Officials said unlike most years, the water level across the flood-hit districts has been rising and ebbing frequently over the past two months. The affected people have consequently been moving back and forth between their now-submerged-now-liveable houses and the makeshift camps on higher grounds. The damage of 212 embankments along the banks of the Brahmaputra and its major tributaries like Jia Bharali, Beki and Sonkosh has been complicating the situation this time. Water resources experts said most of Assam’s embankments, in the first place an ill-advised step taken after India’s independence, have become too old to withstand the force of large volumes of water. Their poor maintenance has also been an issue, they said.

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