Sunday 23 August 2020

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms – Roundup of Tropical Storms:

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In the Atlantic Ocean: Tropical Storm Laura is located about 95 mi…150 km e of Port au Prince Haiti and about 110 mi…175 km se of Cap Haitian Haiti with maximum sustained winds…45 mph…75 km/h. Present movement…wnw or 285 degrees at 18 mph…30 km/h.

Tropical Storm Marco is located about 185 mi…295 km nw of the western tip of Cuba and about 395 mi…635 km sse of the mouth of the Mississippi river with maximum sustained winds…70 mph…110 km/h. Present movement…nnw or 335 degrees at 13 mph…20 km/h.

In the Western Pacific Ocean: Typhoon (ts) 09w (Bavi), located approximately 548 nm south-southwest of Chenhae, South Korea, is tracking northeastward at 07 knots.

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NewsBytes:

Turkey – Four people lost their lives in floods in Turkey’s northeastern Black Sea region. 11 more are still reported as missing. Roads to 118 villages were closed. lood waters caused vehicles in Dereli to drift and buildings were also destroyed in the area.

China – Yangtze River’s fifth flood of this year has smoothly passed the Three Gorges Dam after pushing the reservoir’s water level to a record high. The water level at the Three Gorges reservoir started to recede after reaching 167.65 meters at 8 a.m. Saturday, the highest since the reservoir was built in 2003, according to the Changjiang Water Resources Commission.



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