Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the Atlantic Ocean: Tropical Storm Bret is located about 45 mi...70 km nne of Aruba and about 125 mi...200 km ene of nthrn tip of Quajira pnsula Colombia with maximum sustained winds...45 mph...75 km/h. Present movement...w or 270 degrees at 18 mph...30 km/h.

Tropical Storm Cindy is located about 675 mi...1090 km e of the Lesser Antilles with maximum sustained winds...60 mph...95 km/h. Present movement...wnw or 300 degrees at 15 mph...24 km/h.

NewsBytes:

Nigeria -At least 116 houses and numerous vehicles have been submerged following flash floods that hit Trademore Estate in Abuja. The rain which started around 9 am on June 23 caused a traffic jam as residents were trapped in their houses. No loss of life has been reported yet.

Germany - Storms and heavy rain across a large swath of Germany flooded roads and forced the closure of some major railway routes on Friday, but there was no immediate word of any injuries. In the western city of Duisburg, the fire service said it rescued several people from cars that got stuck on flooded streets. Shops were flooded and streets inundated in the northern city of Braunschweig, and there were similar reports from Kassel. In Hattersheim, near Frankfurt, trees fell on houses and cars. Germany's national railway operator, Deutsche Bahn, said that the main line between Hamburg and Berlin was closed because of storm damage, as was a major north-south route between Kassel and Goettingen.