Thursday, 9 May 2013

Storms and Floods

Sri Lanka Floods


Heavy torrential rains over the past few days have left 90,000 people affected by floods in Sri Lanka's Western province around the capital Colombo, but there was no cyclone threat, authorities said.


Bangladesh


Cyclone injures 100 people in B'baria. A devastating cyclone damaged more than hundreds of houses and injured more than 100 people in the district Wednesday while lightning strikes claimed the lives of at least four people.


Other News:


Heavy sandstorm in Al Qasseem, Saudi Arabia has turned day into night. The sandstorm reduced visibility and brought traffic to a standstill.


A state of disaster is declared due to flooding in 19 counties in Michigan, USA.


Cyclonic storms with lightning and rains have claimed the lives of at least seven people in Tripura, India. At least 20 people were injured by lightning strikes.


At least three people died when a house collapsed due to heavy rain in Hunan Province, China.

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