Thursday, 27 June 2013

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms

Tropical storm Cosme was located about 495 mi (795 km) WSW of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Large swells generated by Cosme are affecting portions of the Pacific coast of Mexico from near Acapulco to Los Mochis and the southern Baja California peninsula.

Other News:

Torrential rains slammed Illinois and other Midwest states on Wednesday, triggering flash flood warnings and causing flight cancellations, commuter train delays and road closings. Up to 5 inches of rain fell in some places and the National Weather Service warned residents in the region to brace for more downpours and possibly severe thunderstorms Wednesday night.

Landslide in Kalikot district in Nepal has claimed the lives of two people and injured one other. Another landslide at Sawadin VDC-7 in Taplejung district has claimed the life of one person.

Thousands of people have been evacuated in Paraguay after heavy rains caused flooding and the overflowing of the Parana River which rose to 6 metres above normal levels.

Heavy rainfall battered southwestern Manitoba in Canada Tuesday night and into Wednesday, with some areas seeing flash-flooding for the second time since the weekend. Parts of Brandon saw flash-flooding in streets with power outages.

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