Tropical Storms
In the Western Pacific:
Typhoon Utor is located approximately 236 nm south-southeastward of Hong Kong. Utor is expected to move inland near Zhanjiang, China. Intensification is expected as upper-level diffluence remains favourable. Additionally, the chance remains for the system to intensify more than currently forecast pending interaction with an upper-level low analyzed over southern China.
Sinkhole Opens Under Florida Resort
A resort complex in Florida has partially fallen into a sinkhole, the latest such incident in the state.
All 105 people staying at the Summer Bay Resort in Clermont, near Disney World, were safely evacuated when the ground gave way on Sunday night.
By Monday morning, nearly a third of the complex had collapsed into a sinkhole up to 100ft (30m) in diameter.
Much of Florida straddles a system of limestone caverns that are subject to water erosion, causing them to cave in.
In March, a sinkhole beneath a house in the suburbs of Tampa, swallowed a man who was in his bed. His body was never recovered.
Landslides in Nepal
Landslides at different places in Khimti VDC of Ramechhap district in Nepal have claimed the lives of at least seven people.
Landslides around 2 am Tuesday morning at Khimti-4 and Khimti-3 claimed four lives including three of a single family.
Another three died in another landslide and flooding in Katunje village. Two others are reported to be missing.
Altogether six people have gone missing.
Another Landslide in Rukum district in Nepal has buried at least five houses and displaced around 49 families.
NewsBytes
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