Thursday, 8 August 2013

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms

In the Eastern Pacific:

Tropical storm Henriette is located about 1235 mi (1985 km) E of Hilo, Hawaii.

In the Western Pacific:

Tropical depression Mangkhut is located 77 south-southwestward of Hanoi, Vietnam. It made landfall 80nm south of Hanoi and has started to rapidly erode. It is forecast to continue to tracking west-northwest across northern Vietnam and into northern Laos, all while continuing to weaken as the land interaction from the rugged terrain dissipates the system in the next 24 hours. The last advisory has been issued on this system.

Other News:

A heavy storm in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland has claimed life of a man. More than 29,000 lightning strikes hit within four hours. Storm damages have been reported in the Zurich region and in eastern Switzerland. Winds of more than 100 km/hr hit the Zurich and St Gallen areas. Railway services have been also affected including Lausanne-Geneva rail line.

Lightning storm in Bavaria, Germany killed 250 piglets and damaged several houses/

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