Wednesday, 4 June 2014

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms

In the Eastern Pacific:

Tropical Depression Boris forms about 85 mi (140 km) East of Salina Cruz, Mexico with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (55 km/h). Boris is moving north at 5 mph (7km/h).

Boris is expected to produce additional rainfall amounts of 4 to 8 inches with isolated amounts of up to 10 inches over the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Chiapas.

NewsBytes:

Chile - Thousands of people have been left stranded in southern Chile after unusually intense rainfall this week caused flooding and caused rivers to burst their banks. Some communities are without drinking water or electricity and roads have been cut off in the southern regions of Los Rios, Biobio, Araucania, Los Lagos and Aysen. Around 4,000 people were estimated to be stranded and over 50,000 were without electricity. More rain is forecast for the area, which is where most of Chile's wood pulp industry is based. There were no reports of deaths or serious damage.

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