Monday, 9 June 2014

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms

No current tropical storms.

NewsBytes:

India - 24 students from a college in Hyderabad have been swept away by a sudden surge of water in Himachal Pradesh. A search is on for the missing students following the surge of the Beas river in the Kullu valley. One state official said the surge was a result of water being released from an upstream dam. The students had reportedly left a bus to take photographs when the surge occurred.

Afghanistan - The death toll in the Afghanistan floods has risen to more than 100 with another 100 injured. The flash floods have completely destroyed around 850 houses across several villages and damaged more than 1,000. All the roads leading to Gazargah-e-Noor district have been destroyed or badly damaged.

Colorado, USA - The Storm Prediction Centre reported that 8 tornadoes touched down in Colorado near Denver on Sunday. One, near the town of FairPlay damaged several trailer homes.

Lake george tornado

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