Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms

In the Western Pacific:

Typhoon Neoguri is located approximately 131 nm southwest of Camp Fuji, Japan. The final advisory has been issued on this system. The system will be closely monitored for signs of regeneration.

Tropical storm Nine is located approximately 224 nm east-southeast of Andersen AFB, Guam.

NewsBytes:

Brazil - Record floods in Brazil bring chaos to Amazon towns. For more than a month, Careiro da Varzea in the Brazilian state of Amazonas has been under water in one of the worst floods on record.

It is one of almost 40 areas in Amazonas in an emergency situation or a state of calamity affecting more than 300,000 people. Water pours through wooden bungalows in river communities, standing stagnant on the floors of their homes, bringing waterborne diseases and making access difficult without a boat. Since the end of last year, heavy rains have pushed the Rio Negro, which flows into the Amazon, to emergency levels.

Meanwhile, the biggest tributary of the Amazon, the Rio Madeira, reached record heights and caused the worst flooding in a century across more remote parts of north-west Brazil and northern Bolivia. Experts say the water is expected to remain until the middle of July before eventually subsiding, leaving those who live on the river to rebuild their vulnerable homes.

More than 60 people have died in Bolivia as a result of the floods, and in Brazil there have been deaths from bacterial infections such as leptospirosis. The population lives with polluted water for more than 30, 40 days inside their home and this has serious consequences for their health, especially for children. Residents improvise by laying down wooden planks as make-shift bridges, but the elderly struggle.