Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms

Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Tropical Storm Bertha was located about 400 mi...640 km SSW of Halifax Nova Scotia and about 815 mi...1315 km SW of Cape Race Newfoundland. Bertha is moving toward the northeast near 28 mph...44 km/h...and this general motion is expected to continue through Thursday.

Surf and swells generated by Bertha will affect portions of the United States East Coast from North Carolina to southern New England today. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.

Typhoon Halong is located approximately 255 nm southeast of Kadena AB, Okinawa, and is tracking north-northeastward at 07 knots.

Typhoon Halong has claimed the lives of at least 10 people and injured 2 others in South Korea.

Tropical Depression Genevieve is located about 930 mi (1495 km) SW of Honolulu, Hawaii.

Hurricane Iselle has reached Category 4 status and is located about 1245 mi (2005 km) E of Hilo, Hawaii.

Tropical storm Julio is located about 900 mi (1445 km) SW of the southern tip of Baja California.

NewsBytes:

Cambodia - Flooding in the southern Kandal province in Cambodia has claimed the lives of eight people. The flooding hit seven Cambodian provinces along the Mekong River and Tonle Sap Lake. More than 4, 000 families have been evacuated from their submerged homes to higher ground.

India - Flash flood in the Kotli district of Jammu and Kashmir has claimed the lives of three brothers after they were washed away in the floodwaters of a local stream.

Sudan - Heavy rain and flooding in Sudan have claimed the lives of at least 17 people over the past five days. Flooding has displaced 42,000 people over the past week in Unity state’s Mayom county, with Khartoum being most affected.

Japan - A landslide in Anan, Tokushima Prefecture in Japan has claimed the life of a person. Around 550,000 people have been ordered to evacuate in the Kochi, Tokushima and Ehime regions after the deadly mudslide.

Nepal - Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall have swept away four houses at Nayakbada-2, Jiri in the Jajarkot district of Nepal. Properties worth millions of rupees have been damaged in the landslides.