Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Tropical Depression 15E is located about 245 mi...395 km SW of Acapulco Mexico and about 250 mi...400 km S of Lazaro Cardenas Mexico with maximum sustained winds...35 mph...55 km/h. Present movement...NNW or 335 degrees at 1 mph...2 km/h.

NewsBytes:

Pakistan, India - Floods and landslides in Pakistan, and the Indian-administered and Pakistan-administered parts of Kashmir have claimed the lives of at least 441 people. So far, 241 have died in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. At least 200 people have been killed in India, officials said.

Around 2600 villages have been affected in Jammu and Kashmir, out of which 390 villages in Kashmir are completely submerged. According to the Home Ministry of India, several thousand villages across the state have been hit and 350 villages are submerged by the floods.

According to the Pakistani and Indian troops, they have evacuated more than 60,000 people. Pakistani and Indian troops have been using boats and helicopters to drop food supplies for stranded families and evacuate victims.

Authorities in Pakistan say the floods, which began September 3, are the worst since massive flooding killed 1,700 people in 2010.