Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

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NewsBytes:

British Columbia, Canada - A state of emergency has been declared in a first Nations community on Vancouver Island after rising water levels threatened to flood as many as two dozen homes. The Somass River has been swollen due to heavy downpours leading tp a sandbagging operation in the area.

Britain - Rain and storms soaked the northern U.K. this weekend, prompting evacuations, severe flood warnings and the arrival of the army in the worst-hit areas. Storm Desmond dumped more than 10 inches of rain on some areas in England, including the northwestern county of Cumbria, while other rain-battered regions such as North Wales got more than seven inches.

Paraguay - Heavy floods have rocked Asuncion just days after major thunderstorms caused damage in the region and impacted thousands of people. 1 500 families were evacuated.

Wildfires

Bushfire emergency declared in the Clarence Valley, New South Wales, Australia.

Lightning sparks several wildfires across British Columbia, Canada.

New wildfire burning in the forests in northern California. Thousands of rural residents told to evacuate.

Wildfire on the Greek Island of Chios has burned thousands of acres of pristine, old forest.

 

Floods

Floods in British Columbia, Canada. 1 200 homes evacuated.

Landslide on Mount Elgon in Uganda carries away three villages. 18 people confirmed dead. as many as 400 may still be buried in the mud.