Storms and Floods

Tropical Cyclone Peta

-A cyclone warning is issued in coastal areas from Port Hedland to Dampier, including Karratha.

-Peta brings heavy rain to the Pilbara - Astonishing rainfall in the Pilbara region of Western Australia has doubled the water in one of the state's dams in just 24 hours.

Tropical Cyclone Garry

-The Cook Islands are currently on cyclone alert.

Flooding in Egyam, Ghana

-Recent floods killed a woman and her two grand-children in Egyam in the Ahanta West District of Ghana.

-An eighth months baby was also washed away in Accra.

-Heavy rainstorms destroyed 25 houses and also affected Sekondi-Takoradi.

Storms and Floods

Flooding in Mozambique

-Mozambique officials have started evacuating 55,000 people from flood disaster zones.

-The south and the centre of Mozambique have been placed under red alert.

-High water levels in the Limpopo and Inkomati rivers are predicted to flood the town of Chokwe.

-Emergency disaster preparedness teams are already in place and motorboats have been dispatched to the area to move people to safe ground.

-Floods in Mozambique and northern parts of South Africa have killed at least 20 people over the past week.

Tropical Cyclone Oswald

-As of 12:00 UTC, TC Oswald was located 155 nm east-northeast of Mornington Island, Australia.

-North Queensland is on flood alert as tropical cyclone Oswald dumps torrential rain on the region.

-The Department of Fire and Emergency Services has issued a blue alert and a natural disaster warning has been issued for communities between De Grey and Mardie including Port Hedland, South Hedland, Whim Creek, Roebourne, Wickham, Point Samson, Karratha and Dampier.

-A cyclone watch has also been issued for the people from Mardie to Onslow.

Tropical Cyclone Garry

-As of 12:00 UTC, TC Garry was located 85 nm northeast of Pago Pago, American Samoa.

-Storm and strong wind warnings remain in place for Samoa.

Tropical Cyclone Peta forms off Western Australia's Pilbara coast approximately 235 nm east-northeast of Learmonth, Australia.

Avalanche in Himachal Pradesh, India

-Avalanche in Sangla valley in Himachal Pradesh killed 35 yaks.

-Heavy snowfall hit Sangla Valley in Kinnaur district last week.

Storms and Floods

Flooding in Mindanao, Philippines

-Three killed and 2 others missing due to flooding in Mindanao region of the Philippines.

-Fatalities are from Misamis Oriental and San Miguel village in Tagum City.

-Floods have affected around 27,000 people in Davao del Norte, ComVal, and some villages in Davao City.

-Roads and bridges in Davao del Norte and Davao Oriental were also impassable.

-Davao city has declared 15 areas under a state of calamity (emergency) granting PHP 53.5 million in calamity funds.

 

Tropical Cyclone Garry

-As of 12:00 UTC, TC Garry was located 200 nm north-northwest of Pago Pago, American Samoa.

-Samoa has issued warnings for the whole country.

-Cyclone Garry is forecast to pass within 96 km of Tutuila, the main island of American Samoa.

Tropical Cyclone Oswald

-As of 12:00 UTC, TC Oswald was located 90 nm east-northeast of Mornington Island, Australia.

-Oswald, a category 1 cyclone formed in the southeastern Gulf of Carpentaria.

-A cyclone warning is in place for coastal communities from Karumba to the tip of Cape York, including Mornington Island. Oswald is forecast to make landfall between Weipa and Kowanyama.

Monsoon Floods in Jakarta

-Death toll from the recent Jakarta monsoon floods has risen to 26 people.

-The floods have displaced more than 100,000 people.

Six Die in Limpopo Floods

-Six people have died after the Limpopo river in northern South Africa burst its banks.

-The river, being the boundary between Zimbabwe and South Africa is crossed on foot by Zimbabwean economic refugees to gain illegal entry to South Africa - seeking a better life for themselves and their families.