Storms and Floods

Major Sandstorm Headed to the United Arab Emirates

A major sandstorm is expected to hit the UAE this weekend. The storm is expected to create a visibility of less than 500 meters.

The sandstorm was expected to erupt in Iraq and travel through Kuwait to hit the UAE on Friday, gripping the country for two days. Wind speeds of 25-35 knots are expected. In Saudi Arabia, too, a government met centre warned that the kingdom would be hit by extreme climatic conditions over the coming three days. On an average, the UAE faces between 8 and 10 severe sandstorms each year. In many cases these sandstorms can last for several hours or sometimes even the whole day, bring traffic to a standstill, forcing places of work and school to close and significantly increasing the number of hospitalizations.

Tropical Cyclone Twenty-one was located approximately 200 nm south-southwest of Diego Garcia in the South Indian Ocean.

Storms and Floods

Thousands of people have been evacuated in the Philippines ahead of the powerful typhoon Bopha expected to hit the island nation on 4 December.

A powerful cyclone caused disruption in air traffic between Kamchatka peninsula in Russia's Far East and the rest of the country. The air traffic was expected to be interrupted until Monday. This is the seventh cyclone that hit the peninsula in the last four weeks. Heavy snowfall also caused disruption in road traffic and short-time breaks in electricity supply. The risk of avalanches in mountainous regions has been raised also.

Cyclone from the Balkans moves to Ukraine, weather to worsen.

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Tropical Storm Ernesto drenches Jamaica and heads for Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.

Tropical Storm Florence weakens in the Atlantic.

Tropical Cyclone Damrey floods Liaoning and Hebei provinces in north-east China.

Heavy rains bring floods to Scotland and south-western England.

Tornado hits northern Yorkshire in England.

 

Storms

Tornado hits south-eastern Missouri, USA killing 3 people in mobile home.

Severe storms with torrential rains and cyclone wind speeds cause havoc in New South Wales, Australia. The army is called in to assist storm victims.

Cyclone hits Tripura, India causing widespread damage, with one person dying and numerous others injured.