Drought in India
India may be heading for another bumper grain harvest, if the first forecast for this year’s monsoon proves correct, but the rain may be too little – and too late – for southern and western states already parched by the worst drought in four decades.
The unprecedented drought situation in the region has pushed wild animals to come out of their habitat in search of water.
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.
Flooding in Davao City, Philippines
One killed and more than 8,000 people displaced due to flooding in Davao del Norte.
Floods also damaged houses in Magatos village, in Asuncion.
At least 12 villages close to Davao river are submerged in flood.
Cold front triggered flash floods in Davao areas. It is forecast to bring light to moderate rains over Mindanao.
Tropical Cyclone Garry forms in the Pacific approximately 270 nm northwest of Pago Pago, American Samoa.
Australia - Monsoon Starts Off With Cyclone Threat
The start of the monsoon had most Top Enders relieved as temperatures dropped yesterday. But with the monsoon came some severe weather and an upgraded cyclone warning, with the expectation of floods.
Karnataka, India is facing a drought and water levels in reservoirs across the Cauvery river basin have dropped due to insufficient rains, due to a weak monsoon.
Resilient Tropical Storm Nadine again becomes a hurricane in the Atlantic, circling toward the Azores.
In the eastern Pacific, Super Typhoon Jelawat is closing in on Okinawa, Japan.
Tropical Storm Norman forms in the Eastern Pacific and is expected to go ashore late today or early tomorrow on the western coast of Mexico,
422 people have been killed and nearly 3,000 have been injured during the season of heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan. About five million people have been affected by the resulting floods.
Six people, including a young girl and an elderly woman, have died in floods that overturned cars and forced hundreds from their homes in southern Spain. At least 600 people had to be evacuated from their homes in the Andalusia province.
A weak tornado touched down in western Pennsylvania, USA yesterday. Little damage.
A tornado swept through a fair ground in Gandia, a town in southern Spain, knocking down a Ferris wheel and injuring 35 people.
Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains in northeast India have claimed at least 26 lives, with eight other people missing. Nearly one million people have been displaced in Assam state alone, many sheltering in camps or beside roads.
As River Niger continues to overflow its banks due to the release of dam water from Cameroon, farmlands in Ibaji and other communities in Kogi East senatorial districts of Kogi state, Nigeria have been submerged.
Floods displace more than 15 000 people in northern Uganda.
Tens of thousands of people have been affected by floods in central, eastern and southern Chad. Thousands of hectares of crops have been destroyed as well as hundreds of houses.
Drought gives way to floods in Gujarat, India as the monsoon rains finally arrive.
