Storms and Floods

Flooding in New Zealand

Flooding has forced two main South Island roads to close, as heavy rain continues to ravage parts of the island. A one-lane bridge over the Wanganui River at Harihari on the West Coast has been washed away, cutting off State Highway 6.

Tropical Cyclone Dumile

Tropical Cyclone Dumlie forms in the Indian Ocean and is located 565 nm north of La Reunion. TC Dumile is forecast to strike Reunion as a tropical cyclone at about 18:00 on 3 January. The maximum Storm surge height is expected to be 0.1m in Voloina, Madagascar.

Tropical Cyclone Freda

TC Freda weakens after passing over New Caledonia.

Storms and Floods

Landslide in Colombia

Bodies of five victims have been discovered. At least 20 people are still expected to be buried under the debris. Seven people were injured and a number of vehicles buried in mud.

Landslide occurred road between the cities of Neiva and San Vicente del Caguán to the south-west of the capital of Colombia.

Tropical Cyclone Freda located approximately 465 nm northwest of Noumea, New Caledonia.

Snowstorm in Boston, United States

Snow emergency declared in parts of Massachusetts, Boston.

A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for most of eastern Massachusetts.

Flooding in central Greece

One person reported to be killed in rainstorm in Vathylakos of Karditsa in central Greece.

Due to overflow of Sperchios river, over 4 million square meters have flooded near Lamia, in central Greece.

Around 200 roma people are living in evacuation center.

A river has also overflown at Kalamos, north of Athens.

A state of calamity has been declared in 11 towns of Capiz, in the Philippines that suffered from flooding due to Typhoon Quinta.

Calamity declared towns are Panay, Pontevedra, Panitan, Maayon, Sigma, Mambusao, Dumarao, Dumalag, Tapaz, Cuartero and Dao.

Storms and Floods

Tropical Cyclone Freda brought heavy rainfall to the Solomon Islands and is currently churning over the open Coral Sea.