Unprecedented Rainfall and Major Flooding Around the World

Несколько последних дней в новостях говорят про наводнения во Франции. Как обстоят дела в местности где находится шато? Как у Вас дела, Лора?

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The last few days in the news they talk about floods in France. How are things in the area where the Chateau? How You doing, Laura?
 
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Несколько последних дней в новостях говорят про наводнения во Франции. Как обстоят дела в местности где находится шато? Как у Вас дела, Лора?

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The last few days in the news they talk about floods in France. How are things in the area where the Chateau? How You doing, Laura?
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We are fine. We had a moderate amount of rain here but floods to the north and to the southeast.
 
Sun Aug 26, 2018 - Flood Toll in India's Kerala Rises to 445
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The death toll from devastating floods in the Southern Indian state of Kerala rose to 445 Sunday with the discovery of 28 more bodies as the waters recede and a massive cleanup gathers pace, according to government officials.

Around a million people are still packed into temporary relief camps and 15 are reported missing even as the government mounts an operation to clean homes and public places that have been filled with dirt and sand left by the floods, Channel News Asia reported.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a tweet said that more than 130,000 flood-hit houses had been cleaned, or nearly a third of those affected.

Authorities are also in the process of restoring electricity connections.

People returning to their homes have been told to stay alert as receding waters leave behind a glut of snakes. State authorities and wildlife experts have formed teams to come to the aid of those who have found snakes in their home, according to local media.

With death toll rising daily, Kerala authorities said "due process will be followed to ascertain if all these deaths are flood related".

A 68-year-old man committed suicide Wednesday after seeing the state of his home at Kothad in Ernakulam district. A 19-year-old boy took his own life earlier in the week because his school certificates were destroyed by the floods, police said.

The government says that more than 10,000 kilometres of roads have been destroyed or damaged while a legislator said 50,000 houses had been wiped out.
 
September 17, 2018 - Nigeria's disasters agency says 100 people killed in floods across 10 States
Nigeria's disasters agency says 100 people killed in floods across 10 states | Reuters


Floods in much of central and southern Nigeria have killed 100 people across 10 states, the country's emergency and disasters agency said on Monday.

Such flooding tends to occur every year in the rainy season, exacerbated by poor infrastructure and lack of planning to protect against inundation, but this year the destruction has been the worst since 2012.

“Based on the data available, 100 people have so far died in 10 states,” said Sani Datti, spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), following heavy rain over the past days.

He said a national disaster has been declared in four states - Kogi, Niger, Anambra and Delta, meaning the federal government had taken over the search, rescue and rehabilitation of victims.

Delta is an oil-producing state in the Niger Delta region, home to Africa’s biggest energy industry, where the Niger river fans into creeks before emptying into the Atlantic. There has been no reported impact on crude oil production from the floods.

Kogi and Niger are states in the centre of the country whereas the other two are in southern regions.

Floods partially submerged houses in Lokoja, capital of Kogi. The city lies at the confluence of the Benue and the Niger, Africa’s third-longest river, making it particularly vulnerable.

“The water started coming this month and after a while it appeared behind our houses and continued without let-up until last week when the water surrounded our houses,” said Angulu Atodo, a retiree in Lokoja.

“I didn’t have anywhere to go to. They carried us off to a place far away and we have been there without any food or anything.”

Around the city, residents used canoes to make their way between houses. Nearby, flood control walls being built by the government remained incomplete.

Flooding in recent years has left hundreds of thousands of people homeless in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest energy producer and most populous country.

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Nigeria's disasters agency says 100 people killed in floods across 10 states | Reuters
 
October 12, 2018 - Landslide kills 31 in Eastern Uganda
Landslide kills 31 in eastern Uganda | Reuters



At least 31 people were killed when a floodwaters triggered by a landslide swept debris through a town in eastern Uganda, destroying homes and burying livestock, a government official said on Friday.

The landslide, which followed heavy rains, struck Bukalasi, situated on the slopes of Mount Elgon, on Thursday afternoon.

“Most of the people were caught at the market, the landslide pushed huge boulders into a river which burst its banks and the water swept away the people,” said Commissioner for Disaster Preparedness and Management Martin Owor.

A picture tweeted by Uganda Red Cross showed uprooted and twisted trees. The aid agency said both “animals and people were swept away in this disaster.”

Relief teams were combing the area to search and rescue survivors, Owor said.

“There are people who were displaced and they need shelter, food and all other support and we’re moving that relief to the area,” he said.

The rainy season in that part of Uganda, about 250 km (155 miles) from the capital Kampala and close to the Kenyan border, runs from September to December.

An avalanche in the same area in 2010 killed at least 80 people.

Large swaths on the slopes of Ugandan mountains have been denuded of their forests and other vegetation cover for cultivable land, increasing the risk of landslides.

Officials have previously said there were plans to move people away from some of the most vulnerable areas, but those relocations have yet to be carried out.

Many of the East African country’s mountainous regions, also including areas in the southwest and west near the borders with Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo, often experience landslides at this time of the year if rains are unusually heavy.

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Landslide kills 31 in eastern Uganda | Reuters


October 11, 2018 - Landslide in Central Colombian Town kills 11, other missing
Landslide in central Colombian town kills 11, others missing | Reuters



An overnight landslide caused by heavy rains killed 11 people, including four children, in the central Colombian town of Marquetalia, the country's disaster relief agency said on Thursday.

The landslide, which occurred around 2:30 a.m. local time, sent part of a hillside onto several houses, photos posted on Twitter by the disaster relief agency for Caldas province showed.

“The official information of what occurred in Marquetalia is of 11 people dead, the number of the missing is still not exact and the terrain is being evaluated for a preventative evacuation of families,” the provincial agency said.

The landslide also injured four people, the national disaster relief agency said in a statement, adding that rescue operations are temporarily suspended because of continuing rain.

Vice-President Marta Lucia Ramirez will visit the area with disaster officials, President Ivan Duque told journalists after arriving in eastern Arauca province for a security meeting.

Landslides are common in mountainous Colombia, especially during rainy season and in areas where precarious informal housing and narrow roadways are constructed on deforested Andean hillsides.

Some 300 people were killed in a massive landslide in the southern city of Mocoa last year. The government has said millions of Colombians could be at risk because of natural disasters such as landslides and flooding.
 
October 25, 2018 - Six immigrants die in flood on Turkish-Syria Border: Anadolu
Six immigrants die in flood on Turkish-Syria border: Anadolu | Reuters

Six immigrants died on Turkey’s border with Syria after being swept away by a flood, state-owned Anadolu news agency said on Thursday.

The immigrants were trying to cross illegally to Turkey on the Syrian border of Turkey’s southern province of Hatay, Anadolu reported. It did not give the immigrants’ nationalities.


Oct. 25, 2018 - At least 18 people, mostly children, die in flash flood in Jordan
At least 18 people, mostly children, die in flash flood in Jordan

DEAD SEA, Jordan - At least 18 people, mainly schoolchildren and teachers, were killed on Thursday (Oct 25) by a flash flood during a school outing near Jordan's Dead Sea in one of the worst disasters in the kingdom in years, rescuers and hospital workers said.

Thirty-four people were rescued in a major operation involving police helicopters and hundreds of army troops, police chief Brigadier-General Farid al Sharaa told state television. Some of those rescued were in a serious condition.

Many of those killed were children under 14.

A number of families picnicking in the popular destination were also among the dead and injured, rescuers said, without giving a breakdown of numbers.

Hundreds of families and relatives converged on Shounah hospital a few kilometers (miles) from the resort area.

Relatives sobbed and searched for details about the missing children, a witness said.

The flooding occurred after heavy rainfall, the first such rains after the end of the summer season.

Prime Minister Omar Razzaz said it appeared the school had broken regulations by the ministry of education that forbade trips to the Dead Sea due to bad weather and pledged an investigation that would hold anyone found responsible for any wrongdoing accountable.

Razzaz said divers and civil defence search teams would be conducting search operations deep inside the Dead Sea throughout the night.

A father of one of the survivors said a bus with 37 schoolchildren and seven teachers had been on a trip to the resort area. They were caught in a narrow stream as sudden torrential rainstorm flooded the area.

"The children tried to escape the floods by going to the bus but its doors were closed," said Abu Yousef told reporters.

"The teachers tried to save the children but the floods intensity made it impossible," he added saying the children were swept to the shores of the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth.

King Abdullah cancelled a trip to Bahrain to follow the rescue operations, state media said.

Neighboring Israel sent search-and-rescue helicopters to assist, an Israeli military statement said, adding the team dispatched at Amman's request was operating on the Jordanian side of the Dead Sea.

Civil defence spokesman Captain Iyad al Omar told Reuters the number of casualties was expected to rise. Rescue workers using flashlights were searching the cliffs near the shore of the Dead Sea where bodies had been found.

There have been deadly incidents involving flash floods in Jordan in the past and in 1963, 23 French tourists were swept away by flash floods when they were trapped in the ancient Petra city.


October 25, 2018 - Israel sends rescue helicopters to assist in Jordan flood disaster
Israel sends rescue helicopters to assist in Jordan flood disaster | Reuters

Israel sent search-and-rescue helicopters to assist Jordan on Thursday following a flash flood in which at least 10 school children were killed and 16 reported missing, an Israeli military statement said.

It said the Israeli team, dispatched at Amman’s request, was operating on the Jordanian side of the Dead Sea, where a bus carrying 37 children and seven teachers were swept into a valley by rain-stoked floodwaters earlier on Thursday.
 
26/10/2018 - Flood kills six people near Russian Black Sea resorts - Agencies
Flood kills six people near Russian Black Sea resorts - agencies

MOSCOW - Floods have killed at least six people near Russia's southern Black Sea coast, Interfax and other news agencies reported on Friday.

At least one other person was still missing after floodwaters, unleashed by torrential rain on Wednesday, hit more than a dozen towns and settlements near the coastal city of Tuapse, Interfax added.

"Six people were found during a search operation," an Emergency Ministry official told the agency.
 
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26/10/2018 - Flood kills six people near Russian Black Sea resorts - Agencies
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October 26, 2018 - Flood kills six people near Russian Black Sea Resorts: Agencies
Flood kills six people near Russian Black Sea resorts: agencies | Reuters


A still image taken from a video footage shows a settlement affected by floodwaters in Krasnodar Region, Russia October 25, 2018. Video footage taken October 25, 2018. REUTERS/Reuters TV

Floods have killed at least six people near Russia's southern Black Sea coast, Interfax and other news agencies reported on Friday.
 
70 percent of Venice covered in water by flooding – officials
Published time: 29 Oct, 2018 13:55
Venice city officials say 70 percent of the lagoon city has been flooded by waters rising 149 centimeters (more than 58 1/2 inches) above sea level. Venice frequently floods when high winds push in water from the lagoon, but Monday’s levels are exceptional and are forecast to rise even higher, 160 centimeters (nearly 63 inches) by mid-afternoon, AP reports. The current level is the highest reached since November 2012, according to Venice statistics. The last time levels topped 160 centimeters was in December 1979. Much of Italy is under alert for flooding from heavy rains, a problem exacerbated by a lack of maintenance on river beds. Veneto Regional Governor Luca Zaia says flooding could reach the levels of the 1966 flood that inundated both Venice and Florence.

Venice inundated by exceptional tide; flooding hits Italy
MILAN (AP) — Venice was inundated by an exceptional high tide Monday, putting three-quarters of the famed Italian lagoon city under water as large swathes of the rest of Italy experienced flooding and heavy winds that toppled trees, killing four people.

Tourists and residents alike donned high boots to navigate the streets of Venice after strong winds raised the water level 156 centimeters (over 5 feet) before receding. The water exceeded the raised walkways normally put out in flooded areas in Venice, forcing their removal. Transport officials closed the water bus system except to outlying islands due to the emergency.

Venice frequently floods when high winds push in water from the lagoon, but Monday’s levels were exceptional. The peak level was the highest reached since December 2008, according to Venice statistics.

Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said a series of underwater barriers that are being erected in the lagoon would have prevented the inundation. The project, nicknamed Moses, is long overdue, beset by cost overruns and corruption scandals.

Brugnaro said he had asked to talk with Premier Giuseppe Conte to underline the urgency of the project, which would raise barriers when the tide reaches 109 centimeters (43 inches). That happens, on average, four times a year in Venice.

Residents and businesses typically reinforce their doors with metal or wooden panels to prevent water from entering the bottom floors, but photos on social media showed shop owners using water pumps this time to try to protect their wares.

Much of Italy is under alert for flooding from heavy rains, a problem exacerbated by a lack of maintenance of the country’s many river beds. High winds toppled trees that killed passers-by in three accidents in Naples and Lazio.

Officials closed major tourist attractions in Rome, including the Colosseum and Roman Forum, early due to heavy rains.

Veneto regional governor Luca Zaia says flooding this week could reach the levels of the 1966 flood that struck both Venice and Florence. In a message on Instagram, he closed schools in the region for a second day on Tuesday.

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31.10.2018 - At least 5 killed, Dozens missing after Landslide in N Philippines - Reports
At Least 5 Killed, Dozens Missing After Landslide in N Philippines – Reports

At least five people have been killed and dozens more are still missing after a landslide caused by Typhoon Rosita hit the municipality of Natonin in the Philippines' north, media reported Wednesday, citing Natonin Mayor Mateo Chiyawan.

Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Mark Villar said that at least 21 workers were trapped in three DPWH buildings in Mountain Province, according to CNN Philippines.

Typhoon Yutu batters Philippines, killing at least 6 people: A strong typhoon blew across the northern Philippines on Tuesday, setting off landslides that left at least six people dead
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He added that five individuals were rescued.

Earlier reports suggested that over 10,000 people were evacuated in the Philippines due to approaching Typhoon Rosita.
 
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Translated from Indonesian by Microsoft
The period of emergency and flood longsordi Padang City set 3-9/11/2018. The impact of the disaster: two people died (between the ages of 6 and 10 yrs of float flood), 756 FAMILIES affected, 1,400 housing units submerged, drifted home, 3 units 1 unit 1 unit float bridge suspension bridge broke.

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Flood landa Sub Bottom winepress of Padang city, West Sumatra, on 2/10/2018. The heavy rain akibatkan discharge of the river rises and floods hit some areas. Emergency handling is still done at the disaster site.

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Landslide cover roads on the streets of Banda Aceh, Calang in KM-132 Gampong Sawang Subdistrict Bakti Setia (Mountain Cincrang) at 2/11/2018 at 12.20 pm. There were no fatalities. Landslide material has been cleaned. Beware of the avalanche ahead of the rainy season.
 
November 10, 2018 - Heavy rains, flooding kill 12 people in Jordan: government
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An excavator is partially submerged in a stream as civil defense members look for missing persons after rain storms unleashed flash floods, in Madaba city, near Amman, Jordan, November 10, 2018. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

Twelve people died in heavy rains and flooding in parts of Jordan on Friday and authorities evacuated foreign tourists from the ancient city of Petra and other popular destinations, officials said on Saturday.

The country has recently been hit by flash floods and heavy downpours. In the worst incident, 21 people - mostly school children on an outing to the Dead Sea - were killed as torrential rains poured through valleys and deep ravines.

Over 3,500 visitors were taken to safe areas on Friday before flash floods inundated parts of the southern mountainous city of Petra famous for its carved rock ruins, government spokeswoman Jumana Ghunaimat said.

Authorities banned all tourist trips and declared a state of emergency in the Red Sea port city of Aqaba further south as downpours continued for a few hours before subsiding overnight.


The authorities said on Saturday they had evacuated hundreds of families living in makeshift tents in outlying rural and desert areas and scattered settlements in villages in the southern parts of the country that were hardest hit.

They included families of Syrian refugees who work as shepherds and farmers, officials said.


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November 9, 2018 - Rains and floods kill eight in Jordan, force tourists to flee Petra
Rains and floods kill eight in Jordan, force tourists to flee Petra | Reuters

Heavy rains and flooding killed at least eight people in Jordan and forced authorities to evacuate more then 3,700 tourists from the ancient city of Petra on Friday, officials said.

The visitors were taken to safe areas before flash floods inundated parts of the mountainous city famed for its carved rock ruins, government spokeswoman Jumana Ghunaimat said.

Authorities declared a state of emergency in the Red Sea port city of Aqaba further south as downpours started in the afternoon.

Civil defense divers searched for five people whose car was swept away by floods in the Madaba area, southwest of the capital, state news agency Petra said.

A major highway that links Amman with the south was also closed. The government announced the closure of universities and schools on Saturday and mosques were opened to shelter civilians in areas hit by the floods.

Two weeks ago, 21 people, mainly children, died after they were swept away in flash floods on a school outing in the Dead Sea region, in one of the country’s worst natural disasters in decades.

Politicians and members of the public criticized the emergency services at the time, saying crews had been unprepared, and two ministers were forced to resign after a parliamentary committee found negligence.
 
November 10, 2018 - Mudslide near Rio de Janeiro kills 10, injures 11
Mudslide near Rio de Janeiro kills 10, injures 11

RIO DE JANEIRO: Ten people were killed and 11 injured in a mudslide near Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, Brazilian authorities said.

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Firefighters carry a body that was found under the debris after a mudslide in Boa Esperanca or "Good Hope" shantytown in Niteroi, Brazil, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. (AP)

Roberto Robadey, Rio’s civil defense department head, told the Globo TV network that the mudslide in the city of Niteroi was caused by heavy downpours.

He said people were killed and injured when a large boulder rolled on top of six houses in the Boa Esperanca neighborhood.

“It rained a lot over the past two days and a state of alert was declared for Niteroi,” he said. “People were advised of the situation and were recommended to move to safer locations.”

But Claudio dos Santos, president of the Boa Esperanca Residents’ Association, told Globo TV that several families “refused to leave.”

Rescue workers were searching for victims and survivors trapped under the debris and mud.

The Rio fire department said the dead included a 3-year-old boy, two elderly women and a middle-aged man. It did not give any more information about the victims.

Rosemary Caetano da Silva, a resident of Boa Esperanca, told Globo TV that her 8-year-old granddaughter was buried underneath the rubble. She also said she managed to rescue her grandson who was taken to a hospital.
 
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A SURVEY has been conducted following a massive coastal collapse.

After Storm Callum battered Wales last month, hundreds of tonnes of rock and earth collapsed onto Porth Neigwl/Hell’s Mouth beach on the Ll?n Peninsula.

The landslide occurred just a stone’s throw away from Siop Penrallt, a prominent house on the cliff edge, and raised questions about what could be done to minimise the amount of coastal erosion in the area.

Over the last 130 years, approximately 40 metres of cliff has fallen onto the picturesque bay below but the rate of collapse is wholly unpredictable.

A structural engineer was sent out by Gwynedd Council to assess the integrity of the cliff and has reported back.

A Gwynedd Council spokesperson said: “It is well known locally that the Porth Neigwl area is susceptible to landslides and landslips, and that the cliff is in retreat due to natural processes.

“Following a recent landslide at Porth Neigwl, Gwynedd Council engineers have been looking at the area in more detail.
“Initial reports indicate that although there can be relatively large landslips in this area, they are also relatively infrequent, and it is almost impossible to predict with any accuracy when and where they are likely to occur.

“Taking these factors into account, as well as the fact that the beach and the land along the cliff top is not council property, on balance it would be very difficult for the council to justify keeping people away from the entire beach.

“However, we would reiterate our warning to people to take care while near the coastline. There is an increased risk of landslip during and following periods of intense or prolonged rainfall so care should be taken at all times if walking along the top of, or directly below, a cliff.”
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Post earthquake-ravaged, the alternating flooding. Flooded several villages in Kecamatan landa Kempo Kab Dompu NTB on 9/11/2018 at 14.20 Bst. There were no fatalities. Hundreds of homes submerged in the flood. Come on, let's get political elite compact time think of people from disaster. The disaster continues to rise.

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Melbourne floods: More rain in 2 hours than September and October combined, Australia
A slow-moving storm system dumped heavy rain over parts of southeastern Australia on November 6, 2018, causing power outages and traffic chaos. The city's northwestern suburbs suffered worst of the storm.
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Thousands of homes and businesses were left without power in the city of Melbourne today, after 'very slow-moving' storm dumped half of the city's November rainfall in just three hours.

In fact, in just 2 hours to 11:00 local time today, the storm dumped 35 mm (1.4 inches) of rain. This is more the city has seen in September and November combined.

Victoria SES received 400 calls for assistance, mostly due to flood-related incidents. The service said it rescued 14 people trapped in floodwaters.


Flooding has caused chaos along the Kingsway, at the tunnel entrance onto the CityLink, as well as in parts of Southbank, Rowville, Balwyn North, Windsor, Hawthorn, Ashburton and Narre Warren.

The Sandringham and Alamein train lines were temporarily closed.

Several flights were diverted from Melbourne Airport due to unsafe landing conditions
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Release Analysis of @Sernageomin confirms mass removal in southern Análisis de SERNAGEOMIN confirma remoción en masa en Campos de Hielo Sur – SERNAGEOMIN ice fields
Chile: November 6, 2018
Using satellite images and other analysis methodologies, the National Geology and Mining Service (SERNAGEOMIN), through its National Network of Volcanic Surveillance (RNVV), determined that on October 20 a mass removal event occurred within the Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, in the sector Campos de Hielo Sur.

The national director (s), Alfonso Domeyko, said that "as SERNAGEOMIN we made the corresponding analyzes to determine in detail the causes of this avalanche of rocks and in turn, we have delivered the background to members of the Civil Protection System, headed by Onemi , to make the corresponding coordinations. He added that "a field visit is being evaluated to obtain more precise information of the fact".

On the other hand, the head of the RNVV, Álvaro Amigo, explained that according to the first antecedents, the fact is associated to a mass removal that has an extension of three kilometers, which did not affect the glacier coverage of the surroundings. In this way it would be ruled out that it is a lava flow or associated with the emission of volcanic ash.

Regarding the origin of the event, Amigo said that up to now it is not possible to establish it with certainty, but the hypothesis that is more likely would correspond to a mass removal triggered by instability of hillsides in the mountain range.

Among the various techniques used in the work is the use of satellite images (provided by IRD of France), infrared spectral bands to determine temperature, morphology analysis and geological evidence.

SERNAGEOMIN maintains the monitoring of 45 active volcanoes in the country and has initiated some negotiations to extend the Surveillance Network to the Region of Magallanes and the Chilean Antarctic.
 
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