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Catastrophic
floods in Tekija - Serbia
Spreading
California Wildfires Destroy 100 Homes, Devastates Town
NBC,
16
September, 2014
A
wind-whipped wildfire laid siege to a California town at the foot of
Mount Shasta — destroying a church, damaging or leveling 100 homes
and forcing authorities to order about half the people to leave.
The
fire erupted Monday afternoon just south of the town of Weed, and 40
mph gusts of wind blew embers as far as a half-mile away. By Tuesday
the wind had died down but the fire had spread to 375 acres and was
only 20 percent contained, according to the California Department of
Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire.
Residents
returned to survey the damage, which burned nearly a quarter of the
town of 3,000 and sent people running for their lives. Tami Gonzalez
rushed to remove children from a school as flames bore down on the
town. “Horrendous, absolutely just devastating,” she said
Tuesday.
Weed,
about 50 miles from the Oregon state line, has about 3,000 people.
Allison Giannini, a sheriff’s spokeswoman, said that at least 1,500
had been ordered to evacuate.
“It’s
like out of a movie,” said Cory Rodriguez, who was baptized at the
destroyed church, tearing up as she surveyed the charred wreckage.
“Especially the church where I used to come like every Sunday.” A
lumber mill that employs many people in town also caught fire.
The
wildfire is one of seven burning across California. East of
Sacramento, in the El Dorado National Forest, one fire continued to
grow Tuesday, swelling from 8,600 acres Monday to 11,570 acres by
Tuesday evening, according to Cal Fire. Around 500 homes remain
threatened as more than 1,500 firefighters struggled to contain it.
Two
fires were 100 percent contained in northern California Tuesday and a
third, the 247-acre Dog Bar Fire in Nevada County, was nearly
completely contained, Cal Fire said. Hot weather and record drought
have exacerbated fires in the state. The tail end of Hurricane Odile,
which tore through the Baja California peninsula of Mexico on Monday,
is expected to hinder firefighters by bringing wind north from
Mexico.
Bass
Lake, Madera County, central California. Elevation 1041 m. Pop. 527
(2010) September 14, 2014
Jammu
& Kashmir Floods Over 1,42,000 People Rescued, Relief Work Speed
up as Water Recedes
Over
1,42,000 people have been rescued from the flood-ravaged parts of
Jammu and Kashmir so far, as the relief operations launched by the
Armed forces entered the 12th day on Saturday
Backlash after Kashmir floods leave thousands stranded
Detroit area hit by severe flooding; 1 woman dies
12 September, 2014
WARREN, Mich. — A woman died when her vehicle became stranded in 3 feet of water in suburban Detroit, after heavy rain across southeastern Michigan left many roads impassable.
Fearing more motorists could become stranded a day after a storm dumped more than 6 inches of rain in some places in and around Detroit, the state warned commuters against driving in affected areas Tuesday morning.
Warren Mayor James Fouts said roughly 1,000 vehicles had been abandoned in floodwaters in the suburb where many roads were closed after 5.2 inches of rain fell Monday. He said he was seeking state help for residents dealing with the “overwhelming” and “catastrophic” flooding......
Cloud
Precipitation
Cars
washed away as flash flooding tears through Collioure, France
15
September, 2014
This
is the moment cars are picked up as though they are weightless and
carried along in flash flooding in France. The 41-second video shows
up to six partially submerged vehicles being battered by a barrage of
water in the city of Collioure, near the Spanish border.
In
the footage, cars and jeeps almost disappear from view as they are
submerged and dragged along by powerful tidal waves of water.
According to Newsflare agency, the cameraman stated that the riverbed is dry throughout most of the year, and residents normally have a lot of time to move their vehicles before the water builds up.
Powerful: The power of the water is very evident as tidal waves batter the vehicles during the flash floods
The local council insist that parking on the riverbed is necessary because of a lack of space, while local residents are understandably aggrieved by the risk the flash floods pose to their vehicles.
High
winds and torrential showers can be heard and seen during the brief
footage, and the reaction of the pedestrians is contrasting
throughout the video.
Mexico: Cabo San Lucas Battered After Hurricane Odile
As Hurricane Odile weakens into a tropical storm, residents of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico are cleaning up.
According
to the Weather Network, the hurricane grew from a tropical storm on
Friday to a Category 4 hurricane by Sunday morning. It soon grew to a
Category 5 hurricane and made history by tying the strongest
hurricane on record that made landfall on Mexico's Baja California
peninsula.
When
it made landfall near Cabo San Lucas late Sunday, the storm caused
widespread damage, knocking over trees, breaking windows, and
wreaking destruction on the Cabo San Lucas airport
On Monday evening, the hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm as it made its way up Baja California. The biggest concern now is possible flooding with heavy rainfall. La Paz, Mexico received 5.72 inches of rain from Odile, which is approximately their average annual rainfall. The Weather Network says that Odile is beginning a moisture surge in the southwestern United States, which is likely to produce heavy rain and flash flooding.
Odile
still has a large wind field, however, which could continue over the
mountainous terrain in Baja California. There is also still risk of
damaging waves along the coast of the far northern Gulf of
California.
San Diego Ca., Storm cell unleashes heavy rain, high winds over East County
SAN
DIEGO — A powerful storm cell dumped rain on parts of East County
Tuesday afternoon, unleashing winds that blew trees down causing
traffic backups.
The
localized thunderstorm hit Rancho San Diego and Spring Valley at
about 1:30 p.m. and moved toward the coast, according to Fox 5
viewers who posted a dozens of photos of the aftermath to the station
Facebook page.
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