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Flash
flooding causes chaos across swathe of England
Flash
floods caused chaos in a swathe of England as a month's worth of
rainfall fell in the space of an hour.
8
August, 2014
Eight-hundreds homes in Cambridgeshire were left without power, the bank of the River Nene collapsed and an air display of Lancaster Bombers at RAF Coningsby in Linconshire had to be cancelled
.
Homes
were evacuated in both counties and in Norfolk, and two supermarkets
were closed with shoppers reporting water pouring in through the
ceiling.
Emergency
services were stretched helping people out of their homes and drivers
who had become stranded in vehicle as the flood water overwhelmed
them.
The
police and fire brigade warned people not to venture out in their
cars, and not to drive through standing water.
Camrbidgeshire
Fire service group commander Ryan Stacey said: "We have seven
crews currently in the March, Doddington and Wisbech St Mary areas,
assisting with evacuating residents, salvaging and pumping water out of homes.
assisting with evacuating residents, salvaging and pumping water out of homes.
"The
exact number of properties affected cannot be confirmed, but we
understand that we are assisting currently at least 60 properties.
"Don't
try to drive through standing water - as well as the water damaging
your car, there may be hazards under the water you can't see."
There
were also reports of flash flooding in west Norfolk. The county fire
service said officers have been dealing with around 40 flood-related
calls.
Chief
Inspector Nick Night from Cambridgeshire Police said: "We are
assisting partner agencies including the Highways Agency, Fire and
Rescue Service,
Fenland District Council and Cambridgeshire County Council with road closures, evacuating residents and pulling vehicles out of flood water.
Fenland District Council and Cambridgeshire County Council with road closures, evacuating residents and pulling vehicles out of flood water.
Driver
Richard Mayer, 32, who became trapped in his car in Bar Hill,
Cambridgeshire, told the BBC: "Water is lapping over the kerb now. People can walk through it, but it's far more than you'd want to drive through.
Cambridgeshire, told the BBC: "Water is lapping over the kerb now. People can walk through it, but it's far more than you'd want to drive through.
"I'm
sitting in my car on the pavement in order to maintain some height
just down from the Bar Hill roundabout near Tesco.
"There
are cars everywhere and the flooding is getting worse as people are
trying to drive through it, but their engines are cutting out which
is causing them to block the road."
Two missing after fresh Bosnian floods wreak more heavy damage
Residents
made homeless from first round of floods wait for emergency funds as
state of emergency is declared
8 August, 2014
Police
in Bosnia-Herzegovina are searching for two people swept away during
the second bout of torrential rainfall since May, when the Balkans
were hit by the worst floods in more than a century.
The
body of a woman was recovered on Thursday from the muddy bank of a
river in northwestern Bosnia, and two people were listed as missing,
police said.
The
country suffered almost €2bn (£1.6bn) worth of damage to homes,
infrastructure and industry in May, when heavy rains caused rivers to
burst their banks, sweep away roads and bridges and set off hundreds
of landslides. More than 20 people died in Bosnia and more than 60 in
Serbia.
There
were similar scenes, on a lesser scale, this week in Bosnia and parts
of Serbia, where a man drowned in his cellar on Tuesday.
Residents
in Zeljezno Polje, in the central part of the country, who lost their
homes in May saw their village cut off again this week. Gathering in
the nearby town of Zepce, they called on local authorities to give
them land to build new houses, clean the river bed and repair roads
and power supplies before winter.
"I
have lived in a tent in the woods since May," villager Besim
Tutnjic told Reuters by telephone from Zepce. "The tent is now
gone; we've received no help from the authorities and we don't know
what to do or where to go."
Tutnjic
and 16 other members of his extended family were among hundreds of
angry villagers who blocked the main road linking the towns of Zenica
and Zepce.
Last
month, international donors pledged more than €1.8bn to aid the
recovery and rebuilding in Bosnia and Serbia.
A
lack of co-ordination between Bosnia's two autonomous regions,
created as a weak and dysfunctional union after the country's 1992-95
war, means none of the money allocated to Bosnia has yet been put to
use. Donors say they will fund projects, which have still to be
agreed on by the rival entities.
"The
money has been promised; where is the money?" said Tutnjic, who
said he spent the night in a chair in front of the Zepce municipal
building. "The government has made promises and done nothing,
while we live in fear of rain each day."
The
government of the mainly Bosniak and Croat Federation, which together
with the Serb Republic makes up Bosnia, declared a state of emergency
on Thursday and allocated urgent funding for the worst hit areas.
Brace for a September ‘polar vortex’
Winter, spring ,summer fall, what do all four seasons have in common boys and girls? That's right the Polar Vortex effect all year round!!!! Quoting from the article:
"Temperatures [in the Northeast] will not be as extreme in November when compared to last year, but October could be an extreme month,” he said on Accuweather’s website."
Power outages, some flooding for parts of Maui
There are currently 4 tropical cyclones tracking across the Pacific Ocean! #Halong #Genevieve #Iselle #Julio pic.twitter.com/Sd6JK1t4tA
Travis Herzog
Northern India: Cloud burst in Kashi, many feared trapped
Once
again cloud burst in Kashi makes many people feared trapped, NDRF
team in action to recover all of them
Typhoon Halong Barreling Toward Japan
Typhoon Halong continues to barrel toward Japan, where lives and property will be severely threatened.
9
August, 2014
The
strength of Halong is expected to be equivalent to that of a Category
1 hurricane as it sideswipes Kyushu Saturday local time and slams
into western Shikoku Saturday evening.
Maximum
sustained winds at that time will be 120 to 145 kph (75 to 90 mph),
with some higher gusts possible.
The
dangerous typhoon will impact Japan much sooner.
While
the outer rain bands and winds graze Okinawa and Kadena Air Base,
rain, wind and pounding surf increased from south to north across the
rest of the Ryukyu Islands Friday night.
The
small island of Minamidaitōjima, southeast of Okinawa, was hit
especially hard during the day on Thursday, local time, as over 4
inches (100 mm) of rain hit the island in just 24 hours.
Conditions
will deteriorate in a similar fashion across Kyushu, Shikoku and
western Honshu through Saturday evening as Halong approaches, then
crosses mainland Japan.
Eastern
Kyushu, Shikoku and western Honshu are bracing for the worst of
Halong with widespread flooding rain, damaging winds and an
inundating storm surge.
Rainfall
amounts will top 150 mm (6 inches) with widespread wind gusts between
95 and 130 kph (60 and 80 mph). Destructive wind gusts between 130
and 160 kph (80 and 100 mph) will slam the southern coasts of Shikoku
and western Honshu (in the vicinity of Fukuyama and Okayama).
Some
locations across Shikoku can pick up 500 mm (20 inches) of rain as
Halong crosses right over the region.
The
torrential rain from Halong can alone cause severe flooding and
mudslides. However, recent heavy rain from Tropical Storm Nakri and a
stalled frontal boundary have exacerbated the danger.
One
location in Kochi Prefecture measured a record 1,186 mm (46.69
inches) in 72 hours, ending on Tuesday, according to information from
the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Earlier
in the week, AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Eric Leister reported that
Nakri brought 250-500 mm (10-20 inches) of rain to some places in
Kyushu and Shikoku, according to observation sites across these
islands. Multiple locations received more than 10 inches within a
single day.
Tokyo
will escape Halong's worst but will still be subject to 25 to 50 mm
(1 to 2 inches) of rain and wind gusts to 80 kph (50 mph) over the
weekend. The strongest winds will howl Sunday and could cause
sporadic power outages and tree damage.
Later
in the weekend, western Japan will dry out as Halong tracks through
the Sea of Japan and some rain and gusty winds spread across northern
Japanese islands of Honshu and Hokkaido.
Halong
should then slam into Russia's Maritime Territory on Monday,
unleashing flooding rain and damaging winds. The strongest wind
gusts, ranging from 95 to 115 kph (60 to 70 mph), will blast the
coastline.
Halong is expected to be a tropical storm or losing its tropical characteristics during its final landfall. Without the necessary fuel of the warm waters, Halong will quickly weaken as it moves northward into Russia with downpours and diminishing winds.
