Global storm activity of mid 2010
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The global storm activity of mid 2010 includes major meteorological events in the Earth's atmosphere
from the first day of May to the last day of September winter storm
s (blizzard
s, ice storm
s, European windstorm
s), hail
storms, out of season monsoon
rain storms, extratropical cyclone
s, gale
s, microburst
s, flooding, rainstorms and other severe weather
.
Heavy rain fell in western Azerbaijan on May 1. By May 2, a rain induced landslide in Alunitdag
village in Dashkasan
District, western Azerbaijan
, covered the yards of two smallholdings. Between May 2 and 3, two people were killed when their home collapsed in the village of Duzenli in Salyan
District. It happed at about 7:45 local time. The deceased people were: Aligayib Aliyev and his wife, Gulbaji Aliyeva. The heavy rainy is thought to have also caused the collapse of their house. On May 5, further rain and flooding in most of the east of the country.
Heavy rain fall in parts of Poland raising the prospect of flooding in the town of Slubice
.
A major dust storm hits New Dehli, India, on May 6, 2010.
A poorly built school had suddenly collapsed in Port-au-Prince
, Haiti
, killing 50 people during a rainstorm on May 7.
, Fujian
, Jiangxi
, Hubei
, Hunan
, Guangdong
, Guangxi
, Chongqing
Municipality, Sichuan
and Guizhou
have been affected, while at least 4.66 million people have been evacuated because of the risk of flooding and landslides in the latter half of June.
, two people, Vukosava Stamenkovic and her husband and Radovan Zlatkovic, from the town of Trgoviste
drowned in the flooded the Pcinja River. About 300 people were evacuated due to flooding after heavy rainfall in the country. The flooded area has been left with no electricity, telephone lines or running mains water on May 16.
On May 17, one people died in the Hungarian town of Miskolc
, while two others died in the Serbian town of Trgoviste as Danube
River and the Pcinja River go in to full spate.
weres a particularly devastating series of weather events which occurred across several Central European countries during May, June and August 2010. Poland was the worst affected. Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia and Ukraine were also affected.
faced imminent rain-related flooding as the River Vistula
burst its banks and inundated many nearby villages on May 20.
The river Vistula burst its banks on the 21st and flooded nearby towns. Warsaw was put on flood alert. 23,000 people were displaced in the worst Polish floods in 160 years. Poland will receive 100 million euros in aid from the European solidarity fund, EU officials said. The Vistula is at a 160-year high and £2,000,000 worth of damage is done in Poland. Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland all witness heavy rainfall, as rivers begin to swell in Slovinia and eastern Germany.
On the 23rd, the floods hit the city of Wrocław as the River Ślęza
breaks a dyke in floodwaters into the Kozanow neighbourhood. The Vistula River has reached 7.8 metres in height and, like the floods in general, are at a level not seen in 60 years.
On May 24, levee
s fail or are tactically dynamited, southern Poland is hopelessly flooded and the River Oder begins to flood Germany. $2,500,000,000 worth of damage is done in Poland as the river Vistula floods along its entire leagth and Poland's death toll reaches 15.
Heavy rain begins to falling in Guatemala City
, on the 24th, causing local rivers to flood. Heavy rain is also reported in parts of Mexico, Honduras and S. W. Brazil.
On May 24, 400 people held a protest in the 1,500-strong village of Altit over lack of aid provision, following a visit to the settlement by Pakistan's Prime Minister. Local agitator Reza Hamid said he was sheltering in a Gilgit school building and that there were too few doctors in the camp. The only reliable means of transport in the disaster zone was by Army
helicopter
. About 32 villages in Hunza-Nagar were said to be flood by the local administration to have been flooded. The flooding lake was formed after a 2.5-meter-deep landslide in January.
The 2010 Indian heatwave was a period of extremely hot weather occurring during the summer of 2010 in India and much of South Asia. Temperatures of 53.7C (128.66 F) have been recorded in Pakistan. Said to be the harshest summer since 1800, the heatwave has killed hundreds of people due to heat exhaustion and food poisoning
On May 24, 400 people held a protest in the 1,500-strong village of Altit over lack of aid provision, following a visit to the settlement by Pakistan's Prime Minister
. Local agitator Reza Hamid, said he was sheltering in a Gilgit school building and that there were to few doctors in the camp. The only reliable means of transport in the disaster zone was by Army
helicopter
. About 32 villages in Hunza-Nagar were sad to be flood by the local administration to have been flooded. The flooding lake was formed after a 2.5 meter deep landslide in January.
On May 25 Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority
(NDMA) to prepare for major floods in the Shangla, Mansehra
, Kala Dhaka and Kohistan
, downstream from the Hunza-Nagar districts. The districts have a scattered population of 500,000. The Hunza Deputy Commissioner, Zafar Waqar Taj said that he had witnessed flooding in low lying areas and that the inhabitants of from the 32 flooded villages have been evacuated and were not allowed to go back.
Some local people in both the Gilgit
–Baltistan
were not satisfied with the rescue plans and were complaining on mass.
The hottest temperature ever recorded in Asia was reached in Mohenjo-daro
, Sindh
, Pakistan at 53.7°C (128.6°F), on May 26, and nine cities in Pakistan saw temperatures above 50°C. The previous record for Pakistan, and for all of Asia, was reached at 52.7°C (127°F) in Sindh
Province on June 12, 1919. By May 27, after temperatures higher than 45°C hit areas across the country, at least 18 people died in Pakistan.
By May 25, another £400,000,000 worth of damage and 15 Polish are still reported as dead. Flooding also affects nearby parts of Germany.
Parts of Lower Austria
, the Polish
town of Slubice
and the German city of Frankfurt an der Order started to be flooded as the River Spree
and river Oder
on the 27th during heavy rain. Heavy rain fell across the English Midlands
.
On May 25, Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority
(NDMA) to prepare for major floods in the Shangla, Mansehra
, Kala Dhaka and Kohistan
, downstream from the Hunza-Nagar districts. The districts have a scattered population of 500,000. The Hunza Deputy Commissioner, Zafar Waqar Taj said that he had witnessed flooding in low lying areas and that the inhabitants of from the 32 flooded villages have been evacuated and were not allowed to go back.
Some local people in both the Gilgit
–Baltistan
were not satisfied with the rescue plans and were complaining on mass.
The hottest temperature ever recorded in Asia was reached in Mohenjo-daro
, Sindh
, Pakistan at 53.7°C (128.6°F), on May 26, and twelve cities in Pakistan saw temperatures above 50°C. The previous record for Pakistan, and for all of Asia, was reached at 52.7°C (127°F) in Sindh
Province on June 12, 1919. By May 27, the temperatures higher than 45°C hit many areas across the country, at least 18 people died in Pakistan.
A large dust storm swept across both Libya and Egypt on May 26
As the storm move inland torrential rains triggered flash flooding and landslides in parts of Honduras on May 30. At least 45 homes have been destroyed and one person was killed in the country. On May 31, the presidents of both El Salvador and Honduras declared a state of emergency for their respective countries. Tropical Storm Agatha had picked up speed and strength over the Central American states of Belize
, in the Atlantic basin
, on May 31.
On May 30 Guatemala
n President Alvaro Colom
declared a ‘state of calamity’ as the first tropical storm of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season, Hurricane Agatha
flooded about 600 homes and killed 12 people the day after a volcanic eruption. The rain made the volcanic ash
set like concrete
on and around Guatemala City
and the city's main airport.
A total of 13 people had already died in El Salvador
the day before. In El Salvador
, one person drowned when a river flooded, according to civil protection agency spokesman Armando Vividor. People living or traveling to in flood zones in the capital and five other cities to relocate to shelters, according to a statement on the civil protection agency's website.
The Miami based National Hurricane Centre issued an advisory that the storm had strengthened, with maximum sustained winds of 45 miles per hour (75 km/h) or more during the next 48 hours.
On May 30, light thunder storms hit parts of Oxfordshire
and Buckinghamshire
as temperatures begin to rise in Southern England
and Greater London
.
weres a particularly devastating series of weather events which occurred across several Central European countries during May, June and August 2010. Poland was the worst affected. Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia and Ukraine were also affected.
had only a low chance of regeneration in the western Caribbean Sea. However, by the next day, the thunderstorm activity associated with Agatha in the western Caribbean had dissipated and were only a bad storm. Final figures show that the storm hand severally damaged Guatemala
's principal airport with rain induced floods. It also resulted in the death of 1 person in Nicaragua
, 152 people were killed and 100 left missing by landslides in Guatemala, 13 deaths also occurred in El Salvador
and 16 fatalities also in Honduras
. On June 6, the remnants of Tropical Storm Agatha dissipated completely, after ravaging the Honduras.
.
On June 2, Police in the Czech Republic
warn of vehicles’ aquaplaning after a man died doing it in a flooded street. In Slovakia
, a 38 year old man died searching for another man who had fallen into a swollen river. 2,000 people were evacuated in the northern Hungarian town of Paszto
. Major flood alerts hit Serbia
and Bosnia there rivers swell with flood water. Government officials in Serbia said the situation was "critical"(dead link). A Croatian drowned in a flooding Istria
n river ".
A total 250 litres of rain fell per squared metre in Zupanja
, Croatia, on June 3. The Croatia
n government have sent 5,000, 1.5 litres bottles to the Zupanja region. The Croatian prime minister Jadranka Kosor
and President Ivo Josipović
visited the area yesterday and were upset by what they saw. The Croatian Red Cross has launched an emergency appeal. Meanwhile there was more rain in Croatia
and Slovenia
On June 2, several heavy thunderstorms also hit the high Swiss Alps, accompany by heavy snow in some places.
About 42 people were killed by heavy monsoon related landslides, winds and flash floods in the south of Bangladesh
on the 15th Some flooding is also reported in India's Tamil Nadu
and West Bengal
provinces.
A waterspout unexpectedly moved onshore as a tornado at Lennox Head, New South Wales
0n the 3rd. At least 40 houses were damaged, but unofficial numbers have risen to 100, and several people were injured by the tornado.
hits Oman
's hitting Masirah Island
on 1,000 Omanis and 50,000 Pakistanis are evacuated on June 4. Cyclone Phet made landfall at Thatta
about 50 km south from Karachi
, Pakistan on June 6, 2010 at about 16:30 GMT. "Phet" is a Thai
word, meaning diamond
.
The Hungarian flood level was as critical by the Hungarian government on June 5
over the next week. Heathrow Airport has the 6th‘s hottest spot at 28C (83F). Meteogroup
's forecaster Gemma Plumb warned that the bad weather would last for about a week, but that temperatures would still remain high. She reckoned London would reach about 22C (71F).
On June 7, 150 Polish schools were closed, flood hit Slovakia
got $30,000,000/25,000,000 Euros in EU aid and river levels in Budapest
reach 8.2 meters. The death toll has reached 1 Hungarian, 3 Slovaks and 25 Poles.
Both the polish towns of Wilkow
and Winiary
are flooded. The river level in Warsaw
reached 7.80 metres and a local dam collapses, flooding part of the city on June 8 The Polish city of Sandomierz
is cut off by flooding.
Mr Tadeusz Kocon, Mayor of Janowiec
, in Poland appeals for aid and criticizes the Polish government's handling of the affair. 42,000 people are effected, and more than 12,000 houses are flooded in province of Podkarpacie. 20 Poles are confirmed as being dead as the river Vistula
runs amuck in Poland on June 9. The general elections on June 20 are suspended due to the chaos caused by the floods.
On June 8, a flood alert is issued in Belgrade
by officials as Mr Slobodan Stojic reports the river Danube was rising by 1 cm cm hour in the city.
On June 8, heavy thunderstorms hit the British Isles, ending the 6 day long heat wave
.
winds blew in from the Sahara
across the Balkans
and in to both Poland and the Ukraine
June 10. The Polish Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (IMGW) warned of temperature in Poland exceeding 30C for the next 5 days, followed by heavy winds, rain storms, thunder storms and possible flooding especially in the north-west of the country and neighbouring parts of Germany.
On 21 June, the Salvadoran Red Cross Society said the El Salvador
flood emergency appeal funds were near to completion
June 15 and 16 an average of 40 cm of rain fell in the French Côte d'Azur region, killing 19. At least 1,000 people were evacuated and spent the night in empty schools or other temporary shelters, and some 175,000 houses were estimated to have been left without power as rescue teams had to moved 436 prisoners from a flooded jail in Draguignan
. the rain was said to be the worst in Roquebrune
and Frejus
and would continue in to the 17th. Both rail and air travel in the region were interrupted with 300 or so passengers who were travelling on a high-speed train between Nice
and Lille
being trapped by the flood waters spilling over the tracks near Nice. The railway line between Toulon
and Frejus would be closed until that Thursday morning due to water-induced subsidence
of the track and debris in the line. Fallen trees and landslips also blocked many roads for the next 24 hours. It was said by meteorologists to be the worst such event in the region since 1827.
About 42 people were killed by heavy monsoon related landslides, winds and flash floods in the south of Bangladesh
on the 15th. Some flooding is also reported in India's Tamil Nadu
and West Bengal
provinces.
It was confirmed on the 17th that 22 had died in the French floods.
, Jiangxi
on June 21.
Heavy rain falls starts in central ans north eastern Romania
and lasts between the 22nd and 29th.
The price of oil rose to $77 per barrel on June 24 as a cyclone
begins to form in the south western Caribbean.
On June 25, A Tropical Depression hit the Atlantic Basin
near the Caribbean. Tropical Storm Alex was predicted to hit Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula
that Sunday before moving on to the Texas
and the Florida Panhandle
over the next week. The Category 3 strength Hurricane Darby, hit Mexico's Pacific and passed 395 kilometres (245.4 mi) south west of Acapulco
, with hurricane force winds reaching up to 35 kilometres (21.7 mi) from the eye.
1,870 people were evacuated from 10 villages in Suceava county
, as the River Siret
threatened to overflow on the afternoon of the 28th.
Some 1,100 sheep were moved to higher ground in the mainly rural region. Refugees were taken by the local monasteries, schools, cultural centres and by their relatives according to a spokeswoman Suceava Judet's Local Authorities.
Gheorghe Flutur
, president of Suceava county, told the Mediafax
news agency his region was one of the worst hit in the country in the morning of the 29th as he coordinated local flood relief efforts. Later that day the River Siret
threatened to break through the dykes protecting the town of Şendreni, as locals and emergency services reinforced the dykes with sandbags by the truck full to prevent the river breaking out and flooding the town.
21 people were confirmed to have died and at least one person was missing since the floods started according to the Emergency Inspectorate spokesman Alin Maghiar. The north-eastern town of Dorohoi
witnessed 6 deaths the night as floods rose to just over 1 metre /3.3 feet in some places. Several roads into Dorohoi remained either washed away or under water. The heavy rain that had been falling for much of the past week in the Balkan country and forecasters have warned that it will continue in north-east Romania until Wednesday morning The emergency situations spokeswoman Dorina Lupu from Botoşani judet
said unusually heavy rain had killed 6 people, most in the town of Dorohoi on the 29th. The county of Suceava, reported 4 deaths on the 28th that four people died overnight in the flooding and two are missing. The Romanian railway line to Ukraine, electricity pylons, bridges and roads were damaged across northern and eastern Romania.
Romania considered formally quested emergency European funds due to the severity of the floods on the 29th.
The Romanian counties of Alba
, Arad
, Bacău
, Botoşani
, Brașov
, Cluj
, Hunedoara
, Iași
, Mehedinţi
, Neamţ
, Olt
, Prahova
, Sălaj
, Sibiu
, Suceava
, Timiş
, Tulcea
, Vâlcea
and Vrancea
were flooded in early July. Also affected was the Chernivtsi Oblast
in neighbouring Ukraine
. Botoşani County
, Suceava
and Tulcea
took the brunt of it all.
June 27 to 29 saw the heaviest rain fall in Luolou township in the Chinese Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region for 300 years. 6,673 people were affected, as the town was cut off schools closed and people travelled by boat.
On the 29th and 30th, the Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc
toured the devastated regions in the north east of the country as the death toll rose to 24 and a total of over 7,000 were evacuated so far. The Romanian Interior Minister Vasile Blaga
told parliament that losses were the equivalent to 0.6% GDP. The agriculture ministry has estimated that of 6,700,000 tonnes of wheat for and 2,000,000 hectares of land were by the 30th. Moldova
and the Ukraine
had yet to asses the crisis in there flooded regions. The Apele Romane waters authority spokeswoman Anamaria Tanase reckoned the Danube would reach record levels over the next 7 to 10 days. The victims were all Romanians, except for 1 who was Ukrainian was killed by the floods in the Ukraine's Chernivtsi region.
Russia gave 70 tonnes of humanitarian aid to the Ukraine.
On July 30, Malteser International
, the relief service of the Order of Malta gave disaster relief to about 10,000 flood ravaged Swat District of Pakistan. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, that is, the former North-West Frontier Province
, saw least 400,000 people are affected by the floods so far by the most severe floods since 1929, according to a UN disaster report. The abnormally heavy rain has killed 300 Pakistanis and even a cholera
epidemic
is expected in its wake.
On June 30, Hurricane Alex north eastern Mexico the National Hurricane Centre said. A zone about 40 miles (64.4 km) north of the town of La Pesca was hit by winds up to 105 miles (169 km) per hour as the storm moved northward over it
As the floods eased in Central Europe
and the Balkans
, apart from in Romania
, temperatures began to climb across Western Europe and the UK between July 30 and June 1.
, causing transport chaos. the chief of Phnom Penh Municipality's sewage system department, Noeu Saroeun, said that several hours of rain had overwhelmed the city's drains and flooded most streets. Between 30 to 60 centimetres of rain had fallen that day.
On July 2 Brussels saw its hottest day since 1976. France, Germany and the Spanish resort Benidorm
have record temperatures as part of Europe's July heat wave
. Several heavy thunderstorms hit the Low Swiss Alps, accompany by heavy sleet
in some places.
Hurricane Alex hit Monterrey
in Mexico, caused flooing in most northern Mexico and killed 2 people on July 2.
The Romania
n death toll was finally confirmed to stand at- 24 dead, with 43 injured and 7,000 people evacuated.
On July 3 a heat wave hit parts of Ryazan Oblast
, and the cities of Bucharest
and Budapest
, killing a Romanian
man with heat stroke. Heavy thunderstorms hit the High Swiss Alps, accompany by heavy snow in some places.
On July 7, 2010, 5 people died and 8 were missing after torrential rains caused flash floods in Huangyuan County
, in China's overheating Qinghai Province, according local government sources. It his 6 towns at about 10 p.m. and lasted for about 40 minuets that night. The rain triggering floods, which cut transport links, phone, power and water supplies. Over 80 homes collapsed 770 were flooded. Heroic disaster relief operations were under way during the heavy flooding, but the county government was still assessing the full losses and financial implications of the heat wave
come flash flood
. Rumours that a homeless old man had also been crush to death in a partly collapsed house were denied by rescue workers.
July 8 saw The highest temperature and heavy rain storms across the People's Republic of China so far. China's National Meteorological Centre
(NMC) predicted that temperatures would fall by the 9th.
Local authorities and the National Meteorological Centre
also issued an orange flood alert in central and southwest China were put on flood alert and the worst floods for 40 years hit the regions. Xu Mingxiu woke in the morning of July 8, she found her home in outh eastern Sichuan province was flooded with sewerage from a failed sewer
.
heavy rains hit Hubei
and Anhui
provinces on July 8 and caused 1 meter deep flood which, killed 1 person and made 500,000 homeless. The storm will move south eastward over the next day, helping to dissipate the local heatwave.
July 8 saw both Haryana
, Punjab
and Himachal Pradesh
flooded and arterial highways connecting Delhi
to northern towns cut or directly threatened with flooding. The Delhi-Manali National Highway 21, remained closed for the second day after water from the rain swollen River Beas flooded in several places near Aut
according to Kullu
's Deputy Commissioner
, B.M. Nanta.
A 160 feet (48.8 m) breach had opened up in the rain swollen Sutlej Yamuna link canal
and two army columns were deployed for rescue and evacuation missions in the disaster zone. The overflowing Ghaggar river had also flooded Punjab's Patiala district
, killing 3 people.
On July 9 over 27,370 hectares of farmland were flooded, 242 houses collapsed and at least 10,157 residents were evacuated in Hubei Provincial according to the Civil Affairs Bureau. Zhai Wuquan, head of Anhui Provincial Weather Forecast Bureau, reckoned the storms would strengthen between the 8th and 11th. Anhui has seen a 10 year flood record and 50 year temperature record in Beijing being, the later increasing both air-conditioner sales and electricity consumption in Beijing
and nearby cities. Both the Golmud River and Wenquan Reservoir were overflowing.
On the 9th, the EU's Community Civil Protection Mechanism representative, Kristalina Georgieva
let Belgian send aid to Romania. The 2 officials also visited Şendreni town, the Brates Judet and Galați judet. The fortnight long floods have killed 23 people, made 18,000 homeless and caused 60,000,000 Euros (US$76,000,0000 ) worth of damage. Romania is part of the EU‘s Civilian Solidarity Mechanism.
on the 10th and the Swiss-French border. They also threatened to close the Avoriaz
stage of the Tour de France
cycel race.
On July 11, tempuras skyrocketed in Vienna
, Berlin, Munich
, Amsterdam
, Madrid
, Lisbon
, Zürich
and Bucharest
. More heavy thunderstorms hit the high Swiss Alps, accompany by heavy snow in some places.
On July 11, heavy floods hit Haryana
in India and damage the archaeological site of Jognakhera, from where ancient copper smelting were found dating back almost 5,000 years. The Indian Indus Valley Civilization
site was hit by almost 10 feet (3 m) of water as the Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal overflowed.
On the 12th France and Belgium had also seen record temperatures which are predicted to break over the next few days as thunderstorms role out of the Swiss Alps
.
The Alpine
and North Sea
thunder storms sweep across south east and north west Germany respectively. Heavy rain fall is also reported in parts of the Netherlands, Ireland, Normandy
and the English Midlands
on the 13th.
Thunderstorms hit the English Midlands
, Oxfordshire
, Ireland, Northern Ireland
and parts of the Swiss Alps
. The heatwave ends in the British Isles and North West Europe.
Heavy rain and thunder storms hit the town of Samail
in Oman
's northern, coastal mountain range on July 14. Heavy rain also fell in most of East Azerbaijan Province and West Azerbaijan Province on the 14th.
Heavy storms also hit Warsaw
, Vienna
and Kiev
between the 14th and 16th.
was a series of two disasters in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin
area, United States, that happened from July 15 to 23 2010.
The 2010 Var floods
were the result of heavy rainfall in southern France that caused severe floods in the department of the Var in the evening of 15 July 2010. As well as generalized flooding, there were also flash flood
s. Meteorologists say the floods are the worst in the region since 1827, with more than 400 mm (15.7 in) of rain falling in less than 24 hours. At least 25 people have been killed, and 14 people are still missing.
Trees and chimney pots fall as 84 mph winds hit parts of Wales
and the Bristol Channel
area, between July 15–16 84 mph winds hit Cardiff
, Porthmadog
, Pontcanna Fields near Cardiff, costal Pembrokeshire
, southern Monmouthshire
, Cheltenham
, Gloucester
, Aberystwyth
, Portmeirion
and Prenteg
between July 15–16 as heavy gails pass over South Wales
and the Bristol Channel
Heavy rain falls in the town of Rize
, Turkey and along the Turkish/Armenia
n border on July 15.
On July 15, Ramsey Rayyis, the regional representative of American Red Cross
had praise for the Chinese people, the Chinese Red Cross and China‘s Ministry of Civil Affairs for there harmonious and righteous efforts in fighting the flood. The highly disciplined and organized 2,000,000 People's Liberation Army
(PLA) was praised for sending various contingents of devoted soldiers across the country to any where a disasters strike.
Iowa
, Wisconsin
, Minnesota
, Texas
, Kansas
and Nebraska
had heavy thunderstorms with a bad tornado in Northfield, Minnesota
, on July 16. Later in the day both Manitoba
, Nebraska
, Kansas
, Missouri
, Tennessee
, Mississippi
, Wisconsin
and Minnesota
all have heavy storms, that were predicted to clear up by the 17th as a cold front passes south through Quebec
and Ontario
. The heat wave was at last dead and blown away by the storms.
About 70 people were killed and 100,000 left homeless between July 19 and 25 and in flash floods in Pakistan's south-western Baluchistan province.
Flash flooding in Arizona
swept a 12 year old girl to her death on the 20th and heavy rain falls in the Netherlands, North West England and Ireland.
Both Xinjiang region in and Yunnan province in the south. In all, flood waters have inundated parts of at least 24 of China's 34 provinces and regions were flooded on the 20th. By July 20, the Yangtze River at the Three Gorges Dam
experienced its highest river discharge in 130 years, and the highest since the dam was built. The dam's walls released of water, while of the river flow was held back in behind the dam, after water levels in the Reservoir had risen four meters overnight. The reservoir's water levels peaked at 158.86 meters on the morning of July 23, whereas the "alarm level" of the reservoir was at . All ferry service in the Reservoir was halted as total flow rate exceeded , although the crest of the flooding passed the dam by July 24. A second peak in the river arrived at the dam on July 28, when the peak flow from the dam was a record 56,000 m3/s.
It was officially revealed on the 21st that More than 701 people were dead and 347 were missing due to the severe flooding in China so far and have exacted the highest death toll since 1998, which saw the highest water levels in 50 years, a senior official has warned. The horrific floods have affected, 100 rivers, 117 million people in 27 provinces and seven cities. 9,000,000 hectares of farmland and 645,000 houses have been have been destroyed,, and 8 million (about that of New Jersey) have been evacuated.
Liu Ning, general secretary
of the government's flood prevention agency was frightened about the approaching Tropical Storm Chanthu and expected an increase in flood heroic prevention measures. The overall damage totalled 142,200,000,000 Yuan
or £13,700,000,000, Liu said.
The whole of China thanked the new and enlightened Three Gorges Dam
project for preventing floods like those in 1998, which killed several thousands. The shipping channels in the Three Gorges Dam
were closed, but the dam wall was holding for the time being.
Thunderstorm
s inundate Oxfordshire
and Northamptonshire
on the 22nd.
passenger jet crashed into the Margalla Hills
outside Islamabad
killing all 152 passengers on the 28th due to the bad weather
The Pakistan Meteorological Department said that over 200 mm (7.88 inches) of rain fell over a 24-hour period over a number of places of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab and more was expected. A record breaking 274 millimetres (10.8 in) rain fell in Peshawar
during 24 hours, previously 187 millimetres (7.4 in) of rain was recorded in April 2009. while many areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had seen more than 200 millimetres (7.9 in) of rain over July 28 and 29 which broke a 35 year old recorded, according to Pakistan's meteorological department. Heavy rain fall is reported to be all over the Hindu Kush
mountains. The department's commissioner, Qamar Zaman
, feared more rain would come over the next few days. 80 had died in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, mostly in the Swat Valley.
A unnamed river flooded the town of Behrain
, destroyed a hotel
and caused heavy damage, according to local flood control official Naeem Akhtar.
A recently built part of a dam in the Charsadda District collapsed and the ensuing tidal wave killed 2 people and destroyed all the local farms, local officials said.
On July 31 the Information minister
of Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa province, Mian Iftikhar Hussain
, the information minister for in Pakistan's northwest said the latest deaths were in this region. 800 have died and thousands have got diarrhea
, fever and other water born illnesses in Pakistan. About 45 NWF bridges have been destroyed in the worst floods since 1928, which are severely hampering rescuers, who are not using helicopters.
On July 31, Peshawar
, in Pakistan was cut off and Pakistani held parts of Kashmir
were also flooded for the first time, while the abnormally strong monsoon killed 65 people in mountainous areas across the border in Afghanistan. The EU has pledged to give €30,000,000 to Pakistan in aid supplies. 1600 were confirmed dead in Pakistan by the end of August and 60 were dead in Afghanistan by July 31. All 3,00,000 in Peshwar are now cut off by the flood waters, but helicopters are still able to land there, according to Mian Iftikhar Hussain
, information minister
for Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa. It would remain so by August 1.
s in both nations. By the earning of the 1st 1,400 Pakistanis were dead. There were 900 cases of water carried illness in Pakistan and Nowshera town was flooded. Mian Iftikhar Hussain, the Information Minister of Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa confessed that 27,000 were haplessly stranded in his province.
The rain continued to fall on parts of Pakistan, Afghanistan
, Iran
ian Baluchistan and show blanketed the Pamir Mountains
and Ladakh
on the 2nd. About 2,500,000 Pakistanis were now homeless according to the International Red Cross and Mian Iftikhar Hussain
said there might be a cholera epidemic in his province.
Some 4,000 soldiers were called in to help fight both the 6 rumoured and several known fires in the Moscow Oblast
. Over 5,000 people have been evacuated from their homes and Vladimir Putin
organised an emergency meeting for August 2 with the governors of the various regions in the Central and Southern Federal District
devastated by the fires. The grain harvest in the disaster zone was destroyed.
The major landslides in were triggered by torrential rains and covered an area 5kilomeaters/3 miles by 500 meters, and 45,000 people in Zhouqu county evacuated as 7,000 soldiers, fire-fighters and medical staff deployed to tackle the unforeseen disaster. The worst floods for a decade have killed over 2,100 and millions more displaced nationwide.
A report compiled by the Lanzhou University
in 2006 warned that the felling of the forests around Zhouqu for coal mining and agriculture would cause heavy soil erosion and destabilise hillsides. Local officials had been concerned that a landslide
might have occurred the day before. The construction of a major highway and more than 40 hydroelectric dam and recovery systems in the steep valleys had helped to further destabilised the local geology
, according to leading Chinese geologist, Fan Xiao..
More heavy rain was predicted for the next few days and local aid supplies were running low.
The 8th had heavy rain falls in southwest Kosovo
, killing an elderly man, who fell in a swollen river on the Albania
n/Kosovo border.
The Chinese premier Wen Jiabao
has urged rescuers to keep looking survivors as he toured one of the ruined villages on the 11th. The rain had stopped the day before and the situation became less chaotic as the army and fire-fighters continued to look for survivors.
August 10 had China's sate-run Xinhua news agency report that authorities sent nearly 3,000 soldiers and about 100 medical experts to help in search and rescue effort in the Gannan
Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu
province after record floods hit the province. Reports said Zhouqu county had at least 337 dead as rescuers were searching for up to 1,148 others who were still missing. Landslides up to 5 storeys deep berried 3 villages, destroyed roads and bridges, disrupted mobile telecommunications equipment, cut phone lines, water and electricity
supplies in parts of the region. A local resident called Li Tiankui confirmed that a house he passed was berry up to the 5th floor by a massive land slide in his village. May of the villages had been devastated this way during the bad weather.
The Chinese government sent experts by helicopters to survey the flooding in devastated villages, and examine how to blast open the remaining flood induce blockage at the end of the valley, according to Chinese state television. All in all, about 875,000 homes have been destroyed, 9,610,000 million people evacuated 22000000 acres (89,030.9 km²) of crops destroyed and tens of billions of dollars in damage were caused by the floods in 28 provinces and regions, according to the government's flood control office.
The storms in northeast Jilin
province have also killed several people and left more than 100 people missing in recent days and heavy snow fall has been reported in the Himalayas
.
Supplies of both tents, boxed meals and medical supplies were being sent to the disaster areas by emergency workers, as more rain was forecast in the coming days.
On August 11, FEMA issued a warning that about 1/3 of America's 80,000 dams and levees had a "high" or "significant" hazard to life and property if a catastrophic structural failure occurred.
(Shatursky district at one point on August 13, 2010
Heavy rain and thunder storms hit the British Isles
between the 13th and 22nd, leading to heavy flooding in parts of Sussex
, Oxfordshire
and Buckinghamshire
. The low cloud and rain lead to the closure of the Bornmouth Air Festival on the 21st and 22nd due to bad weather.
On August 20 floods for 80 years hit the Shale region. The U.N. warned that both Niger
, Chad
, Burkina Faso
, Cameroon
and northern Nigeria
are also in the grip of the worst regional food crisis since 2006. In the savannah
Kano
, Nigeria
, over 2,000 families were displaced by floods, and in the nearby Jigawa region, an entire village was evacuated due to heavy flooding. A Mauritania
n child was swept in a flood that damaged bridges and many homes in the mountain town of Aioun
. Heavy flooding was occurring around parts of lake Chad
.
The morning of the 23rd saw heavy storms hit Pembrokeshire
, the English Midlands
and Argyle . Some flooding was reported in Oxfordshire
and Pembrokeshire. As the day went on the storms then lined up on the east coast between The Wash
and Aberdeen
, with isolated storms in south west Gloucestershire
, Oxfordshire, south Cambridgeshire
, south west Yorkshire
, Leicestershire
and Moray
. The long term outlook was for rain until August the 29th and on September 3.
which are now flooded ruins. It is the worst flood by the River Niger recorded since 1929. An elderly fisherman called Abdou Ganda said he had never seen anything like it in his life.
The 2010 Victorian floods
were a widespread series of flood events across the state of Victoria
, Australia, from September 2 to 7, 2010. The flooding followed heavy rain across south-eastern Australia caused the inundation of about 250 homes, hundreds of evacuations and millions of dollars of damage. Weather warnings were initially issued for Victoria on Thursday September 2 and rain began to fall on the Friday, continuing through the weekend to Tuesday. Heavy rain fell in most regions of the state, particularly higher altitudes in the state's west and north-east, flooding the upper reaches of many of Victoria's major rivers. A state of emergency has been declared with State Emergency Service
crews arriving from Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania. In Skipton
in the states Western District, 20 properties were put on evacuation alert, while in the Central Highlands
120 people sought refuge in the town hall at Creswick
and 30 people were evacuated from a caravan park in Clunes
. In northern Victoria, 150 extra police and 50 defence personnel were deployed to assist with evacuations and sandbag
ging.
The Pakistan government admitted on the 2nd that 1,500 had died across Pakistan so far. Both Basera
, near Muzaffargarh
in the Punjab province, Jatti, near Thatta
in Sindh province, Pakistan, and Larkana
in Sindh province, were still in chaos and choked with refugees on the 2nd. The United Nations warned that up to 3,5000,000 children were at risk from water-borne diseases like cholera
in the disaster areas and refugee camp
s.
Heavy rainstorms hit New Zealand's South Island on the 3rd.
September 4 had a landslide kill 12 people after hitting a bus as record amounts of rain start falling in parts of Guatemala
and south-eastern Mexico
. Thousands have been evacuated from Mexican Gulf coastline on the state of Tabasco
as the flooding continues to grow.
Oxford
mosque's Pakistan flood fund hits £30k on September 4, 2010.
Heavy floods hit Victoria in Australia just one day after New Zealand the same heavy rain system hit New Zealand's South Island.
On September 4 storms swept in to the town of Luoyang in China's Henan province at 7 am. A total of 15 villages were hit by gales, hail, flood and heavy rain. A large greenhouse in the village of Au
, near Luoyang. Several small boats were sunk in a river running trough a local scenic spot in Luoyang
. One person was reported dead, and cut down electricity poles and telecommunication links in some villages as well as destroying three bridges, destroying farm crops and blocking several roads, causing about 900,000,000 Yuan
or $132,000,000 in material losses.
September 5 had up to 100 people trapped in a bus by a landslide as torrential rains continued swamp parts of Guatemala
. Most were rescued, but 18 people were killed in the incident.
Floods hit the squalid refugee camps in Azakhel, miles from Peshawar
, Pakestan
.
Moderate to minor flooding from other storms also hit parts of Panama
, parts of the British Isles
, southern Spain, southern France, northern Italy and parts of China's Sichuan
province that day on the 5th.
As second day of heavy rain hit the UK on September 6, The Met Office issued severe weather warnings for both the south-west, Wales
and Northern Ireland
, and forecast that up to 15 mm of rainfall could occur in three hours in many places and warned would-be travellers about possible traffic problems caused by the flooding of many roads. The August 2010 was the coolest and dullest since 1993, with the average maximum temperatures were 1°C below normal. The rainfall way above average in both south-east England and Wales, and the third-wettest August on record in East Anglia, due to over twice the average August rainfall occurring in 2010.
On September 6, the region's first major tropical storm of the year have killed at least 145 people, at least 53 missing and thousands homeless in emergency crews struggled to reach isolated cut off communities. Tropical Storm Agatha
had washed away hundreds of roads and collapsed many bridges in the country. Chimaltenango
department's governor Erick de Leon said that the landslides buried dozens of small rural Amerindian Indian communities and killed at least 60 around the village of Santa Apolonia
in his department alone. Local volunteers worked desperately to recover the bodies of two brothers aged 4 and 8 that were buried by a landslide in the village of Parajbei.
Thousands more fled their homes in Honduras
after mudslides and landslips had killed 15 that day. Honduran meteorologists predicted three more days of rain. State officials warned people to stay away from any swollen waterways and rivers as the rain swollen reservoir
s be hide two dams near the capital of Tegucigalpa
overflowed the dam walls' ramparts and spilled into a nearby river.
September 6 had an overnight landslide caused by a flood buried around 100 people trying to rescue victims of the previous bus trapped by landslide along the Inter-American Highway
in the Guatemala
n highlands. 23 people were killed in incident near the town of Santa Maria Ixtaguacan and 12 had died in the original landslide people. The floods were estimated by the government to have killed 45 people on the highway so far, with 38 dieing over the last two days of heavy rain and landslides far.
The spokesman for the national disaster response effort, David de Leon, say that rescue work was to be delayed for one day due to heavy rain. President Alvaro Colom
declared a nationwide state of emergency
that citizens to stay off the nation's highways due to more landslides. The week-long heavy rain and floods affected some 40,000 people in the country and caused between $350 and 500 million in damages. He also warned that 24,000 more people were at risk and the government was running out of funds. Meteorologists have forecast another two days of heavy rain throughout much of Guatemala
.
Meanwhile the weather forecast of yet more rain issued across Central America
and prompted officials in Mexico
to take precautions against rain induced landslides. Heavy flooding made thousands homeless in both the southern states of Veracruz
, Tabasco
, Chiapas
and Oaxaca
. Mexican president Felipe Calderón
pledged to send aid to the devastated regions, the Mexican president, on his Twitter page
.
Mexico's national power company opened floodgates on some hydroelectric dams in the region, worsening the flooding in some low-lying areas, causing no deaths and avoiding a catastrophic dam burst situation.
on September 9, large swells produced by Igor swept two people out to sea in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
.
Since the storms started on the 9th of November 144 people have been killed and 13,000 affected people have been shifted to temporary relief shelters. 5 of El Salvador's 14 were still seeing heavy rainfall. More than 20 homes were destroyed, 24 bridges and 1,600 houses were damaged, as the town of San Vicente, which was 48 km east of San Salvador
, was buried under landslides on the, November 11, killing several people.
Mexico
was experiencing its worst rainy season on record starting from September 10. Mexico's President Felipe Calderón
said 900,000 people were affected in the latest tropical storms. It is the worst such event since Hurricane Alex killed 22 and made 40,000 homeless in July. Governor Andres Granier Melo of Tobasco warned that the September–November raint season of 2010 could be the rainyist on record, as he visited the Centro Municipality.
The Category Five storm Hurricane Igor west over open Atlantic waters with winds of 240 kilometers per hour and was 1,500 kilometers east of the Northern Leeward Islands that morning and did not post an immediate threat to land.
September 13 had Tropical Storm Julia hit the Cape Verde Islands with strong winds to the where forecasters expect the storm to drop five to 10 centimeters of rain in the south of the islands. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm had winds of 65 kilometers per hour which were expected to be stronger the next day.
September 14 saw a heavy blizzard hit the coastline of Russia's Yakutia province and parts of its north western interior regions.
Bermuda
's government closed government-run schools for the dates of September 20 and 21, 2010 in anticipation of Igor. In addition to school closures, Bermuda International Airport (BDA)
was shutdown in advance of the storm. During the storm, the major causeway leading to the airport was shut down earlier than anticipated due to the threat of tornado
es.
Despite initial fears that Hurricane Igor would cause immense damage across Bermuda, the storm passed having caused relatively minimal structural damage. Heavy rains fell across the islands between September 18 and 19, amounting to 2.97 in (75.4 mm); sustained winds were recorded over hurricane force and gusts reached 93 mph (150 km/h). An AWOS on St. David's Lighthouse recorded a peak sustained wind of 91 mph (145 km/h) and gust of 117 mph (188 km/h). Although roughly 27,500 of the 35,000 residences across the island were without power, damage was limited mainly to downed trees. No reports of loss of life or serious injuries came after the storm's passage. Officials in Bermuda stated that the biggest loss from Igor would be lessened tourism revenue following a mass exodus prior to the hurricane's arrival. Catastrophe modeler AIR Worldwide has indicated that insured losses in Bermuda will be less than $100 million.
on the 16 and 17th.
The 2010 Slovenia floods
, on the weekend of September 17–19, 2010, were caused by heavy rains in Slovenia
, resulting in one of the worst floods in the country's history. Among the regions affected were the capital Ljubljana
, the Zasavje
region, Laško
, the Slovenian Littoral
and the Lower Carniola
region. Initial damage was estimated to reach €15 million. Three people were killed.
On September 17, the UK’ firefighter
s, medics and emergency rescue team do flood and rainstorm related training exercises at Hurworth Burn Reservoir, near Middleton St George
in County Durham
, as well as at Rothbury
and Otterburn
in Northumberland
.
3 Spaniyards died as heavy rains hit southern Spain on September the 17. A man died when a wall collapsed in Bujalance
in the east of Córdoba
while a man and a women, whose ages were not released, died in Aguilar de la Frontera
in the south of Córdoba province. Storm warnings were announced by the national weather authority later in the day.
On September 18, heavy flooding had closed a 100 meatier stretch covered in water up to 1½ meaters deep on and off State Highway 1 north of Bulls
as high winds and rain created major desterbsnces around the country. There are State Highway 3 was entirely closed and there were also landslips on State Highway 4 at the Manawatu Gorge
. The NZ Transport Agency said State Highway 1 between Woodlands
and Edendale
in Southland had reopened after the ending of heavy snowfalls. Similar weather incidents and some minor car crashes closed parts of State Highway 99. Heavy floods under railway overbridge had closed the highway near Marton
, forcing a local diversion, said Inspector Ken Climo of police central communications.
Powerco
had restored supply to around 28,000 customers as a severe wind and rain storm continued to pound the North Island
. The firm's Network operations manager Phil Marsh said the storm had caused power cuts to around 45,000 customer
s through the middle of the North Island in the past 24 hours and the worst affected areas being Thames, Coromandel
, Thames-Coromandel, Tirau
and Putaruru
, parts of the western Bay of Plenty
, parts of Wanganui
, Wairarapa
, and Manawatu, Hauraki-Piako, and parts of Taranaki.
Kerepehi, Paeroa
, Te Puke
, Wanganui
and Kimbolton
. Overnight snow and ice had settled on Southland
's roads, causing slippery conditions on rural roads and treacherous conditions in Invercargill
as the local Police asked people to stay indoors and stay off the roads. An autistic 7 year old boy nearly died after falling in Paeroa
and hundreds of cars were destroyed or damaged nationwide. A big tree fell on State Highway Five, the Napier-Taupo Road, about three kilometres on the Napier
side of the Tarawera Tavern.
Local sheep farmer Hugh Collie has more than 4,000 ewes on Clinton-Mataura road, near Gore
in the wors winter since 1996. Some other sheep were dying in the rest of the county.
The MetService forecast a 6 meater swell off North Island's west coast that night and reported that there were more than 100 lightning
strikes in the Hutt Valley and Wairarapa
region yesterday, setting fire to a shed and ignighting aseveral trees early in the day.
WeatherWatch.co.nz head weather analyst Philip Duncan reported that some gusts had peaked at 154 kilomeaters per hour, collapsing power lines and cutting electricity in Warkworth
, Remuera
, Mangere
and west Auckland
. The electricity supply lines company Vector
believes about 30,000 people around Auckland lost power and in the Auckland
area and Piha
to the west of the city. A severe weather warning remains in place, and the Met Service advice is that that another fast moving front is expected to cross the South Island
in the morning of Setembeter 19 and hit the North Island
in the evening. The growing Northwesterlies should strengthen over central New Zealand as this front approaches with severe northwest gales returning to parts of Hawke's Bay
, for the 2nd day running around Wairarapa
, Wellington
and Marlborough. A severe wind warnings remained in many parts of the North Island
. Snow was expected in the North Island's central high country and thunderstorms and snow were also expected to continue in the South Island
, especially south of Mt Cook. A heavy rain warning also remained in place for Fiordland
, the Westland
mountain range south of Otira
, and the headwaters of the Canterbury and Otago
rivers.
A record cloudburst his northern India on the 18th and 19th.
because of the Yamuna river floods. The maximum Temperature in the capital city of New Delhi
rose to 34.6 °C (94.3 °F). Several food prices have also raised because of the destroyed farmland.
Uttar Pradesh
Chief Minister
Mayawati
demanded that a Central team should be sent to assess the losses suffered during the floods in Uttar Pradesh. She requested the Centre to provide 2,000 crore
for flood relief team after taking an aerial survey
of the flood-hit areas.
Not much happened in Pakistan on the 19th, but the victims of the Pakistan flood
struggled to build things up on their own. People swarmed around cars, begging for help. Their homes and everything were completely destroyed. Their fields had been turned into rubbish. "Nobody has visited our village. Nobody has helped us. My house, my furniture & and everything else was destroyed. We had no support from the government." said Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharaf.
September 19 had the roof of the 2,000 seat Stadium Southland
tennis stadium in Invercargill
has collapsed and imploded in on its self after a storm dumped a near record amount of snow on it during a tennis match and tennis player Jason Smith narrowly evaded death as the air pressure's shock wave
hit him as he loytered out side the stadium's entrance. Oddly Christchurch
the weather is sunny and bright, with a temperature of +15C, not −10C. State Highway 1 near Woodlands
, Invercargill
and Edendale
, has been closed after a Fonterra
truck jackknifed. The Environment Southland compliance manager Mark Hunter
said Fonterra
had told him it was having difficulty picking up milk from some areas due to tanker trucks jack-knifing on the roads. 400 then dumped there milk for hygiene reasons as it began to ferment
and go off
. Similar automotive incidents closed most of State Highway 99 as than 10 cm of snow hit Invercargill that day and blocked most of it's streets. The airport was closed and Air New Zealand
crews have been sent home. Overnight snowfalls hit Lumsden
and Queenstown
for the 2nd night running.
4 Christchurch
teenagers almost died on a stormy boating trip on Lake Wakatipu
. The harbourmaster
Marty Black and Acting Sergeant Terry Wood of, the Queenstown
coastguard said the coastguard and a water taxi vessel responded to the alarm after an astute kayak
er and the youth which chose not to go on the group's 2nd journey to Frankton house were to be commended for there part in the approximately NZ$500 rescue mission.
The extremely cold sub-Antarctic storm is expected to bring heavy snow to Otago
and Southland
. According to MetService severe weather forecaster Oliver Druce. He reckoned that Canterbury would generally be sheltered from the west to southwest airstream
by the Southern Alps
. The weather warnings for the South Island
, Mt Cook, Fiordland
, the Westland
mountain range south of Otira
, and the headwaters of the Canterbury and Otago
rivers.
The morning of the 20th saw The Wrens building and neighbouring retailer Briscoes in Yarrow St, Invercargill
, shortly after each other as their roof collapsed under of heavy snow.
Heavy snow destroyed a 1,000 square metre glasshouse at the weekend at Eldon Gardens, Donald McDonald's drive in Tweed St killing 2.000 young tomato plants. The weight of the snow buckled the metal support poles of the glasshouse and most of the eight bays have collapsed. The NZ$100,000, glass house was 18 years old.
Southland
weather expert and 45South Weather Services managing director Andy Fraser the snowfall Invercargill was about 10 cm to 14 cm deep was probably the worst in the town for at least 50 years.
On the 20th, heavy rain and landslides had inflicted a death toll
of Uttarakhand
reached to 63. A government source, Naintal lost 11, Haridwar
7 and Pauri
3. The river Ganges flooded several low lying areas as it passed the 2 meter mark above the danger mark in Haridwar
, as the holy place of Har-Ki-Puari was completely submerged underneath the floodwaters. The state run rescue operation to the region said that 7 people were still trapped under the debris of flattened houses. Local volunteers and cops were already their. All the schools in the province were closed for 3days. Uttarakhand's Chief Minister
, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank requested firther help of both the BJP leader, Sushma Swaraj
and Indian prime minister.
On the morning of 21st, a 15 year old boy, Chietigj A. Bajpaee, fell in to Delhi
's flood swollen river Yamuna and drowned as a fire-crew, cop, and several locals with rope
tried to save him before he was sucked under the waters by a nearby bridge.
The River Yamuna floods the Yamuna Sports Complex
and left mosquito attracting pools of floodwater on the 22nd, further disrupting the run-up to the Commonwealth Games
.
On the 22nd, Strathclyde Fire and Rescue
received 117 calls about flooding in Kilbirnie
, Glengarnock
, Fairlie
and Largs
in North Ayrshire that morning after a night of steady rainfall. There had been similar downpoors in parts of Northumberland
and Cumbria
at the same time the Scots' floods took place. At one point 65 fierfighters called to flooding in the Rothesay
and Helensburgh
areas of Argyll and Bute later that day.
Just after 9:00 pm a collapsed a storm weakened wall collapsed over the Glasgow to Largs main railway line near Pencil View in Largs
, forcing Network Rail
to close the line.
in and out and another 65 diverted due to the furious flooding in Delhi
as the river Yamuna
reached the 207.06 meater danger mark. The Old Yamuna Bridge between East Delhi
and New Delhi
, was closed safety reasons as level in the river Yamuna rose menacingly. A flood and irrigation department official said the river would soon reach the 207.30 meater mark and said that residents low-lying area have been evacuated to shelters in New Delhi
.
Yamuna River reached a record high of feet above the 495 feet (150.9 m) danger in worst monsoon rain for 30 years, leaving mosquitoes attracting pools and coming dangerously near the Taj Mahal
. With more water being discharged from Gokul
and Okhla
barrages as the level was expected to rise to 499 feet (152.1 m) in death on the 24th.
The Met Office also has severe weather warnings in place for Grampian, Strathclyde, Central Scotland, Tayside, Fife, South West Scotland and the Lothian and Borders areas on the morning 23rd after heavy overnight rain.
Grampian Police
warned of treacherous conditions as flooding hit Aberdeenshire
and Aberdeen
On September 23. The people of the Meadows Care Home in Huntly
, Aberdeenshire
, moved to temporary as the level of the River Deveron
, risen to danger level. While 40 other 40 local residents were given shelter at The Gordon Schools
.
Grampian Fire and Rescue said a number of crews from Huntly
, Elgin and the former Tayside
region, along with the British Red Cross
and a local coastguard team were all involved in the evacuation.
Some schools were shut after several hours of torrential rain dramatically raised the level of a nearby Aberdeenshire river, whilst about 10 households in Soy Avenue and Durn Road, Portsoy were evacuated to a neighbouring nearby care home.
Council officials warned that Fordyce school, Banff primary school, Macduff primary and Whitehills school would remain closed as long as the bad weather continued.
Parts of North Ayrshire
, Glasgow
, Lothian
and Argyll and Bute
were also affected.
Lothian and Borders Police
later reported some flooding on West Maitland Street, Edinburgh
, and High Street
in Prestonpans
.
Met Office
Weather experts forecast said that 37mm of rain had fallen in the presiding 12 hours and Weather forecaster Paul Mott, of Meteogroup
, the weather division of The Press Association news beauro, said that Glasgow normally expect to have 95mm or rain in September. Aberdeenshire also had 25mm of rain in the 12 overnight hours in question and it continued to rain for the rest of the day leaving an extra 10-20mm of rain by night fall.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency
(Sepa) also imposed 14 flood watches across Scotland
, with severe flood warnings in place for The River Deveron
and The River Don and their tributaries in Aberdeenshire
.
The 24th and 25th saw patches of heavy rain hit various parts of the UK, Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands.
devastating an area around Patna
. Danapur Diyara district was the worst affected. Locals were complaining about the lack of emergency housing and supplies. The river Ganges breached its banks and flooded all low-lying areas, leaving many stranded after roads were cut by floodwaters, bridges collapsed or precautionary closes occurred.
The 27th and 28th saw the flood situation there was coming to worst at Agra
when the river water level had touched 152.4 metres on 27th morning. More colonies and ghats got submerged after several thunderstorms moved in and caused very heavy rainfall. A youth who couldn't resist the temptation jumped into the swollen river making it a a historical landmark on the river bank. Almost half of the city was without drinking water. The Taj Ganj cremation ghat was also submerged by the raging flood waters. The tourists visiting Taj Mahal
were asked to stay far from the raging river. Colonies in the Balkeshwar and Dayalbagh
areas have been inundated. More than 30 villages in the Bah tehsil have also been badly hit by the Yamuna
river floods.
River Mississippi
started to raise and threatened St. Paul, Minnesota, with Mayor Chris Coleman
declaring an emergency. The last week's rain is causing the Minnesota
and Mississippi rivers to reach a minor or moderate or major flood level. Rising water levels after last week's heavy rainfall in southern Minnesota forced Water Street
between Plato Boulevard and Minnesota 13
to be closed on 28th.
In Canada, the Financial assistance announced that up to $300,000 per claim will be available to the people hammered by heavy rains and flooding in North Island
and Central Coast areas. Areas including Port Alice, Port Hardy and Zeballos and the Central Coast region's Bella Coola
, Kingcome, and the Highway 20 corridor between Bella Coola and Anahim Lake will be safeguarded by the Financial assistance.
In Waikato
, people have started preparing for floods as heavy rain threaten to push already swollen rivers past their limits. Preparations are made for the worst as the region has already been hit by a storm last week.
In Hadejia
, Nigeria
, The flood victims sleep wherever they can, the men search for dry spots on the roads while women and children keep piling into their houses still standing as huge number of displaced people have returned to flood-hit villages in Northern Nigeria. Over two million people were affected by the flood waters and more than 50,000 families are still wandering homeless. Residential areas of the Kararar Rima village was also destroyed in the flood. Most of the houses were made of clay, so they easy dissolved
in the flood water.
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District, western Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
, covered the yards of two smallholdings. Between May 2 and 3, two people were killed when their home collapsed in the village of Duzenli in Salyan
Salyan, Azerbaijan
Salyan is a city in and the seat of the Salyan Rayon of Azerbaijan. The city of Salyan is industrialized and known for processing caviar.-History:...
District. It happed at about 7:45 local time. The deceased people were: Aligayib Aliyev and his wife, Gulbaji Aliyeva. The heavy rainy is thought to have also caused the collapse of their house. On May 5, further rain and flooding in most of the east of the country.
Heavy rain fall in parts of Poland raising the prospect of flooding in the town of Slubice
Slubice
Słubice is a border town in the Lubusz Voivodeship of western Poland. Located on the Oder river, directly opposite the city of Frankfurt in Germany, of which it was a part until 1945 . As of the 2008 census, the town had a total population of 17,000...
.
A major dust storm hits New Dehli, India, on May 6, 2010.
A poorly built school had suddenly collapsed in Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009....
, Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
, killing 50 people during a rainstorm on May 7.
May 10
The 2010 South China floods began in early May 2010. 392 people had died, and a further 232 people had been reported missing as of June 30, 2010, including 57 people in a landslide in Guizhou. 53 of the deaths occurred from the flooding and landslides between May 31 and June 3, and 266 deaths occurred between June 13 and June 29. 424 people were killed by the end of June, including 42 from the Guizhou landslide; 118 more were killed and 47 left missing so far in July, bringing the death toll to 542. More than 72.97 million people in 22 provinces, municipalities and regions, including the southern and central provinces of ZhejiangZhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...
, Fujian
Fujian
' , formerly romanised as Fukien or Huguing or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...
, Jiangxi
Jiangxi
' is a southern province in the People's Republic of China. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River in the north into hillier areas in the south, it shares a border with Anhui to the north, Zhejiang to the northeast, Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, Hunan to the west, and Hubei to...
, Hubei
Hubei
' Hupeh) is a province in Central China. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Lake Dongting...
, Hunan
Hunan
' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...
, Guangdong
Guangdong
Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
, Guangxi
Guangxi
Guangxi, formerly romanized Kwangsi, is a province of southern China along its border with Vietnam. In 1958, it became the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, a region with special privileges created specifically for the Zhuang people.Guangxi's location, in...
, Chongqing
Chongqing
Chongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the...
Municipality, Sichuan
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
and Guizhou
Guizhou
' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country. Its provincial capital city is Guiyang.- History :...
have been affected, while at least 4.66 million people have been evacuated because of the risk of flooding and landslides in the latter half of June.
May 16–18
In the southern SerbiaSerbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, two people, Vukosava Stamenkovic and her husband and Radovan Zlatkovic, from the town of Trgoviste
Trgovište
Trgovište is a small town and municipality located in the Pčinja District of Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 1,785, while population of the municipality is 5,145.-Municipality:...
drowned in the flooded the Pcinja River. About 300 people were evacuated due to flooding after heavy rainfall in the country. The flooded area has been left with no electricity, telephone lines or running mains water on May 16.
On May 17, one people died in the Hungarian town of Miskolc
Miskolc
Miskolc is a city in northeastern Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. With a population close to 170,000 Miskolc is the fourth largest city of Hungary It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary.- Geography :Miskolc is located...
, while two others died in the Serbian town of Trgoviste as Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
River and the Pcinja River go in to full spate.
May 18-June 1
The 2010 Central European floods2010 Central European floods
The 2010 Central European floods were a devastating series of weather events which occurred across several Central European countries during May, June and August 2010. Poland was the worst affected. Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia and Ukraine were also affected.At least...
weres a particularly devastating series of weather events which occurred across several Central European countries during May, June and August 2010. Poland was the worst affected. Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia and Ukraine were also affected.
| Country | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Poland | 25 |
| Austria | 3 |
| Serbia Serbia Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans... |
2 |
| Hungary | 2 |
| Slovakia Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south... |
1+2 |
| Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... |
1+1 |
| Total | 34 |
May 20–26
WarsawWarsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
faced imminent rain-related flooding as the River Vistula
Vistula
The Vistula is the longest and the most important river in Poland, at 1,047 km in length. The watershed area of the Vistula is , of which lies within Poland ....
burst its banks and inundated many nearby villages on May 20.
The river Vistula burst its banks on the 21st and flooded nearby towns. Warsaw was put on flood alert. 23,000 people were displaced in the worst Polish floods in 160 years. Poland will receive 100 million euros in aid from the European solidarity fund, EU officials said. The Vistula is at a 160-year high and £2,000,000 worth of damage is done in Poland. Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland all witness heavy rainfall, as rivers begin to swell in Slovinia and eastern Germany.
On the 23rd, the floods hit the city of Wrocław as the River Ślęza
Ślęza
Ślęza is a 78.6 km long river in Lower Silesia, southern Poland, a left tributary of the Oder. It starts in the Niemcza Hills , part of the Sudete Highlands , and flows near Mount Ślęża through the Silesian Lowland and enters the Oder in Wrocław.The most important tributary is: Mała...
breaks a dyke in floodwaters into the Kozanow neighbourhood. The Vistula River has reached 7.8 metres in height and, like the floods in general, are at a level not seen in 60 years.
On May 24, levee
Levee
A levee, levée, dike , embankment, floodbank or stopbank is an elongated naturally occurring ridge or artificially constructed fill or wall, which regulates water levels...
s fail or are tactically dynamited, southern Poland is hopelessly flooded and the River Oder begins to flood Germany. $2,500,000,000 worth of damage is done in Poland as the river Vistula floods along its entire leagth and Poland's death toll reaches 15.
Heavy rain begins to falling in Guatemala City
Guatemala City
Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...
, on the 24th, causing local rivers to flood. Heavy rain is also reported in parts of Mexico, Honduras and S. W. Brazil.
On May 24, 400 people held a protest in the 1,500-strong village of Altit over lack of aid provision, following a visit to the settlement by Pakistan's Prime Minister. Local agitator Reza Hamid said he was sheltering in a Gilgit school building and that there were too few doctors in the camp. The only reliable means of transport in the disaster zone was by Army
Army
An army An army An army (from Latin arma "arms, weapons" via Old French armée, "armed" (feminine), in the broadest sense, is the land-based military of a nation or state. It may also include other branches of the military such as the air force via means of aviation corps...
helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
. About 32 villages in Hunza-Nagar were said to be flood by the local administration to have been flooded. The flooding lake was formed after a 2.5-meter-deep landslide in January.
The 2010 Indian heatwave was a period of extremely hot weather occurring during the summer of 2010 in India and much of South Asia. Temperatures of 53.7C (128.66 F) have been recorded in Pakistan. Said to be the harshest summer since 1800, the heatwave has killed hundreds of people due to heat exhaustion and food poisoning
On May 24, 400 people held a protest in the 1,500-strong village of Altit over lack of aid provision, following a visit to the settlement by Pakistan's Prime Minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
. Local agitator Reza Hamid, said he was sheltering in a Gilgit school building and that there were to few doctors in the camp. The only reliable means of transport in the disaster zone was by Army
Army
An army An army An army (from Latin arma "arms, weapons" via Old French armée, "armed" (feminine), in the broadest sense, is the land-based military of a nation or state. It may also include other branches of the military such as the air force via means of aviation corps...
helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
. About 32 villages in Hunza-Nagar were sad to be flood by the local administration to have been flooded. The flooding lake was formed after a 2.5 meter deep landslide in January.
On May 25 Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority
National Disaster Management Authority
The National Disaster Management Authority , headed by the Prime Minister of India, is the Apex Body for Disaster Management in India. The setting up of the NDMA and the creation of an enabling environment for institutional mechanisms at the State and District levels is mandated by the Disaster...
(NDMA) to prepare for major floods in the Shangla, Mansehra
Mansehra
Mansehra city is located at in Mansehra District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is very near to Abbottabad city. It is a major stop for tourists on the Karakoram Highway which leads to China...
, Kala Dhaka and Kohistan
Kohistan
Kohistan, also transliterated Kuhistan, Kuhiston, Quhistan , may refer to:in Afghanistan*Kohistan, Kapisa Province, Kapisa Province, a town and administrative center of Hesa Awal Kohistan District...
, downstream from the Hunza-Nagar districts. The districts have a scattered population of 500,000. The Hunza Deputy Commissioner, Zafar Waqar Taj said that he had witnessed flooding in low lying areas and that the inhabitants of from the 32 flooded villages have been evacuated and were not allowed to go back.
Some local people in both the Gilgit
Gilgit
Gilgit is a city in northern PakistanGilgit may refer to other terms related with the area of the city:* Gilgit River* Gilgit Valley* Gilgit District* Gilgit Agency * Gilgit Airport...
–Baltistan
Baltistan
Baltistan , also known as بلتیول བལིུལ་ in the Balti language, is a region in northern Pakistan which forms Gilgit-Baltistan, bordering the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China. In addition, a part of Baltistan also falls into Jammu and Kashmir of India. It is situated in the Karakoram mountains...
were not satisfied with the rescue plans and were complaining on mass.
The hottest temperature ever recorded in Asia was reached in Mohenjo-daro
Mohenjo-daro
Mohenjo-daro is an archeological site situated in what is now the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Built around 2600 BC, it was one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, and one of the world's earliest major urban settlements, existing at the same time as the...
, Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
, Pakistan at 53.7°C (128.6°F), on May 26, and nine cities in Pakistan saw temperatures above 50°C. The previous record for Pakistan, and for all of Asia, was reached at 52.7°C (127°F) in Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
Province on June 12, 1919. By May 27, after temperatures higher than 45°C hit areas across the country, at least 18 people died in Pakistan.
By May 25, another £400,000,000 worth of damage and 15 Polish are still reported as dead. Flooding also affects nearby parts of Germany.
Parts of Lower Austria
Lower Austria
Lower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...
, the Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
town of Slubice
Slubice
Słubice is a border town in the Lubusz Voivodeship of western Poland. Located on the Oder river, directly opposite the city of Frankfurt in Germany, of which it was a part until 1945 . As of the 2008 census, the town had a total population of 17,000...
and the German city of Frankfurt an der Order started to be flooded as the River Spree
Spree
The Spree is a river that flows through the Saxony, Brandenburg and Berlin states of Germany, and in the Ústí nad Labem region of the Czech Republic...
and river Oder
Oder
The Oder is a river in Central Europe. It rises in the Czech Republic and flows through western Poland, later forming of the border between Poland and Germany, part of the Oder-Neisse line...
on the 27th during heavy rain. Heavy rain fell across the English Midlands
English Midlands
The Midlands, or the English Midlands, is the traditional name for the area comprising central England that broadly corresponds to the early medieval Kingdom of Mercia. It borders Southern England, Northern England, East Anglia and Wales. Its largest city is Birmingham, and it was an important...
.
On May 25, Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority
National Disaster Management Authority
The National Disaster Management Authority , headed by the Prime Minister of India, is the Apex Body for Disaster Management in India. The setting up of the NDMA and the creation of an enabling environment for institutional mechanisms at the State and District levels is mandated by the Disaster...
(NDMA) to prepare for major floods in the Shangla, Mansehra
Mansehra
Mansehra city is located at in Mansehra District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is very near to Abbottabad city. It is a major stop for tourists on the Karakoram Highway which leads to China...
, Kala Dhaka and Kohistan
Kohistan
Kohistan, also transliterated Kuhistan, Kuhiston, Quhistan , may refer to:in Afghanistan*Kohistan, Kapisa Province, Kapisa Province, a town and administrative center of Hesa Awal Kohistan District...
, downstream from the Hunza-Nagar districts. The districts have a scattered population of 500,000. The Hunza Deputy Commissioner, Zafar Waqar Taj said that he had witnessed flooding in low lying areas and that the inhabitants of from the 32 flooded villages have been evacuated and were not allowed to go back.
Some local people in both the Gilgit
Gilgit
Gilgit is a city in northern PakistanGilgit may refer to other terms related with the area of the city:* Gilgit River* Gilgit Valley* Gilgit District* Gilgit Agency * Gilgit Airport...
–Baltistan
Baltistan
Baltistan , also known as بلتیول བལིུལ་ in the Balti language, is a region in northern Pakistan which forms Gilgit-Baltistan, bordering the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China. In addition, a part of Baltistan also falls into Jammu and Kashmir of India. It is situated in the Karakoram mountains...
were not satisfied with the rescue plans and were complaining on mass.
The hottest temperature ever recorded in Asia was reached in Mohenjo-daro
Mohenjo-daro
Mohenjo-daro is an archeological site situated in what is now the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Built around 2600 BC, it was one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, and one of the world's earliest major urban settlements, existing at the same time as the...
, Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
, Pakistan at 53.7°C (128.6°F), on May 26, and twelve cities in Pakistan saw temperatures above 50°C. The previous record for Pakistan, and for all of Asia, was reached at 52.7°C (127°F) in Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
Province on June 12, 1919. By May 27, the temperatures higher than 45°C hit many areas across the country, at least 18 people died in Pakistan.
A large dust storm swept across both Libya and Egypt on May 26
As the storm move inland torrential rains triggered flash flooding and landslides in parts of Honduras on May 30. At least 45 homes have been destroyed and one person was killed in the country. On May 31, the presidents of both El Salvador and Honduras declared a state of emergency for their respective countries. Tropical Storm Agatha had picked up speed and strength over the Central American states of Belize
Belize
Belize is a constitutional monarchy and the northernmost country in Central America. Belize has a diverse society, comprising many cultures and languages. Even though Kriol and Spanish are spoken among the population, Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official...
, in the Atlantic basin
Atlantic Basin
The Atlantic Basin is the Atlantic Ocean.Atlantic Basin may also refer to:* Atlantic Basin Iron Works, an ironworks that operated in Brooklyn, New York, in the early to mid-20th century...
, on May 31.
May 27–30
On May 27, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service forecast a "below normal" rating for hurricane season in the Eastern Pacific in 2010. The season runs from May 15 to May 30, and the eastern Pacific usually has about 15 storms, according to the American agency.On May 30 Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
n President Alvaro Colom
Álvaro Colom
Álvaro Colom Caballeros is the President of Guatemala for the 2008–2012 term and leader of the social-democratic National Unity of Hope .-Early years:...
declared a ‘state of calamity’ as the first tropical storm of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season, Hurricane Agatha
Hurricane Agatha
The name Agatha has been used for nine tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.* Tropical Storm Agatha , stayed well away from land* Hurricane Agatha , made landfall in the Mexican state of Michoacán, causing moderate damage...
flooded about 600 homes and killed 12 people the day after a volcanic eruption. The rain made the volcanic ash
Volcanic ash
Volcanic ash consists of small tephra, which are bits of pulverized rock and glass created by volcanic eruptions, less than in diameter. There are three mechanisms of volcanic ash formation: gas release under decompression causing magmatic eruptions; thermal contraction from chilling on contact...
set like concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
on and around Guatemala City
Guatemala City
Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...
and the city's main airport.
A total of 13 people had already died in El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
the day before. In El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
, one person drowned when a river flooded, according to civil protection agency spokesman Armando Vividor. People living or traveling to in flood zones in the capital and five other cities to relocate to shelters, according to a statement on the civil protection agency's website.
The Miami based National Hurricane Centre issued an advisory that the storm had strengthened, with maximum sustained winds of 45 miles per hour (75 km/h) or more during the next 48 hours.
On May 30, light thunder storms hit parts of Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
and Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
as temperatures begin to rise in Southern England
Southern England
Southern England, the South and the South of England are imprecise terms used to refer to the southern counties of England bordering the English Midlands. It has a number of different interpretations of its geographic extents. The South is considered by many to be a cultural region with a distinct...
and Greater London
Greater London
Greater London is the top-level administrative division of England covering London. It was created in 1965 and spans the City of London, including Middle Temple and Inner Temple, and the 32 London boroughs. This territory is coterminate with the London Government Office Region and the London...
.
May 18 – June 1
The 2010 Central European floods2010 Central European floods
The 2010 Central European floods were a devastating series of weather events which occurred across several Central European countries during May, June and August 2010. Poland was the worst affected. Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia and Ukraine were also affected.At least...
weres a particularly devastating series of weather events which occurred across several Central European countries during May, June and August 2010. Poland was the worst affected. Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia and Ukraine were also affected.
| Country | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Poland | 25 |
| Austria | 3 |
| Serbia Serbia Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans... |
2 |
| Hungary | 2 |
| Slovakia Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south... |
1+2 |
| Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... |
1+1 |
| Total | 34 |
June 1–6
On June 1, the National Hurricane Centre stated that the remnants of Tropical Storm AgathaTropical Storm Agatha (2010)
Tropical Storm Agatha was a weak, but catastrophic tropical cyclone that brought widespread floods to much of Central America and was the deadliest tropical cyclone in the eastern Pacific since Hurricane Pauline in 1997. The first storm of the 2010 Pacific hurricane season, Agatha originated from...
had only a low chance of regeneration in the western Caribbean Sea. However, by the next day, the thunderstorm activity associated with Agatha in the western Caribbean had dissipated and were only a bad storm. Final figures show that the storm hand severally damaged Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
's principal airport with rain induced floods. It also resulted in the death of 1 person in Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
, 152 people were killed and 100 left missing by landslides in Guatemala, 13 deaths also occurred in El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
and 16 fatalities also in Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
. On June 6, the remnants of Tropical Storm Agatha dissipated completely, after ravaging the Honduras.
June 2–4
25 died between June 2 and 4 in a heavy rain rainstorm in the Pakistan's Punjab Province and a blizzard in the Pakistani held parts of the state of Jammu and KashmirJammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the...
.
On June 2, Police in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
warn of vehicles’ aquaplaning after a man died doing it in a flooded street. In Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, a 38 year old man died searching for another man who had fallen into a swollen river. 2,000 people were evacuated in the northern Hungarian town of Paszto
Pásztó
Pásztó is a town in Nógrád county, Hungary.- External links :*...
. Major flood alerts hit Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
and Bosnia there rivers swell with flood water. Government officials in Serbia said the situation was "critical"(dead link). A Croatian drowned in a flooding Istria
Istria
Istria , formerly Histria , is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic between the Gulf of Trieste and the Bay of Kvarner...
n river ".
A total 250 litres of rain fell per squared metre in Zupanja
Županja
Županja is a city in eastern Slavonia, Croatia, located 254 km east of Zagreb. It is administratively part of the Vukovar-Syrmia county. It is inhabited by 12,185 people ....
, Croatia, on June 3. The Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n government have sent 5,000, 1.5 litres bottles to the Zupanja region. The Croatian prime minister Jadranka Kosor
Jadranka Kosor
Jadranka Kosor is a Croatian politician and former journalist. She is the current Prime Minister of Croatia, having taken office on July 6, 2009, following the sudden resignation of her predecessor Ivo Sanader. She is Croatia's first female Prime Minister since independence.-Early life:Jadranka...
and President Ivo Josipović
Ivo Josipović
Ivo Josipović is a Croatian politician who has been President of Croatia since 2010. Josipović entered politics as a member of the League of Communists of Croatia , and played a key role in the democratic transformation of this party as the author of the first statute of the SDP that replaced the...
visited the area yesterday and were upset by what they saw. The Croatian Red Cross has launched an emergency appeal. Meanwhile there was more rain in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
and Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
On June 2, several heavy thunderstorms also hit the high Swiss Alps, accompany by heavy snow in some places.
About 42 people were killed by heavy monsoon related landslides, winds and flash floods in the south of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
on the 15th Some flooding is also reported in India's Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
and West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
provinces.
A waterspout unexpectedly moved onshore as a tornado at Lennox Head, New South Wales
Lennox Head, New South Wales
Lennox Head is a seaside village on the north coast of New South Wales, Australia, situated on the stretch of coast between Byron Bay and Ballina in Ballina Shire....
0n the 3rd. At least 40 houses were damaged, but unofficial numbers have risen to 100, and several people were injured by the tornado.
June 5–6
The 93 mph Cyclone PhetCyclone Phet
Cyclone Phet was the third named cyclone of the 2010 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. Phet developed from a low pressure area in the Arabian Sea that organized into a tropical cyclone on May 31...
hits Oman
Oman
Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...
's hitting Masirah Island
Masirah Island
Masirah is an island off the East coast of Oman, 95 km long north-south, between 12 and 14 km wide, with an area of about 649 km², and a population estimated at 12,000 in 12 villages mainly in the north of the island...
on 1,000 Omanis and 50,000 Pakistanis are evacuated on June 4. Cyclone Phet made landfall at Thatta
Thatta District
Thatta District is located in the province of Sindh, Pakistan, however it is close to the contested disputed boundary of the Kori Creek. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, it had a population of 1,113,194 of which 11.21% were urban.-Local government:...
about 50 km south from Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Pakistan on June 6, 2010 at about 16:30 GMT. "Phet" is a Thai
Thai language
Thai , also known as Central Thai and Siamese, is the national and official language of Thailand and the native language of the Thai people, Thailand's dominant ethnic group. Thai is a member of the Tai group of the Tai–Kadai language family. Historical linguists have been unable to definitively...
word, meaning diamond
Diamond
In mineralogy, diamond is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions...
.
The Hungarian flood level was as critical by the Hungarian government on June 5
June 6–8
June 6 saw heavy rain hit the sun-scorched UK and Ireland. The future temperatures were predicted to fall from about 25C to only about 13C (55F) in Northern EnglandNorthern England
Northern England, also known as the North of England, the North or the North Country, is a cultural region of England. It is not an official government region, but rather an informal amalgamation of counties. The southern extent of the region is roughly the River Trent, while the North is bordered...
over the next week. Heathrow Airport has the 6th‘s hottest spot at 28C (83F). Meteogroup
MeteoGroup
MeteoGroup is Europe’s largest private sector weather business with forecasting offices in ten European countries and the US, sales representatives in the Far East and Middle East, and customers worldwide....
's forecaster Gemma Plumb warned that the bad weather would last for about a week, but that temperatures would still remain high. She reckoned London would reach about 22C (71F).
On June 7, 150 Polish schools were closed, flood hit Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
got $30,000,000/25,000,000 Euros in EU aid and river levels in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
reach 8.2 meters. The death toll has reached 1 Hungarian, 3 Slovaks and 25 Poles.
Both the polish towns of Wilkow
Wilków
Wilków may refer to the following places in Poland:*Wilków, Głogów County in Lower Silesian Voivodeship *Wilków, Świdnica County in Lower Silesian Voivodeship...
and Winiary
Winiary
Winiary was a village but today is a suburb of Warka, Poland.-Notable residents:One famous resident of this village was Kazimierz Pułaski, who was active in the American Revolutionary War as a general....
are flooded. The river level in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
reached 7.80 metres and a local dam collapses, flooding part of the city on June 8 The Polish city of Sandomierz
Sandomierz
Sandomierz is a city in south-eastern Poland with 25,714 inhabitants . Situated in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , previously in Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship . It is the capital of Sandomierz County . Sandomierz is known for its Old Town, a major tourist attraction...
is cut off by flooding.
Mr Tadeusz Kocon, Mayor of Janowiec
Janowiec
Janowiec is a village in Puławy County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Janowiec. It lies approximately south-west of Puławy and west of the regional capital Lublin. The village has a population of 1,000.It received its town charter in 1537, but...
, in Poland appeals for aid and criticizes the Polish government's handling of the affair. 42,000 people are effected, and more than 12,000 houses are flooded in province of Podkarpacie. 20 Poles are confirmed as being dead as the river Vistula
Vistula
The Vistula is the longest and the most important river in Poland, at 1,047 km in length. The watershed area of the Vistula is , of which lies within Poland ....
runs amuck in Poland on June 9. The general elections on June 20 are suspended due to the chaos caused by the floods.
On June 8, a flood alert is issued in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
by officials as Mr Slobodan Stojic reports the river Danube was rising by 1 cm cm hour in the city.
On June 8, heavy thunderstorms hit the British Isles, ending the 6 day long heat wave
Heat wave
A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity. There is no universal definition of a heat wave; the term is relative to the usual weather in the area...
.
June 10
A heat wave hit Eastern Europe as exceptionally strong jet streamJet stream
Jet streams are fast flowing, narrow air currents found in the atmospheres of some planets, including Earth. The main jet streams are located near the tropopause, the transition between the troposphere and the stratosphere . The major jet streams on Earth are westerly winds...
winds blew in from the Sahara
Sahara
The Sahara is the world's second largest desert, after Antarctica. At over , it covers most of Northern Africa, making it almost as large as Europe or the United States. The Sahara stretches from the Red Sea, including parts of the Mediterranean coasts, to the outskirts of the Atlantic Ocean...
across the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
and in to both Poland and the Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
June 10. The Polish Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (IMGW) warned of temperature in Poland exceeding 30C for the next 5 days, followed by heavy winds, rain storms, thunder storms and possible flooding especially in the north-west of the country and neighbouring parts of Germany.
On 21 June, the Salvadoran Red Cross Society said the El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
flood emergency appeal funds were near to completion
June 13 to 17
Between June 13 and 19 saw a low pressure zone move south eastwards taking a shallow pool of cooler air south eastwards across from the North Atlantic into Ireland, Wales and most of England.June 15 and 16 an average of 40 cm of rain fell in the French Côte d'Azur region, killing 19. At least 1,000 people were evacuated and spent the night in empty schools or other temporary shelters, and some 175,000 houses were estimated to have been left without power as rescue teams had to moved 436 prisoners from a flooded jail in Draguignan
Draguignan
Draguignan is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in southeastern France.It is a sub-prefecture of the department and self-proclaimed "capital of Artillery" and "Porte du Verdon".The city is only from St...
. the rain was said to be the worst in Roquebrune
Roquebrune
Roquebrune may refer to the following communes in France:* Roquebrune, Gers, in the Gers département* Roquebrune, Gironde, in the Gironde département* Roquebrune, the former name for Roquebrune-Cap Martin, in the Alpes-Maritimes département...
and Frejus
Fréjus
Fréjus is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It neighbours Saint-Raphaël, effectively forming one town...
and would continue in to the 17th. Both rail and air travel in the region were interrupted with 300 or so passengers who were travelling on a high-speed train between Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
and Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
being trapped by the flood waters spilling over the tracks near Nice. The railway line between Toulon
Toulon
Toulon is a town in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department in the former province of Provence....
and Frejus would be closed until that Thursday morning due to water-induced subsidence
Subsidence
Subsidence is the motion of a surface as it shifts downward relative to a datum such as sea-level. The opposite of subsidence is uplift, which results in an increase in elevation...
of the track and debris in the line. Fallen trees and landslips also blocked many roads for the next 24 hours. It was said by meteorologists to be the worst such event in the region since 1827.
About 42 people were killed by heavy monsoon related landslides, winds and flash floods in the south of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
on the 15th. Some flooding is also reported in India's Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
and West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
provinces.
It was confirmed on the 17th that 22 had died in the French floods.
June 21–30
The rain swollen Gan River bursts its banks and floods ZhangshuZhangshu
Zhangshu is a county level city in Yichun, west-central Jiangxi province. It has an area of 1,291 km² and a population of 536,500. The literal translation of the name is Camphor laurel, because traditionally, the city was a major commercial hub for camphor laurel oil.It is the home of famous Site...
, Jiangxi
Jiangxi
' is a southern province in the People's Republic of China. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River in the north into hillier areas in the south, it shares a border with Anhui to the north, Zhejiang to the northeast, Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, Hunan to the west, and Hubei to...
on June 21.
Heavy rain falls starts in central ans north eastern Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
and lasts between the 22nd and 29th.
The price of oil rose to $77 per barrel on June 24 as a cyclone
Cyclone
In meteorology, a cyclone is an area of closed, circular fluid motion rotating in the same direction as the Earth. This is usually characterized by inward spiraling winds that rotate anticlockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere of the Earth. Most large-scale...
begins to form in the south western Caribbean.
On June 25, A Tropical Depression hit the Atlantic Basin
Atlantic Basin
The Atlantic Basin is the Atlantic Ocean.Atlantic Basin may also refer to:* Atlantic Basin Iron Works, an ironworks that operated in Brooklyn, New York, in the early to mid-20th century...
near the Caribbean. Tropical Storm Alex was predicted to hit Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula
Yucatán Peninsula
The Yucatán Peninsula, in southeastern Mexico, separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico, with the northern coastline on the Yucatán Channel...
that Sunday before moving on to the Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
and the Florida Panhandle
Florida Panhandle
The Florida Panhandle, an informal, unofficial term for the northwestern part of Florida, is a strip of land roughly 200 miles long and 50 to 100 miles wide , lying between Alabama on the north and the west, Georgia also on the north, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. Its eastern boundary is...
over the next week. The Category 3 strength Hurricane Darby, hit Mexico's Pacific and passed 395 kilometres (245.4 mi) south west of Acapulco
Acapulco
Acapulco is a city, municipality and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, southwest from Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semi-circular bay and has been a port since the early colonial period of Mexico’s history...
, with hurricane force winds reaching up to 35 kilometres (21.7 mi) from the eye.
1,870 people were evacuated from 10 villages in Suceava county
Suceava County
Suceava is a county of Romania, in the historical region of Moldavia and few villages in Transylvania, with the capital city at Suceava.- Demographics :...
, as the River Siret
Siret River
The Siret or Sireth is a river that rises from the Carpathians in the Northern Bukovina region of Ukraine, and flows southward into Romania for 470 km before it joins the Danube...
threatened to overflow on the afternoon of the 28th.
Some 1,100 sheep were moved to higher ground in the mainly rural region. Refugees were taken by the local monasteries, schools, cultural centres and by their relatives according to a spokeswoman Suceava Judet's Local Authorities.
Gheorghe Flutur
Gheorghe Flutur
Gheorge Flutur is a Romanian politician, member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was previously a member of the National Liberal Party, which he resigned from in November 2006. Between December 2004 and November 2006, Flutur was the Minister of Agriculture in the Tăriceanu government...
, president of Suceava county, told the Mediafax
Mediafax
Mediafax is a Romanian media company headquartered in Bucharest and founded in 1991. It is a part of the MediaPro Group and its primary line of business is a news and photography service that covers the needs of 90% of the Romanian printed media and 70% of the national TV and radio stations...
news agency his region was one of the worst hit in the country in the morning of the 29th as he coordinated local flood relief efforts. Later that day the River Siret
Siret River
The Siret or Sireth is a river that rises from the Carpathians in the Northern Bukovina region of Ukraine, and flows southward into Romania for 470 km before it joins the Danube...
threatened to break through the dykes protecting the town of Şendreni, as locals and emergency services reinforced the dykes with sandbags by the truck full to prevent the river breaking out and flooding the town.
21 people were confirmed to have died and at least one person was missing since the floods started according to the Emergency Inspectorate spokesman Alin Maghiar. The north-eastern town of Dorohoi
Dorohoi
Dorohoi is a city in the Botoşani County, Romania, on the right bank of the Jijia River, which broadens into a lake on the north.Dorohoi used to be a market for the timber and farm produce of the north Moldavian highlands; merchants from the neighboring states flocked to its great fair, held on...
witnessed 6 deaths the night as floods rose to just over 1 metre /3.3 feet in some places. Several roads into Dorohoi remained either washed away or under water. The heavy rain that had been falling for much of the past week in the Balkan country and forecasters have warned that it will continue in north-east Romania until Wednesday morning The emergency situations spokeswoman Dorina Lupu from Botoşani judet
Botosani County
Botoșani is a county of Romania, in Moldavia, with the capital city at Botoșani.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 452,834 and the population density was 91/km2.*Romanians – – the highest percentage of Romanians in Romania...
said unusually heavy rain had killed 6 people, most in the town of Dorohoi on the 29th. The county of Suceava, reported 4 deaths on the 28th that four people died overnight in the flooding and two are missing. The Romanian railway line to Ukraine, electricity pylons, bridges and roads were damaged across northern and eastern Romania.
Romania considered formally quested emergency European funds due to the severity of the floods on the 29th.
The Romanian counties of Alba
Alba County
Alba is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, its capital city being Alba-Iulia with a population of 66,406.- Demographics :In 2002, it had a population of 382,747 and the population density was 61/km².* Romanians - 90.4%* Hungarians - 5.4%...
, Arad
Arad County
Arad is an administrative division of Romania roughly translated into county in the western part of the country on the border with Hungary, mostly in the region of Crişana and few villages in Banat. The administrative center of the county lies in the city of Arad...
, Bacău
Bacau County
Bacău is a county of Romania, in Moldavia, with its capital city at Bacău. It has one commune, Ghimeş-Făget, in Transylvania.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 706,623 and the population density was 113/km²....
, Botoşani
Botosani County
Botoșani is a county of Romania, in Moldavia, with the capital city at Botoșani.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 452,834 and the population density was 91/km2.*Romanians – – the highest percentage of Romanians in Romania...
, Brașov
Brasov County
Brașov ; ) is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Brașov. The county incorporates within its boundaries most of the Medieval "lands" Burzenland and Făgăraș Land.-Demographics:...
, Cluj
Cluj County
Cluj ; is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Cluj-Napoca.-Demographics:In 2007, it had a population of 692,316 and a population density of 104/km².*Romanians – 80%*Hungarians – 17.5%*Roma – 2.5%-Geography:...
, Hunedoara
Hunedoara County
Hunedoara is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Deva.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 485,712 and the population density was 69/km².*Romanians - 92%*Hungarians - 5%*Romas - 2%*Germans under 1%....
, Iași
Iasi County
Iași is a county of Romania, in Moldavia, with the administrative seat at Iași.-Demographics:As of 1 July 2007, Iași County had a population of 825,100, making it the second most populous county in Romania after Bucharest, with a population density of 150/km².*Romanians - 98.1%*Roma -...
, Mehedinţi
Mehedinti County
Mehedinţi is a county of Romania. It is mostly located in the historical province of Oltenia, with one municipality and three communes located in the Banat...
, Neamţ
Neamt County
Neamț is a county of Romania, in the historic region of Moldavia, with the county seat at Piatra Neamț. It has three communes, Bicaz-Chei, Bicazu Ardelean and Dămuc in Transylvania.-Demographics:...
, Olt
Olt County
Olt is a county of Romania, in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia . The capital city is Slatina.- Demographics :In 2002, it had a population of 489,274 and the population density was 89/km²....
, Prahova
Prahova County
Prahova is a county of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploieşti.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 829,945 and the population density was 176/km². It is Romania's most populated county, having a population density double than the country's mean...
, Sălaj
Salaj County
Sălaj is a county of Romania, in the historical regions of Crișana and Transylvania, with the capital city at Zalău.-Geography:Sălaj county has a total area of ....
, Sibiu
Sibiu County
Sibiu is a county of Romania, in the historical region Transylvania, with the capital city Sibiu.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 421,724 and the population density was 78/km²....
, Suceava
Suceava County
Suceava is a county of Romania, in the historical region of Moldavia and few villages in Transylvania, with the capital city at Suceava.- Demographics :...
, Timiş
Timis County
Timiș , , Banat Bulgarian: ) is a county of western Romania, in the historical region Banat, with the county seat at Timișoara. It is the largest county in Romania in terms of land area....
, Tulcea
Tulcea County
Tulcea is a county of Romania, in the historical region Dobruja, with the capital city at Tulcea.-Demographics:In 2002, Tulcea County had a population of 256,492...
, Vâlcea
Vâlcea County
Vâlcea is a county of Romania, in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia...
and Vrancea
Vrancea County
Vrancea is a county in Romania, with its seat at Focşani. It is mostly in the historical region of Moldavia but the southern part, below the Milcov River, is in Muntenia.-Demographics:...
were flooded in early July. Also affected was the Chernivtsi Oblast
Chernivtsi Oblast
Chernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
in neighbouring Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. Botoşani County
Botosani County
Botoșani is a county of Romania, in Moldavia, with the capital city at Botoșani.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 452,834 and the population density was 91/km2.*Romanians – – the highest percentage of Romanians in Romania...
, Suceava
Suceava County
Suceava is a county of Romania, in the historical region of Moldavia and few villages in Transylvania, with the capital city at Suceava.- Demographics :...
and Tulcea
Tulcea County
Tulcea is a county of Romania, in the historical region Dobruja, with the capital city at Tulcea.-Demographics:In 2002, Tulcea County had a population of 256,492...
took the brunt of it all.
June 27 to 29 saw the heaviest rain fall in Luolou township in the Chinese Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region for 300 years. 6,673 people were affected, as the town was cut off schools closed and people travelled by boat.
On the 29th and 30th, the Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc
Emil Boc
Emil Boc is the Prime Minister of Romania, having served since December 2008. In June 2004, he was elected Mayor of Cluj-Napoca, the largest city in Transylvania. Boc is also the president of the Democratic Liberal Party, who designated him as Prime Minister in 2008. On October 13, 2009, his...
toured the devastated regions in the north east of the country as the death toll rose to 24 and a total of over 7,000 were evacuated so far. The Romanian Interior Minister Vasile Blaga
Vasile Blaga
Vasile Blaga is a Romanian politician and the current Speaker of the Upper Chamber of the Romanian Parliament, the Senate, and a former Minister of Regional Development and Housing and twice former Minister of Administration and Internal Affairs....
told parliament that losses were the equivalent to 0.6% GDP. The agriculture ministry has estimated that of 6,700,000 tonnes of wheat for and 2,000,000 hectares of land were by the 30th. Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
and the Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
had yet to asses the crisis in there flooded regions. The Apele Romane waters authority spokeswoman Anamaria Tanase reckoned the Danube would reach record levels over the next 7 to 10 days. The victims were all Romanians, except for 1 who was Ukrainian was killed by the floods in the Ukraine's Chernivtsi region.
Russia gave 70 tonnes of humanitarian aid to the Ukraine.
On July 30, Malteser International
Malteser International
Malteser International is the worldwide relief agency of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta for humanitarian aid. The organisation covers around 200 projects in about 30 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas...
, the relief service of the Order of Malta gave disaster relief to about 10,000 flood ravaged Swat District of Pakistan. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, that is, the former North-West Frontier Province
North-West Frontier Province
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province and various other names, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan, located in the north-west of the country...
, saw least 400,000 people are affected by the floods so far by the most severe floods since 1929, according to a UN disaster report. The abnormally heavy rain has killed 300 Pakistanis and even a cholera
Cholera
Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting. Transmission occurs primarily by drinking or eating water or food that has been contaminated by the diarrhea of an infected person or the feces...
epidemic
Epidemic
In epidemiology, an epidemic , occurs when new cases of a certain disease, in a given human population, and during a given period, substantially exceed what is expected based on recent experience...
is expected in its wake.
On June 30, Hurricane Alex north eastern Mexico the National Hurricane Centre said. A zone about 40 miles (64.4 km) north of the town of La Pesca was hit by winds up to 105 miles (169 km) per hour as the storm moved northward over it
As the floods eased in Central Europe
Central Europe
Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...
and the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
, apart from in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, temperatures began to climb across Western Europe and the UK between July 30 and June 1.
July 2–9
Unusually heavy rain hit Phnom PenhPhnom Penh
Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...
, causing transport chaos. the chief of Phnom Penh Municipality's sewage system department, Noeu Saroeun, said that several hours of rain had overwhelmed the city's drains and flooded most streets. Between 30 to 60 centimetres of rain had fallen that day.
On July 2 Brussels saw its hottest day since 1976. France, Germany and the Spanish resort Benidorm
Benidorm
Benidorm is a coastal town and municipality located in the comarca of Marina Baixa, in the province of Alicante, Valencian community, Spain, by the Western Mediterranean....
have record temperatures as part of Europe's July heat wave
Heat wave
A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity. There is no universal definition of a heat wave; the term is relative to the usual weather in the area...
. Several heavy thunderstorms hit the Low Swiss Alps, accompany by heavy sleet
Rain and snow mixed
Rain and snow mixed is precipitation composed of rain and partially melted snow. This precipitation can occur where the temperature in the lower part of the atmosphere is slightly above the freezing point...
in some places.
Hurricane Alex hit Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
in Mexico, caused flooing in most northern Mexico and killed 2 people on July 2.
The Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n death toll was finally confirmed to stand at- 24 dead, with 43 injured and 7,000 people evacuated.
On July 3 a heat wave hit parts of Ryazan Oblast
Ryazan Oblast
Ryazan Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Ryazan, which is the oblast's largest city. Population: -Geography:...
, and the cities of Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
and Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, killing a Romanian
Romanians
The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
man with heat stroke. Heavy thunderstorms hit the High Swiss Alps, accompany by heavy snow in some places.
On July 7, 2010, 5 people died and 8 were missing after torrential rains caused flash floods in Huangyuan County
Huangyuan County
Huangyuan County is a county of Qinghai Province, China. It is under the administration of Xining city....
, in China's overheating Qinghai Province, according local government sources. It his 6 towns at about 10 p.m. and lasted for about 40 minuets that night. The rain triggering floods, which cut transport links, phone, power and water supplies. Over 80 homes collapsed 770 were flooded. Heroic disaster relief operations were under way during the heavy flooding, but the county government was still assessing the full losses and financial implications of the heat wave
Heat wave
A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity. There is no universal definition of a heat wave; the term is relative to the usual weather in the area...
come flash flood
Flash flood
A flash flood is a rapid flooding of geomorphic low-lying areas—washes, rivers, dry lakes and basins. It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a storm, hurricane, or tropical storm or meltwater from ice or snow flowing over ice sheets or snowfields...
. Rumours that a homeless old man had also been crush to death in a partly collapsed house were denied by rescue workers.
July 8 saw The highest temperature and heavy rain storms across the People's Republic of China so far. China's National Meteorological Centre
National Meteorological Centre
National Meteorological Centre is a subordinate body of the China Meteorological Administration in the People's Republic of China. It is essentially a weather reporting service....
(NMC) predicted that temperatures would fall by the 9th.
Local authorities and the National Meteorological Centre
National Meteorological Centre
National Meteorological Centre is a subordinate body of the China Meteorological Administration in the People's Republic of China. It is essentially a weather reporting service....
also issued an orange flood alert in central and southwest China were put on flood alert and the worst floods for 40 years hit the regions. Xu Mingxiu woke in the morning of July 8, she found her home in outh eastern Sichuan province was flooded with sewerage from a failed sewer
Sewerage
Sewerage refers to the infrastructure that conveys sewage. It encompasses receiving drains, manholes, pumping stations, storm overflows, screening chambers, etc. of the sanitary sewer...
.
heavy rains hit Hubei
Hubei
' Hupeh) is a province in Central China. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Lake Dongting...
and Anhui
Anhui
Anhui is a province in the People's Republic of China. Located in eastern China across the basins of the Yangtze River and the Huai River, it borders Jiangsu to the east, Zhejiang to the southeast, Jiangxi to the south, Hubei to the southwest, Henan to the northwest, and Shandong for a tiny...
provinces on July 8 and caused 1 meter deep flood which, killed 1 person and made 500,000 homeless. The storm will move south eastward over the next day, helping to dissipate the local heatwave.
July 8 saw both Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
, Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
and Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...
flooded and arterial highways connecting Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
to northern towns cut or directly threatened with flooding. The Delhi-Manali National Highway 21, remained closed for the second day after water from the rain swollen River Beas flooded in several places near Aut
AUT
AUT may refer to:- Autriche - Österreich*The IATA airport code for the airport in Atauro, Indonesia.*The ISO 3166-1 3-letter country code for Austria-Other uses:In education:*Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran...
according to Kullu
Kullu
Kullu, once known as Kul-anti-peetha - "the end of the habitable world", is the capital town of the Kullu District, in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. It is located on the banks of the Beas River in the Kullu Valley about ten kilometres north of the airport at Bhuntar.Kullu is a broad open...
's Deputy Commissioner
Deputy Commissioner
A deputy commissioner is a police or administrative official in many different countries.-Australia:In all Australian police forces, deputy commissioner is the rank directly below that of commissioner and senior to the rank of assistant commissioner except in the New South Wales Police Force, where...
, B.M. Nanta.
A 160 feet (48.8 m) breach had opened up in the rain swollen Sutlej Yamuna link canal
Sutlej Yamuna link canal
Sutlej Yamuna link Canal or SYL as it is popularly known, is a long heavy freight canal in India to connect the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers...
and two army columns were deployed for rescue and evacuation missions in the disaster zone. The overflowing Ghaggar river had also flooded Punjab's Patiala district
Patiala District
Patiala district is one of the twenty districts in the state of Punjab in North-West India.Patiala District lies between 29 49’ and 30 47’ north latitude, 75 58’ and 76 54' east longitude, in the southeast part of the state...
, killing 3 people.
On July 9 over 27,370 hectares of farmland were flooded, 242 houses collapsed and at least 10,157 residents were evacuated in Hubei Provincial according to the Civil Affairs Bureau. Zhai Wuquan, head of Anhui Provincial Weather Forecast Bureau, reckoned the storms would strengthen between the 8th and 11th. Anhui has seen a 10 year flood record and 50 year temperature record in Beijing being, the later increasing both air-conditioner sales and electricity consumption in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
and nearby cities. Both the Golmud River and Wenquan Reservoir were overflowing.
On the 9th, the EU's Community Civil Protection Mechanism representative, Kristalina Georgieva
Kristalina Georgieva
Kristalina Ivanova Georgieva is a Bulgarian economist and politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response in the second college of the Barroso Commission....
let Belgian send aid to Romania. The 2 officials also visited Şendreni town, the Brates Judet and Galați judet. The fortnight long floods have killed 23 people, made 18,000 homeless and caused 60,000,000 Euros (US$76,000,0000 ) worth of damage. Romania is part of the EU‘s Civilian Solidarity Mechanism.
July 10–14
A heavy rainy thunder storm hit ZürichZürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
on the 10th and the Swiss-French border. They also threatened to close the Avoriaz
Avoriaz
Avoriaz is a French mountain resort in the heart of the Portes du Soleil. It is located in the territory of the commune of Morzine. It is easily accessible from either Thonon at Lake Geneva or Cluses-junction on the A40 motorway between Geneva and Chamonix...
stage of the Tour de France
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
cycel race.
On July 11, tempuras skyrocketed in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, Berlin, Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
and Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
. More heavy thunderstorms hit the high Swiss Alps, accompany by heavy snow in some places.
On July 11, heavy floods hit Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
in India and damage the archaeological site of Jognakhera, from where ancient copper smelting were found dating back almost 5,000 years. The Indian Indus Valley Civilization
Indus Valley Civilization
The Indus Valley Civilization was a Bronze Age civilization that was located in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of what is now mainly modern-day Pakistan and northwest India...
site was hit by almost 10 feet (3 m) of water as the Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal overflowed.
On the 12th France and Belgium had also seen record temperatures which are predicted to break over the next few days as thunderstorms role out of the Swiss Alps
Swiss Alps
The Swiss Alps are the portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland. Because of their central position within the entire Alpine range, they are also known as the Central Alps....
.
The Alpine
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
and North Sea
North Sea
In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
thunder storms sweep across south east and north west Germany respectively. Heavy rain fall is also reported in parts of the Netherlands, Ireland, Normandy
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
and the English Midlands
English Midlands
The Midlands, or the English Midlands, is the traditional name for the area comprising central England that broadly corresponds to the early medieval Kingdom of Mercia. It borders Southern England, Northern England, East Anglia and Wales. Its largest city is Birmingham, and it was an important...
on the 13th.
Thunderstorms hit the English Midlands
English Midlands
The Midlands, or the English Midlands, is the traditional name for the area comprising central England that broadly corresponds to the early medieval Kingdom of Mercia. It borders Southern England, Northern England, East Anglia and Wales. Its largest city is Birmingham, and it was an important...
, Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, Ireland, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
and parts of the Swiss Alps
Swiss Alps
The Swiss Alps are the portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland. Because of their central position within the entire Alpine range, they are also known as the Central Alps....
. The heatwave ends in the British Isles and North West Europe.
Heavy rain and thunder storms hit the town of Samail
Samail
Samail is a Wilayah located in the Ad Dakhiliyah Region of the Sultanate of Oman close to the Samail Gap a break in the Hajar Mountains. Samail is known to have the warmest average nights for a city in the world, with an average July night dipping to just about 89 degrees Farenheit. It's...
in Oman
Oman
Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...
's northern, coastal mountain range on July 14. Heavy rain also fell in most of East Azerbaijan Province and West Azerbaijan Province on the 14th.
Heavy storms also hit Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
and Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
between the 14th and 16th.
July 15–22
The 2010 Milwaukee flood2010 Milwaukee flood
There were two episodes of flash flooding in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, area in a one-week period in July 2010.The first incident occurred in the night on July 15 to July 16. This incident caused basement flooding and some street flooding....
was a series of two disasters in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
area, United States, that happened from July 15 to 23 2010.
The 2010 Var floods
2010 Var floods
The 2010 Var floods were the result of heavy rainfall in southern France that caused severe floods in the department of the Var in the evening of 15 June 2010. As well as generalized flooding, there were also flash floods. Meteorologists say the floods are the worst in the region since 1827,...
were the result of heavy rainfall in southern France that caused severe floods in the department of the Var in the evening of 15 July 2010. As well as generalized flooding, there were also flash flood
Flash flood
A flash flood is a rapid flooding of geomorphic low-lying areas—washes, rivers, dry lakes and basins. It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a storm, hurricane, or tropical storm or meltwater from ice or snow flowing over ice sheets or snowfields...
s. Meteorologists say the floods are the worst in the region since 1827, with more than 400 mm (15.7 in) of rain falling in less than 24 hours. At least 25 people have been killed, and 14 people are still missing.
Trees and chimney pots fall as 84 mph winds hit parts of Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
and the Bristol Channel
Bristol Channel
The Bristol Channel is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from Devon and Somerset in South West England. It extends from the lower estuary of the River Severn to the North Atlantic Ocean...
area, between July 15–16 84 mph winds hit Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
, Porthmadog
Porthmadog
Porthmadog , known locally as "Port", and historically rendered into English as Portmadoc, is a small coastal town and community in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd, in Wales. Prior to the Local Government Act 1972 it was in the administrative county of Caernarfonshire. The town lies east of...
, Pontcanna Fields near Cardiff, costal Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire is a county in the south west of Wales. It borders Carmarthenshire to the east and Ceredigion to the north east. The county town is Haverfordwest where Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered....
, southern Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire is a county in south east Wales. The name derives from the historic county of Monmouthshire which covered a much larger area. The largest town is Abergavenny. There are many castles in Monmouthshire .-Historic county:...
, Cheltenham
Cheltenham
Cheltenham , also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a large spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, on the edge of the Cotswolds in the South-West region of England. It is the home of the flagship race of British steeplechase horse racing, the Gold Cup, the main event of the Cheltenham Festival held...
, Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....
, Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth is a historic market town, administrative centre and holiday resort within Ceredigion, Wales. Often colloquially known as Aber, it is located at the confluence of the rivers Ystwyth and Rheidol....
, Portmeirion
Portmeirion
Portmeirion is a popular tourist village in Gwynedd, North Wales. It was designed and built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1975 in the style of an Italian village and is now owned by a charitable trust....
and Prenteg
Prenteg
Prenteg is a hamlet that lies from Porthmadog, Wales, between Tremadog and Beddgelert.-See also:*The July 2010 wind storms in Global storm activity of 2010....
between July 15–16 as heavy gails pass over South Wales
South Wales
South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the south-west of the United Kingdom, it is home to around 2.1 million people and includes the capital city of...
and the Bristol Channel
Bristol Channel
The Bristol Channel is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from Devon and Somerset in South West England. It extends from the lower estuary of the River Severn to the North Atlantic Ocean...
Heavy rain falls in the town of Rize
Rize
Rize is the capital of Rize Province, in northeast Turkey, on the Black Sea coast.-Etymology:The name comes from Greek or Ριζαίον , meaning "mountain slopes". In modern times, its name in Greek was usually Ριζούντα . Its Latin forms are Rhizus and Rhizaeum...
, Turkey and along the Turkish/Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n border on July 15.
On July 15, Ramsey Rayyis, the regional representative of American Red Cross
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross , also known as the American National Red Cross, is a volunteer-led, humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief and education inside the United States. It is the designated U.S...
had praise for the Chinese people, the Chinese Red Cross and China‘s Ministry of Civil Affairs for there harmonious and righteous efforts in fighting the flood. The highly disciplined and organized 2,000,000 People's Liberation Army
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...
(PLA) was praised for sending various contingents of devoted soldiers across the country to any where a disasters strike.
Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
and Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
had heavy thunderstorms with a bad tornado in Northfield, Minnesota
Northfield, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 17,147 people, 4,909 households, and 3,210 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,452.2 people per square mile . There were 5,119 housing units at an average density of 732.1 per square mile...
, on July 16. Later in the day both Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
and Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
all have heavy storms, that were predicted to clear up by the 17th as a cold front passes south through Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
and Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. The heat wave was at last dead and blown away by the storms.
About 70 people were killed and 100,000 left homeless between July 19 and 25 and in flash floods in Pakistan's south-western Baluchistan province.
Flash flooding in Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
swept a 12 year old girl to her death on the 20th and heavy rain falls in the Netherlands, North West England and Ireland.
Both Xinjiang region in and Yunnan province in the south. In all, flood waters have inundated parts of at least 24 of China's 34 provinces and regions were flooded on the 20th. By July 20, the Yangtze River at the Three Gorges Dam
Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping, located in the Yiling District of Yichang, in Hubei province, China...
experienced its highest river discharge in 130 years, and the highest since the dam was built. The dam's walls released of water, while of the river flow was held back in behind the dam, after water levels in the Reservoir had risen four meters overnight. The reservoir's water levels peaked at 158.86 meters on the morning of July 23, whereas the "alarm level" of the reservoir was at . All ferry service in the Reservoir was halted as total flow rate exceeded , although the crest of the flooding passed the dam by July 24. A second peak in the river arrived at the dam on July 28, when the peak flow from the dam was a record 56,000 m3/s.
It was officially revealed on the 21st that More than 701 people were dead and 347 were missing due to the severe flooding in China so far and have exacted the highest death toll since 1998, which saw the highest water levels in 50 years, a senior official has warned. The horrific floods have affected, 100 rivers, 117 million people in 27 provinces and seven cities. 9,000,000 hectares of farmland and 645,000 houses have been have been destroyed,, and 8 million (about that of New Jersey) have been evacuated.
Liu Ning, general secretary
General secretary
-International intergovernmental organizations:-International nongovernmental organizations:-Sports governing bodies:...
of the government's flood prevention agency was frightened about the approaching Tropical Storm Chanthu and expected an increase in flood heroic prevention measures. The overall damage totalled 142,200,000,000 Yuan
Chinese yuan
The yuan is the base unit of a number of modern Chinese currencies. The yuan is the primary unit of account of the Renminbi.A yuán is also known colloquially as a kuài . One yuán is divided into 10 jiǎo or colloquially máo...
or £13,700,000,000, Liu said.
The whole of China thanked the new and enlightened Three Gorges Dam
Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping, located in the Yiling District of Yichang, in Hubei province, China...
project for preventing floods like those in 1998, which killed several thousands. The shipping channels in the Three Gorges Dam
Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping, located in the Yiling District of Yichang, in Hubei province, China...
were closed, but the dam wall was holding for the time being.
Thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
A thunderstorm, also known as an electrical storm, a lightning storm, thundershower or simply a storm is a form of weather characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder. The meteorologically assigned cloud type associated with the...
s inundate Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
and Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
on the 22nd.
July 28–31
A AirblueAirblue
Airblue Limited is a private airline with its head office on the 12th floor of the Islamabad Stock Exchange Towers in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's second largest airline with over 20% share of the domestic market...
passenger jet crashed into the Margalla Hills
Margalla Hills
The Margalla Hills—the foothills of the Himalayas—are a series of small-elevation hills located north of Islamabad, Pakistan. Margalla Range has an area of 12,605 hectares. The hill range nestles between an elevation of 685 meters at the western end and 1,604 meters on its east.- Etymology :Two...
outside Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
killing all 152 passengers on the 28th due to the bad weather
The Pakistan Meteorological Department said that over 200 mm (7.88 inches) of rain fell over a 24-hour period over a number of places of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab and more was expected. A record breaking 274 millimetres (10.8 in) rain fell in Peshawar
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
during 24 hours, previously 187 millimetres (7.4 in) of rain was recorded in April 2009. while many areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had seen more than 200 millimetres (7.9 in) of rain over July 28 and 29 which broke a 35 year old recorded, according to Pakistan's meteorological department. Heavy rain fall is reported to be all over the Hindu Kush
Hindu Kush
The Hindu Kush is an mountain range that stretches between central Afghanistan and northern Pakistan. The highest point in the Hindu Kush is Tirich Mir in the Chitral region of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.It is the westernmost extension of the Pamir Mountains, the Karakoram Range, and is a...
mountains. The department's commissioner, Qamar Zaman
Qamar Zaman
Qamar Zaman is a former squash player from Pakistan. He was one of the leading players in the game in the 1970s and 1980s. His biggest triumph was winning the British Open in 1975....
, feared more rain would come over the next few days. 80 had died in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, mostly in the Swat Valley.
A unnamed river flooded the town of Behrain
Behrain
Bahrain is a popular hill station located in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It got its name because of its location at the confluence of the Daral and Swat rivers. It is the cultural centre of the Torwali-speaking community.-External Links:...
, destroyed a hotel
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
and caused heavy damage, according to local flood control official Naeem Akhtar.
A recently built part of a dam in the Charsadda District collapsed and the ensuing tidal wave killed 2 people and destroyed all the local farms, local officials said.
On July 31 the Information minister
Information minister
An information minister is a position in the governments of some countries responsible for dealing with information matters, and is often linked with censorship and propaganda...
of Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa province, Mian Iftikhar Hussain
Mian Iftikhar Hussain
Mian Iftikhar Hussain from Pabbi, Nowshera is a serving provincial information minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. A senior party activist of the Awami National Party and former student leader of the Pakhtun Student Federation...
, the information minister for in Pakistan's northwest said the latest deaths were in this region. 800 have died and thousands have got diarrhea
Diarrhea
Diarrhea , also spelled diarrhoea, is the condition of having three or more loose or liquid bowel movements per day. It is a common cause of death in developing countries and the second most common cause of infant deaths worldwide. The loss of fluids through diarrhea can cause dehydration and...
, fever and other water born illnesses in Pakistan. About 45 NWF bridges have been destroyed in the worst floods since 1928, which are severely hampering rescuers, who are not using helicopters.
On July 31, Peshawar
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
, in Pakistan was cut off and Pakistani held parts of Kashmir
Kashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
were also flooded for the first time, while the abnormally strong monsoon killed 65 people in mountainous areas across the border in Afghanistan. The EU has pledged to give €30,000,000 to Pakistan in aid supplies. 1600 were confirmed dead in Pakistan by the end of August and 60 were dead in Afghanistan by July 31. All 3,00,000 in Peshwar are now cut off by the flood waters, but helicopters are still able to land there, according to Mian Iftikhar Hussain
Mian Iftikhar Hussain
Mian Iftikhar Hussain from Pabbi, Nowshera is a serving provincial information minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. A senior party activist of the Awami National Party and former student leader of the Pakhtun Student Federation...
, information minister
Information minister
An information minister is a position in the governments of some countries responsible for dealing with information matters, and is often linked with censorship and propaganda...
for Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa. It would remain so by August 1.
August 1 to 2
On the 1st floods occurred in SE Afghanistan and continue in the Indus Valley. About 1,100 Pakistanis were dead and 27,000 people trapped on high ground, clinging to rooftops and trees. India had also suffered ‘substantial’ dislocation of its road network as rescue workers heroically battled on in boats and helicopterHelicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
s in both nations. By the earning of the 1st 1,400 Pakistanis were dead. There were 900 cases of water carried illness in Pakistan and Nowshera town was flooded. Mian Iftikhar Hussain, the Information Minister of Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa confessed that 27,000 were haplessly stranded in his province.
The rain continued to fall on parts of Pakistan, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian Baluchistan and show blanketed the Pamir Mountains
Pamir Mountains
The Pamir Mountains are a mountain range in Central Asia formed by the junction or knot of the Himalayas, Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun, and Hindu Kush ranges. They are among the world’s highest mountains and since Victorian times they have been known as the "Roof of the World" a probable...
and Ladakh
Ladakh
Ladakh is a region of Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state of the Republic of India. It lies between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south, inhabited by people of Indo-Aryan and Tibetan descent...
on the 2nd. About 2,500,000 Pakistanis were now homeless according to the International Red Cross and Mian Iftikhar Hussain
Mian Iftikhar Hussain
Mian Iftikhar Hussain from Pabbi, Nowshera is a serving provincial information minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. A senior party activist of the Awami National Party and former student leader of the Pakhtun Student Federation...
said there might be a cholera epidemic in his province.
Some 4,000 soldiers were called in to help fight both the 6 rumoured and several known fires in the Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye , is a federal subject of Russia . Its area, at , is relatively small compared to other federal subjects, but it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and, with the 2010 population of 7,092,941, is the second most populous federal subject...
. Over 5,000 people have been evacuated from their homes and Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin served as the second President of the Russian Federation and is the current Prime Minister of Russia, as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when...
organised an emergency meeting for August 2 with the governors of the various regions in the Central and Southern Federal District
Southern Federal District
Southern Federal District is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Its territory lies mostly on the Pontic-Caspian steppe. Its population was 13,856,700 according to the 2010 Census, living on an area of...
devastated by the fires. The grain harvest in the disaster zone was destroyed.
August 6–11
August 7 had 700 people are now known to been killed and more than 1,000 people still missing and presumed to be dead as a landslides demolished hundreds buildings, including several 7 story high buildings in the remote Zhouqu county, Gansu province after several days of heavy rain in the county.The major landslides in were triggered by torrential rains and covered an area 5kilomeaters/3 miles by 500 meters, and 45,000 people in Zhouqu county evacuated as 7,000 soldiers, fire-fighters and medical staff deployed to tackle the unforeseen disaster. The worst floods for a decade have killed over 2,100 and millions more displaced nationwide.
A report compiled by the Lanzhou University
Lanzhou University
Lanzhou University, founded in 1909, is a university located in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China. It provides programs for undergraduate, graduate students on four campuses--three in Lanzhou city centre and one in Yuzhong , which is about 30 miles away from the main campus. Total enrollment is...
in 2006 warned that the felling of the forests around Zhouqu for coal mining and agriculture would cause heavy soil erosion and destabilise hillsides. Local officials had been concerned that a landslide
Landslide
A landslide or landslip is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rockfalls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows, which can occur in offshore, coastal and onshore environments...
might have occurred the day before. The construction of a major highway and more than 40 hydroelectric dam and recovery systems in the steep valleys had helped to further destabilised the local geology
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
, according to leading Chinese geologist, Fan Xiao..
More heavy rain was predicted for the next few days and local aid supplies were running low.
The 8th had heavy rain falls in southwest Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
, killing an elderly man, who fell in a swollen river on the Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
n/Kosovo border.
The Chinese premier Wen Jiabao
Wen Jiabao
Wen Jiabao is the sixth and current Premier and Party secretary of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, serving as China's head of government and leading its cabinet. In his capacity as Premier, Wen is regarded as the leading figure behind China's economic policy...
has urged rescuers to keep looking survivors as he toured one of the ruined villages on the 11th. The rain had stopped the day before and the situation became less chaotic as the army and fire-fighters continued to look for survivors.
August 10 had China's sate-run Xinhua news agency report that authorities sent nearly 3,000 soldiers and about 100 medical experts to help in search and rescue effort in the Gannan
Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture in southern Gansu Province, China. It includes Xiahe and the Labrang Monastery, Luqu, Maqu, and other mostly Tibetan towns and villages...
Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu
Gansu
' is a province located in the northwest of the People's Republic of China.It lies between the Tibetan and Huangtu plateaus, and borders Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and Ningxia to the north, Xinjiang and Qinghai to the west, Sichuan to the south, and Shaanxi to the east...
province after record floods hit the province. Reports said Zhouqu county had at least 337 dead as rescuers were searching for up to 1,148 others who were still missing. Landslides up to 5 storeys deep berried 3 villages, destroyed roads and bridges, disrupted mobile telecommunications equipment, cut phone lines, water and electricity
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
supplies in parts of the region. A local resident called Li Tiankui confirmed that a house he passed was berry up to the 5th floor by a massive land slide in his village. May of the villages had been devastated this way during the bad weather.
The Chinese government sent experts by helicopters to survey the flooding in devastated villages, and examine how to blast open the remaining flood induce blockage at the end of the valley, according to Chinese state television. All in all, about 875,000 homes have been destroyed, 9,610,000 million people evacuated 22000000 acres (89,030.9 km²) of crops destroyed and tens of billions of dollars in damage were caused by the floods in 28 provinces and regions, according to the government's flood control office.
The storms in northeast Jilin
Jilin
Jilin , is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. Jilin borders North Korea and Russia to the east, Heilongjiang to the north, Liaoning to the south, and Inner Mongolia to the west...
province have also killed several people and left more than 100 people missing in recent days and heavy snow fall has been reported in the Himalayas
Himalayas
The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...
.
Supplies of both tents, boxed meals and medical supplies were being sent to the disaster areas by emergency workers, as more rain was forecast in the coming days.
On August 11, FEMA issued a warning that about 1/3 of America's 80,000 dams and levees had a "high" or "significant" hazard to life and property if a catastrophic structural failure occurred.
August 13 to 29
After weeks without rain, heavy downpours soaked Moscow and nearby areas, bringing further relief to the extended heat wave. However, in Sarov, about 480 kilometres (298.3 mi) east of Moscow, a new fire started near the country's top nuclear research center. Earlier in August, radioactive and explosive materials were moved out of the facility due to the threat of forest fires; however, they were later returned when the threat lessened. Over 3,400 fire-fighters are battling the forest blaze and are being assisted by a special fire-fighting train. The front end of the forest forest-peat fire fighting came near Roshal townRoshal (town)
Roshal is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Voymega River east of Moscow. Population: Roshal was founded in 1916 as a settlement of Krestov Brod . It was renamed Roshal in 1917 in honor of a Bolshevik Semyon Roshal and granted town status in 1940....
(Shatursky district at one point on August 13, 2010
Heavy rain and thunder storms hit the British Isles
British Isles
The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include the islands of Great Britain and Ireland and over six thousand smaller isles. There are two sovereign states located on the islands: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and...
between the 13th and 22nd, leading to heavy flooding in parts of Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
, Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
and Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
. The low cloud and rain lead to the closure of the Bornmouth Air Festival on the 21st and 22nd due to bad weather.
On August 20 floods for 80 years hit the Shale region. The U.N. warned that both Niger
Niger
Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
, Chad
Chad
Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...
, Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
, Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
and northern Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
are also in the grip of the worst regional food crisis since 2006. In the savannah
Savannah
Savannah or savanna is a type of grassland.It can also mean:-People:* Savannah King, a Canadian freestyle swimmer* Savannah Outen, a singer who gained popularity on You Tube...
Kano
Kano
Kano is a city in Nigeria and the capital of Kano State in Northern Nigeria. Its metropolitan population is the second largest in Nigeria after Lagos. The Kano Urban area covers 137 sq.km and comprises six Local Government Area - Kano Municipal, Fagge, Dala, Gwale, Tarauni and Nassarawa - with a...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
, over 2,000 families were displaced by floods, and in the nearby Jigawa region, an entire village was evacuated due to heavy flooding. A Mauritania
Mauritania
Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...
n child was swept in a flood that damaged bridges and many homes in the mountain town of Aioun
Aioun
Aioun or El Aioun is a town and commune in the Hodh Ech Chargui Region of southern Mauritania near the border with Mali. It has a population of 11,867-External links:*...
. Heavy flooding was occurring around parts of lake Chad
Lake Chad
Lake Chad is a historically large, shallow, endorheic lake in Africa, whose size has varied over the centuries. According to the Global Resource Information Database of the United Nations Environment Programme, it shrank as much as 95% from about 1963 to 1998; yet it also states that "the 2007 ...
.
The morning of the 23rd saw heavy storms hit Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire is a county in the south west of Wales. It borders Carmarthenshire to the east and Ceredigion to the north east. The county town is Haverfordwest where Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered....
, the English Midlands
English Midlands
The Midlands, or the English Midlands, is the traditional name for the area comprising central England that broadly corresponds to the early medieval Kingdom of Mercia. It borders Southern England, Northern England, East Anglia and Wales. Its largest city is Birmingham, and it was an important...
and Argyle . Some flooding was reported in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
and Pembrokeshire. As the day went on the storms then lined up on the east coast between The Wash
The Wash
The Wash is the square-mouthed bay and estuary on the northwest margin of East Anglia on the east coast of England, where Norfolk meets Lincolnshire. It is among the largest estuaries in the United Kingdom...
and Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, with isolated storms in south west Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, Oxfordshire, south Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
, south west Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
and Moray
Moray
Moray is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.- History :...
. The long term outlook was for rain until August the 29th and on September 3.
September 1–7
On September 1, had floods hit the Niger. The districts of Zarmagandaye, Lamorde and Karadje are three districts of the West African country's capital NiameyNiamey
-Population:While Niamey's population has grown steadily since independence, the droughts of the early 1970s and 1980s, along with the economic crisis of the early 1980s, have propelled an exodus of rural inhabitants to Niger's largest city...
which are now flooded ruins. It is the worst flood by the River Niger recorded since 1929. An elderly fisherman called Abdou Ganda said he had never seen anything like it in his life.
The 2010 Victorian floods
2010 Victorian floods
The 2010 Victorian floods were a widespread series of flood events across the state of Victoria, Australia. The floods, which followed heavy rain across southeastern Australia in early September 2010, caused the inundation of about 250 homes, hundreds of evacuations and millions of dollars of...
were a widespread series of flood events across the state of Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia, from September 2 to 7, 2010. The flooding followed heavy rain across south-eastern Australia caused the inundation of about 250 homes, hundreds of evacuations and millions of dollars of damage. Weather warnings were initially issued for Victoria on Thursday September 2 and rain began to fall on the Friday, continuing through the weekend to Tuesday. Heavy rain fell in most regions of the state, particularly higher altitudes in the state's west and north-east, flooding the upper reaches of many of Victoria's major rivers. A state of emergency has been declared with State Emergency Service
State Emergency Service
A State Emergency Service is an Australian volunteer organisation that provides emergency help during and after declared disasters. The SES is also the primary or secondary agency for emergencies, such as storm damage,flood damage, building damage, traffic hazards and road crash rescue...
crews arriving from Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania. In Skipton
Skipton, Victoria
Skipton is a town in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. The town is situated on the Glenelg Highway 166 kilometres west of the state capital, Melbourne and 52 kilometres south west of the regional centre, Ballarat. Part of Corangamite Shire Local government area, Skipton is on the banks...
in the states Western District, 20 properties were put on evacuation alert, while in the Central Highlands
Central highlands (Victoria)
The Central Highlands is a region of Victoria. This term is mainly used in a geological context to describe the part of the Great Dividing Range in Victoria that is outside of the Alpine areas. The area is situated east of Ballarat, south of Bendigo, north and east of Melbourne, west of the Alpine...
120 people sought refuge in the town hall at Creswick
Creswick, Victoria
Creswick is a town in west-central Victoria, Australia. It is located 18 kilometres north of Ballarat and 129 km northwest of Melbourne, in Shire of Hepburn. It is 430 metres above sea level. At the 2006 census, Creswick had a population of 2,485...
and 30 people were evacuated from a caravan park in Clunes
Clunes, Victoria
Clunes is a town in Victoria, Australia, located 36 kilometres north of Ballarat, in the Shire of Hepburn. At the 2006 census it had a population of 1,026.- History :...
. In northern Victoria, 150 extra police and 50 defence personnel were deployed to assist with evacuations and sandbag
Sandbag
A sandbag is a sack made of hessian/burlap, polypropylene or other materials that is filled with sand or soil and used for such purposes as flood control, military fortification, shielding glass windows in war zones and ballast....
ging.
The Pakistan government admitted on the 2nd that 1,500 had died across Pakistan so far. Both Basera
Basera
Basera is a Hindi language soap opera that premiered on the Zee TV channel. The story portrays and illustrates the differences in living with a joint family compared to living in a nuclear family setup. The series was very popular among Indian audiences, especially women, and won one of the best...
, near Muzaffargarh
Muzaffargarh
Muzaffargarh is a city in southwestern Punjab, Pakistan, located on the bank of the Chenab River. The Town of Muzaffargarh was founded in 1794 by the Governor of Mulran Nawab Muzaffar Khan.The Meaning of Muzaffargarh is "Fort of Muzaffar" because the old town lies inside the walls of a fort built...
in the Punjab province, Jatti, near Thatta
Thatta
Thatta is a historic town of 220,000 inhabitants in the Sindh province of Pakistan, near Lake Keenjhar, the largest freshwater lake in the country. Thatta's major monuments especially its necropolis at Makli are listed among the World Heritage Sites. The Shah Jahan Mosque is also listed...
in Sindh province, Pakistan, and Larkana
Larkana
Larkana or Larkano is the fourth largest city in the north-western part of Sindh Province, Pakistan, and is located within Larkana District.The old name of larkano is chandka which was changed in 1901. In August 2000 Larkana celebrated its hundred years of existence...
in Sindh province, were still in chaos and choked with refugees on the 2nd. The United Nations warned that up to 3,5000,000 children were at risk from water-borne diseases like cholera
Cholera
Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting. Transmission occurs primarily by drinking or eating water or food that has been contaminated by the diarrhea of an infected person or the feces...
in the disaster areas and refugee camp
Refugee camp
A refugee camp is a temporary settlement built to receive refugees. Hundreds of thousands of people may live in any one single camp. Usually they are built and run by a government, the United Nations, or international organizations, or NGOs.Refugee camps are generally set up in an impromptu...
s.
Heavy rainstorms hit New Zealand's South Island on the 3rd.
September 4 had a landslide kill 12 people after hitting a bus as record amounts of rain start falling in parts of Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
and south-eastern Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. Thousands have been evacuated from Mexican Gulf coastline on the state of Tabasco
Tabasco
Tabasco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tabasco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 17 municipalities and its capital city is Villahermosa....
as the flooding continues to grow.
Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
mosque's Pakistan flood fund hits £30k on September 4, 2010.
Heavy floods hit Victoria in Australia just one day after New Zealand the same heavy rain system hit New Zealand's South Island.
On September 4 storms swept in to the town of Luoyang in China's Henan province at 7 am. A total of 15 villages were hit by gales, hail, flood and heavy rain. A large greenhouse in the village of Au
Au
-Science:*Absorbance Units, a reporting unit in spectroscopy*Astronomical unit, the average distance between the Earth and the Sun *Atomic units, a system of units convenient for atomic physics and other fields...
, near Luoyang. Several small boats were sunk in a river running trough a local scenic spot in Luoyang
Luoyang
Luoyang is a prefecture-level city in western Henan province of Central China. It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the east, Pingdingshan to the southeast, Nanyang to the south, Sanmenxia to the west, Jiyuan to the north, and Jiaozuo to the northeast.Situated on the central plain of...
. One person was reported dead, and cut down electricity poles and telecommunication links in some villages as well as destroying three bridges, destroying farm crops and blocking several roads, causing about 900,000,000 Yuan
Chinese yuan
The yuan is the base unit of a number of modern Chinese currencies. The yuan is the primary unit of account of the Renminbi.A yuán is also known colloquially as a kuài . One yuán is divided into 10 jiǎo or colloquially máo...
or $132,000,000 in material losses.
September 5 had up to 100 people trapped in a bus by a landslide as torrential rains continued swamp parts of Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
. Most were rescued, but 18 people were killed in the incident.
Floods hit the squalid refugee camps in Azakhel, miles from Peshawar
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
, Pakestan
Pakestan
-References:*...
.
Moderate to minor flooding from other storms also hit parts of Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
, parts of the British Isles
British Isles
The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include the islands of Great Britain and Ireland and over six thousand smaller isles. There are two sovereign states located on the islands: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and...
, southern Spain, southern France, northern Italy and parts of China's Sichuan
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
province that day on the 5th.
As second day of heavy rain hit the UK on September 6, The Met Office issued severe weather warnings for both the south-west, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, and forecast that up to 15 mm of rainfall could occur in three hours in many places and warned would-be travellers about possible traffic problems caused by the flooding of many roads. The August 2010 was the coolest and dullest since 1993, with the average maximum temperatures were 1°C below normal. The rainfall way above average in both south-east England and Wales, and the third-wettest August on record in East Anglia, due to over twice the average August rainfall occurring in 2010.
On September 6, the region's first major tropical storm of the year have killed at least 145 people, at least 53 missing and thousands homeless in emergency crews struggled to reach isolated cut off communities. Tropical Storm Agatha
Tropical Storm Agatha (2010)
Tropical Storm Agatha was a weak, but catastrophic tropical cyclone that brought widespread floods to much of Central America and was the deadliest tropical cyclone in the eastern Pacific since Hurricane Pauline in 1997. The first storm of the 2010 Pacific hurricane season, Agatha originated from...
had washed away hundreds of roads and collapsed many bridges in the country. Chimaltenango
Chimaltenango
Chimaltenango is a town in Guatemala of some 43,900 people . It serves as both the capital of the department of Chimaltenango and the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name....
department's governor Erick de Leon said that the landslides buried dozens of small rural Amerindian Indian communities and killed at least 60 around the village of Santa Apolonia
Santa Apolonia, Chimaltenango
Santa Apolonia is a municipality in the northern part of Chimaltenango department of Guatemala. Santa Apolonia is bordered by the towns of Tecpán to the west and south, San José Poaquil to the east and San Juan Comalapa to the southeast...
in his department alone. Local volunteers worked desperately to recover the bodies of two brothers aged 4 and 8 that were buried by a landslide in the village of Parajbei.
Thousands more fled their homes in Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
after mudslides and landslips had killed 15 that day. Honduran meteorologists predicted three more days of rain. State officials warned people to stay away from any swollen waterways and rivers as the rain swollen reservoir
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
s be hide two dams near the capital of Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa , and commonly referred as Tegus , is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. Founded on September 29, 1578 by the Spanish, it became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto...
overflowed the dam walls' ramparts and spilled into a nearby river.
September 6 had an overnight landslide caused by a flood buried around 100 people trying to rescue victims of the previous bus trapped by landslide along the Inter-American Highway
Inter-American Highway
The Inter-American Highway is the Central American section of the Pan-American Highway and spans 3,400 miles between Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, and Panama City, Panama....
in the Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
n highlands. 23 people were killed in incident near the town of Santa Maria Ixtaguacan and 12 had died in the original landslide people. The floods were estimated by the government to have killed 45 people on the highway so far, with 38 dieing over the last two days of heavy rain and landslides far.
The spokesman for the national disaster response effort, David de Leon, say that rescue work was to be delayed for one day due to heavy rain. President Alvaro Colom
Álvaro Colom
Álvaro Colom Caballeros is the President of Guatemala for the 2008–2012 term and leader of the social-democratic National Unity of Hope .-Early years:...
declared a nationwide state of emergency
State of emergency
A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend some normal functions of the executive, legislative and judicial powers, alert citizens to change their normal behaviours, or order government agencies to implement emergency preparedness plans. It can also be used as a rationale...
that citizens to stay off the nation's highways due to more landslides. The week-long heavy rain and floods affected some 40,000 people in the country and caused between $350 and 500 million in damages. He also warned that 24,000 more people were at risk and the government was running out of funds. Meteorologists have forecast another two days of heavy rain throughout much of Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
.
Meanwhile the weather forecast of yet more rain issued across Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
and prompted officials in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
to take precautions against rain induced landslides. Heavy flooding made thousands homeless in both the southern states of Veracruz
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
, Tabasco
Tabasco
Tabasco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tabasco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 17 municipalities and its capital city is Villahermosa....
, Chiapas
Chiapas
Chiapas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas is one of the 31 states that, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 118 municipalities and its capital city is Tuxtla Gutierrez. Other important cites in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las...
and Oaxaca
Oaxaca
Oaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions...
. Mexican president Felipe Calderón
Felipe Calderón
Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa is the current President of Mexico. He assumed office on December 1, 2006, and was elected for a single six-year term through 2012...
pledged to send aid to the devastated regions, the Mexican president, on his Twitter page
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
.
Mexico's national power company opened floodgates on some hydroelectric dams in the region, worsening the flooding in some low-lying areas, causing no deaths and avoiding a catastrophic dam burst situation.
September 9th to 13th
Although several hundred miles from the Leeward IslandsLeeward Islands
The Leeward Islands are a group of islands in the West Indies. They are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain. As a group they start east of Puerto Rico and reach southward to Dominica. They are situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean...
on September 9, large swells produced by Igor swept two people out to sea in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
.
Since the storms started on the 9th of November 144 people have been killed and 13,000 affected people have been shifted to temporary relief shelters. 5 of El Salvador's 14 were still seeing heavy rainfall. More than 20 homes were destroyed, 24 bridges and 1,600 houses were damaged, as the town of San Vicente, which was 48 km east of San Salvador
San Salvador
The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador...
, was buried under landslides on the, November 11, killing several people.
Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
was experiencing its worst rainy season on record starting from September 10. Mexico's President Felipe Calderón
Felipe Calderón
Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa is the current President of Mexico. He assumed office on December 1, 2006, and was elected for a single six-year term through 2012...
said 900,000 people were affected in the latest tropical storms. It is the worst such event since Hurricane Alex killed 22 and made 40,000 homeless in July. Governor Andres Granier Melo of Tobasco warned that the September–November raint season of 2010 could be the rainyist on record, as he visited the Centro Municipality.
The Category Five storm Hurricane Igor west over open Atlantic waters with winds of 240 kilometers per hour and was 1,500 kilometers east of the Northern Leeward Islands that morning and did not post an immediate threat to land.
September 13 had Tropical Storm Julia hit the Cape Verde Islands with strong winds to the where forecasters expect the storm to drop five to 10 centimeters of rain in the south of the islands. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm had winds of 65 kilometers per hour which were expected to be stronger the next day.
September 14 saw a heavy blizzard hit the coastline of Russia's Yakutia province and parts of its north western interior regions.
Bermuda
Bermuda
Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
's government closed government-run schools for the dates of September 20 and 21, 2010 in anticipation of Igor. In addition to school closures, Bermuda International Airport (BDA)
Bermuda International Airport
L.F. Wade International Airport , formerly named Bermuda International Airport, is the sole airport serving Bermuda, a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is located in the parish of St. George's and is northeast of Bermuda's capital city of Hamilton. In 2006, L.F. Wade...
was shutdown in advance of the storm. During the storm, the major causeway leading to the airport was shut down earlier than anticipated due to the threat of tornado
Tornado
A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider...
es.
Despite initial fears that Hurricane Igor would cause immense damage across Bermuda, the storm passed having caused relatively minimal structural damage. Heavy rains fell across the islands between September 18 and 19, amounting to 2.97 in (75.4 mm); sustained winds were recorded over hurricane force and gusts reached 93 mph (150 km/h). An AWOS on St. David's Lighthouse recorded a peak sustained wind of 91 mph (145 km/h) and gust of 117 mph (188 km/h). Although roughly 27,500 of the 35,000 residences across the island were without power, damage was limited mainly to downed trees. No reports of loss of life or serious injuries came after the storm's passage. Officials in Bermuda stated that the biggest loss from Igor would be lessened tourism revenue following a mass exodus prior to the hurricane's arrival. Catastrophe modeler AIR Worldwide has indicated that insured losses in Bermuda will be less than $100 million.
September 16th to 18th
Heavy rainstorm and snowstorms hit InvercargillInvercargill
Invercargill is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. It lies in the heart of the wide expanse of the Southland Plains on the Oreti or New River some 18 km north of Bluff,...
on the 16 and 17th.
The 2010 Slovenia floods
2010 Slovenia floods
The 2010 Slovenia floods, on the weekend of 17–19 September 2010, were caused by heavy rains in Slovenia, resulting in one of the worst floods in the country's history. Among the regions affected were the capital Ljubljana, the Zasavje region, Laško, the Slovenian Littoral and the Lower Carniola...
, on the weekend of September 17–19, 2010, were caused by heavy rains in Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
, resulting in one of the worst floods in the country's history. Among the regions affected were the capital Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
, the Zasavje
Zasavje
The Central Sava Valley is a region in central Slovenia. The region consists of five municipalities: Zagorje ob Savi, Trbovlje, Hrastnik, Litija, and Šmartno pri Litiji...
region, Laško
Laško
Laško is a spa town and municipality in eastern Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of the Lower Styria region. The municipality is now included in the Savinja statistical region. The town is located at the foothills of the Hum hill on the Savinja River. It is first mentioned in written...
, the Slovenian Littoral
Slovenian Littoral
The Slovenian Littoral is a historical region of Slovenia. Its name recalls the historical Habsburg crown land of the Austrian Littoral, of which the Slovenian Littoral was a part....
and the Lower Carniola
Lower Carniola
Lower Carniola was a kreis of the historical Habsburg crown land of Carniola from 1849 till 1919 and is nowadays a traditional region of Slovenia. Its center is Novo Mesto, while other urban centers include Kočevje, Grosuplje, Krško, Trebnje, Mirna, Črnomelj, Semič, and Metlika.-See also:* Upper...
region. Initial damage was estimated to reach €15 million. Three people were killed.
On September 17, the UK’ firefighter
Firefighter
Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car incidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations...
s, medics and emergency rescue team do flood and rainstorm related training exercises at Hurworth Burn Reservoir, near Middleton St George
Middleton St George
Middleton St George is a village in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is served by Dinsdale railway station....
in County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
, as well as at Rothbury
Rothbury
Rothbury is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is located on the River Coquet, northwest of Morpeth and north-northwest of Newcastle upon Tyne...
and Otterburn
Otterburn, Northumberland
Otterburn is a small village in Northumberland, England, northwest of Newcastle Upon Tyne on the banks of the River Rede, near the confluence of the Otter Burn, from which the village derives its name. It lies within the Cheviot Hills about from the Scottish border...
in Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
.
3 Spaniyards died as heavy rains hit southern Spain on September the 17. A man died when a wall collapsed in Bujalance
Bujalance
Bujalance is a town located in the heart of Andalucia, southern Spain, in the province of Córdoba. , it had 7910 inhabitants.Its name is derived Arabic term Bury al Hans. Among its monuments and places of interest, there exist its Moorish castle , the church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción),...
in the east of Córdoba
Córdoba, Spain
-History:The first trace of human presence in the area are remains of a Neanderthal Man, dating to c. 32,000 BC. In the 8th century BC, during the ancient Tartessos period, a pre-urban settlement existed. The population gradually learned copper and silver metallurgy...
while a man and a women, whose ages were not released, died in Aguilar de la Frontera
Aguilar de la Frontera
Aguilar, or Aguilar de la Frontera, is a municipality and town in the province of Córdoba, Andalusia, southern Spain, near the small river Cabra, 50 kilometers from the provincial capital, Córdoba, on the Córdoba-Málaga railway....
in the south of Córdoba province. Storm warnings were announced by the national weather authority later in the day.
On September 18, heavy flooding had closed a 100 meatier stretch covered in water up to 1½ meaters deep on and off State Highway 1 north of Bulls
Bulls, New Zealand
Bulls is a small town near Palmerston North on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is in a thriving farming area in the Rangitikei District at the junction of State Highways 1 and 3 about 160 kilometres north of Wellington...
as high winds and rain created major desterbsnces around the country. There are State Highway 3 was entirely closed and there were also landslips on State Highway 4 at the Manawatu Gorge
Manawatu Gorge
The Manawatu Gorge runs between the Ruahine and Tararua Ranges of the North Island of New Zealand, linking the Manawatu and Hawke's Bay regions...
. The NZ Transport Agency said State Highway 1 between Woodlands
Woodlands, New Zealand
Woodlands is a locality in the Southland Region of New Zealand's South Island on the banks of the Waihopai River. It is northeast of Invercargill between Dacre and Longbush...
and Edendale
Edendale, New Zealand
Edendale is a town in the Southland region of New Zealand's South Island. According to the 2001 New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings, it has a population of 570 , representing a rise of 0.5% or 3 people since the 1996 census.State Highway 1 passes through Edendale as it runs between...
in Southland had reopened after the ending of heavy snowfalls. Similar weather incidents and some minor car crashes closed parts of State Highway 99. Heavy floods under railway overbridge had closed the highway near Marton
Marton, New Zealand
Marton is the hub of the Rangitikei district of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is situated 35 kilometres southeast of Wanganui and 40 kilometres northwest of Palmerston North. The population was 4752 .-History:...
, forcing a local diversion, said Inspector Ken Climo of police central communications.
Powerco
Powerco
Powerco is the second-largest gas and electricity company based in New Zealand. The company is 58% owned by QIC Limited and 42% owned by Brookfield Infrastructure Partners....
had restored supply to around 28,000 customers as a severe wind and rain storm continued to pound the North Island
North Island
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
. The firm's Network operations manager Phil Marsh said the storm had caused power cuts to around 45,000 customer
Customer
A customer is usually used to refer to a current or potential buyer or user of the products of an individual or organization, called the supplier, seller, or vendor. This is typically through purchasing or renting goods or services...
s through the middle of the North Island in the past 24 hours and the worst affected areas being Thames, Coromandel
Coromandel, New Zealand
Coromandel is the name of a town and harbour on the western side of the Coromandel Peninsula, which is on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand...
, Thames-Coromandel, Tirau
Tirau
Tirau is a small town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand, 50 kilometres southeast of Hamilton. The town has a population of 732 . Tirau is primarily a farming town but in recent years has begun to exploit the income that comes from being on a major road...
and Putaruru
Putaruru
Putaruru is a small town in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is on the Oraka River 65 kilometres south-east of Hamilton....
, parts of the western Bay of Plenty
Bay of Plenty
The Bay of Plenty , often abbreviated to BOP, is a region in the North Island of New Zealand situated around the body of water of the same name...
, parts of Wanganui
Wanganui
Whanganui , also spelled Wanganui, is an urban area and district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of the Manawatu-Wanganui region....
, Wairarapa
Wairarapa
Wairarapa is a geographical region of New Zealand. It occupies the south-eastern corner of the North Island, east of metropolitan Wellington and south-west of the Hawke's Bay region. It is lightly populated, having several rural service towns, with Masterton being the largest...
, and Manawatu, Hauraki-Piako, and parts of Taranaki.
Kerepehi, Paeroa
Paeroa
Paeroa is a small town in New Zealand, in the northern Waikato region of the Thames Valley. Located at the foot of the Coromandel Peninsula, it is close to the junction of the Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers, 20 kilometres from the coast at the Firth of Thames...
, Te Puke
Te Puke
Te Puke is a town located 28 kilometres southeast of Tauranga in the Western Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. It is particularly famous for the cultivation of kiwifruit...
, Wanganui
Wanganui
Whanganui , also spelled Wanganui, is an urban area and district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of the Manawatu-Wanganui region....
and Kimbolton
Kimbolton, New Zealand
Kimbolton is a rural village north of Feilding in the Manawatu District of the North Island of New Zealand. Kimbolton is named after Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, a village in England which is the site of Kimbolton Castle, once the home of the Duke of Manchester...
. Overnight snow and ice had settled on Southland
Southland Region
Southland is New Zealand's southernmost region and is also a district within that region. It consists mainly of the southwestern portion of the South Island and Stewart Island / Rakiura...
's roads, causing slippery conditions on rural roads and treacherous conditions in Invercargill
Invercargill
Invercargill is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. It lies in the heart of the wide expanse of the Southland Plains on the Oreti or New River some 18 km north of Bluff,...
as the local Police asked people to stay indoors and stay off the roads. An autistic 7 year old boy nearly died after falling in Paeroa
Paeroa
Paeroa is a small town in New Zealand, in the northern Waikato region of the Thames Valley. Located at the foot of the Coromandel Peninsula, it is close to the junction of the Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers, 20 kilometres from the coast at the Firth of Thames...
and hundreds of cars were destroyed or damaged nationwide. A big tree fell on State Highway Five, the Napier-Taupo Road, about three kilometres on the Napier
Napier, New Zealand
Napier is a New Zealand city with a seaport, located in Hawke's Bay on the eastern coast of the North Island. The population of Napier is about About 18 kilometres south of Napier is the inland city of Hastings. These two neighboring cities are often called "The Twin Cities" or "The Bay Cities"...
side of the Tarawera Tavern.
Local sheep farmer Hugh Collie has more than 4,000 ewes on Clinton-Mataura road, near Gore
Gore, New Zealand
Gore is a town, surrounding borough, and district in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand.-Geography:The Gore District has a land area of 1,251.62 km² and a resident population of...
in the wors winter since 1996. Some other sheep were dying in the rest of the county.
The MetService forecast a 6 meater swell off North Island's west coast that night and reported that there were more than 100 lightning
Lightning
Lightning is an atmospheric electrostatic discharge accompanied by thunder, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or dust storms...
strikes in the Hutt Valley and Wairarapa
Wairarapa
Wairarapa is a geographical region of New Zealand. It occupies the south-eastern corner of the North Island, east of metropolitan Wellington and south-west of the Hawke's Bay region. It is lightly populated, having several rural service towns, with Masterton being the largest...
region yesterday, setting fire to a shed and ignighting aseveral trees early in the day.
WeatherWatch.co.nz head weather analyst Philip Duncan reported that some gusts had peaked at 154 kilomeaters per hour, collapsing power lines and cutting electricity in Warkworth
Warkworth, New Zealand
Warkworth is a town in the upper North Island of New Zealand, within the Rodney District and lying at the far north of the Auckland Region but just south of the Northland Region...
, Remuera
Remuera
Remuera is a residential suburban area within Auckland city, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located four kilometres to the southeast of the city centre...
, Mangere
Mangere
Māngere is one of the larger suburbs in South Auckland, in northern New Zealand.The suburb is located on flat land at the northeastern shore of the Manukau Harbour, to the northwest of the centre of Manukau city and 15 kilometres south of Auckland city centre...
and west Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
. The electricity supply lines company Vector
Vector Limited
Vector Limited is a multi-network infrastructure company in New Zealand. It is the national number one provider of electricity distribution, number one provider of gas transmission and distribution, number one provider of electricity and gas metering, number two wholesaler of LPG and number three...
believes about 30,000 people around Auckland lost power and in the Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
area and Piha
Piha
Piha is a northern New Zealand coastal settlement with a population of about 600. It is one of the most popular beaches in the area and a major day-trip destination for Aucklanders throughout the year, although especially so in summer.-Location:...
to the west of the city. A severe weather warning remains in place, and the Met Service advice is that that another fast moving front is expected to cross the South Island
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
in the morning of Setembeter 19 and hit the North Island
North Island
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
in the evening. The growing Northwesterlies should strengthen over central New Zealand as this front approaches with severe northwest gales returning to parts of Hawke's Bay
Hawke's Bay
Hawke's Bay is a region of New Zealand. Hawke's Bay is recognised on the world stage for its award-winning wines. The regional council sits in both the cities of Napier and Hastings.-Geography:...
, for the 2nd day running around Wairarapa
Wairarapa
Wairarapa is a geographical region of New Zealand. It occupies the south-eastern corner of the North Island, east of metropolitan Wellington and south-west of the Hawke's Bay region. It is lightly populated, having several rural service towns, with Masterton being the largest...
, Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
and Marlborough. A severe wind warnings remained in many parts of the North Island
North Island
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
. Snow was expected in the North Island's central high country and thunderstorms and snow were also expected to continue in the South Island
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
, especially south of Mt Cook. A heavy rain warning also remained in place for Fiordland
Fiordland
Fiordland is a geographic region of New Zealand that is situated on the south-western corner of the South Island, comprising the western-most third of Southland. Most of Fiordland is dominated by the steep sides of the snow-capped Southern Alps, deep lakes and its ocean-flooded, steep western valleys...
, the Westland
Westland District
Westland District is a territorial authority on the west coast of New Zealand's South Island. Its population is - Government :The Westland District is governed by an elected Council, headed by an elected Mayor. The Mayor is elected at large. The current Mayor is Maureen Pugh. Councillors are...
mountain range south of Otira
Otira
Otira is a small township seven kilometres north of Arthur's Pass in the central South Island of New Zealand. It is on the western approach to the pass, a saddle between the Otira and Bealey Rivers high in the Southern Alps...
, and the headwaters of the Canterbury and Otago
Otago
Otago is a region of New Zealand in the south of the South Island. The region covers an area of approximately making it the country's second largest region. The population of Otago is...
rivers.
A record cloudburst his northern India on the 18th and 19th.
September 19th to 22nd
The 19th saw thirteen more people perish in Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
because of the Yamuna river floods. The maximum Temperature in the capital city of New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
rose to 34.6 °C (94.3 °F). Several food prices have also raised because of the destroyed farmland.
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
Chief Minister
Chief Minister
A Chief Minister is the elected head of government of a sub-national state, provinces of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, notably a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British Overseas Territory that has attained self-government...
Mayawati
Mayawati
Mayawati is the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, India. She heads the Bahujan Samaj Party, which represents the Bahujans or Dalits, the weakest strata of Indian society. This is her fourth term as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh...
demanded that a Central team should be sent to assess the losses suffered during the floods in Uttar Pradesh. She requested the Centre to provide 2,000 crore
Crore
A crore is a unit in the Indian number system equal to ten million , or 100 lakhs. It is widely used in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan....
for flood relief team after taking an aerial survey
Aerial survey
Aerial survey is a geomatics method of collecting information by using aerial photography, LiDAR or from remote sensing imagery using other bands of the electromagnetic spectrum, such as infrared, gamma, or ultraviolet. It can also refer to the chart or map made by analysing a region from the air...
of the flood-hit areas.
Not much happened in Pakistan on the 19th, but the victims of the Pakistan flood
2010 Pakistan floods
The 2010 Pakistan floods began in late July 2010, resulting from heavy monsoon rains in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan regions of Pakistan and affected the Indus River basin. Approximately one-fifth of Pakistan's total land area was underwater, approximately...
struggled to build things up on their own. People swarmed around cars, begging for help. Their homes and everything were completely destroyed. Their fields had been turned into rubbish. "Nobody has visited our village. Nobody has helped us. My house, my furniture & and everything else was destroyed. We had no support from the government." said Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharaf.
September 19 had the roof of the 2,000 seat Stadium Southland
Stadium Southland
Stadium Southland is an international sports complex in Invercargill, New Zealand. The stadium was completed in May 2000. The main SBS Sports Arena in the stadium has a capacity of 4,500, with temporary seating...
tennis stadium in Invercargill
Invercargill
Invercargill is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. It lies in the heart of the wide expanse of the Southland Plains on the Oreti or New River some 18 km north of Bluff,...
has collapsed and imploded in on its self after a storm dumped a near record amount of snow on it during a tennis match and tennis player Jason Smith narrowly evaded death as the air pressure's shock wave
Shock wave
A shock wave is a type of propagating disturbance. Like an ordinary wave, it carries energy and can propagate through a medium or in some cases in the absence of a material medium, through a field such as the electromagnetic field...
hit him as he loytered out side the stadium's entrance. Oddly Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
the weather is sunny and bright, with a temperature of +15C, not −10C. State Highway 1 near Woodlands
Woodlands, New Zealand
Woodlands is a locality in the Southland Region of New Zealand's South Island on the banks of the Waihopai River. It is northeast of Invercargill between Dacre and Longbush...
, Invercargill
Invercargill
Invercargill is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. It lies in the heart of the wide expanse of the Southland Plains on the Oreti or New River some 18 km north of Bluff,...
and Edendale
Edendale, New Zealand
Edendale is a town in the Southland region of New Zealand's South Island. According to the 2001 New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings, it has a population of 570 , representing a rise of 0.5% or 3 people since the 1996 census.State Highway 1 passes through Edendale as it runs between...
, has been closed after a Fonterra
Fonterra
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited is a New Zealand multinational dairy co-operative owned by almost 10,500 New Zealand farmers. The company is responsible for approximately 30% of the world's dairy exports and with revenue exceeding NZ$19.87 billion, is New Zealand's largest company.- History :In...
truck jackknifed. The Environment Southland compliance manager Mark Hunter
Mark Hunter
Mark Hunter may refer to:* Mark Hunter , former Australian rules footballer with Footscray* Mark Hunter , retired NHL ice hockey player and London Knights GM...
said Fonterra
Fonterra
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited is a New Zealand multinational dairy co-operative owned by almost 10,500 New Zealand farmers. The company is responsible for approximately 30% of the world's dairy exports and with revenue exceeding NZ$19.87 billion, is New Zealand's largest company.- History :In...
had told him it was having difficulty picking up milk from some areas due to tanker trucks jack-knifing on the roads. 400 then dumped there milk for hygiene reasons as it began to ferment
Fermentation (biochemistry)
Fermentation is the process of extracting energy from the oxidation of organic compounds, such as carbohydrates, using an endogenous electron acceptor, which is usually an organic compound. In contrast, respiration is where electrons are donated to an exogenous electron acceptor, such as oxygen,...
and go off
Mold
Molds are fungi that grow in the form of multicellular filaments called hyphae. Molds are not considered to be microbes but microscopic fungi that grow as single cells called yeasts...
. Similar automotive incidents closed most of State Highway 99 as than 10 cm of snow hit Invercargill that day and blocked most of it's streets. The airport was closed and Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand Limited is the national airline and flag carrier of New Zealand. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, the airline operates scheduled passenger flights to 26 domestic destinations and 24 international destinations in 15 countries across Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania, and is...
crews have been sent home. Overnight snowfalls hit Lumsden
Lumsden, New Zealand
Lumsden is a town in Southland, New Zealand. Lying in a gap in the surrounding hills, it is the location of a major junction halfway along the north-south road from Queenstown to Invercargill, where it is crossed by the east-west road from Gore to Te Anau. The town had a population of 453 as of the...
and Queenstown
Queenstown, New Zealand
Queenstown is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It is built around an inlet called Queenstown Bay on Lake Wakatipu, a long thin Z-shaped lake formed by glacial processes, and has spectacular views of nearby mountains....
for the 2nd night running.
4 Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
teenagers almost died on a stormy boating trip on Lake Wakatipu
Lake Wakatipu
Lake Wakatipu is an inland lake in the South Island of New Zealand. It is in the southwest corner of Otago Region, near its boundary with Southland.With a length of , it is New Zealand's longest lake, and, at , its third largest...
. The harbourmaster
Harbourmaster
A harbourmaster is an official responsible for enforcing the regulations of a particular harbour or port, in order to ensure the safety of navigation, the security of the harbour and the correct operation of the port facilities.-Responsibilities:Harbourmasters are normally responsible for issuing...
Marty Black and Acting Sergeant Terry Wood of, the Queenstown
Queenstown, New Zealand
Queenstown is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It is built around an inlet called Queenstown Bay on Lake Wakatipu, a long thin Z-shaped lake formed by glacial processes, and has spectacular views of nearby mountains....
coastguard said the coastguard and a water taxi vessel responded to the alarm after an astute kayak
Kayak
A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler...
er and the youth which chose not to go on the group's 2nd journey to Frankton house were to be commended for there part in the approximately NZ$500 rescue mission.
The extremely cold sub-Antarctic storm is expected to bring heavy snow to Otago
Otago
Otago is a region of New Zealand in the south of the South Island. The region covers an area of approximately making it the country's second largest region. The population of Otago is...
and Southland
Southland Region
Southland is New Zealand's southernmost region and is also a district within that region. It consists mainly of the southwestern portion of the South Island and Stewart Island / Rakiura...
. According to MetService severe weather forecaster Oliver Druce. He reckoned that Canterbury would generally be sheltered from the west to southwest airstream
Airstream
Airstream is a brand of luxury recreational vehicle manufactured in Jackson Center, Ohio, USA. It is currently a division of Thor Industries. The company, which now employs fewer than 400, is the oldest in the industry. Airstream trailers are easily recognized for their distinctive rounded...
by the Southern Alps
Southern Alps
The Southern Alps is a mountain range extending along much of the length of New Zealand's South Island, reaching its greatest elevations near the island's western side...
. The weather warnings for the South Island
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
, Mt Cook, Fiordland
Fiordland
Fiordland is a geographic region of New Zealand that is situated on the south-western corner of the South Island, comprising the western-most third of Southland. Most of Fiordland is dominated by the steep sides of the snow-capped Southern Alps, deep lakes and its ocean-flooded, steep western valleys...
, the Westland
Westland District
Westland District is a territorial authority on the west coast of New Zealand's South Island. Its population is - Government :The Westland District is governed by an elected Council, headed by an elected Mayor. The Mayor is elected at large. The current Mayor is Maureen Pugh. Councillors are...
mountain range south of Otira
Otira
Otira is a small township seven kilometres north of Arthur's Pass in the central South Island of New Zealand. It is on the western approach to the pass, a saddle between the Otira and Bealey Rivers high in the Southern Alps...
, and the headwaters of the Canterbury and Otago
Otago
Otago is a region of New Zealand in the south of the South Island. The region covers an area of approximately making it the country's second largest region. The population of Otago is...
rivers.
The morning of the 20th saw The Wrens building and neighbouring retailer Briscoes in Yarrow St, Invercargill
Invercargill
Invercargill is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. It lies in the heart of the wide expanse of the Southland Plains on the Oreti or New River some 18 km north of Bluff,...
, shortly after each other as their roof collapsed under of heavy snow.
Heavy snow destroyed a 1,000 square metre glasshouse at the weekend at Eldon Gardens, Donald McDonald's drive in Tweed St killing 2.000 young tomato plants. The weight of the snow buckled the metal support poles of the glasshouse and most of the eight bays have collapsed. The NZ$100,000, glass house was 18 years old.
Southland
Southland Region
Southland is New Zealand's southernmost region and is also a district within that region. It consists mainly of the southwestern portion of the South Island and Stewart Island / Rakiura...
weather expert and 45South Weather Services managing director Andy Fraser the snowfall Invercargill was about 10 cm to 14 cm deep was probably the worst in the town for at least 50 years.
On the 20th, heavy rain and landslides had inflicted a death toll
Death Toll
Death Toll is a 2008 action film starring DMX, Lou Diamond Phillips, Leila Arcieri and Keshia Knight Pulliam, written and produced by Daniel Garcia of the rap group Kane & Abel and directed by Phenomenon...
of Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand , formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the Land of Gods due to the many holy Hindu temples and cities found throughout the state, some of which are among Hinduism's most spiritual and auspicious places of pilgrimage and worship...
reached to 63. A government source, Naintal lost 11, Haridwar
Haridwar
Haridwar is an important pilgrimage city and municipality in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India...
7 and Pauri
Pauri
Pauri is a city and a municipal board in Pauri Garhwal district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.-Geography:Pauri is located at...
3. The river Ganges flooded several low lying areas as it passed the 2 meter mark above the danger mark in Haridwar
Haridwar
Haridwar is an important pilgrimage city and municipality in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India...
, as the holy place of Har-Ki-Puari was completely submerged underneath the floodwaters. The state run rescue operation to the region said that 7 people were still trapped under the debris of flattened houses. Local volunteers and cops were already their. All the schools in the province were closed for 3days. Uttarakhand's Chief Minister
Chief Minister
A Chief Minister is the elected head of government of a sub-national state, provinces of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, notably a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British Overseas Territory that has attained self-government...
, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank requested firther help of both the BJP leader, Sushma Swaraj
Sushma Swaraj
Sushma Swaraj is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Member of Parliament. She is currently the Leader of the Opposition in the 15th Lok Sabha. She is a former union cabinet minister of India and a former Chief Minister of Delhi. Also she served as the Chairperson of the BJP's...
and Indian prime minister.
On the morning of 21st, a 15 year old boy, Chietigj A. Bajpaee, fell in to Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
's flood swollen river Yamuna and drowned as a fire-crew, cop, and several locals with rope
Rope
A rope is a length of fibres, twisted or braided together to improve strength for pulling and connecting. It has tensile strength but is too flexible to provide compressive strength...
tried to save him before he was sucked under the waters by a nearby bridge.
The River Yamuna floods the Yamuna Sports Complex
Yamuna Sports Complex
The Yamuna Sports Complex is a sports complex located in New Delhi, India. It hosts table tennis and archery events. It is owned by the Delhi Development Authority. It is a venue for the 2010 Commonwealth Games...
and left mosquito attracting pools of floodwater on the 22nd, further disrupting the run-up to the Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
.
On the 22nd, Strathclyde Fire and Rescue
Strathclyde Fire and Rescue
Strathclyde Fire and Rescue is the statutory fire and rescue service for the area of Strathclyde, Scotland. It is the largest fire and rescue service in Scotland, and one of the largest in Europe...
received 117 calls about flooding in Kilbirnie
Kilbirnie
Kilbirnie is a small town of 7280 inhabitants situated in North Ayrshire on the west coast of Scotland...
, Glengarnock
Glengarnock
Glengarnock is a small village in North Ayrshire that lies near the west coast of Scotland. It forms part of the Garnock Valley area and is approximately 25 miles away for Glasgow, the nearest city...
, Fairlie
Fairlie
A Fairlie is a type of articulated steam locomotive that has the driving wheels on bogies. The locomotive may be double-ended or single ended...
and Largs
Largs
Largs is a town on the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland, about from Glasgow. The original name means "the slopes" in Scottish Gaelic....
in North Ayrshire that morning after a night of steady rainfall. There had been similar downpoors in parts of Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
and Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
at the same time the Scots' floods took place. At one point 65 fierfighters called to flooding in the Rothesay
Rothesay
Rothesay or Rothsay may refer to:Places*Rothesay, Argyll and Bute, on the Isle of Bute, Scotland*Rothesay, New Brunswick, Canada*Rothesay , Canada*Rothsay, Minnesota, USA*Rothsay, Western AustraliaPeople*Duke of Rothesay...
and Helensburgh
Helensburgh
Helensburgh is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde and the eastern shore of the entrance to the Gareloch....
areas of Argyll and Bute later that day.
Just after 9:00 pm a collapsed a storm weakened wall collapsed over the Glasgow to Largs main railway line near Pencil View in Largs
Largs
Largs is a town on the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland, about from Glasgow. The original name means "the slopes" in Scottish Gaelic....
, forcing Network Rail
Network Rail
Network Rail is the government-created owner and operator of most of the rail infrastructure in Great Britain .; it is not responsible for railway infrastructure in Northern Ireland...
to close the line.
September 23rd to 25th
The 23rd had northern India's storm devastated railways cancelled 22 DelhiDelhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
in and out and another 65 diverted due to the furious flooding in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
as the river Yamuna
Yamuna
The Yamuna is the largest tributary river of the Ganges in northern India...
reached the 207.06 meater danger mark. The Old Yamuna Bridge between East Delhi
East Delhi
East Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India. It is bounded by the Yamuna River on the west, North East Delhi to the north, Ghaziabad District of Uttar Pradesh state to the east, and Gautam Buddha Nagar District of Uttar Pradesh to the south...
and New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
, was closed safety reasons as level in the river Yamuna rose menacingly. A flood and irrigation department official said the river would soon reach the 207.30 meater mark and said that residents low-lying area have been evacuated to shelters in New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
.
Yamuna River reached a record high of feet above the 495 feet (150.9 m) danger in worst monsoon rain for 30 years, leaving mosquitoes attracting pools and coming dangerously near the Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal is a white Marble mausoleum located in Agra, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal...
. With more water being discharged from Gokul
Gokul
-In Vedic Scripture:-Geography:Gokul is located at . It has an average elevation of 163 metres .-Demographics: India census, Gokul had a population of 4041. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Gokul has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of...
and Okhla
Okhla
Okhla, is a neighbourhood around the old village in South Delhi district, though it is most known as the Okhla Industrial Area or Okhla Industrial Estate, an industrial suburb of New Delhi in South Delhi and mainly divided in three phases...
barrages as the level was expected to rise to 499 feet (152.1 m) in death on the 24th.
The Met Office also has severe weather warnings in place for Grampian, Strathclyde, Central Scotland, Tayside, Fife, South West Scotland and the Lothian and Borders areas on the morning 23rd after heavy overnight rain.
Grampian Police
Grampian Police
Grampian Police is the territorial police force of the northeast region of Scotland, covering the council areas of Aberdeenshire, the City of Aberdeen, and Moray . The Force area also covers some of the North Sea, giving Grampian Police the responsibility of policing the oil and gas platforms of...
warned of treacherous conditions as flooding hit Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...
and Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
On September 23. The people of the Meadows Care Home in Huntly
Huntly, Aberdeenshire
Huntly is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly known as Milton of Strathbogie or simply Strathbogie. It has a population 4,460 2004 and is the site of Huntly Castle...
, Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...
, moved to temporary as the level of the River Deveron
River Deveron
The River Deveron , known anciently as the Dovern, is a river in the north east of Scotland. The river has a length of 60 miles, and has a reputation for its salmon, sea trout and brown trout fishing...
, risen to danger level. While 40 other 40 local residents were given shelter at The Gordon Schools
The Gordon Schools
The Gordon Schools is a six year, non denominational comprehensive school located in Huntly, Aberdeenshire. It takes pupils from Gordon Primary, Insch Primary school, and smaller primary schools located around that area of Aberdeenshire such as Clatt and Rhynie. Its head teacher is Alexander Hall,...
.
Grampian Fire and Rescue said a number of crews from Huntly
Huntly, Aberdeenshire
Huntly is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly known as Milton of Strathbogie or simply Strathbogie. It has a population 4,460 2004 and is the site of Huntly Castle...
, Elgin and the former Tayside
Tayside
Tayside Region was a local government region of Scotland from 15 May 1975 to 31 March 1996. It was created by the 1973 Act following recommendations made by the 1969 Wheatley Report which attempted to replace the mishmash of counties, cities, burghs and districts, with a uniform two-tier system...
region, along with the British Red Cross
British Red Cross
The British Red Cross Society is the United Kingdom branch of the worldwide impartial humanitarian organisation the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The society was formed in 1870, and is a registered charity with over 31,000 volunteers and 2,600 staff. At the heart of their work...
and a local coastguard team were all involved in the evacuation.
Some schools were shut after several hours of torrential rain dramatically raised the level of a nearby Aberdeenshire river, whilst about 10 households in Soy Avenue and Durn Road, Portsoy were evacuated to a neighbouring nearby care home.
Council officials warned that Fordyce school, Banff primary school, Macduff primary and Whitehills school would remain closed as long as the bad weather continued.
Parts of North Ayrshire
North Ayrshire
North Ayrshire is one of 32 council areas in Scotland with a population of roughly 136,000 people. It is located in the south-west region of Scotland, and borders the areas of Inverclyde to the north, Renfrewshire to the north-east and East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire to the East and South...
, Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Lothian
Lothian
Lothian forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills....
and Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute is both one of 32 unitary council areas; and a Lieutenancy area in Scotland. The administrative centre for the council area is located in Lochgilphead.Argyll and Bute covers the second largest administrative area of any Scottish council...
were also affected.
Lothian and Borders Police
Lothian and Borders Police
Lothian and Borders Police is the territorial police force for the Scottish council areas of the City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, Scottish Borders and West Lothian...
later reported some flooding on West Maitland Street, Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, and High Street
High Street
High Street, or the High Street, is a metonym for the generic name of the primary business street of towns or cities, especially in the United Kingdom. It is usually a focal point for shops and retailers in city centres, and is most often used in reference to retailing...
in Prestonpans
Prestonpans
Prestonpans is a small town to the east of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the unitary council area of East Lothian. It has a population of 7,153 . It is the site of the 1745 Battle of Prestonpans, and has a history dating back to the 11th century...
.
Met Office
Met Office
The Met Office , is the United Kingdom's national weather service, and a trading fund of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills...
Weather experts forecast said that 37mm of rain had fallen in the presiding 12 hours and Weather forecaster Paul Mott, of Meteogroup
MeteoGroup
MeteoGroup is Europe’s largest private sector weather business with forecasting offices in ten European countries and the US, sales representatives in the Far East and Middle East, and customers worldwide....
, the weather division of The Press Association news beauro, said that Glasgow normally expect to have 95mm or rain in September. Aberdeenshire also had 25mm of rain in the 12 overnight hours in question and it continued to rain for the rest of the day leaving an extra 10-20mm of rain by night fall.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency is Scotland’s environmental regulator. Its main role is to protect and improve Scotland's environment...
(Sepa) also imposed 14 flood watches across Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, with severe flood warnings in place for The River Deveron
River Deveron
The River Deveron , known anciently as the Dovern, is a river in the north east of Scotland. The river has a length of 60 miles, and has a reputation for its salmon, sea trout and brown trout fishing...
and The River Don and their tributaries in Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...
.
The 24th and 25th saw patches of heavy rain hit various parts of the UK, Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands.
September 26th-30th
The 26th had heavy rain caused more massive flooding, moving in to BiharBihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
devastating an area around Patna
Patna
Paṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...
. Danapur Diyara district was the worst affected. Locals were complaining about the lack of emergency housing and supplies. The river Ganges breached its banks and flooded all low-lying areas, leaving many stranded after roads were cut by floodwaters, bridges collapsed or precautionary closes occurred.
The 27th and 28th saw the flood situation there was coming to worst at Agra
Agra
Agra a.k.a. Akbarabad is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, west of state capital, Lucknow and south from national capital New Delhi. With a population of 1,686,976 , it is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh and the 19th most...
when the river water level had touched 152.4 metres on 27th morning. More colonies and ghats got submerged after several thunderstorms moved in and caused very heavy rainfall. A youth who couldn't resist the temptation jumped into the swollen river making it a a historical landmark on the river bank. Almost half of the city was without drinking water. The Taj Ganj cremation ghat was also submerged by the raging flood waters. The tourists visiting Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal is a white Marble mausoleum located in Agra, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal...
were asked to stay far from the raging river. Colonies in the Balkeshwar and Dayalbagh
Dayalbagh
Dayalbagh is a suburb of Agra in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Dayalbagh is the headquarters of the Radhasoami Faith religion. The city is also home to Dayalbagh Educational Institute. It comprises various Colleges, prominently among them being Dayalbagh Engineering College.-Demographics:As of...
areas have been inundated. More than 30 villages in the Bah tehsil have also been badly hit by the Yamuna
Yamuna
The Yamuna is the largest tributary river of the Ganges in northern India...
river floods.
River Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
started to raise and threatened St. Paul, Minnesota, with Mayor Chris Coleman
Chris Coleman (politician)
Christopher "Chris" B. Coleman is a Minnesota politician and the mayor of St. Paul. He defeated incumbent mayor Randy Kelly in 2005 and took office on January 3, 2006.- Family and early career :...
declaring an emergency. The last week's rain is causing the Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
and Mississippi rivers to reach a minor or moderate or major flood level. Rising water levels after last week's heavy rainfall in southern Minnesota forced Water Street
Water Street
-Canada:*Water Street, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada*Water Street, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada*Water Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-United States:*Water Street, Boston, Massachusetts*Water Street, Eau Claire, Wisconsin...
between Plato Boulevard and Minnesota 13
Minnesota 13
Minnesota 13 was the name given to the corn liquor moonshine distilled on many central Minnesota Stearns County farms. It became well known across America and Canada as "Minnesota 13", a premium quality twice distilled and properly aged whiskey,...
to be closed on 28th.
In Canada, the Financial assistance announced that up to $300,000 per claim will be available to the people hammered by heavy rains and flooding in North Island
North Island
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
and Central Coast areas. Areas including Port Alice, Port Hardy and Zeballos and the Central Coast region's Bella Coola
Bella Coola, British Columbia
Bella Coola is a community of approximately 600 at the western extremity of the Bella Coola Valley. Bella Coola usually refers to the entire valley, encompassing the settlements of Bella Coola proper , Lower Bella Coola, Hagensborg, Saloompt, Nusatsum, Firvale and Stuie...
, Kingcome, and the Highway 20 corridor between Bella Coola and Anahim Lake will be safeguarded by the Financial assistance.
In Waikato
Waikato
The Waikato Region is a local government region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. It covers the Waikato, Hauraki, Coromandel Peninsula, the northern King Country, much of the Taupo District, and parts of Rotorua District...
, people have started preparing for floods as heavy rain threaten to push already swollen rivers past their limits. Preparations are made for the worst as the region has already been hit by a storm last week.
In Hadejia
Hadejia
Hadejia is a Hausa town in eastern Jigawa State, northern Nigeria. The population was approximately 47,400 . The people of Hadejia are largely Muslim, although some follow indigenous belief systems...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
, The flood victims sleep wherever they can, the men search for dry spots on the roads while women and children keep piling into their houses still standing as huge number of displaced people have returned to flood-hit villages in Northern Nigeria. Over two million people were affected by the flood waters and more than 50,000 families are still wandering homeless. Residential areas of the Kararar Rima village was also destroyed in the flood. Most of the houses were made of clay, so they easy dissolved
Dissolution (chemistry)
Dissolution is the process by which a solid, liquid or gas forms a solution in a solvent. In solids this can be explained as the breakdown of the crystal lattice into individual ions, atoms or molecules and their transport into the solvent. For liquids and gases, the molecules must be compatible...
in the flood water.
See also
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- Winter of 1946–1947 in the United Kingdom
- 2010 floods
- 2010 Northern Hemisphere summer heat wave
- Winter of 1962–1963 in the United Kingdom
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- 2010 Western Australian storms2010 Western Australian stormsThe 2010 Western Australian storms were a series of storms that travelled over south-western Western Australia on 21 and 22 March 2010. One of the more intense storm cells passed directly over the capital city of Perth between 3:30pm and 5:00pm on Monday 22 March 2010...
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in Australia - Cyclogenesis
- Jet streamJet streamJet streams are fast flowing, narrow air currents found in the atmospheres of some planets, including Earth. The main jet streams are located near the tropopause, the transition between the troposphere and the stratosphere . The major jet streams on Earth are westerly winds...
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- Arctic oscillationArctic oscillationThe Arctic oscillation or Northern Annular Mode/Northern Hemisphere Annular Mode is an index of the dominant pattern of non-seasonal sea-level pressure variations north of 20N latitude, and it is characterized by pressure anomalies of one sign in the Arctic with the opposite anomalies centered...
- North Atlantic oscillationNorth Atlantic oscillationThe North Atlantic oscillation is a climatic phenomenon in the North Atlantic Ocean of fluctuations in the difference of atmospheric pressure at sea level between the Icelandic low and the Azores high. Through east-west oscillation motions of the Icelandic low and the Azores high, it controls the...
- Pacific-North American teleconnection patternPacific-North American teleconnection patternThe Pacific-North American teleconnection pattern is a climatological term for a large-scale weather pattern with two modes, denoted positive and negative, and which relates the atmospheric circulation pattern over the North Pacific Ocean with the one over the North American continent.The positive...
- El Niño-Southern OscillationEl Niño-Southern OscillationEl Niño/La Niña-Southern Oscillation, or ENSO, is a quasiperiodic climate pattern that occurs across the tropical Pacific Ocean roughly every five years...
- Gulf StreamGulf StreamThe Gulf Stream, together with its northern extension towards Europe, the North Atlantic Drift, is a powerful, warm, and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates at the tip of Florida, and follows the eastern coastlines of the United States and Newfoundland before crossing the Atlantic Ocean...
- Severe weather of the Indian subcontinent during 2010