Author Topic: World Natural Disaster & Weather Reports. (Read 122706 times)

JennyLeez · « **Reply #300 on:** July 10, 2018, 11:47:17 AM »

The number of people who have died in floods and landslides triggered by “historic” levels of torrential rain in Japan has climbed to 122, with dozens of others still missing.

Almost 2 million people were still subject to evacuation orders on Monday, while tens of thousands of rescue workers battled mud, water and rubble to search for survivors stranded in their homes.

At one point about 5 million people were told or advised to evacuate. Some of those who decided to stay home found themselves trapped by rapidly rising water or landslides.

The heaviest rainfall seen in Japan for decades has caused destruction over large parts of the country, particularly in Hiroshima and other parts of the south-west, making it difficult for authorities to assess the damage and the number of casualties.

Cars damaged by floodwater as heavy rain continues in Hiroshima, Japan

The prime minister, Shinzo Abe, cancelled a trip to Europe and the Middle East that was due to start on Wednesday and expanded the search and rescue effort, which involves 73,000 members of the self-defence force, police officers, firefighters and coastguard personnel.

Aided by hundreds of helicopters and paddle boats, rescue workers continued to rescue people from buildings, some of them stranded on rooftops only metres above the waterline.

On Sunday, Abe said efforts to locate those still stranded had turned into a “race against time”.

In one of the most dramatic rescues, patients and staff – some still in their pyjamas – were helped from the balcony of a hospital in the city of Kurashiki on Sunday and rowed to safety on military paddle boats. Officials said 170 patients and staff had been evacuated from the hospital, while NHK later said about 80 people were still stranded.

“I’m really grateful to the rescuers,” said Shigeyuki Asano, a 79-year-old patient who spent a night without electricity or water. “I feel so relieved that I’ve been freed from such a bad-smelling, dark place.”

TV footage from across the affected region showed rivers that had burst their banks, submerged vehicles and houses destroyed by landslides.

The rains are the worst weather-related disaster in Japan since two typhoons struck in quick succession in August and September 2011, killing nearly 100 people. The death toll is higher than that seen in 2014, when more than 70 people died in landslides caused by torrential rain in Hiroshima.

Rescuers search for survivors in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, after torrential rain triggered landslides in western Japan.

Parts of south-western Japan had as much as 10cm per hour of rain, the highest in decades, the meteorological agency said. By Monday morning, the rain had eased off in the worst-affected areas, with soaring temperatures presenting a new health risk to people left without water and electricity.

“We cannot take baths, the toilet doesn’t work and our food stockpile is running low,” said Yumeko Matsui, whose home has been without water since Saturday.
Floods and landslides leave dozens dead and 50 missing in Japan
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Kaori Ito, the mayor of Kurashiki, said thousands of evacuees were in desperate need of clothes. “Nobody has anything to wear. We need shirts, trousers, underwear, socks and even shoes,” Ito told the Asahi Shimbun newspaper.

More than 30,000 people were staying at emergency shelters on Sunday afternoon, while authorities vowed to quickly rehouse displaced people in private accommodation or public housing.

JennyLeez · « **Reply #301 on:** July 12, 2018, 06:36:12 PM »

Landslides and flooding caused by torrential rain in Japan have killed 195 people in what has become one of the deadliest natural disasters to hit the country since the earthquake and tsunami of 2011.

Some 42 are unaccounted for since the downpour that began late last week and another two are confirmed as missing, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Thursday.

Some 75,000 responders have been deployed to the area for search and rescue operations. Suga warned that thunderstorms and landslides in the coming hours could pose further danger.

Full article from CNN.com

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #302 on:** October 02, 2018, 12:33:18 AM »

Japan faces SECOND typhoon in 48 HOURS - MILLIONS
https://bit.ly/2NfQG7Q

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #303 on:** October 07, 2018, 05:58:49 AM »

Really feel for them and sending them thoughts

Over 150,000 People May be Trapped Under Rubble in Quake-Hit Sulawesi - Reports

https://bit.ly/2Ct9ZJW

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #304 on:** October 18, 2018, 08:49:56 PM »

Really feel for them
More than 1,000 people are still missing a week after deadly Hurricane Michael flattened communities across the Florida Panhandle

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6287609/More-1-000-people-missing-Hurricane-Michael.html

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #305 on:** January 02, 2019, 11:04:12 PM »

Death toll in Philippines landslides, floods reaches 85

Nearly 25,000 people displaced by landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains brought by a tropical depression.

https://bit.ly/2VmH40m

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #306 on:** January 04, 2019, 11:28:09 PM »

Weather officials have warned of torrential downpours and strong winds in 15 provinces in the Thai south

https://tmsnrt.rs/2CM9kC8

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #307 on:** January 05, 2019, 11:49:02 PM »

Tropical Storm Pabuk hits Thailand's beaches with rain and surging seas
Rain, wind and surging seawater from a tropical storm buffeted coastal villages and world-famous tourist resorts on southern Thailand's east coast on Friday, knocking down trees and utility poles and flooding roads.
https://bit.ly/2F9y8Xl

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #308 on:** January 27, 2019, 10:33:37 PM »

Indonesia death toll from floods, landslides climbs to 68

JAKARTA (Reuters) - At least 68 people have been killed and nearly 7,000 forced to take refuge in emergency shelters after floods, landslides and a tornado battered the Indonesian island of Sulawesi in the past week, authorities said on Sunday.

https://reut.rs/2MBkeOk

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #309 on:** April 01, 2019, 09:55:54 PM »

https://bit.ly/2I2vEKR

Severe Nepal thunderstorm leaves dozens dead, hundreds injured

More than two dozen people have been killed in a severe thunderstorm that swept through parts of southern Nepal and hundreds more were injured, police and officials said.

Nepal’s prime minister KP Sharma Oli wrote in a tweet that 25 people had been killed on Sunday, and around 400 were injured.

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #310 on:** April 05, 2019, 05:00:26 AM »

https://bit.ly/2IbMZRI

Flooding alert for the Cape
Raincoats, umbrellas and perhaps a pair of gumboots will be sensible items to keep handy as a cold front sweeps across the Western Cape on Thursday.

Flooding is expected in some parts of the Cape metropole and Langebaan.

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #311 on:** April 06, 2019, 10:48:36 PM »

https://bbc.in/2VvZrPS

Iran floods: Homes and people swept away
Rescue operations are under way across Iran as the death toll from severe flooding has reached more than 60.

There are new warnings that dams in some areas could overflow, causing more devastation.

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #312 on:** July 23, 2019, 03:52:26 AM »

South Asia floods force millions to flee homes as death toll rises to 300 | The Independent
South Asia floods force millions to flee homes as death toll rises to 300
More than 300 people have died and millions more have been displaced after severe flooding hit parts of India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

The death toll in the region more than doubled in the last five days, despite heavy rains beginning to wane and water levels receding in some of the worst-affected areas.

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #313 on:** October 14, 2019, 01:06:13 AM »

https://reut.rs/35vxxcp
Ten killed, 16 missing after fierce typhoon pounds Tokyo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Ten people were killed and 16 were missing after the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in decades paralyzed Tokyo, causing rivers to overflow and leaving almost half a million homes without power, public broadcaster NHK reported on Sunday.

Mark · « **Reply #314 on:** February 28, 2021, 08:48:42 PM »

Pictures of the Week: Volcano erupts in Italy, snowstorms in the US and Fashion Week

https://www.9news.com.au/world/pictures-of-the-week-volcano-wax-moon-covid-tiger-woods-crash/212a9fd6-8e0a-460c-8cc5-adec2217d905

Mark · « **Reply #315 on:** May 06, 2021, 05:42:50 PM »

Northern Hemisphere snow mass is an historic 700 gigatons above average. (A gigaton is one billion tons, so that means it’s an historic 700 billion tons above average.)

Image from the Finnish Meteorological Institute, date 19 April 2021.

https://i2.wp.com/electroverse.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/fmi_swe_tracker-38.jpg?ssl=1
https://www.iceagenow.info/northern-hemisphere-snow-mass-an-historic-700-gigatons-above-average/#more-35454

Mark · « **Reply #316 on:** September 03, 2021, 08:12:00 AM »

https://www.sott.net/article/457705-SOTT-Earth-Changes-Summary-August-2021-Extreme-Weather-Planetary-Upheaval-Meteor-Fireballs

Mark · « **Reply #317 on:** December 15, 2024, 08:51:45 AM »

wfla.com
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A plume of hot ash and gases up to 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) high forced residents to seek shelter after a volcano in the Philippines erupted on Monday.

There were no immediate reports of casualties in the latest explosion of Mount Kanlaon, on central Negros island, but authorities shut schools and imposed a nighttime curfew after ash falling in several villages clouded the the visibility of motorists and sparked health concerns.

"It sounded like a cannon," Mayor Jose Chubasco Cardenas of Canlaon city, which lies southeast of the volcano, told The Associated Press by telephone. "There have been quiet eruptions before, but this was one very loud."

Disaster-response officials raised the danger level around Kanlaon due to "a greater risk of hazardous volcanic activity" and ordered villagers within a 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) radius of the crater to be evacuated.

Mark · « **Reply #318 on:** January 19, 2025, 08:30:51 AM »

The drought of 1977, which affected much of the U.S., particularly western states like California and Montana, was one of the most significant droughts of the 20th century, impacting agriculture, water supplies, and ecosystems.

It was blamed on global cooling and expanding polar ice:

Politicians and experts of the time went further and all, warning citizens of a chilling future, urging action against the looming threat of a colder, drier world. Fast-forward a few decades, and now droughts are blamed on global warming and shrinking polar ice.

I don’t think we’re witnessing evolving science here, merely evolving rhetoric tailored to fit the crisis of the day. The narrative appears as cyclical as the climate itself, as fickle as the weather. Yet the pattern remains: extreme weather events are consistently used to stoke fears of imminent catastrophe.
https://www.localweather.net.nz/smf/international/12/

JennyLeez · « **Reply #319 on:** January 22, 2025, 09:42:21 PM »

I couldn't agree with you more Mark. Well written my friend

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extreme weather events are consistently used to stoke fears of imminent catastrophe.

as with the last Pandemic they forced on us. I see the bird flu is next along with a vaccine just as ineffective and unsafe as the last

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