Nov 27,2020:Severe cyclonic storm Nivar, which made landfall early on Thursday at Marakkanam in Villupuram district, between Puducherry and Chennai, left three individuals lifeless and brought on appreciable injury to crops and fields, apart from leaving many areas inundated. The storm system is more likely to transfer northwestwards and weaken right into a low strain by Friday.
A number of inside areas similar to Ambur, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore and Arani skilled rain and robust winds of 50 kmph.
Gentle to reasonable rain could proceed over a number of locations in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal for the following 48 hours.
In keeping with the India Meteorological Division, Nivar, which crossed the TN coast as a really extreme cyclonic storm with wind speeds of 120 kmph and rain-filled, has moved inland and would progressively weaken by Friday.
The Indian Military of Dakshin Bharat Space Headquarters which had positioned 22 rescue groups in Puducherry, Chennai and Tiruchirappalli helped clear uprooted bushes on the arterial roads following landfall. The staff helped the Puducherry administration to renew regular actions with minimal lack of time, a press launch stated.
Onwards: Individuals wade by means of the water-logged streets of Consalpet in Vellore. 1000’s of individuals have been evacutated to storm shelters throughout Tamil Nadu as a consequence of warnings issued in reference to Cyclone Nivar.
Water, the nice equaliser: The historic Madras Warfare Cemetery in Chennai’s Nandambakkam was flooded following two days of rain. Right here, tombstones stand partially submerged on November 26.
Chennai, Nov 25,2020: The severe cyclonic storm ‘Nivar’ over southwest Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards with a speed of seven kmph during past six hours and lay centred over southwest Bay of Bengal about 290 km east southeast of Cuddalore, about 300 km east southeast of Puducherry and 350 km south southeast of Chennai.
It is very likely to intensify further into a very severe cyclonic storm during the next 12 hours, a bulletin issued by the Met office said on Wednesday.
It is likely to move northwestwards and cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mamallapuram around Puducherry during midnight of today and early hours of tomorrow as a very severe cyclonic storm with a wind
speed of 120-130 kmph gusting to 145 kmph.
Under its influence, fairly widespread to widespread rains and thunderstorm activity is very likely over coastal and north interior Tamilnadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, south coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema for two days.
Isolated extremely heavy rainfall activity is also very likely over coastal and north interior Tamilnadu and Puducherry.
GUATEMALA CITY/TEGUCIGALPA,Nov 07,2020: The death toll from the calamitous storm Eta in Central America leapt on Friday as the Guatemalan military reached a remote mountain village where torrential rains caused mudslides that killed an estimated 100 people.
Many of the dead were buried in their homes in the remote village of Queja in the central region of Alta Verapaz, where around 150 houses were swallowed by mudslides, Guatemalan army spokesman Ruben Tellez said.
The area around Queja appeared to be the site of a huge landslide on a road pass a decade ago, which killed dozens, Tellez said.
“Now with all this phenomenon it collapsed again,” he added.
Photos of the Queja landslide showed a lengthy strip of brown mud peeled from the lush green hillside. A video shared by the army showed soldiers trying to get to Queja having to haul themselves through a morass of mud with the aid of a guide rope.
Footage from another part of Guatemala showed boats ferrying villagers in flooded regions and rescue workers carrying children on their backs, wading through water up to their hips.
The army said about 100 people are believed to have died in Queja alone, though searches for survivors continue.
Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei hinted the death toll could jump higher, with the number of dead and missing in Queja estimated at about 150.
One of the fiercest storms to hit Central America in years, Eta on Friday dumped more torrential rain across swathes of Central America and the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned “catastrophic flooding” in the region would continue.
Dhaka, Aug 12,2020: Flood situation take a serious turn in Bangladesh as the number of people died from flood related causes reaches 202 with four new deaths reported in the past 24 hours until 0800 hrs in Wednesday, said health emergency control room.
The control room has been counting deaths from flood related causes like drowning, snake bite and water borne diseases since June 30, three days after the worst flood in two decades began in Bangladesh.
The flood entered its 47th day on Wednesday, the longest lasting flood after 1998, and it affected over 5.5 million people in 33 districts.
Three of the four deaths reported were caused by drowning in Sunamganj, Kishoreganj and Gazipur while snake bite claimed one in Faridpur.
Jamalpur and Tangail emerged as the worst affected districts in terms of loss of lives due to the deluge with each one of them counting 31 deaths so far, according to the health authority.
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 24,2020: At least 132 people lost their lives as a result of heavy rains triggering landslides, and flash floods in Nepal.
“132 people dead, 128 injured, 53 missing and 998 families affected due to rainfall, landslides and floods in the country as of 23rd July,” Nepal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority
Within the last two weeks, the Myagdi district of western Nepal was the worst affected with 27 reported deaths.
Search and rescue operations are being conducted continuously with officials and police personnel who are looking through the debris to find missing people.
Monsoon-induced disasters are common in Nepal owing to the country’s mountainous topography. Hundreds have been displaced as landslides have swept away their homes. They ended up taking refuge in local schools and community centers.
Nepal’s Meteorological Forecasting Division earlier last week had predicted heavy downpour across the country. The Division had warned of monsoon winds being near the low-pressure line in the Terai belt, which would consequently cause more rainfall.