Severe weather is making news from record snowfall in Japan to devastating floods in the U.K.
Following video says it all:
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Showing posts with label Floods. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Floods. Show all posts
Monday, February 17, 2014
Friday, September 20, 2013
Mexico: Flood devastation continues
In Acapulco the tourist-heaven has turned into a hell.
"In the Pacific resort of Acapulco, roads have become raging torrents, stranding some 40,000 tourists, including hundreds of Americans.
Mexican authorities scrambled to launch an air lift to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded amid floods in the resort of Acapulco and deliver relief supplies following a pair of deadly storms.
Looters have added to the misery, wading through waist-deep water to raid abandoned stores, even as the floods wash away bridges and trigger landslides."
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Mexican authorities scrambled to launch an air lift to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded amid floods in the resort of Acapulco and deliver relief supplies following a pair of deadly storms.
Looters have added to the misery, wading through waist-deep water to raid abandoned stores, even as the floods wash away bridges and trigger landslides."
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Friday, September 13, 2013
U.S. Colorado: Floods
I never heard of such an erratic weather that we are experiencing this year. Floods all over North America. In Maritimes, Canada, some of the coastal communities are dealing with floods and damage caused by these floods. Many U.S. communities are dealing with excessive floods. Colorado is hit quite hard this year and three deaths have been reported so far.
"The governor of Colorado on Friday ordered the National Guard into a town outside Boulder in hopes of evacuating hundreds of people feared stranded by record floods that were ravaging the state for a third day.
Gov. John Hickenlooper said it had to be “the largest storm that I can imagine in the state’s history.” Read more here Recommend this post
CUT OFF: A flash flood destroyed a bridge near a home in Golden, Colo., Thursday. Flooding in Colorado left three people dead, prompted hundreds to be evacuated, caused building collapses and stranded cars, officials said. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)WSJ
"The governor of Colorado on Friday ordered the National Guard into a town outside Boulder in hopes of evacuating hundreds of people feared stranded by record floods that were ravaging the state for a third day.
Gov. John Hickenlooper said it had to be “the largest storm that I can imagine in the state’s history.” Read more here Recommend this post
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Rain and Floods - International Dilemma
The southeastern U.S has had unusual floods this year. Too much rain and floods have also hit other parts of the world. Here is a picture of floods in Sudan.
MAKING DO: A woman collected water from the ground Sunday in Khartoum, Sudan,
after a flood hit the area. (Abd Raouf/Associated Press) WSJ.
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Friday, November 11, 2011
Bangkok floods
The following picture shows the situation at one of the Bangkok airports. It was a devasting storm and flooding.
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