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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Intense rain creates a waterfall in Hong Kong
STORY: :: Intense rain in Hong Kong creates a waterfall and triggers flooding in multiple areas :: July 29, 2025 :: A black rainstorm alert was issued, before being downgraded to red two hours later In an eastern residential area of Hong Kong Island, the torrential rain created a flash waterfall on a hillside, with water continuously cascading down the slopes. The black rainstorm warning was issued at 9:10 a.m. (0110 GMT), before being downgraded to red at 11:05 a.m. (0305 GMT) and later to amber at 11:45 a.m. (0345 GMT). The black rainstorm warning indicates that rainfall exceeding 2.75 inch (70 mm) per hour has been recorded or is expected in widespread areas of Hong Kong, with the heavy rain likely to persist. Solve the daily Crossword
CNA
3 days ago
- General
- CNA
International race track in Thailand converted to mass evacuation centre
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The Independent
23-07-2025
- Climate
- The Independent
Heavy storms in northern Vietnam leave 1 dead, as Wipha weakens into a tropical depression
Heavy storms in northern Vietnam left one person dead and another missing, police said Wednesday, as Wipha weakened from a tropical storm into a depression. A 59-year-old man was killed in Nghe An province when a tree fell on his house on Sunday before the storm made landfall, police said. Nghe An, which stretches from the coast to the mountainous Laos border, was among the areas hit hardest by heavy rain and floods. Another woman was swept away by floodwaters and remains missing. Four other people were injured. Flooding damaged hundreds of homes, destroyed crops and cut off remote communities, officials said. Nearly 400 households were evacuated from the province's landslide-prone areas, and several upland communities remain isolated without electricity or communication, officials said. Heavy rains triggered landslides that damaged roads, collapsed part of a school building and destroyed crops and forest. The storm made landfall Tuesday morning with sustained winds of up to 102 kilometers per hour (63 mph) before weakening as it moved inland. It caused power outages, disrupted farming operations and forced temporary airport closures in northern provinces. In neighboring Thailand, heavy rain from Tuesday night into Wednesday morning triggered flooding in several northern provinces, swelling rivers and inundating homes. Authorities said more than 350 people were affected, though no casualties have been reported. They warned of possible flash floods and landslides. ___ Jintamas Saksornchai in Bangkok contributed to this report. ___ Associated Press climate and environmental coverage receive support from several private foundations. See more about AP's climate initiative here. The AP is solely responsible for all content.
Arab News
22-07-2025
- Climate
- Arab News
Two dead, 10 missing after flash floods in eastern China
BEIJING: Flash floods in eastern China's Shandong province killed two people and left 10 missing on Tuesday, state media to 364 millimeters (14 inches) of rain lashed parts of the provincial capital Jinan between midnight and 5 am, according to state broadcaster downpours triggered flash floods in two villages in the town of Dawangzhuang, 'destroying or damaging' 19 homes, CCTV said.'At present, all-out efforts are being made to search for and recover the missing persons,' the broadcaster added that authorities would 'carry out post-disaster rescue and follow-up work in an orderly manner.'Natural disasters are common in China, particularly in summer when some regions experience heavy rainfall while others bake in searing heat is the world's biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases that scientists generally agree cause climate change and make extreme weather more frequent and it is also a global renewable energy powerhouse that aims to make its massive economy carbon-neutral by people were killed and more than 80,000 evacuated due to floods in southern Guizhou province in June, according to state media.A landslide on a highway in Sichuan province this month also killed five people after it swept several cars down a mountainside.
CNA
22-07-2025
- Climate
- CNA
Vietnam braces for Typhoon Wipha following string of tragedies
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