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CTV News
4 days ago
- Climate
- CTV News
Edmonton windstorm snaps trees, damages property
Edmontonians are cleaning up after a windstorm roared through the city on Thursday night. CTV News Edmonton's Amanda Anderson has the latest.
CTV News
4 days ago
- Climate
- CTV News
‘Pretty scary': Trees, vehicles damaged during storm in southwest Edmonton
Edmontonians are cleaning up after a windstorm roared through the city on Thursday night. CTV News Edmonton's Amanda Anderson has the latest.
The Independent
26-05-2025
- Climate
- The Independent
Storms kill 14 in Pakistan and flooding sparks chaos in Mumbai as early monsoon batters South Asia
At least 14 people were killed in Pakistan after powerful windstorms struck Sindh over the weekend, while India 's financial capital of Mumbai faced flash flooding and travel chaos as monsoon rains arrived early following weeks of punishing heat in the region. The deaths in Pakistan occurred as strong winds and thunderstorms swept through southern districts of the Sindh province on Saturday evening, causing homes to collapse and trees to fall. Several deaths were also reported in the Punjab province as extreme wind gusts toppled trees, downed electricity poles, and damaged infrastructure, including in the capital Islamabad. Officials said several of the victims were children. Over 100 were reported injured. The storms, described as 'particularly destructive' by officials, followed a period of extreme heat when temperatures soared above 45C. In India, which was also reeling from high temperatures, the monsoon arrived a week early and rains flooded several parts of Mumbai on Monday, disrupting road traffic and delaying flights. A 24-hour red alert has been issued for Mumbai, Thane, Ratnagiri, and Raigad districts in the western state of Maharashtra. One person died in a lightning strike in Raigad while 48 people were rescued from inundated areas, district authorities said. Photos and videos shared online showed knee-deep water in low-lying areas as the rains disrupted transport, rail and flight services. Some parts of Mumbai received over 200 mm of rainfall, more than what London typically receives in an entire month. The national capital Delhi is experiencing its wettest May on record. An overnight storm this weekend caused waterlogging in many parts of the city. Studies in the past have shown that extreme heat can play a role in intensifying rainfall. The monsoon system in the Indian subcontinent is increasingly marked by such extremes – longer dry spells followed by sudden, intense bursts of rain.
Free Malaysia Today
25-05-2025
- Climate
- Free Malaysia Today
14 killed in Pakistan storms after heatwave
Soaring temperatures in April and May are becoming more common in Pakistan. (EPA Images pic) LAHORE : 'Destructive' windstorms that raged across central and northern Pakistan after an intense heatwave have killed at least 14 people and injured over 100 more, officials said today. Fierce winds, thunder and lightning swept across eastern Punjab and northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces as well as the capital Islamabad yesterday afternoon and evening, uprooting trees and downing electric poles. While the majority of the deaths were caused by collapsing walls and roofs, at least two people died after being hit by solar panels dislodged by the whipping gusts. One man was killed and three others were injured by lightning strikes. Mazhar Hussain, a spokesman for the Punjab provincial disaster management authority, told AFP that such windstorms develop because of excessive heat, which reached above 45°C in recent days. 'There were three to four days in the recent heatwave where temperatures went up quite a lot,' he said, announcing 14 deaths in Punjab and 100 injured. 'This windstorm was particularly destructive. The wind speed was very high. There was so much dust in it that visibility was greatly reduced.' The Pakistani meteorological department predicted more storms today. Social media was replete yesterday evening with videos of the damage the windstorms had unleashed. A clip filmed inside a plane about to land in Punjab's city of Lahore showed passengers screaming in terror as the aircraft was tossed about by turbulence. The plane was later diverted to Karachi. Other videos show cars crushed by falling trees and roads blocked by debris. Pakistan, one of the countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, is grappling with increasingly frequent extreme weather events. Islamabad experienced several usually rare hail storms throughout April and May that damaged vehicles, smashing window panes and shattering solar panels. Soaring temperatures in April and May are becoming more common in Pakistan, which usually sees summer begin in early June. Temperatures reached near-record levels in April, as high as 46.5°C in parts of Punjab. Schools in Punjab and Balochistan have announced early summer vacations because of the heat.
South China Morning Post
25-05-2025
- Climate
- South China Morning Post
Wind, hail and heat: Extreme weather kills at least 14 and injures 100 in Pakistan
'Destructive' windstorms that raged across central and northern Pakistan after an intense heatwave have killed at least 14 people and injured over 100 more, officials said on Sunday. Advertisement Fierce winds, thunder and lightning swept across eastern Punjab and northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces as well as the capital Islamabad on Saturday afternoon and evening, uprooting trees and downing electric poles. While most the deaths were caused by collapsing walls and roofs, at least two people died after being hit by solar panels dislodged by the whipping gusts. One man was killed and three others were injured by lightning strikes. Mazhar Hussain, a spokesperson for the Punjab provincial disaster management authority, said that such windstorms develop because of excessive heat, which reached above 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) in recent days. Advertisement 'There were three to four days in the recent heatwave where temperatures went up quite a lot,' he said, announcing 14 deaths in Punjab and 100 injured. 'This windstorm was particularly destructive. The wind speed was very high. There was so much dust in it that visibility was greatly reduced.'
