An atmospheric river starting on Thanksgiving Day is threatening to once again bring heavy rainfall to the Pacific Northwest, just over a week after floods damaged Washington state, officials from the National Weather Service have warned. In its Thursday weather bulletin, Forecasters at NWS said “a new Atmospheric River containing rich subtropical Pacific moisture takes…
Washington Faces Threat of More Heavy Rainfall and Floods Due to ‘Atmospheric Rivers’: NWS
Storm Damage in BC Prompts Gasoline and Travel Restrictions
VICTORIA—British Columbia’s public safety minister says he’s relying on the good judgment of residents to ensure the province doesn’t run out of gasoline. Mike Farnworth says B.C. residents, who are not essential workers, will be limited to buying 30 litres of fuel per gas station visit as the government looks to truck or barge gas…
‘Pretty Chaotic’: Tiny BC Community Reconnected After Flooding Wiped out Bridge
NOOAITCH FIRST NATION, BRITISH COLUMBIA—The same rainfall that forced the evacuation of 7,000 residents in Merritt, B.C., also stranded a small First Nation village just 20 kilometres away, but an all-out effort quickly reconnected the community. What was once the smallSpius Creek turned into a raging torrent earlier this week as record-setting rain washed away…
Floods Sweep Cars Into Sea, Damage Homes in Northeast Spain
ALCANAR—Spain’s northeast town of Alcanar on Thursday assessed the damage to homes and businesses caused by flooding produced by intense rain that fell over large areas of the country. Residents said that they were fortunate that no lives were lost when over 250 liters per square meter (45 gallons per square yard) were dumped on…
Tropical Storm Drenching Earthquake-Stricken Haiti
LES CAYES, Haiti—Tropical Storm Grace swept over Haiti with drenching rains just two days after a powerful earthquake battered the impoverished Caribbean nation, adding to the misery of thousands who lost loved ones, suffered injuries, or found themselves homeless and forcing overwhelmed hospitals and rescuers to act quickly. Heavy rain and strong winds overnight whipped…
As Deadly Flood And Power Outages Devastate Chinese City, Critically-ill Patients Rely on Manual Respirators
On July 20 local time, record-breaking rainfall ravaged Zhengzhou, Henan, and other places in China, causing severe floods. Authorities claimed that the scale of the floods was “once in 5,000 years.” In addition to the direct casualties caused by the floods, most urban areas in Zhengzhou, the worst-hit city thus far, have experienced power outages….
Hawaii Declares State of Emergency After Heavy Rains, Floods, and Dam Overflow
Hawaii Governor David Ige declared an emergency in the state after heavy rains brought floods, landslides and fear of dam failures, prompting evacuations in at least two counties, while flood advisories stayed in effect for a second day. The move came after a dam overflowed on the island of Maui, forcing evacuations and destroying homes,…
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