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    Severe storm hits Bundaberg, breaks monthly rainfall record in one day, Australia

    ByTeo Blašković Monday, October 2, 2017Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    A severe storm hit the city of Bundaberg in Australia's Queensland on October 2, 2017, resulting in the all-time rainfall record for the month, severe flash flooding, thousands of people without power and a possible tornado. After many weeks of dry, hot…

  • flash-flood-cayeli-rize-turkey

    Brutal flash floods, landslides hit Turkey, at least one fatality reported

    ByTeo Blašković Thursday, September 28, 2017Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    At least one person has died after heavy rain caused major flash floods and landslides in the Rize region of northeastern Turkey, on September 28, 2017. The person who died was identified in reports as a 40-year-old, Songul Tolan. The incident is reported to have…

  • samothraki-flood-greece

    State of emergency in Samothraki after 273 mm (10.7 in) of rain within 3 hours

    ByTeo Blašković Thursday, September 28, 2017Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    Authorities in Greece have declared a state of emergency on the island of Samothraki (Samothrace) after storms caused severe damage to roads, buildings and drinking water supply on Monday and Tuesday, September 25 and 26, 2017. There are no reports of deaths or…

  • mumbai-flood-india-september-2017

    Mumbai inundated after more than a month’s worth of rain in 24 hours

    ByTeo Blašković Thursday, September 21, 2017Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    Less than a month after Mumbai was flooded by unusually high rainfall that killed many people, the metropolis has again experienced near-record rainfall that caused widespread flooding on Wednesday, September 20, 2017. It is the second wettest September day in…

  • north-kivu-flood-congo

    At least 12 dead, 92 missing after river overflows in North Kivu, DR Congo

    ByTeo Blašković Thursday, September 21, 2017Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    At least 12 people have died and another 92 are missing after heavy rains caused Bihambwe river to overflow its banks and flood two villages in Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province on Tuesday, September 19, 2017. Julien Paluku, the governor of the…

  • niger-floods-damage-casualties-2017

    56 dead, 200 000 homeless and 11 000 homes destroyed as floods ravage Niger

    ByTeo Blašković Tuesday, September 19, 2017Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    At least 56 people have been killed, nearly 200 000 are homeless and more than 11 000 homes have been destroyed by floods since the start of the rainy season in May, country's interior ministry reported Tuesday, September 19, 2017. The hardest hit is capital…

  • nam-ao-dam-burst-laos

    Under construction Nam Ao dam bursts, causing severe flash flooding, Laos

    ByTeo Blašković Monday, September 18, 2017Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    An under construction Nam Ao Hydropower Project in Phaxay district, Xieng Khuang Province of Laos burst on September 11, 2017, causing severe flash flooding. According to KPL, Lao News Agency, many farmlands of people in Thathom district, Xaysomboun Province have…

  • typhoon-doksuri-hits-vietnam-with-powerful-winds-and-heavy-rain

    Typhoon “Doksuri” hits Vietnam, 9 dead, 4 missing 112 injured

    ByTeo Blašković Friday, September 15, 2017Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    Typhoon "Doksuri" made landfall near Quong Dong, Ha Tinh province of northern Vietnam around 03:00 UTC on September 15, 2017 with maximum sustained winds of 148 km/h (92 mph) and gusts to 185 km/h (115 mph), according to satellite assessments. This made…

  • severe-flash-flood-zadar-croatia-september-11-2017

    Thunderstorm hits Zadar and becomes stationary, causing unprecedented flash flood, Croatia

    ByTeo Blašković Monday, September 11, 2017Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    A severe thunderstorm that swept over Italy on September 10, 2017, causing at least 6 deaths, reached Croatia during the late afternoon hours, dumping heavy rain. Heavy rain continued through the rest of the day and overnight, breaking, in some areas, monthly…

  • livorno-italy-flood-damage-casualties-september-2017

    Severe flooding hits central Italy, at least six dead and two missing

    ByTeo Blašković Sunday, September 10, 2017Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    At least six people have been killed and 2 are still missing in the Tuscan port town of Livorno after a nearly stationary severe storm dumped heavy rain on Sunday, September 10, 2017, triggering severe flooding and landslides. Mayor Filippo Nogarin said a 'crazy…

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