In the predawn hours this past Friday, torrential rains caused flash floods to hit a popular campsite in Arkansas. River levels rose as fast as 8 feet an hour, which triggered a wall of water to tear through the campsite while many people were asleep and unaware of what was happening. Unfortunately, officials say 20 [...]
On Tuesday I blogged about Tropical Storm Agatha hitting Central America, more specifically the Guatemala-Mexico border, which produced torrential rains and caused landslides. Yesterday I wrote about a storm over the weekend in Florida that produced intense lightning that is being blamed for creating a hole in the street. Well today I’m going show you [...]
On Saturday, Tropical Storm Agatha made landfall near the Guatemala-Mexico border with winds up to 45 mph and officials say at least 150 people were killed with thousands left homeless. Torrential rains washed out roads and bridges collapsed as the season’s first tropical storm moved onshore. One of the hardest hit areas was Guatemala and [...]
Torrential rain over southern China has caused massive floods that have killed 115 people with 21 still missing. 685,000 people have been evacuated across southern China due to the flooding and emergency rescue teams have been dispatched across the area to help those in need. According to a statement on the Ministry of Civil Affairs [...]
A strong low pressure system and associated cold front brought torrential rains to the Rio de Janeiro area on Tuesday that caused floods and landslides. Over 100 people so far have been killed and the death toll keeps rising. Most victims died in more than 180 mudslides, authorities said. This slow moving frontal system caused [...]