Posts Tagged ‘Aftermath Images’

Winds at the ill-fated Fukushima nuclear power plant will remain essentially off shore through at least Friday, thereby steering any leaked radioactive matter out to sea and away from populated areas. Winds at the eastward-facing coastal site will blow from the northwest at 15 to 30 mph through Thursday, local time, then from the west [...]

Flooding and landslides left dozens missing and trapped hundreds of motorists in Taiwan as Typhoon Megi approached southern China Thursday night into Friday. Thousands of people were also evacuated. Some portions of northeastern Taiwan have been deluged by 25-45 inches of rain as moisture from Megi was drawn into Taiwan by another storm system. The [...]

After becoming the strongest tropical system of 2010 over the weekend, Super Typhoon Megi slammed into the Isabela province of the Philippines Monday morning. Winds at the time of landfall were estimated to be equivalent of a strong Category 4 or borderline Category 5 hurricane. Megi (known locally as Juan) is being blamed for at [...]

Flood-ravaged Pakistan, where at least 1,600 people have died and 20 million have been adversely affected, is only beginning to assess its material losses in the wake of the extreme summer flooding of 2010. Many of the 20 million hard-hit people have lost homes, farms and livelihoods. Agriculture is about 21 percent of the nation’s [...]

A village in southern China is suffering after an enormous landslide — triggered by an overwhelming rainstorm — buried dozens of homes, the Associated Press reports. Photos of the aftermath paint a stark picture of lives and livelihoods destroyed. This is only the most recent flood and landslide to strike China. So far this year, [...]

Tropical Depression 03W formed early Sunday EDT over the southern Philippine Sea. As of 7:30 a.m. EDT Monday morning, the system was located near 14.1 degrees N and 129.1 degrees E, or about 545 miles East of Manila.

ST. LOUIS – Heavy rains have caused several Midwestern rivers to rise, with more storms in the forecast. Many rivers are at or near their crest after the latest round of spring storms over the weekend. But flood-watchers aren’t ready to relax just yet. Heavy rain caused the Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois, Meramec, Grand, Fabius and [...]

WARSAW (Reuters) – Flash floods triggered by days of heavy rain have killed at least four people, forced mass evacuations and cut off power to thousands in central Europe and weather forecasts offered no hope of respite in coming days. In southern Poland, one woman in her 60s and a 45-year-old man perished on Monday [...]

Heavy thunderstorms continue to rumble across the central Gulf Coast and oil spill region today, producing dangerous lightning, strong wind gusts, and locally rough surf. Even waterspouts are not out of the question. These conditions will make it hazardous at times for small craft to be out in the area of the oil spill through [...]

A cold front that stretches from New York to Texas has been moving slowly. The front has triggered plenty of thunderstorms, and pockets of heavy rain. Parts of eastern Texas and western Texas will continue to see heavy rain and thunderstorms. The storms in western Texas have the best chance to produce severe weather and [...]