Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam records from 10-15 flash floods each year, mostly in the northern mountainous, central, Central Highlands and southeastern regions, Deputy Director of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Vu Duc Long said on January 15. He informed that the country is building a project to assess disaster risks in regions and make a flash flood and landslide warning map in the mountainous and midland regions. Accordingly, the project will be carried out in 37 mountainous provinces and 34 main river basins and 95 sub-basins. It will offer flash flood risk maps for 14 northern mountainous provinces at the 1:100,000 scale and 19 central and Central Highlands localities at the 1:50,000 scale, while providing data of cross-section measurements in 36 small river basins in the northern mountainous region and topographic maps at the 1: 5,000 scale for 58 residential areas at risk of flash floods in 19 central and Central Highlands localities./. … [Read more...] about Vietnam witnesses 10-15 flash floods each year
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Massive bull shark spotted prowling in Aussie man’s GARDEN after flash flooding swamps town
“I was fishing near there with my grandson last year and something big took his bait and ran his line out. Didn‘t think much of it at the time. Don’t think I’d go swimming near there any time soon,” another man wrote. … [Read more...] about Massive bull shark spotted prowling in Aussie man’s GARDEN after flash flooding swamps town
Third flood warning issued at Vaigai dam as level reaches 69 feet
Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam released water for irrigation in the 58-canal on Saturday in the presence of Collector M. Pallavi Baldev and MP O.P. Raveendranath. PWD engineers said water from the Vaigai dam released in the 58-canal would benefit 2,285 acres of land, including 1,912 acres in Usilampatti in Madurai district and another about 200 acres in Nilakottai in Dindigul district. … [Read more...] about Third flood warning issued at Vaigai dam as level reaches 69 feet
Queenslanders share their memories of the 2011 floods on tenth anniversary of disaster
CreditsDigital production: Elaine Ford and Heidi DavorenGraphics and digital video production: Lewi HirvelaEditor: Heidi Davoren Topics: human-interest, people, emergency-incidents, floods, disasters-and-accidents, community-and-society, history, brisbane-4000, qld, southport-4215, toowoomba-4350, maroochydore-4558, australia, goodna-4300, murphys-creek-4352, lockyer-4344, upper-lockyer-4352, lockyer-waters-4311, ipswich-4305, grantham-4347 … [Read more...] about Queenslanders share their memories of the 2011 floods on tenth anniversary of disaster
South India floods leave three million cut off from basic services
Seema Agarwal, from the central district of Alwarpet, said she had seen many angry people queuing at bus stops to leave town. “There are people who haven’t eaten for days,” she said. “They have seen their possessions float away from the house. Food, clothes – all gone.” The cost of basic foodstuffs – such as milk and tomatoes – has soared. … [Read more...] about South India floods leave three million cut off from basic services
Kiana Williams makes 6 3s, No. 1 Stanford routs Utah 82-54
The No. 1 Cardinal held Utah without a field goal for two extended periods in an 82-54 victory Friday. Utah did not score a field goal over the final 6 1/2 minutes of the first quarter and went without a basket over the first 6 1/2 minutes of the third quarter. … [Read more...] about Kiana Williams makes 6 3s, No. 1 Stanford routs Utah 82-54
‘There will be consequences on farm protests’: Sharad Pawar warns Centre
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Biden’s inauguration rehearsal is postponed over security concerns hours after National Guard were authorized to use LETHAL force in defence of Capitol and FBI director Chris Wray warned of ‘chatter’ about violence nationwide
A dire bulletin put out by the National Counterterrorism Center and the Justice and Homeland Security Departments on Wednesday warned of threats from armed militia groups and racist extremists. It did not detail specific plots to target next week's inauguration but warned that extremists largely viewed the violent breach of the Capitol as a success. … [Read more...] about Biden’s inauguration rehearsal is postponed over security concerns hours after National Guard were authorized to use LETHAL force in defence of Capitol and FBI director Chris Wray warned of ‘chatter’ about violence nationwide
COVID-19: Town’s rapid coronavirus testing centres close for hours as snow sweeps across parts of England
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COVID-19: Town’s rapid coronavirus testing centres close as snow sweeps across parts of England
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