Due to the flooding on August 3, Sa Na village is left isolated. The flooding is caused by the effects of Typhoon Wipha, the third storm to hit the country this year. The village is located approximately 200km away from the centre of Thanh Hoa City. A total of 12 residents have been reported missing in Sa Na village, with five of them being from the same family. With the village so isolated, rescue teams spend over three hours attempting to access Sa Na. The strength of the floods also causes dozens of homes belonging to local residents to be swept away. The village of Sa Na is hard hit as a result of the extreme weather. Flooding completely destroys a number of homes belonging to local residents. Due to the serious nature of the flooding, local rescue forces arrive on the scene to attempt to aid the recovery efforts of local residents. A total of 500 soldiers are involved in rescue teams and are divided into smaller groups with the aim of finding some of the missing victims. Rising … [Read more...] about Sa Na village in Thanh Hoa hit by devastating flash floods
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Baby reunited with dad as Indonesia flood death toll hits 77
A baby trapped under rubble after flash flooding destroyed his home in Indonesia has been reunited with his father after the disaster killed the rest of their family, officials said on Monday (Mar 18), as the death toll hit 77. The baby was plucked from debris inside a house where his mother and siblings were found dead. (Photo: AFP/Handout) The five-month old was plucked on Sunday from debris inside a house where his mother and siblings were found dead in the hard-hit northeastern town of Sentani. The tot has since been returned to his surviving father. "We took the baby to the hospital and had him treated," Papua military spokesman Muhammad Aidi told AFP. "He was in stable condition and has been released. The father was distressed but happy to be reunited with his baby." The news came as Indonesia's disaster agency raised the official death toll from 58, with more than three dozen people still missing. Scores have been injured in the disaster, triggered by torrential rain … [Read more...] about Baby reunited with dad as Indonesia flood death toll hits 77
11 killed as floods hit southwest France
The equivalent of three months' of rain fell in just a few hours, French officials said AFP/ERIC CABANIS The equivalent of three months rainfall was dumped overnight in the region of Carcassonne in just a few hours, sending rivers over their banks, including the Aude, which reached levels not seen in 100 years. Local authorities in the Aude department said 11 people were killed, a second reduction in the official toll which had earlier stood at 13, a figure given by the interior ministry. Two people were still missing with eight others seriously injured, authorities added. President Emmanuel Macron, whose office said he will soon visit the affected areas, offered "the sympathy and solidarity of the entire nation for the victims of the Aude flooding and their families." The rescue operations appear to have put back an expected announcement on a government reshuffle, triggered by the sudden resignation of interior minister Gerard Collomb nearly two weeks ago. Prime Minister Edouard … [Read more...] about 11 killed as floods hit southwest France
Deadly floods hit southwest France
The equivalent of three months rainfall was dumped overnight in the region of Carcassonne in just a few hours, sending rivers over their banks, including the Aude, which reached levels not seen in 100 years. Local authorities in the Aude department said 11 people were killed, a second reduction in the official toll which had earlier stood at 13, a figure given by the interior ministry. Two people were still missing with eight others seriously injured, authorities added. President Emmanuel Macron, whose office said he will soon visit the affected areas, offered "the sympathy and solidarity of the entire nation for the victims of the Aude flooding and their families." The rescue operations appear to have delayed an expected announcement on a government reshuffle, triggered by the sudden resignation of interior minister Gerard Collomb nearly two weeks ago. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, who is acting as interim interior minister, said the government would ask insurers to process … [Read more...] about Deadly floods hit southwest France
Indonesian city hit by tsunami after powerful quake
The shallow 7.5 magnitude quake sparked terror among locals who fled into the streets and raced to higher ground fearing tsunami waves. The disaster agency briefly issued a tsunami warning before lifting it. But dramatic video footage filmed from the top floor of a parking ramp spiral in Palu, a city of 350,000 nearly 80 kilometres (50 miles) from the quake's epicentre, showed a churning wall of whitewater mow down several buildings and inundate a large mosque. Rahmat Triyono, head of the agency's earthquake and tsunami division, later confirmed the city was struck by a freak wave. People living hundreds of kilometres from the epicentre reported feeling the massive shake, hours after a smaller jolt killed at least one person in the same part of the Southeast Asian archipelago. There were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries after the latest tremor, but it was a higher magnitude than a series of quakes that killed hundreds on the island of Lombok this summer. The quake hit just … [Read more...] about Indonesian city hit by tsunami after powerful quake