China hit by deadly floods  share 17 hours ago by The Chaos Torrential rains have devastated southern China, killing at least 13 people and forced 300 000 people to evacuate their own residences, according to the Xinhua news agency. The Hunan, Fujian and Guangxi provinces have all been seized by flooding and landslides which have killed 13 people and left ov ... The Chaos Blog - tcs0.wordpress.com ·  5 references |
| Floods trap 300 teens at school in southern China (AP) share 20 hours ago by Sean Donahoe AP – Floods blocked roads in southern China, leaving some 300 teenagers stranded at a school with limited supplies of food and water, an official said Sunday, after days of heavy rain killed at least 16 people. Read Full Story Here >> Internet Dynamite - intdynamite.com |
| 7 Remaining Dangerous Days this Monsoon 2009 share 1 day ago by Arun Shanbhag As I prepare for travel to Mumbai, I cast an eye on monsoon forecasts, particularly when they coincide with high-tides. Excerpt from notice from the US Consulate in Mumbai. During the monsoon, most flooding occurs during high tide. Mumbai’s drainage system is designed to run off into the Arabian Sea ... Arun Shanbhag - arunshanbhag.com · Rank: 44,882 · 79 references |
| Chinese floods kill 15, displace 550,000 share 1 day ago by WebMaster BEIJING (Reuters) - Flooding and heavy rain in southern China have forced 550,000 people to evacuate their homes and killed at least 15, Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday. Original post: Chinese floods kill 15, displace 550,000 Jagged Page - jaggedpage.com |
| Comment of the Day: The Supermarket Standstill in Timbergrove share 3 days ago by Gus “Outside of internal remodels, they can’t do anything with the [ H-E-B] Pantry location [at T.C. Jester and 18th St.] except leave it. The Shopping center along with the one located across the bayou (old K-Mart) are located in the Floodway (not just floodplain). There isn’t much they can do [to] tho ... Swamplot: Houston's Real ... - swamplot.com · Rank: 18,425 · 112 references |
| The Importance of Clean Underwear share 3 days ago by cholacoquetola Originally posted April 19, 2007: My mother always told me to make sure that I always had on clean underwear at all times… because you just never know. But somehow, I saw it as an oversight that by not doing laundry, I would run out of clean underwear. (It has been raining cats and dogs all this pas ... Cholacoquetola's Blog - cholacoquetola.wordpress.com |
| Roberts County Townships Apply for Aid share 3 days ago by jaosullivan Representatives of 30 Roberts County townships met Saturday to formalize their flood relief proposals ahead of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s July 1 project deadline. FEMA will reimburse 75 percent of repair costs and the state will kick in 10 percent, leaving communities to come up with ... Glacial Lakes Region - blogs.thepublicopinion.com/glaciallakes |
| July 1, 2009- Too Cool & Too Wet share 4 days ago by Tim Kelley This is my home thermometer at 11 AM Wednesday July 1, 2009. Way too Cool! At the same time, the second cluster of flooding storms was crossing Westerly Rhode Island, where we measured 5.2″ of Rainfall at the Automated Surface Observation System, or ASOS. The three letter Identifier for Westerly is ... Weather New England - weathernewengland.com · Rank: 13,811 · 17 references |
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