#flooding

#flooding

The first warning is valid from 2pm today until 9am tomorrow morning and promises to bring "persistent" and "heavy" rainfall, the forecaster said. It applies to counties Cork, Kerry and Waterford and threatens localised flooding and difficult travel conditions. These three counties were subject to the previous rain warning which expired this morning. Another warning has been issued by the forecaster for Wexford. It begins at 8pm on Sunday evening and lasts until Monday morning, 10am.

The number of deaths caused by flooding in Southeast Asia has risen to more than 250, with more deaths reported in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Days of torrential rain led to flooding in nine Thai provinces and eight states in neighboring Malaysia, displacing tens of thousands of people. Similar scenes are playing out in Indonesia's Sumatra island, where rescue teams are battling to reach affected areas in 12 cities and districts. The annual monsoon season has been exacerbated by a tropical storm in the region

Exceptionally high November temperatures have roasted Israel in recent days, breaking records for late November. During the heatwave, which peaked over Friday and Saturday, temperatures soared to between 10C and 12C above average, as low-lying parts of the country widely reached between 30C and 35C and exceeded 35C more locally. Israel's previous record for the latter third of November was 34.9C. On Friday, temperatures reached 36.2C in Beit Dagan, near Tel Aviv, where the average November high is around 24C,

More rainfall is expected in the region over the coming days as thousands lose homes and crops. Heavy rains continue to cause widespread flooding and landslides across Southeast Asia and have claimed several more lives as authorities mobilise to try to help. One person was confirmed to have been killed in Vietnam on Monday, bringing the death toll in the country to 91 people in just over a week.

In Orange County, a possible tornado or waterspout moved ashore around 10:15 p.m. Thursday in the eastern Dana Point Harbor, a witness reported to the National Weather Service. The wind "lofted a 12-foot segment of chain link fence with privacy fabric and threw it 70 feet across parking lot," the weather service said. There were numerous calls of flooding in the city of Westminster, police said, where an astonishing 1.84 inches of rain fell in a single hour,

Monty Don has shared dramatic photos of his Herefordshire garden underwater after a storm dumped a month's worth of rain in just 24 hours. The presenter of Gardeners' World reflected on life on a flood plain and the challenges of extreme weather. Despite the disruption, he emphasised gratitude that the flooding affected only his garden and fields, not homes or businesses.

Met Éireann has said there may be further flooding in Leinster and Munster after heavy rain. Overall, this morning will start off mostly dry and cloudy, with just isolated rain and drizzle. It will turn sunnier during the day, with just isolated showers, and highest temperatures of 7 to 12C. It will stay dry in most areas tonight with long clear spells and just the occasional showers, mainly in northern areas. Temperatures will drop to lows of 0 to 4C.

Storm Claudia left its mark on the country yesterday as several counties reported significant flooding and power outages after conditions lived up to earlier Status Orange and ­Yellow rain and wind warnings. The national forecaster's Orange alert for counties Dublin, Wexford and Wicklow has been active since 12pm yesterday and expired this morning at 8am, affecting 1.7 million residents. Status Yellow rain warnings for 13 counties will expire at 9am this morning. Thousands of homes, farms and businesses were without power last night, the most notable areas affected being Birr, Co Offaly, and the Kilcullen/Newbridge area of Co Kildare. Several hundred homes in Dublin were hit, as were many counties along the eastern seaboard.

Palestinians call for better tents and other supplies as Israel maintains restrictions on aid to war-ravaged Gaza Strip. Displaced Palestinians are reeling after heavy rains flooded their tents in makeshift displacement camps in Gaza City, as the United Nations warns that Israeli restrictions on aid have left hundreds of thousands of families without adequate shelter. Abdulrahman Asaliyah, a displaced Palestinian man, told Al Jazeera on Friday that residents' mattresses, clothes and other belongings were soaked in the flooding.

Speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the Royal National Institute of Blind People urged the authorities to act "immediately" to fix the issue. The charity said it was concerned the puddle was affecting some people's ability to "walk safely and independently" in the area. Campaigns officer Clay Nash said the flood water blocks access to a signal-controlled pedestrian crossing that allows blind and partially-sighted people to safely cross the road to reach Moorfields Eye Hospital.

Pedestrians are forced to sprint past it for fear of a tidal wave from passing taxis; elderly people have been known to test the amphibious capabilities of mobility scooters; and passengers in a rush have to choose between wet socks or missing their train. Stretching several metres between Upper Woburn Place and Gower Street, the pool on the busy road in Camden has earned local notoriety for stubbornly reappearing following rainfall and evading highways workers' efforts to drain it.

More than 100,000 people have been evacuated from eastern and northern regions of the Philippines as the latest storm to hit the country Fung-wong intensified on Sunday into a super typhoon before its expected arrival later in the day. Packing sustained winds of 185km/h and gusts of up to 230km/h, the super typhoon is threatening to unleash torrential rain, destructive winds and storm surges.

Whitesburg is home to Appalshop, an Appalachian nonprofit dedicated to community storytelling. A beloved regional hub started in 1969, Appalshop found itself at the center of both support and recovery efforts. At the same time the nonprofit was needed by the community it served, it needed help of its own. Floodwaters swept away some of Appalshop's library, while other archived materials were severely damaged. Three years later, the nonprofit's historic building is still not inhabitable-the group is operating out of rented headquarters.

The rain, which might turn heavy, could cause localised flooding, difficult travel conditions and poor visibility in these areas. Meanwhile, it will be mostly dry this morning, bringing crisp sunshine and some well-scattered showers, with most of those "hugging the Atlantic seaboard", Met Éireann has said. The day will gradually become cloudier, with patchy rain and drizzle developing over the western half of the country in the afternoon, and turning heavier in the evening.

The FDNY scuba team was dispatched to the first flood at a home on Kingston Avenue near Rutland Road in Flatbush, Brooklyn shortly after 4 p.m., police said. Inside the flooded basement, firefighters found a man who sources said had made it out of his home, but rushed back inside to save his dogs. Video captured by a passerby showed the FDNY and members of the scuba team carrying the victim's limp body out of the apartment building.

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) - A nasty storm is making its way through New York City. Flood warning NYC The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx Thursday afternoon through 5:30 p.m on Thursday. One to two inches of rain is expected with brief periods of heavy rainfall, according to NWS. Poorly-drained and low-lying areas are most at risk.

Vietnam's National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said the volume of rainfall in Hue marked the highest ever for a 24-hour period since the country started its record-keeping. The newspaper VNExpress reported that water levels in the Huong and Bo rivers, which flow through Hue, reached 5.25m (17.2 ft) on Monday afternoon, shattering the previous historical high recorded in 2020. As of Tuesday morning, water levels from both rivers have receded, but Hue remains submerged by more than one metre (3.3ft) of water.

During the Camp Mystic flooding, radio communication issues may have contributed to the death of 25 children.

Ten homes, a pub and a medical centre were all flooded following a major water main burst in Kentish Town. Properties were flooded with metre-deep water after the 18-inch water main flooded streets between Leighton Road and Kentish Town High Street. The basements of the Caversham Group Practice and ten nearby homes were filled with water, the London Fire Brigade said.

Mexico's state-run oil company said Tuesday that the torrential rains that left dozens dead and missing in east-central Mexico also damaged a pipeline, leading to a 5-mile (8-kilometer) spill along the Pantepec River. Petroleos Mexicanos, known as Pemex, said in a statement that its crews had reacted "immediately" to stop and contain the spill around the town of Alamo, one of the communities hit hardest by the recent flooding.