Nocere – Earth Disasters

The flooding that has not let up in China has caused the destruction of 5700 homes and has been the reason that there are at least 152,000 people that have  been relocated in northeastern parts of China this past week.

China has experienced some of the worst flooding this year in over a 10 years. The floods have caused the deaths of 701 people and there are another 347 that haven’t been found.

According to the China Daily, the newspaper run by the state, the flooding this year has resulted in $21 billion dollars in damage.

Rising waters have pushed the flood wall reinforcements to their limit. The govenment of China has plans to reinforce the flood walls at all the smaller reservoirs.

There are approximately 81,000 small reservoirs in China. So far there have  been 9200 strengthened but many of of smaller ones need work done on them and reinforced also.

Most of the damages from the flooding is found in the north eastern provinces of Liaoning and Jilin. To help stranded people the civil affairs department has sent supplies of tents and quilts.

Now Chanthu made landfall on Thursday This is the third typhoon this time of year for the southern parts of China. With it has come winds of 71 miles per hour.

The already saturated parts of China could get another 20 inches of rain from Chanthu.

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There were 18 people who perished and another 57 they are searching for as Tropical Storm Conson rages it’s fury across the Philippines.

The locals referred to Conson as Basyang.

The storm traveled through the Philippines on Wednesday. As of 4am ET it had started to grow weaker. The maximum winds were 53mph except in the center where they reached 62mph.

It was late Tuesday evening when Conson hit the shores on the north side of the Philippine island of Luzon. Luzon is located about 41 miles on the east side of Manila, the capital. By Wednesday afternoon, the storm was back out in the South China Sea and moving along about 112 miles on the western side of Iba.

4 people perished when a warehouse fell on them. Then there were many other people taken down by falling trees and other rubble. There are also those that drowned.

There was many people without electricity and close to 500 homes that had received storm damage. Then over 4000 people were left marooned in different ports along with 26 watercrafts.

Conson is suppose to enter China on Friday but the storm isn’t suppose to gain any more power before it hits. When it does hit, there is predicted to be heavy downpours and floods in the southern parts of China.

This storm is the first typhoon of the 2010 season. It became one on Monday.

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In the western parts of China, in three different areas, Xiaohe, Sichuan, and Sima all suffered with landslides in the predawn hours on Tuesday.

While there was activity of draining down a dangerous rapidly rising reservoir in another part of China, 17 people loss their lives in landslides.

4 people perished and another 42 missing in Xiaohe which is located in Yunnan. There were 38 others wounded.

In Sichuan, a nearby province, 7 more perished and one was still not found. While searching for a survivor, 6 others that had died where discovered.

The landslides are the result of the heavy rainfall that the area has been receiving this year.

Rescuers continue to search for people at all three area.

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It has been raining for days. China continues to suffer from flooding in areas that has taken lives and forced many from their homes. Over 3 million people have been forced out of thier homes in China in the past 2 weeks.

At this time in other areas of China that have been hard hit by rains and landslides, the number of people that have died is at least 239 with 109 people still that haven’t been located. This does not include the 107 from Mondays landslide in Dazhai.

As the mud washed down the hillside, it entrapped many homes in the mud trapping people inside. As they are trying to find the missing people, more mud could come down the hillside at any time.

The homes that are buried beneath the mud are in Dazhai which is in the Guizhou province of China.

The number of people who have died in the landslide is not yet know. It is reported that close to half of the hillside had caved in absorbing a large area of mud.

There are rescuers dressed in orange colored clothing searching along the hillside. Looking under concrete slabs or anything eles that someone could be trapped under.

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Downpours of rain swept through two Brazilian states taking with it at least 41 lives. Another 120,000 people have lost their homes.

They are in the process of trying to get food and medical help to these homeless people.

Bridges fell, roads have been cut off leaving no access to many cities. There have been reports that 600 people have not been located yet, but they are thinking most are out of danger.

“We think the number missing is much, much smaller,” said Cpl. Edward Rocha, with the Alagoas Civil Defense.

The rains that began last week released a months worth of rain in just two days time in Alagoas and Pernambuco. There have been some small areas totally destroyed by the flood water.

Near the city of Uniao, it looked like a tsunami had passed through it. One of the areas that was hit the worst.

People are staying in over crowded schools that have no homes to return to.

About 200 or more soldiers have gone to Alagoas to help search for survivors. They will also help with the clean up effort as the water recedes.

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Heavy down pours of rainfall in Burma causing mudslides and flooding has taken 46 lives this past week.

In Maungdaw 28 people died. An additional 18 people perished in Buthidaung which borders Bangladesh.

Many people are being evacuated and rescue crews are out there looking for others that need help.

On Tuesday, there were mudslides which resulted in the deaths of 53 people in Bangladesh.

At least 13.5 inches of rain came down in Maungdaw this past week all on one day.

A witness stated seeing 10 houses damaged as mud came down the hillsides.

A continued act of cutting the trees down off the hillsides is one of the causes for these mudslides. Trees are needed to help hold the ground in place when the heavy rains come.

Back in 2008, there were close to 140.000 people that died when a cyclone hit on the south side of Burma.

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On Tuesday, the south eastern area of France was hit with heavy downfalls of rain. Possibly more the 19 people have perished in the flash flooding of the area.

There are man other people that have yet to be found in the mountain area above Cote D’Azur.

There were many towns affected by the flash floods and hundreds of homes with water in them.

The national weather service of France, Meteo France, has announced that about 15.7 inches of rain has fallen since Tuesday.

According to meterologists, this is the worst flooding in the area since 1827.

There are about 2,000 rescue members that have been brought into the needed areas around Draguignan. It has suffered the most from the flooding. Draguignan is near the Mediterranean coast. They are being brought in to help people who could be trapped in their cars or home.

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In Arkansas, people who were enjoying the out do doors, were hit with heavy rainfall on Friday with rivers rising almost 8ft an hour.

The rising rivers sent a wall of water tearing through the campgrounds as many were still in their beds sleeping.

Some people survived by climbing trees and holding onto cars. The flood waters tore trees out of the ground and even the asphalt was ripped off the roads.

At this time there are at least 18 confirmed dead. 6 of the dead are children. There are still over 20 people missing from the campgrounds.

The debris from the once active campgrounds now lies along the sides of the swollen rivers. Tents, cabins, supplies all line the banks.

At this time, there has  been dozens of people rescued.

The search goes on for possibly more people trapped and in need of help.

They are searching the campgrounds that run along the Little Missouri and the Caddo rivers in Ouchita Mountains.

There could have 300 or more people camping in those areas at the time of the floods.

It’s not certain how many were camping, so they really have no idea the actual number of people that are missing.

Albert Pike Recreation Area also hit by flood waters had it’s log of campers washed away. The campgrounds were full of families. There were many questions being asked on Friday about possibly 73 campers who could still be missing.

The area hit by the floods is a mixture of campgrounds, hunting areas and peoples homes.

Some who are still missing could be under rocks or debris. If they are trapped beneath the water, they may not be found for awhile yet.

They will possibly keep the search and rescue mission going for a bit longer.

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