Tag: downpours
Deadly downpours in Brazil
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen A family is evacuated during an earlier flood, last year, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Photo: Wesley Santos/AP/TT At least five…
Southern California hit by heavy downpours – severe flooding
A state of emergency has been declared in the usually sunny state share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen High waves crashed into La Jolla earlier this week during the heavy downpours.…
Australian downpours were followed by unprecedented floods | Foreign countries
In the state of Queensland, it has been raining for a whole year. In the state of Queensland, located in northeastern Australia, heavy rains have been record heavy and caused…
After heavy downpours – damages for over 60 million
Extensive repairs are currently underway to the state road network around the country, affecting long stretches from Skåne up to Jämtland. On county road 172 between Dalsland and Värmland, excavator…
Heavy downpours this weekend: “Not good at all”
There has been rain and debris in several parts of the country in recent days – and there will be more.This weekend, SMHI has issued warnings for both floods and…
SMHI warns of new downpours
fullscreenSMHI warns of torrential rain in, among other places, Uppsala. Archive image. Photo: Oscar Olsson/TT SMHI has issued a yellow warning, the lowest, for torrential rain. Thunder may also occur.…
SMHI warns of new downpours
SMHI has issued a yellow warning, the lowest, for torrential rain. The rain is expected to start falling during Thursday afternoon in an area that stretches between Hudiksvall, Falun and…
Heavy downpours in southern Sweden: “Worse than Hans”
Sinkhole in Norrköping Skyfall has hit southern Sweden in several places during Tuesday evening. Floods have affected Nässjö and Norrköping, among others. – This was worse than Hans, says Nässjö…
Historically heavy downpours claim victims in China and Slovenia
Record heavy rains and water masses have claimed victims in several places in the world over the weekend. China has had heavy downpours and Beijing says last month’s natural disasters…
Heavy downpours caused flooding in several parts of the county
A heavy downpour on Wednesday evening caused the emergency services to move out in several places in Västmanland. Among other things, the Korskyrkan’s basement in Västerås was temporarily flooded, and…