Tag: rainfall
recent rainfall complicates relief efforts for populations in flooded neighborhoods of Kinshasa
Some neighborhoods of Kinshasa remain submerged due to the exceptional flooding of the Congo River. In addition, the recent rainfall in the Congolese capital has only worsened the situation, affecting…
Utrechtse Heuvelrug closes roads due to rainfall and expected frost
This concerns the Hydeparklaan in Driebergen, the Buurtweg in Doorn, the Zandweg in Leersum and the Haarweg and Dwarsweg in Overberg. Due to the large amounts of water on those…
Record rainfall in Denmark
full screen A resident of Danish Haderslev in Jutland tries to pump away water that has flooded his neighborhood, on October 20 this year. Stormy weather had then brought large…
PHOTOS: Historic rainfall, widespread damage from Windsor to Glencoe
A once-in-a-century rainstorm that began Wednesday night dumped as much as 190 millimeters of rain on parts of Southwestern Ontario, causing flooding on highways and roads and damage to homes…
Heavy rainfall floods streets, bases in some Chatham-Kent areas
Heavy rainfall that pounded the region Wednesday and into Thursday flooded some streets and bases in Chatham-Kent communities. However, the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority noted the amount of rain…
Rainfall record after storm Hilary’s advance
previous full screen Next Rain records were broken in California as Hilary advanced. 1 / 2Photo: Mark J Terrill/AP/TT Former Tropical Storm Hilary has broken rainfall records in San Diego,…
Rainfall record after storm Hilary’s advance
Storm Hilary, which swept across northeastern Mexico and California, continued over the US state of Nevada on Monday. Storm Hilary drenched parts of California and broke rainfall records in San…
Hydropower plants go into high gear after heavy rainfall: “Can flow heavily”
– The power stations’ generators are running at full capacity and that is not normal in August. Then our power stations usually stand still waiting for the autumn rain, says…
Rainfall record in Beijing
full screen The devastation is great in Beijing after the torrential rain. Picture from Monday. Photo: Andy Wong/AP/TT The rains that have hit China’s capital Beijing in recent days are…
Rainfall record in Beijing
Typhoon Doksuri has moved north in China after hitting Fujian province last week and before that wreaking havoc in the Philippines. The heavy rains swept across the capital on Saturday…