Heavy rain causes severe flooding in Greece
People have to take refuge in their homes. Cars are washed away. All schools in the affected regions are closed on Friday. Athens and the islands of Corfu and Evia are particularly affected.
Sources:
https://www.wetter.de/cms/unwetter-am-mittelmeer-schwere-gewitter-star
https://www.morgenpost.de/vermischtes/article233584429/griechenland-un
Flash Flood Alabama, USA
At least 4 dead.
Sources:
7.10.2021 Alabama, USA https://youtu.be/qdfU-3rkUag
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/07/us/child-alabama-flooding-death.htm
848 litres per square metre within 24 hours in Italy
https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/panorama/unwetter-alpen-italien-100.htm
700 litres in just 12 hours were measured in Rossoglione north of Genoa. The southern Alps and the French and Italian Mediterranean coast were also affected.
Sources:
https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/panorama/unwetter-alpen-italien-100.htm
https://www.rtl.de/cms/unwetter-italien-und-schweiz-starke-gewitter-ma
Flooding due to heavy rain in the Bouches-du-Rhone region, France
People are asked to stay at home if possible
Last change: Isolde Moussot 04.10.2021
Marseille is also under water. The metro is flooded. Up to 173 mm of rain fell last night between Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, some schools are closed, many people cannot go to work. More rain is forecast for this afternoon.
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Cyclone Shaheen hits Oman with winds up to 120 km per hour
Last change: Isolde Moussot 04.10.2021
Heavy flooding, at least 13 dead, 2 people killed in landslide, others still missing.
Sources:
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/asien/zyklon-shaheen-oman-101.html
Heavy rain and flooding in Berlin
Flooded cellars and flats, flooded streets and subways.
Sources:
https://www.rbb24.de/panorama/beitrag/2021/09/unwetter-berlin-brandenb
Severe flooding in southwest Spain and east Mallorca
Thunderstorms brought rainfall of up to 137 litres per square metre. Cars and rubbish containers were swept away by the floods. The sea around Mallorca has turned brown because valuable soil was washed into the sea.
Sources:
https://www.wetter.de/cms/unwetter-in-spanien-portugal-gewitter-mit-st
https://www.t-online.de/leben/reisen/europa/id_89976062/mallorca-news-
https://www.mallorcazeitung.es/panorama/2021/09/22/starkregen-mallorca
50 cm of rain per square metre in just one hour puts Nimes, France, under water
The motorway is also flooded
Vehicles sink in the floods. Trees topple over. In Nimes, streets are being transformed into raging rivers. A wall of a restaurant has been torn out. There are casualties among the restaurant's customers.
Sources:
https://youtube.com/shorts/c35Q9y7y6vQ?feature=share
https://www.midilibre.fr/2021/09/14/inondations-dans-le-gard-le-mur-du
https://twitter.com/VINCIAutoroutes/status/1437765114451595264?t=xrF2e
https://www.midilibre.fr/2021/09/14/intemperies-lherault-et-le-gard-pl
https://youtube.com/shorts/c35Q9y7y6vQ?feature=share
https://youtube.com/shorts/cATvSTGwJ5s?feature=share
have resulted in flooding in Delhi. The airport is also affected.
Sources:
https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/delhi/story/delhi-airport-flooded-hea
State of emergency in New York due to severe flooding
At least 62 dead in New York and surrounding area
https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/panorama/katastrophen/id_90731304/
Last change: Isolde Moussot 11.09.2021
Spurs from Hurricane Ida brought heavy rain and severe flooding to New York and New Jersey and surrounding areas with up to 66 litres of rain per square metre. At least 62 people died.
Sources:
https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/panorama/katastrophen/id_90731304/
Severe flooding in Spain
After heavy rain, there was severe flooding in Toledo, Alcanar, and Cobisa.
Sources:
https://www.stern.de/panorama/wetter/spanien--sturm-und-starkregen-ver
Severe flooding in Mexico due to Hurricane Nora
Last change: Isolde Moussot 04.09.2021
At least 3 people lost their lives.
Sources:
https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/mexiko-pazifik-hurrikan-nora-kind-komm