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#flooding

So, with that rain tomorrow, we do have a Status Yellow rain warning in effect from 6am to 8pm tomorrow for much of Munster, Connacht, and then counties in Leinster and Ulster as well. Then on Friday, we'll see Storm Amy, and at the moment now it's a feature that's being fuelled by tropical remnants in the tropic west Atlantic, and when that warm, moist, tropical air meets the cooler air, after it transitions it then gets picked up by a strengthening jet stream which is sending it across to us, across the Atlantic. It is forecast to rapidly intensify, becoming Storm Amy as it reaches us then on Friday.

Spain's Mediterranean holiday islands of Ibiza and Formentera emerged relatively unscathed from torrential rainfall on Tuesday that triggered floods and prompted the closure of beaches and schools. The downpours came a day after the eastern Valencia region, where more than 200 people died 11 months ago in Spain's deadliest floods in decades, was also placed under the highest weather alert for rain.

Spain's Aemet weather agency warned of "extraordinary danger" in Tarragona (Catalonia), Castellon, and Valencia for Sunday afternoon and evening, and Monday, a warning echoed by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. As forecast, it rained heavily throughout Sunday night in the eastern region, with more than 80 litres per square metre accumulated in several parts of Valencia. In the town of Aldaia, where the ravine has burst its banks, 57 litres per square metre fell in 35 minutes.

A weakened Tropical Storm Ragasa moved west along China's southern coast towards Vietnam on Thursday after battering Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Philippines, killing at least 25 people. On Wednesday, China's Guangdong province faced the wrath of Ragasa, the world's strongest cyclone this year flooding homes and over 56,000 households without power. Ragasa 'completely ripped everything apart' Tropical Storm Ragasa, downgraded from a super typhoon, peaked on Monday hitting the Philippines with maximum sustained winds of 265 kph (165 mph), killing at least 11 people.

A severe thunderstorm moved through north-west Indiana on 19 August, dropping 6in of rain on Whiting, a largely industrial town, flooding streets and temporarily closing schools. The flooding also shut down the BP Whiting Refinery, the largest fuel refinery in the midwest, with a capacity to process around 400,000 barrels of crude oil a day. Residents living around the facility quickly reported oil and gas fumes in their flooded basements,

The fan of the landslide, where a surge of boulders and mud blasted the forest open after rushing down the steeper slopes of Arizona Mountain in the Catskills, is about 100 feet widean undulating plane of rocks, mangled tree trunks, and invasive plants such as Japanese stiltgrass that thrive in disturbed areas. On a hot July day the seasonal stream that runs through this ravine, named the Shingle Kill, is small enough to step over.

Flash floods that struck two provinces in Indonesia this week have killed at least 14 people, according to disaster mitigation officials, with operations under way to search for the missing. Torrential rains beginning on Monday caused flooding and landslides on the tourist island of Bali and in East Nusa Tenggara province. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto ordered his aides to accelerate the handling of the aftermath of the deadly flooding, locate the missing and deliver basic needs to displaced residents, Antara state news agency reported on Thursday.

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A westerly regime is now in charge of the UK's weather and will help fuel periods of wet and windy weather over the next few days, with showers and some longer spells of rain likely for much of the UK on Thursday and Friday. While many areas may welcome some rain after fairly prolonged dry weather, there's a potential that over the next few days some parts of Wales, northwest England and western Scotland could see some impacts at times,

"So far, across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, more than 110 people have died due to cloudbursts, flash floods and roof collapses," PDMA spokesperson Anwar Shehzad told the AFP news agency.

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"The ERU, which provides direct, on-the-ground support to businesses impacted by emergencies across the city, helps small businesses by sharing relevant information, securing storefronts, expediting permits and providing free legal assistance both before and after emergencies take place."

A sudden flow of debris and water surged through Dharali village in the Kheer Gad area near Harsil, prompted by a massive mudslide. Videos showed a terrifying surge of muddy water sweeping away buildings.

A Bay Area representative and other federal lawmakers mounted a push Tuesday for action on groundwater rise, which they warned will worsen flooding across the United States in the decades to come.

Heavy rainfall around Beijing and northern China has resulted in the deaths of two individuals and forced thousands to evacuate due to risks of landslides and flooding.