The Watchers - News Update (7 new articles)

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• Deadly flash floods hit Sudan, damaging or destroying more than 2 300 homes
• Typhoon "Hagupit" slams into China's Zhejiang
• Langila spews ash to 2.4 km (8 000 feet) in its first explosive eruption since 2018, Papua New Guinea
• Asteroid 2020 PA flew past Earth at 0.15 LD
• Tropical Cyclone "Isaias" wreaks havoc across the Caribbean, set to impact U.S. East Coast this week
• More than 5.6 million affected, 109 killed and 260 000 ha (640 000 acres) of crop area destroyed by floods in Assam, India
• Flash floods damage or destroy dozens of homes, claim lives of at least 16 people in eastern Afghanistan

Deadly flash floods hit Sudan, damaging or destroying more than 2 300 homes Posted: 03 Aug 2020 02:32 PM PDT Widespread flooding hit Sudan over the weekend, leaving more than 2 300 homes damaged or destroyed and at least five people dead. The worst affected province was the Blue Nile, where heavy rainfall lashed about 1 200 houses and caused the collapse of the Bout dam....... Read more »

Typhoon "Hagupit" slams into China's Zhejiang Posted: 03 Aug 2020 01:26 PM PDT Typhoon "Hagupit" -- the fourth named storm of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season -- made landfall in China's Zhejiang Province at around 19:30 UTC on August 4, 2020. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 130 km/h (80 mph) and gusts to 187 km/h (115...... Read more »

Langila spews ash to 2.4 km (8 000 feet) in its first explosive eruption since 2018, Papua New Guinea Posted: 03 Aug 2020 11:55 AM PDT Papua New Guinea's Langila volcano emitted ash that rose to an altitude of about 2 400 m (8 000 feet) on August 2 and 3, 2020. The last explosive eruption at this volcano took place in 2018. According to the Darwin VAAC, the plume of ash rose to 2 400 m (8 000...... Read more »

Asteroid 2020 PA flew past Earth at 0.15 LD Posted: 03 Aug 2020 08:03 AM PDT A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2020 PA flew past Earth at a distance of 0.15 LD / 0.00039 AU (58 343 km / 36 252 miles) on August 1, 2020. This is the 49th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year. 2020 PA was first...... Read more »

Tropical Cyclone "Isaias" wreaks havoc across the Caribbean, set to impact U.S. East Coast this week Posted: 03 Aug 2020 06:07 AM PDT Tropical Cyclone "Isaias" barrelled through the Caribbean after making landfall in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic on July 30, 2020, leaving several people dead and hundreds of thousands without power and water supply. The storm then moved over the...... Read more »

More than 5.6 million affected, 109 killed and 260 000 ha (640 000 acres) of crop area destroyed by floods in Assam, India Posted: 03 Aug 2020 03:50 AM PDT More than 5.6 million people have been affected across Assam, India, as severe flooding continues to wreak havoc in the state. Since May 22, at least 109 people have lost their lives in flood-related incidents and around 260 000 ha (640 000 acres) of crop area has...... Read more »

Flash floods damage or destroy dozens of homes, claim lives of at least 16 people in eastern Afghanistan Posted: 03 Aug 2020 02:30 AM PDT Heavy rains lashed parts of a mountainous area in eastern Afghanistan, resulting in flash floods that damaged or destroyed dozens of homes and killed at least 16 people, an official confirmed Saturday, August 1, 2020. The majority of the victims were children, while...... Read more »

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