In Tarja Department, a river in Cercado province also overflowed on January 15. Image credit: Secretary of Environment of Tarija. Breaking News | NNPC pledges to boost gas delivery to domestic... Britain’s Got Talent: Powys man calls police to complain. And people weren’t going to have it.”. Curious beachgoers even wandered out among the oddly receding waves, only to be chased down by a churning wall of water. Epicenter at -17.55, -69.828 Abra Pampa (59.2 miles), 2020-08-21 19:00:34 UTC According to media, at least one person died in the floods while two others were killed as a result of lightning strikes during the storm. Thailand was next. 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The drop in water levels slowed down cargo vessel traffic, resulting in cost overruns for imported goods and a loss of 250 million dollars. Epicenter at -20.628, -66.792 New activity/unrest: Klyuchevskoy, Central Kamchatka (Russia). — Steve Jobs, US computer engineer & industrialist, The Watchers — Watching the world evolve and transform, Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, Strong and shallow M7.5 earthquake hits south of Alaska, tsunami warning issued, Conditions at Nyiragongo volcano suggest another disaster is brewing, DR Congo, Tropical Storm "Epsilon" forms, expected to be at or near hurricane strength near Bermuda, At least 90 dead, 32 missing and 5 million affected as more floods and landslides hit central Vietnam, Severe floods claim 47 lives, damage more than 900 000 ha of crops in Maharashtra, India, 'Extremely rare' red auroras seen for two nights in a row over Finland, CH HSS sparks G1 - Minor geomagnetic storm, G2 - Moderate warning, SC25 Prediction Panel announces the start of a new solar cycle, expects continued below-average strength, 10 newly-discovered asteroids within 1 lunar distance in 10 days, Asteroid 2020 TE5 flew past Earth at 0.15 LD, Air still leaking from ISS after failed attempt to seal the crack, New seismic research explains continental collision beneath Tibet, Multifaceted study dates massive Tierra Blanca Joven eruption to 431 CE, Solar storms more severe when two events 'slipstream' behind each other, Study identifies second alignment plane of solar system, At least 12 people dead after heavy rains trigger flooding in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: October 7 - 13, 2020, Death toll jumps to 77 as unseasonal, record rains hit parts of India, Cameron Peak Fire grows to largest in Colorado's history, Extreme drought drains Paraguay River to its lowest level in 50 years, Southern New England hit by a rare derecho, NWS confirms, Tropical Storm "Nangka" makes landfall in Vietnam just three days after Linfa, At least 13 killed as worst rains in more than 100 years flood Hyderabad, India, China sees historical 21 large-scale floods and national average rainfall in 2020, Death toll climbs to 29, over 130 000 houses flooded in central Vietnam, Major eruption at Sangay volcano, ash to 12 km (40 000 feet) a.s.l., Ecuador, Fireball explodes over Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, turning night into day, Brazil, Intense earthquake swarm near Salton Sea, California, Spectacular fireball lights up the sky over Mexico, hits land and sparks a fire, Storm Alex hits Europe with extremely heavy rain and destructive winds, 2 missing after worst rainfall in 120 years triggers flash flooding in southern France, Statistics: Sharp increase in natural disasters over the past 20 years. Subscribe to ad-free EarthquakeTrack Plus for the best earthquake tracking experience plus additional features and subscriber-only perks. FACT CHECK: We strive for accuracy and fairness. “In earthquakes, a certain number of people die but many more are injured. The Boxing Day tsunami would be the deadliest in recorded history, taking a staggering 230,000 lives in a matter of hours. Nangka is the 16th named storm of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. “We have reclaimed democracy and above all we have reclaimed hope,” said the 57-year-old UK-educated economist, widely known as Lucho. Why don't you post the first comment? The effect was like dropping the world’s largest pebble in the Indian Ocean with ripples the size of mountains extending out in all directions. One exit poll suggested Arce had achieved a thumping victory, winning a majority in five of Bolivia’s nine departments. Atocha With waves traveling 500 mph across the Indian Ocean, the tsunami hit the coastal provinces of Phang Nga and Phuket an hour and a half later. 29.2 km from Abra Pampa 13.2 km from It’s nearly impossible to imagine the 100-foot roiling mountain of water that engulfed the coastal city of 320,000, instantly killing more than 100,000 men, women and children. The epicenter was located 91.7 km (56.9 miles) SE of Sand Point (population 1 064) and 929.9 km... A scientific campaign set to assess the status of Nyiragongo's crater found that current conditions at the volcano suggest that peak hazard will arrive in 4 years, or earlier if an earthquake were to hit the volcano. The agency is reporting a depth of 40 km (25 miles). Meteorologists described the rains as rare and unseasonal. Meanwhile, in the La Paz Department, a state of emergency was declared in three municipalities of Guanay, Mapiri, and Sorata on January 14, following torrential rains that sparked flooding and landslides. Chuquitira In addition, according to the National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology (Senamhi), the Chapare river was above the red alert level-- the highest level alert, at 10.07 m (33 feet) as of January 17. Epicenter at -21.173, -67.993 Epicenter at -23.196, -66.934 “The sheer scale of the destruction was just mind-boggling.”. (68.2 miles), 2020-10-01 05:30:19 UTC Despite the time lapse, locals and tourists were caught completely unaware of the imminent destruction. Epsilon formed 34 days before Tropical Storm "Delta" in 2005. Local media and civil defence authorities in Bolivia have reported severe flooding in areas of La Paz and Cochabamba Departments over the last few days. 71.2 km from 18.2 km from According to the government news agency, around five families had to be evacuated from their homes. Uyuni Leading members of the Latin American left, who hope Arce’s apparent triumph may help revive their fortunes, celebrated the result. The storm hit land just 3 days after Tropical Storm "Linfa" -- further... A deep depression that crossed Andhra Pradesh coast near Kakinada on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, brought unprecedented rainfall over Hyderabad, capital of the Indian state of Telangana, from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning, claiming the lives of at least 13... China has seen 21 large-scale floods in 2020, 1.6 times more than that of past years, hitting a record since 1998. Tocopilla Epicenter at -17.464, -69.885 You can contact me at julie [ at ] watchers.news. Abra Pampa If confirmed, the victory would represent a sensational political fightback for Mas, which was left reeling last year when its leader was forced to flee the country after trying to secure an unprecedented fourth term as president. at 17:45 September 06, 2020 UTC, Location: Lockdowns leave poor Latin Americans with impossible choice: stay home or feed families, Humans living in Amazon 10,000 years ago cultivated plants, study finds. Titov will never forget the scene of widespread devastation he witnessed on Sumatra even months after the tsunami waters had subsided. (9.2 miles), 2020-07-26 10:07:14 UTC at 10:04 July 26, 2020 UTC, Location: at 11:28 July 26, 2020 UTC, Location: They demonstrated that by pretending they had legitimacy that they didn’t, by overseeing real human rights abuses and impunity, and by being incompetent and corrupt in their governance.