Mother Nature’s Wrath

[Buzz]

There have been major flooding in several places. Thoughts and prayers to all affected.

Phillipines:

Typhoon to Keep Philippine Capital Shut as Flood Cripples Cities

The Philippines will keep most government offices shut in the capital region and in nearby provinces, with the currency and bond markets to remain close Friday after widespread flooding from Typhoon Vamco submerged homes and paralyzed transportation. At least seven people died.

www.bloomberg.com

Jamaica:

Flood bill could double, says PM

While not announcing a new estimate for flood damage to roads and other infrastructure on the weekend, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said on Tuesday that the new bill could surpass the more than $2 billion originally tabulated after the country was...

jamaica-gleaner.com

North Carolina:

At Least 11 Killed as Flash Floods Ravage North Carolina (Published 2020)

Rescuers evacuated 31 people from a campground an hour north of Charlotte, which accounted for at least four of the fatalities, the authorities said.

www.nytimes.com

Found this photo, check out the two lonely dogs on the rooftop. I hope they got rescued.

https://twitter.com/yagiirllexi/status/1327008444608602113/photo/1

 

[Vagabond]

Hurricane Iota makes landfall in Nicaragua as Category 4 storm

Hurricane Iota made landfall in northern Nicaragua Monday night as a Category 4 storm, bringing life-threatening storm surge to the coast.

abcnews.go.com

Iota, the strongest hurricane of 2020 to appear in the Atlantic Ocean, is the latest calendar-year Atlantic hurricane on record, surpassing the Cuba Hurricane on Nov. 8, 1932.

This, of course, is what comes of not heeding warnings about anthropogenic climate change.