Date: July 6, 2010
Continent: North America
Country: Mexico
Category: Weather Disaster
Sub-category: Hurricane (Tropical Cyclone)
Description
- 19 to 32 inches of rain poured in less than 48 hours, which is normally received by its state in a year triggering evacuation of thousands of people
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authorities described it as extraordinary phenomenon as the drenching of the hurricane severely damaged road infrastructure and highway in just few hours
- some 15 deaths in this area were caused by electrocution, mudslides, fall, drowning, and falling structures
Date: July 14 - 16, 2010
Continent: Asia
Country: Philippines
Category: Weather Disaster
Sub-category: Tropical Storm
Description
- more or less 1,300 people were stranded and 19 fishermen were missing
- some provinces had power outages
- further reports say that 36 people died from this storm while 40 are still missing
- heavy rains flooded some Metro Manila areas up to 8 inches deep, more than 10, 000 homes were damaged
Date: July 8 - 15, 2010
Continent: Asia
Country: China
Category: Weather Disaster
Sub-category: Storm causing Flood
Description
- 135 people dead, 41 missing, and more than a million people were relocated
- heavy rains caused severe flooding
- torrential rains, according to authorities, are disrupting the lives of 15 million people across China
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