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Post Original de Mário Barros

Noticia interessante, pela dimensão dos estragos parece ter sido uma enorme trovoada que se abateu sobre a região, será que estas zonas estarão preparadas para um futuro "molhado" que se aproxima para elas, pelos vistos parece que não, na minha opnião fenomenos como estes vão ser cada vez mais frequentes, tanto para o norte de África como para as regiões mais áridas do médio oriente, a desertificação tem os dias contados...

sera q, devido ao maio n de dias de bloqueio anticiclonico q leva a um maior n de DANAS e subida da Tmdia (mesmo q pouco significativa) e da SST, portugal virá a ter um futuro mais humido e barulhento (trovoadas)??
num futuro proximo é possivel q no verao as depressoes violentas se instalem no calido mediterraneo e arredores e no inverno o bloqueio do AA leve ao fluxo de leste e consequente aumento das trovoadas...para ja tudo é possivel.

[Gerofil]

Algerians press for more aid as death toll rises

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Mini-tornado hits Grahamstown

The Eastern Cape has been hit by severe storms. A mini-tornado struck Grahamstown on Wednesday, damaging buildings, while more than 75mm of rain has fallen in Port Elizabeth, flooding roads. Several flights to and from PE have been affected by the rain.
The Port Elizabeth weather office has warned that the bad weather is expected to continue for the rest of the day. Several roads in the Nelson Mandela Bay area have been flooded and many residents from PE's northern areas couldn't get to work because of this. Pupils were also sent home early.
In Sherwood a house which had been struck by lightning, was razed. Hail has fallen in both Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage.

24.News

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Post Original de Gerofil

Vídeo: Nevão obriga a corte de estradas na África do Sul

isto ocorreu a que altitude?

[Dan]

Post Original de stormy

isto ocorreu a que altitude?

Snow blocks major roads in KZN and Eastern Cape
September 21, 2008 Edition 2


Many roads have been closed in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape after heavy snowfalls, transport officials said yesterday.

Nonkululeko Mbatha, a spokeswoman for the KwaZulu-Natal transport department, said there was no access to the Kokstad area.

"Roads are completely closed in Kokstad and people are advised not to go there, especially those who go there to see the snow. If they go there, they will be stuck for several hours."

The R612, Ixopo road, portions of Bulwer road, the road from Underberg to Bulwer, and Frankly road were all impassable.

In the midlands, snow has fallen in Mooi River and Hidcote.
A section of the N3 freeway is covered with snow, which is being removed by graders," said Mbatha.

"No accidents have been reported but there has been huge traffic congestion."

Several trucks jack-knifed after skidding on snowy roads.

Tsepo Machaea, the Arrive Alive spokesman, told SABC News that the R56 between Kokstad and Matatiele, and the N2 between Kokstad and Mount Ayliff through Brooks Nek, were closed to traffic. Roads between Kokstad and Port Shepstone were also blocked. He said motorists travelling from Mthatha to the South Coast should use the R91 through Port St Johns.

Yesterday, Beeld reported light snowfall on Table Mountain early on Friday morning. - Sapa

http://www.sundayindependent.co.za/?fArticleId=4621810

A cidade de Kokstad fica a uma altitude próxima dos 1300m e uma latitude de 30º 33´ Sul.

[Mário Barros]

Está uma depressão por cima da Argélia bastante interessante viva a chuva na região árida que é o norte da Argélia.

[Vince]

A depressão no norte de África que o Mário referiu ontem provocou hoje grandes inundações na cidade autónoma de Melilla no norte de Africa.

El Gobierno moviliza todos sus efectivos por los efectos del temporal en Melilla
* El principal puesto fronterizo con Marruecos, el de Beni Enzar, está intransitable
* Se deprende parte de la valla en la frontera
* El mal tiempo deja a la ciudad incomunicada por mar y aire
http://elmundo.es/elmundo/2008/10/26...225024467.html

Las calles de Melilla, anegadas de nuevo
El Gobierno moviliza a todos sus efectivos, incluido el Ejército.- Los 'ferrys' permanecen cancelados
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/espan...lpepunac_6/Tes

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A região de Nador que dista poucos Kms de Melilla tem um registo inimaginável de 321 mm em 36 horas.Verdadeiramente Incrível.

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Com esta enormidade, entendem-se melhor as imagens e as notícias que nos chegaram de lá...

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Flooding in Ethiopia kills 11, maroons hundreds

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – A river in Ethiopia's highlands burst its banks after heavy rains, killing 11 people and stranding hundreds more, the state news agency said on Monday.

Flooding from the Wabe Shebelle river in southeast Ethiopia has submerged more than 100 villages, regional relief boss Eremdan Haji was quoted as saying by the Ethiopian News Agency.

"Inhabitants in 116 villages in an area covering a 90-km (56-mile) radius have been stranded on hillocks surrounded by the flood water," he said.

"Efforts to rescue hundreds of marooned people have become impossible due to the extent of land covered by the flood."

Some 6,000 head of livestock and 2,500 hectares of crop were destroyed, the official added, saying the government had sent 18,000 tonnes of food aid to the region near Somalia.

Local officials contacted by Reuters said they had no further information but were on their way to the flood area.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081117/...ethiopia_flood

[iceworld]

Dois meses de chuva forte fizeram 113 mortos na Argélia


http://sic.aeiou.pt/online/noticias/...113+mortos.htm

[Gerofil]

Epidemia de cólera no Zimbábue causou 565 mortes

A epidemia de cólera que afeta a região leste do Zimbábue matou 565 pessoas desde seu surgimento, em agosto, segundo um novo balanço divulgado nesta quarta-feira pela ONU em Genebra. A Agência de Coordenação de Assuntos Humanitários da ONU (OCHA) havia anunciado na terça-feira um saldo de 484 mortos.
A OCHA informou ainda que a 12.546 pessoas foram afetadas pelo coléra no Zimbábue. A doença é transmitida pela água suja por excrementos humanos. Além disso, a Federação Internacional da Cruz Vermelha e do Crescente Vermelho advertiu em um comunicado que a situação deve piorar pelas chuvas persistentes e o início da época das inundações no Zimbábue. Diante do agravamento da situação humanitária, o organismo iniciou uma campanha para arrecadar 130.000 euros em ajuda.
Harare é a área mais afetada, com 177 mortos desde e 6.448 infectados. No domingo e segunda-feira, a capital zimbabuana sofreu um corte do fornecimento de água potável. Segundo a ONU, o cólera ganhou dimensão regional e já foi detectada também em três novos distritos, Gwanda, Plum Tree e Gokwe North.

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Africa do Sul: Storms’ toll now 22 die in storms

Deadly storms that have ravaged KwaZulu-Natal four times in less than a month claimed another life at Kranskop on Tuesday night, bringing the number of people killed to 22.
A 26-year-old woman was struck by lightning inside her home on Tuesday night. She died on the scene. The woman has not been named until her next of kin have been notified. Police said the woman was alone in the house when the tragedy occurred. No other homes were reported to have been been damaged by the heavy rain and thunderstorms.
The devastating storms that have hit several parts of the province have left hundreds of people homeless. The victims of the recent havoc wreaked in Kwa- Makhutha on the South Coast, where four people were killed, are still repairing their damaged homes. The provincial government has promised to pay for all funeral costs of the four people who died as a result of the storm.
The community of Molweni, also on the South Coast, where 10 people were killed, are anxiously awaiting the construction of their new homes to be completed, hopefully a few days before Christmas. Colin Anderson, of the Durban Weather Services, said yesterday that strong winds and thunderstorms followed by rain could be expected in the next few days.
But he warned that the strength of the storms could not be predicted. “Unfortunately we cannot say how bad the storms are going to be,” he said.
“Like the storm on Tuesday night in Kranskop was not as bad as the ones that hit the South Coast a few weeks ago,” said Anderson. He said people should be careful as storms could be extremely destructive at this time of year, as the weather became very hot.
He explained that the heat also increased the possibility of hailstorms. Anderson also said thunder storms were more likely to take place in the afternoon.

Sowetan News

[Gerofil]

Inundações destroem culturas no centro de Moçambique

O rio Pungue saiu do seu leito na província de Sofala, no centro de Moçambique, inundando centenas de hectares de culturas nos distritos de Nhamtanda e Dondo, informou o diário "Notícias". O nível do Pungue subiu rapidamente devido às chuvas torrenciais que se abateram nos últimos dia sobre a zona.
Mais ao Sul, na cidade de Inhambane, chuvas torrenciais fizeram cerca de dois mil desabrigados, indica o jornal. Na cidade vizinha de Maxixe, as chuvas destruíram as canalizações e as estradas, interrompendo o abastecimento de água potável.
A circulação na principal autoestrada que atravessa a zona do norte ao sul foi interrompida devido as chuvas que destruíram uma ponte sobre o rio Chiotive. A estrada que liga Maxixe à cidade de Homoine foi cortada e uma profunda ravina cavada pelas chuvas arrisca-se a isolar o Hospital Rural de Chicuque do resto da província.

África 21

Nota: Caso a situação se justifique, será criado um novo tópico de acompanhamento desta sitúação na sessão do Fórum METEOPT referente ao Brasil e outros países de expressão portuguesa.

Link: Seguimento - Moçambique 2009