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Flash floods swallow Indian village, at least four dead, over 50 missing
Aug 5 (Reuters) - Surging flood waters swept through a village in the northern Indian Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, killing at least four people and more than 50 others were missing, India Today TV channel reported on Tuesday. Teams from army and disaster response forces had reached the area, local authorities said, with workers trying to rescue people trapped under debris and sludge, authorities added. TV news channels showed water, mud and debris surging down a mountain, sweeping away homes and a road. The mudslide cleaved through Dharali village, burying some houses, according to a video update shared by the state chief minister's office. "A massive mudslide struck Dharali village in the KheerGad area near Harsil, triggering a sudden flow of debris and water through the settlement," the Central Command of the Indian Army said in a post on X. Uttarakhand is prone to floods and landslides, which some experts blame on climate change. At least 200 people died in 2021 when flash floods swept away two hydroelectric projects in the state. There are about 10,000 glaciers in the Indian Himalayas, and many are receding due to the warming climate.
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Hong Kong reels from heaviest August rain since 1884
HONG KONG, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Blackened skies unleashed record-breaking rains on Hong Kong and the high-tech cities surrounding South China's Pearl River Delta on Tuesday, disrupting hospitals and shuttering schools and law courts across the Asian financial hub. More than 350mm (13.8 inches) of rain had drenched Hong Kong by 2 p.m. (0600 GMT), the city's weather authorities said -- the highest daily rainfall for August since 1884. Videos showed torrents of water cascading down steep hillsides in the former British colony, breaking into white-water streams as they rushed down the many staircases linking Hong Kong's multi-tiered cityscape. The deluge prompted the weather bureau to extend its highest "black" rainstorm warning until 5 p.m. The water had risen to ankle-height outside Hong Kong's largest hospital, as medical authorities announced they would be closing clinics across the city due to the downpour. Extreme rainfall and catastrophic flooding, which meteorologists link to climate change, pose mounting challenges for officials in mainland China, sweeping people to their deaths, displacing thousands, and threatening billions of dollars in economic losses. The storms follow deadly flash floods in Southern China over the weekend, which left five dead in Guangdong province and prompted a large-scale search operation involving over 1,300 rescuers. As of Tuesday morning, four rivers in the province had risen to such a height that they were at risk of bursting their banks, China's state broadcaster CCTV reported. China is being battered by heavier-than-usual downpours as the East Asian monsoon stalls over its north and south, resulting in weeks of atmospheric chaos since early July. On Monday, a tornado took hold in the northern region of Inner Mongolia, while officials in Beijing on Tuesday braced for further flooding. Back in the south, Hong Kong's 'black' rainstorm warning marked the fourth time in just eight days, breaking the record for the most frequent issuance of the city's highest weather alert within a single year, according to China's state news agency Xinhua. Hong Kong, Guangdong Province, and Macau - which issued a Red rain warning - form the backbone of Chinese President Xi Jinping's flagship Greater Bay Area initiative, aimed at fusing Hong Kong's financial firepower with Guangdong's manufacturing and technological strength. Airports across the region reported cancellation rates of around 20% on Tuesday, according to data from Flightmaster, while speed limits on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai Macau Bridge - a flagship GBA infrastructure project - were lowered due to poor visibility. Hong Kong's airport has maintained normal operations throughout but said some flights had been delayed and passengers were advised to head to the airport only after their flight time was confirmed. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange remained open, having changed its policy to continue trading whatever the weather late last year, but the judiciary announced that courts, tribunals and register offices would remain shut until at least two hours after the 'black' rainstorm alert was cancelled. Hong Kong typically receives an annual average of 2,200mm of rainfall, more than half of which usually falls from June through August. But it is not all doom and gloom - Hong Kong Disneyland announced it remains open.
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Japan sets highest-ever temperature on record of 41.6 degrees Celsius
TOKYO, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Japan recorded its highest-ever temperature of 41.6 degrees Celsius (106.9 degrees Fahrenheit) in the eastern city of Isesaki on Tuesday, the country's Meteorological Agency said. The reading surpassed the previous record of 41.2C set last week in the city of Tamba in Hyogo prefecture.
