Posts Tagged ‘Wetter’

Schwer vom Tornado getroffen: US-Bundesstaat Missouri

Monday, 23 May 2011 16:05 Written by GW 0 Comments

Erster Trost nach dem schrecklichen Sturm.

Bei einem schweren Tornado im US-Bundesstaat Missouri sind mindestens 30 Menschen ums Leben gekommen. Der Wirbelsturm habe schwere Verwüstungen in der Stadt Joplin angerichtet, sagte der Gerichtsmediziner Mark Bridges vor Ort.

Die Behörden befürchten, dass die Zahl der Toten noch deutlich steigt. “Wir haben von etwa 100 Toten gehört, aber noch ist die Lage sehr unübersichtlich”, ergänzte Bridges gegenüber der Nachrichtenagentur Reuters.

Besonders betroffen ist die Stadt Joplin im Jasper County. Wie die örtliche Zeitung “News Leader” berichtete, kamen allein dort mindestens 24 Einwohner ums Leben. Das Unwetter zog offenbar mitten durch das Stadtzentrum und richtete dort gewaltige Schäden an.

Severe drought saps power output

Wednesday, 18 May 2011 10:04 Written by GW 0 Comments

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A vessel is seen stranding on the dried up riverbed of Hanjiang River in Yunxian County of Shiyan, central China's Hubei Province, May 15, 2011. [Xinhua

Since Sunday, water levels at about 1,392 water reservoirs in Hubei province have been too low to operate, and the water level of the Three Gorges Dam fell below 156 meters – the required level for full power generation – according to the latest statistics from the Hubei water resources bureau.

“The output of electricity decreased a little because the water flowing through the dam is less than usual,” Wang Hai, director of the transport division of the Three Gorges Corporation told China Daily.

The water depth at the dam stood at 154.8 meters on Tuesday afternoon.

Scores Die in Storms Across South; Tornado Ravages City

Thursday, 28 April 2011 12:06 Written by GW 0 Comments

Don Kausler Jr./The Birmingham News, via Associated Press

By ANAHAD O’CONNOR and TIMOTHY WILLIAMS

A deadly tornado stretching a mile wide tore through downtown Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Wednesday evening, destroying homes and buildings and bringing further damage to a region already battered by storms.

Across the state, at least 25 people were killed by storms on Wednesday alone, said Valerie Hayes, a spokeswoman for the Alabama Emergency Management Agency. But that number did not include any deaths from Tuscaloosa, where 15 people were confirmed dead by the mayor’s office and 100 were said to be injured, The Tuscaloosa News reported. Earlier in the day, with the damage spreading and the death toll rising, Gov. Robert Bentley declared a state of emergency. And The Associated Press reported that across the South, storms Wednesday killed 11 people in Mississippi, two in Georgia and one in Tennessee.

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