Flooding

Welcome to Wept.tv: 60 seconds to report the news and to pray about it. Today is August 14 and I’m reporting on Floods. Let’s fuse our news together with prayer, so we can get right to it. God, Creator of Earth, Wind and Rain we open our eyes together to the folks going through deadly floods right now in Louisiana, Mexico and the Philippines. For all of you in Macedonia, North Wisconsin and South Minnesota, we hold you in our Arms of Prayer. Sudan, Bangladesh, China and India, we cry out to Heaven for your homeless and malnourished from flooding. Texas, Maryland, New Jersey, and Milwaukee. For all of you who are impacted by a flood, we your human family are praying for you and will continue to lift you up! Follow the links on the related wept.tv page for more information on these floods and join the discussion, as well. God bless!

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Current Floods Report – August 13, 2016

Louisiana – Right Now (Saturday, August 13, 2016)
- 3 dead, thousands others being rescued being rescued by boat, high-water vehicles and by air. In Livingston Parish, where more than 20 inches of rain fell in 24 hours. So far over a thousand people and 100 pets have been rescued from their homes and cars — and in some cases, from trees they were desperately clinging to. Far from over, more steady, heavy rain is headed their way. Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/week-pictures-august-5-12-n629571
Philippine Floods – Right Now (August 14, 2016)
- Five dead, tens of thousands flee Philippine floods caused by days of unrelenting rain, rescuers said Sunday (Aug 14). more than 24,000 people sought refuge in schools and government buildings. Source; http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/five-dead-tens-of-thousands-flee-philippine-floods
Mexico – Happening Now (August 9)
- 40 Dead as Heavy Rains Trigger Floods and Landslides. Source: http://floodlist.com/america/mexico-tropical-storm-earl-floods-landslides-august-2016

Macedonian – August 7, 2016
- Macedonia floods kill 22 in ‘catastrophe of unprecedented proportion’ Flash Floods Leave At Least 22 Dead, 60 injured, 4 Missing, hundreds of homes, electricity? it’s just wiped out. more than 20 inches of rain fell in parts of Skopje within two and a half hours, washing through homes and sweeping cars off roads. Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/macedonian-flash-floods-leave-least-22-dead-4-missing-n624916
Sudan Floods – August 5th
- 80,000 people affected, 76 deaths, The Nile river is at its highest levels in more than a century and 13 of the country’s 18 provinces had been affected by flash flooding. completely destroyed 3,206 houses and damaged 3,048 others in the eastern province of Kassala, People made homeless by widespread flooding in Sudan that has killed 76 people in recent days are facing serious food shortages and threats from disease, officials say. The mountains they are running up to flee from the flooding don’t have food to offer. Source: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/08/sudan-floods-160805164516083.html
Bangladesh – August 8, 2016
- Floods have hit 1.9 million people in Bangladesh. Floods in Bangladesh have once again exposed the fragile relationship between people and water. 14 dead, 7,400 have sought refugee in 69 relief camps. Yes, Bangledesh get moonsoon floods all the time, but what they’re saying over there, is this is the worst it’s been in over three decades. Floodwaters also carry the potential for life-threatening waterborne diseases. Most of the people who live there make their living from farming or fishing, and many entire crops have been utterly destroyed. Source: http://www.ifrc.org/en/news-and-media/news-stories/asia-pacific/bangladesh/bangladesh-hit-by-worst-floods-in-30-years-72412/
Eastern India – July 31, 2016
- “no rain mercy for us” they say, flood death toll now 59. 500 relief camps are now caring for 250 thousand people recently homeless from the rains. 19,500 acres of croplands are destroyed from floods. Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/No-rain-mercy-in-eastern-India-flood-toll-now-59/articleshow/53471339.cms
China – July 23
- Large parts of China have been inundated with rain this summer, killing more than 200 people. Overall, about 8.6 million people have been affected by the flooding, according to state media and local government reports. Floods in China kill scores, displace tens of thousands. At least 154 people killed and thousands displaced as heavy rain triggers floods and landslides in parts of China. Nearly 50,000 homes have collapsed, it said. thunderstorms and strong winds forced 72,000 people from their homes and damaged 18,000 houses. Source: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/2016/07/floods-china-kill-dozens-displace-tens-thousands-160723091831354.html
Maryland and New Jersey – July 30
- 2 deaths, over 120 needed rescued, much property damage. Source: http://floodlist.com/america/usa/evacuations-floods-maryland-new-jersey-july-2016
NORTHERN WISCONSON & parts of Minnesota – July 11-12, 10
- Gov. Scott Walker declares 10 counties FEMA major disaster; relentless rounds of storms, brought rapid extreme rainfall and flash floods. 3 human deaths. 32 million in public infrastructure Source: http://floodlist.com/america/usa/federal-disaster-declaration-july-2016-wisconsin-floods