- Title: Extreme weather timeline from August-November 2022
- Date: 1st November 2022
- Summary: Drone video showed dead fish in a pond in Neuvy-Saint-Sepulchre in central France. Local media reported they were killed by the effects of heat. NEUVY-SAINT-SEPULCHRE, FRANCE (FILE - AUGUST 9, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF DEAD FISH (MUTE) DRONE VIEW OF DEAD FISH IN THE POND Death Valley in California recorded what’s thought to be the hottest-ever September day anywhere on the planet. Thermometers briefly nudged up to 127 degrees Fahrenheit (53°C) in Furnace Creek on September 1, surpassing the previous September record of 126°F (52.2°C). DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (FILE - SEPTEMBER 1, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE TAKING PHOTOS IN FRONT OF THERMOMETER Torrential rain in South Korea knocked out power, caused landslides and flooded roads and subways. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (FILE - AUGUST 9, 2022) (REUTERS) SHOPPING STREET COVERED WITH RUBBISH AND DEBRIS AFTER FLOODWATERS RECEDED PEOPLE LOOKING AT DEBRIS ON STREET CITY WORKERS CLEARING STREET SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (FILE - AUGUST 10, 2022) (REUTERS) TREES PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN HAN RIVER TRAFFIC SIGN PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN WATER TRAFFIC MOVING SLOWLY ON ROAD PART OF ROAD SUBMERGED IN WATER Floods caused by heavy rain have devastated homes and establishments in many parts of Sudan. GEZIRA, SUDAN (FILE - AUGUST 23, 2022) (REUTERS) (MUTE) DRONE SHOT OF DAMAGE FROM FLOODS FLOODED TOWN / EXPOSED PIECE OF LAND Floods in Pakistan, caused by abnormal monsoon rains and glacial melt, have submerged huge swathes of the South Asian country and killed nearly 1,700 people, most of them women and children. HYDERABAD, SINDH PROVINCE, PAKISTAN (FILE - AUGUST 26, 2022) (REUTERS) (MUTE) DRONE SHOT OF TRAFFIC PASSING THROUGH STREET DRONE SHOT OF HOUSES AND STREETS SUBMERGED IN FLOOD WATER RATODERO, SINDH PROVINCE, PAKISTAN (FILE - AUGUST 29, 2022) (REUTERS) (MUTE) DRONE SHOT OF FLOOD WATERS SURROUNDING HOUSES AND TREES VARIOUS OF MAN HOLDING ROPE COT ON HEAD WADING THROUGH WAIST-DEEP WATER JOHI, SINDH, PAKISTAN (FILE - SEPTEMBER 3, 2022) (REUTERS) (MUTE) DRONE SHOT OF BOATS MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH TOWN BHAN SYEDABAD, SINDH PROVINCE, PAKISTAN (FILE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2022) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (Sindhi) LOCAL VILLAGER, WHOSE NEARBY HOME FLOODED OVERNIGHT, ABDUL RAZZAQ, SAYING: “The water came in the evening. We were not told about it beforehand. It was like hell descended upon us. We could not save our belongings but barely save our children. I had four goats that were swept away.†CHARSADDA, PAKISTAN (FILE - AUGUST 29, 2022) (REUTERS) (MUTE) VARIOUS DRONE SHOTS SHOWING PEOPLE WALKING IN FLOOD WATERS HYDERABAD, SINDH PROVINCE, PAKISTAN (SEPTEMBER 6, 2022) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) WOMAN AFFECTED BY FLOOD, SAKINA BIBI, SAYING: “There were around 200 to 250 people living here. We got out (from homes) in such desperation that we were in sleeping dresses. Our homes were destroyed with our belongings inside. Even some thatched huts fell down upon children.†Chad's heaviest seasonal rainfall in over 30 years has left parts of the capital N'Djamena navigable only by boat and forced thousands to flee their flooded homes, according to aid groups and the state weather agency. Floods are not uncommon during the central African country's rainy season, which usually runs from May to October in its southern regions. But this year the rain came early and has been the heaviest seasonal rainfall in over 30 years. N'DJAMENA, CHAD (FILE - SEPTEMBER 2, 2022) (REUTERS) LOCAL RESIDENTS WALKING THROUGH FLOOD WATERS LOCAL RESIDENTS BEING TRANSPORTED IN BOAT VARIOUS OF BUILDINGS AND MAKESHIFT STANDS PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN FLOOD WATERS MAKESHIFT HOUSE PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN WATER DISPLACED LOCAL RESIDENTS ON THE GROUNDS OF NEIGHBOURHOOD HIGH SCHOOL SHELTERS MADE WITH STICKS AND FABRIC WOMEN SITTING UNDER SHELTER N'DJAMENA, CHAD (FILE - OCTOBER 14, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF HOUSES FLOODED IN THE NGUELI DISTRICT, 9TH ARRONDISSEMENT OF N'DJAMENA A MAKESHIFT MARKET AND SHOPS, COMPLETELY FLOODED, IN THE WALIA DISTRICT, IN THE 9TH ARRONDISSEMENT OF N'DJAMENA DIKE BUILT BY N'DJAMENA INHABITANTS ALONG THE RIVER PROTECTING SOME HOUSES FROM FLOODING IN NGUELI DISTRICT VARIOUS OF FLOODED HOUSES MEN MOVING BETWEEN HOUSES WITH A PIROGUE (LONG NARROW CANOE) HOUSES COLLAPSED DUE TO FLOODING At least 10 people were killed by torrential overnight rains and floods in the central Italian region of Marche, authorities said. CANTIANO, ITALY (FILE - SEPTEMBER 16, 2022) (REUTERS) PILES OF DEBRIS VARIOUS OF PEOPLE CLEARING AWAY DEBRIS WORKERS WADING THROUGH WATER WITH SHOVEL / DEBRIS STACKED UP INTERIOR OF DESTROYED SHOP Typhoon Noru was the strongest storm to hit the Philippines this year and killed at least eight people when it made landfall on September 25, flooding farmland and communities and damaging crops, mainly rice. BULACAN PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES (FILE - SEPTEMBER 26, 2022) (REUTERS) (MUTE) DRONE FOOTAGE OF CHURCH PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN FLOODWATER RESIDENTS PUSHING AUTO-RICKSHAW THROUGH FLOODED STREET MAN CARRYING BELONGINGS WHILE WADING THROUGH FLOODWATER
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