Flooding Spots Worldwide spring 2013
May's San Antonio floods cause more than a million dollars in damages, one assessment of the Mission Reach area of San Antonio reveals. From the Alamo City Beat on June 5, 2013.http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/blog/2013/06/san-antonio-flood-causes-more-than-1.html?page=all
Lourdes' (France) basilica still inundated with 10 feet of water. http://www.thv11.com/news/article/268921/288/Flood-damage-at-Pius-X-Basilica- A video report surveys the damage to the basilica which holds 20000 people. The area is hard hit with the flooding which has damaged local crops, and is resulting in grape vine damage in the wine-making area.
Calgary Alberta Canada remains under several feet of water and the city has been evacuated in many sections due to severe flooding. The floods hit fast since the ground had already reached saturation and there was no where for the water to go. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2013/06/21/f-alberta-floods.html
Alton Illinois took a major hit in late May 2013 when the levee broke that was holding back the Mississippi river. Last year spent in drought when the waterway could not be navigated in spots due to low water, this year the river has overtopped flood sandbagging in many locales. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/04/flooding-mississippi-missouri-west-alton/2388519/
thousands in German towns were forced to evacuate as the Elbe river at flood stage broke through a dam in Eastern Germany in early June. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/09/german-floods-force-thousands-to-evacuate_n_3411694.html
Vermont's Chittenden County was hard-hit by flash floods on May 23rd when over 30 roads had to be closed on May 24th in the aftermath of severe flood brought on by a rainstorm with heavy rain totals/
http://www.necn.com/05/24/13/Floods-in-Vermont-cause-road-closures/landing.html?blockID=841919
NBC Video gives a Bird's Eye view of the toll exacted by Flooding in Oklahoma after the severe storm system on May 29 - June 1 left the worst damage in years from the aftereffects of the heavy rain that accompanied the damaging storms. http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nbc-news/52067899#52067899
May's San Antonio floods cause more than a million dollars in damages, one assessment of the Mission Reach area of San Antonio reveals. From the Alamo City Beat on June 5, 2013.http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/blog/2013/06/san-antonio-flood-causes-more-than-1.html?page=all
Lourdes' (France) basilica still inundated with 10 feet of water. http://www.thv11.com/news/article/268921/288/Flood-damage-at-Pius-X-Basilica- A video report surveys the damage to the basilica which holds 20000 people. The area is hard hit with the flooding which has damaged local crops, and is resulting in grape vine damage in the wine-making area.
Calgary Alberta Canada remains under several feet of water and the city has been evacuated in many sections due to severe flooding. The floods hit fast since the ground had already reached saturation and there was no where for the water to go. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2013/06/21/f-alberta-floods.html
Alton Illinois took a major hit in late May 2013 when the levee broke that was holding back the Mississippi river. Last year spent in drought when the waterway could not be navigated in spots due to low water, this year the river has overtopped flood sandbagging in many locales. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/04/flooding-mississippi-missouri-west-alton/2388519/
thousands in German towns were forced to evacuate as the Elbe river at flood stage broke through a dam in Eastern Germany in early June. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/09/german-floods-force-thousands-to-evacuate_n_3411694.html
Vermont's Chittenden County was hard-hit by flash floods on May 23rd when over 30 roads had to be closed on May 24th in the aftermath of severe flood brought on by a rainstorm with heavy rain totals/
http://www.necn.com/05/24/13/Floods-in-Vermont-cause-road-closures/landing.html?blockID=841919
NBC Video gives a Bird's Eye view of the toll exacted by Flooding in Oklahoma after the severe storm system on May 29 - June 1 left the worst damage in years from the aftereffects of the heavy rain that accompanied the damaging storms. http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nbc-news/52067899#52067899