Britain must prepare for floods caused by 'the wrong type of rain'

The recent weather uncertainties have really put the entire Britain on the hold. With snow, rains and gales hitting many part of Britain, something more is predicted by experts.

Chairman Environment Agency Lord Smith has warned that changes in rain patterns mean parts of the country are being hit by prolonged downpours that are causing extreme flooding.

He said: 'Instead of rain sweeping across the country, we are getting convective rain, which sits in one place and just dumps itself in a deluge over a long period of time.

It may be added that thousands of homes and businesses were damaged and at least eight people were killed in 2012 as Britain suffered its second wettest year on record.

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Half of Manila submerged by Torrential Rains

Relentless rains submerged half of the sprawling Philippine capital, triggered a landslide that killed nine people and sent emergency crews scrambling to rescue tens of thousands of residents, some of whom called media outlets pleading for help.

The deluge, the worst to hit Manila since 2009 when hundreds died in rampaging flash floods, was set off by the seasonal monsoon that overflowed major dams and rivers in the city and surrounding provinces.

Manila and other parts of the country already were saturated from last week's Typhoon Saola, which battered the capital and the north for several days before blowing away Friday. That storm was responsible for at least 53 deaths.

"It's like a water world," Benito Ramos, head of the government's disaster response agency, said Tuesday.

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Flood warnings across Britain as a month's rain will fall in 24 hours

Parts of the UK were under a severe weather warning today as forecasters predicted up to a month's worth of rain could fall over 24 hours.

Communities in the north and east of England, the Midlands and much of Wales were warned by the Environment Agency to brace themselves for flooding as two bands of very heavy rain were set to cross the UK today and into tomorrow. Yorkshire, the North East, the Midlands and East Anglia will be worst-hit.

There are 87 flood warnings in total issued by the Environment Agency; 41 in Anglia, 28 in the North East, 11 in the North West, four in the Midlands, two in the South West and one in Wales.

Read more: Daily Mail

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2011 Macau GP: Qualifying halted for a second day by rains

Full Story: BSN 18 Nov

Persistent rain at the former Portugese colony of Macau has meant that the grand prix qualification session which was postponed yesterday and due to run at 7.15am local time Friday has been cancelled. 

Source: CGPM 

The holding of the 45th bike race is now in serious jeopardy due to the sheer number of others races that have to be run.

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