Overcast day with occasional rain. Looks like more is on its way. Fairly quiet on the TC front, although Guba is still out there off Queensland. That storm has weakened to a tropical storm and is wandering aimlessly north of Cairns. Lee is heading west, 900 miles east of Diego Garcia, also at tropical storm strength. No land is being threatened by this system.
Cyclone Sidr is no more, but its after effects are of catastrophic porportions, as could be expected from a category 4 storm. Although the deathtoll is "only" 1,100 at this stage, (I say "only" as previous cyclones have claimed hundreds of thousands of lives), the devastation in the country is huge. Suggest to read this overview by the BBC.
Tomorrow will be the 20th anniversary of the deadly fire at Kings Cross in London, in which 31 people died. The fire engulfed the underground station and swept up escalators, to devour the tickethall in temperatures of 600C. A family dinner will be held in memory of at least one of the victims.
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It's overcast here, but no rain...hope your day clears. That's nice they are having a family dinner for one of the victims...take care!
ReplyDeleteJoyce
More reasons to be thankful for what we have............
ReplyDeleteIt's unbelievable what's going on around the world with all of these storms. We have a bit of overcast today ~ hoping for some sunshine. Hope your weekend is good to you. Take care,
ReplyDeleteKatie
The last I heard on the death toll was over 1,700. That was on the Saturday evening news here. And hundreds of thousands homeless. Awful, just awful! Linda in rainy Washington state, but I'm not complaining.
ReplyDeleteThat fire was horrible, those poor people. I was so sad for Sophia talking about her brother.
ReplyDeleteLisa