The latest tropical storm originating in Southeast Asia is now on its way towardsTaiwan and southern Japan, bringing with it heavy rain and the possible threat of flooding. The storm, dubbed Kong-rey, is now leaving the northern Philippines, where the cities of Laoag and Sinait experienced between 4 and over 6 inches (100 mm to 150 mm) of rainfall. Meteorologists are predicting the heaviest rain to fall on the mountains and eastern parts of Taiwan, beginning on Wednesday and into Thursday. Tropical Storm Kong-rey Tropical Storm Kong-rey will pass over slowly, with a small chance of it strengthening into a typhoon, but due to sticking to the east, damage-causing winds are expected to stay off the coast of the island. Authorities warn that the greatest threats to those in higher risk areas are flash floods and mudslides. Following Taiwan, Kong-rey will start on a path towards the northeast on Friday, affecting Japan that evening and through the weekend. High-speed winds will not be a concern by this point, but heavy rain should be expected on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu, and the southern region of Honshu, the country’s main island. Northern Honshu and Hokkaido will have their share of rainfall when a low pressure front moves in late in the weekend. Due to the terrain, once again flash floods and mudslides are warned to be the greatest danger, especially on Saturday. -JDP
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Russia's Flood on a steady rise. - RIANOVOSTI
KHABAROVSK, August 28 (RIA Novosti) - Aggressive bears, starving because their natural food sources were destroyed by floods, are becoming a growing threat for Far Eastern villages, local police said on Wednesday. According to Yevgeny Shukshin, the police chief of the Polina Osipenko district in the Khabarovsk Territory, bears currently have difficulties with finding their traditional food - berries and salmon - because of floods. “Chances of meeting the predator have increased,” he said in a statement. “Hunger drives the animals closer to humans, forces them to search for food at garbage dumps. More and more often we are being informed of bears approaching villages.” In one of such incidents, police had to deal with an aggressive bear, which dangerously approached a group of children picking mushrooms. Officers initially tried to scare the animal off, but it ran towards them and was killed. Due to the flooding, which has occurred over several weeks, an emergency situation has been declared in four far-eastern regions - the Amur Region, the Jewish Autonomous Region, the Khabarovsk and Primorye territories - as well as in the Siberian republic of Yakutia. A deputy presidential envoy to the Far East, Vladimir Pysin, said on Tuesday the overall damage is currently estimated at 30 billion rubles ($1 billion). Only in three Far Eastern regions - the Amur Region, the Jewish Autonomous Region and the Khabarovsk Territory - 190 settlements with almost 9,500 buildings were affected. - RIANOVOSTI
We must repent, Yahshua (Jesus Christ) soon returns!
Matthew 3:1 - Repent for the reign of the heavens has come near Mattew 24:29-31 - "And immediately after the distress of those days the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give its light and the stars shall fall from the heaven and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken. And the sigh of the Son of Adam shall appear in the heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth shall mourn and they shall see the Son of Adam coming on the clouds of the heaven with power and much esteem. And He shall send His Messengers with a great sound of a trumpet and they shall gather together His chosen ones from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other" (see also Rev 14; Rev 6:12) Luke 21:34-35 - "And take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down by gluttony, and drunkenness and worries of this life, and that day come on you suddenly. For it shall come as a snare on all those dwelling on the face of all the earth." Revelation 9:4 - God commands his Messengers not to hurt the trees or the earth until His servants are sealed. Revelation 6:15-17 - Men who run to hide in rocks and caves to hide from the wrath of our Living God. Revelation 7:3 - God commands his Messengers not to hurt the trees or the earth until His servants are sealed. Daniel 3:23-27 - Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego were protected (sealed) in the midst of the burning furnace. The almighty works of our God towards those who truly serve Him, that fear no men, but only fearing Yah. II Esdras 6:9 - "For Esau is the end of the world and Jacob is the beginning of it that followeth". Revelation 12:17 - "And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to fight with the remnant of her seed, those guarding the commands of Elohim and possessing the witness of Yahshua (Jesus Christ) our Master." Revelation 13:16-17 - "He causes all, both small and great, and rich and poor, and free and slave, to be given a mark upon their right hand or upon their foreheads, and that no one should be able to buy or sell except he that has the mark or the name of the beast or the number of his name." Revelation 14:8-12 - Babel is Fallen - It is her time to fall. The time of the Gentiles has come to an end. Revelation 11:15 - The Kingdom of our Master shall reign forever! Revelation 22:14 - Blessed are those DOING HIS COMMANDS so that they inherit everlasting life! (Obedience to God's Word is the Key to His Love and Protection in this hour) Daniel 2:43-44 - In the last days, the seed of men mingle with the seed of the fallen ones again until Christ returns. Matthew 24:37 - It will be as it were in the days of Noah. Shalom (Peace)! "You can run but you can't hide from God" - Revelation 6:15-17 July 25, 2013 – KANSAS – As sunrise brings fresh light to the aftermath of strong storms in southern Kansas from Tuesday night, authorities are beginning to assess the toll. Hail as large as baseballs was reported in east Hutchinson, according to Reno County Emergency Management. Winds estimated as high as 100 miles an hour were reported in southern Reno County near Pretty Prairie. The town itself was hit hard by hail and strong winds, knocking down trees and blocking streets. “Please Please Please stay away from Pretty Prairie for now. They are not letting people into town at this time,” a post on Reno County Emergency Management’s Facebook page implored. A hail stone measuring 4.75 inches in diameter fell near Yoder in eastern Reno County and hail as large as tennis balls was also reported. More heavy rain strong winds struck Argonia in Sumner County Tuesday night, which was still picking up the pieces from Monday night’s microburst storm that ripped portions of the roof off the high school and elementary school. Officially, Wichita recorded 1.02 inches of rain, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Eric Schminke. But heavier amounts were reported elsewhere in the city – including an inch of rain falling in just a half-hour at Central and Ridge Road in west Wichita. Substantial rain over each of the past two days in the Cheney Lake watershed area is likely to boost water levels at the lake. With the ground already saturated, runoff into the lake – which until recently was Wichita’s primary water source – should be considerable. –Wichita Eagle
COLORADO – Thick smoke plumes, visible for miles, billowed from fires near Colorado Springs, in southern Colorado, and in Rocky Mountain National Park to the north. A wildfire in a residential area northeast of Colorado Springs forced mandatory evacuations of 2,530 homes, including some worth more than $1 million, El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa said. Video from a helicopter showed several large homes engulfed in flames. Maketa said about eight homes had burned but had no exact number because the fire was moving so quickly across parched forest. “Right now the firefighters are more focused on fighting fires, drawing lines. And law enforcement, to be very honest, is scrambling to get people out of there as well as do searches,” Maketa said. He said firefighters have shifted from evacuation mode to search and rescue mode. Three helicopters were battling the Black Forest Fire, he said. The area is not far from last summer’s devastating Waldo Canyon Fire that destroyed 346 homes and killed two. “It’s very, very reminiscent of what we experienced in Waldo Canyon,” Maketa said. All the Colorado wildfires were moving quickly, driven by hot, gusty winds and record-setting temperatures. The conditions were making it difficult to build containment lines around the fire, as sparks jumped across them. “Weather is not working with us right now, but our guys are giving it a heck of a shot,” Maketa said. There were no immediate reports of injuries in any of the fires. In southern Colorado, the Bureau of Land Management said three structures have been lost in a fire on about 300 acres near the Royal Gorge Bridge. Authorities evacuated Royal Gorge Bridge & Park. A third wildfire in southern Colorado erupted Tuesday in rural Huerfano County. The Klikus Fire had burned an estimated 45 to 50 acres west of La Veta, prompting evacuation orders to about 200 residences northeast of the fire. A fourth wildfire sparked by lightning Monday in Rocky Mountain National Park quickly grew to an estimated 300 to 400 acres Tuesday. No structures were threatened. -CSM
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