Sunday, November 15, 2009 LONDON: Gale-force winds and heavy rain have brought flooding and damage to Britain as forecasters predict the worst storm of the year so far.Forecasters say that winds in excess of 80mph, that’s strong enough to cause damage including bringing down trees and branches, are expected to intensify this weekend as the storm sweeps across the UK.MeteoGroup said that Wales, southern and eastern England are likely to bear the brunt of the storm, but winds could reach a "rare" 70mph inland in London and the Home Counties.The forecasts comes after five people, including a pregnant woman and two small children, had to flee their car when it was enveloped by floodwater in Dorset.A Dorset Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said the water was up to the car bonnet by the time crews arrived but all five had got out and were safe.In a separate incident two people in a car were also pulled out of floodwater at Broadwindsor in Dorset and were unhurt, whilst in Bournemouth, the roof of a covered car parking area of student accommodation was blown off in high winds but none was injured.
Friday, August 14, 2009 MUMBAI: A 26-year-old woman died Thursday of H1N1 swine flu in the southern city of Bangalore, raising India's death toll from the virus to 20, authorities said.The death was the first reported in India's information technology capital, the Press Trust of India reported.Meanwhile in Pune, the worst-affected in India, two more victims of the virus died Thursday, raising the death toll in that western city near Mumbai to 12, the report said. The victims were an 11-month-old boy and a 75-year-old old woman.US media reported movie halls, schools and colleges were ordered closed Thursday for three days to a week in Mumbai, the commercial and financial capital of the country, as fear of the pandemic spread.Prajakata Lavangare, a spokeswoman for the government of Maharashtra state of which Mumbai is the capital, said similar orders were issued in Pune, which is also located in the state.The woman who died in Bangalore was identified only as Roopa, a teacher in...
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