Unusual weather on many continents

At a press conference on May 22, Mr. Sipho Hlomuka, member of the executive council of the Ministry of Government Cooperation and Traditional Affairs (CGTA), added that a few areas “have become islands” and cannot be visited. near floating.

The South African Weather Service on the same day announced continued heavy rain in several areas of KwaZulu-Natal, with the warning level maintained at 10 – the highest level. According to Reuterslast month’s flooding in KwaZulu-Natal killed 448 people and caused nearly $1.6 billion in property damage.

People cross a bridge flooded by heavy rains in the kwaNdengezi area, near Durban, South Africa on May 22 Photo: REUTERS

In Australia, officials from the states of Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia simultaneously warned of flood risks due to bad weather.

Australia’s east coast has experienced continuous flooding in recent months and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) predicts similar conditions may continue. Officials urged people in areas around the dam to be careful when releasing floods.

In Canada, officials announced that the death toll from a strong thunderstorm in the country’s two most populous provinces has reached at least 8 people. Lasting more than 2 hours with gusts of up to 132 km/h, the storm caused heavy damage in Ontario and Quebec on May 21, cutting off power supplies for more than 500,000 people.

Meanwhile, many parts of Spain are experiencing an unprecedentedly hot May, with temperatures in Jaén reaching 40.3 degrees Celsius on May 20, 16 degrees Celsius above average. May of this city, according to CNN.

Other areas in Spain recorded temperatures at least 7 degrees Celsius higher than every year. Spain’s National Weather Service AEMET on the afternoon of May 22 (local time) has issued an unusually hot warning for 17 regions across the country.