Rain storm in North America, record sunshine in Germany

On April 15, more than 400 flights at major US East Coast airports had to be canceled because a strong storm swept through the area. Brian Korty, a meteorologist, says this is unusual at this time. The storm caused five deaths.

At the same time, southwestern Quebec (Canada) is also covered in thick snow. In contrast, the first wildfires were recorded in Germany when temperatures reached 30 ^o C.

According to the US Meteorological Agency, major floods can take place over the next few days on the East Coast. Meanwhile, the board of directors of major airports in the New York area is expected to continue to cancel more flights due to bad weather.

According to meteorologists, strong winds of 64 km / h combined with high tides from 1 to 1.5 m can cause heavy damage to coastal areas. Currently, some coastal areas have been submerged in water, power outages have occurred in some areas in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and North Carolina .

The governor of New York said it could issue an evacuation order for some places in Long Island area, while about 3,200 national guards were deployed to respond quickly in case of flooding.

The storm warrant was delivered to the entire East Coast, including a tornado alarm in South Carolina and alerted flooding from Virginia to New York. Some neighborhoods in New Jersey state have been evacuated before.

Snow still covered the streets between April 2007 in Canada (Photo: TTO)

Canada - many places are still flooded with snow

Meanwhile, the late winter has not left Canada yet. The Canadian Meteorological Center said the southwest and central Quebec regions were still submerged in a layer of snow between 15 and 25 cm thick. Canadian meteorologists are concerned that this snow layer, when combined with rain, will lead to flooding.

Germany - the temperature reaches a record

In contrast, the first wildfires of the year were recorded in Germany. The temperature on April 15 here reached a record level at this time with 30 ^o C in the west of Germany, much higher than in southern Europe at the same time and it is predicted to increase. High in the coming days. Alarm orders were issued at Mühlheim an der Ruhr, where 3,600 m ^{2 of} earthen land was swallowed by fire.

Berchtesgaden region, the border with Austria is also threatened by fire due to the hot sun. Wildfires still occur around Munich. According to meteorologist Michael Beisenherz, in this season of the year, the weather temperature is usually only about 14 ^o C.

Many roads in Danville and West Virginia are submerged in the sea on April 15 (Photo: TTO)

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