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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Bangkok was declared a disaster zone by its city officials towards the end of last week, after streets in Thailand’s capital city were submerged in up to waist-high flood water.
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streets → declare → water
The flooding stemmed from an active cell of low pressure across central Thailand that brought continuous heavy rainfall and thunderstorms to Bangkok and surrounding regions.
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that → stem → Bangkok
The heavy rain began early on Thursday when the weak area of low pressure travelled north-westwards up the gulf of Thailand before then sitting over central Thailand by Friday morning.
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area → begin → morning
For most of the following two days this low pressure remained roughly in situ, which allowed unrelenting downpours over Bangkok and nearby areas.
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which → follow → Bangkok
One weather station near Prachin Buri, just north-east of the capital, recorded 213.5mm within a 24-hour period between Friday and Saturday evening local time – for comparison, London receives an average 585mm a year).
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London → record → mm
Fortunately, the centre of the low-pressure cell shifted north-westwards on Sunday and brought an end to the torrential rainfall.
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centre → shift → rainfall
Out in the central Pacific, meanwhile, citizens of Hawaii’s Big Island were threatened by Hurricane Nolo over the weekend.
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citizens → threaten → weekend
The system initially approached the archipelago early last week, bringing heavy rainfall from around Tuesday evening.
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system → approach → evening
By the early hours of Saturday Nolo was a category 2 hurricane, with sustained windspeeds of 85-90knots (98-104mph), situated at its closest to the archipelago at approximately 145 miles (233km) south of the Big Island.
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Nolo → situate → Island
Strong winds were not the only threat to the Big Island, as the vast quantity of rainfall raised concerns over flooding and mudslides.
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quantity → raise → flooding
Since the impacts of Nolo started late on Tuesday 22 September, weather stations in the north-east of the island have received over 530mm of rainfall.
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stations → start → rainfall
Fortunately, Nolo has propagated westwards away from Hawaii where it is forecast to peak in its intensity on Monday 28 September, with current predictions of achieving category 4 status.
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it → propagate → status
Meanwhile, farther east in the Pacific Ocean, Hurricane Polo is now forecast to make landfall with the Baja California peninsula late in the day on Monday 28 September.
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Polo → forecast → Monday
The once category 5 hurricane will downgrade to category 2 by landfall with sustained winds of 96-110mph.
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hurricane → downgrade → mph
A hurricane warning has been issued in coastal regions due to the risk of a storm surge where winds are onshore.
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winds → issue → surge
Polo will also bring intense downpours while traversing the peninsula with 100-200mm expected, potentially reaching up to 250mm locally.
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mm → bring → mm
The bulk of this rain falling within a 12-hour period and bringing the risk of life-threatening flooding and mudslides.
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bulk → fall → flooding
The storm will continue to weaken while propagating north-eastwards across the Sonora region in Mexico.
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storm → continue → Mexico
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