1) USA, MEXICO - Severe weather
• Heavy rains, winds and tornadoes are still affecting central and southern USA (mostly Oklahoma and Texas), as well as north-eastern Mexico, causing damage and deaths.
• In USA: media reported four dead in Oklahoma and three in Texas, with another 12 missing in Texas.
Hundreds of homes and roads have been destroyed in these two states. A Disaster Declaration has been issued for several counties in Texas over the last three weeks (see map).
• In Mexico, a tornado occurred in the city of Ciudad Acuña (Coahuila state) on 25 May, killing 13 people and injuring another 290. A State of Emergency has been declared.
• Over the next 24 h, heavy rains may still affect the state of Coahuila, and additional severe thunderstorms are possible in central-southern U.S.A.
Sources: NOAA, WMO, Local Government, CONAGUA, Media
2) INDIA - Heatwave
• Heatwave conditions have been affecting eastern and southern India over the past two weeks, including in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha and West Bengal.
• As of 26 May, media reported nearly 800 heat-related deaths, mostly in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
• High temperatures are forecast to continue in northern, central and eastern India over the next few days. (see Red Warnings, IMD, in the inset maps).
Sources: ECHO, IMD, Indian Government, Media