http://www.washingtonpost(...)AR2005112800911.htmlquote:Remnants of Delta Now Threaten Africa
The Associated Press
Monday, November 28, 2005; 2:51 PM
MIAMI -- The still-powerful remnants of Tropical Storm Delta could bring strong wind to the northwestern coast of Africa and the Canary and Madeira Islands, forecasters said.
The 25th named storm in the record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season had top sustained winds near 65 mph, up from 40 mph Sunday.
At 10 a.m. EST, Delta was centered about 175 miles northwest of La Palma in the Canary Islands and about 250 miles southwest of Funchal in the Madeira Islands.
It was moving east near 30 mph and was projected pass between the Canary and Madeira Islands before reaching the coast of Morocco and northern Mauritania by Tuesday, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Delta was losing the characteristics of a tropical storm and becoming extratropical, which means it gets energy from the collision of warm and cold fronts. But it wasn't expected to lose strength until it hit land, forecasters said.
The six-month Atlantic hurricane season officially ends Wednesday, but forecasters warn that tropical storms and hurricanes can develop in December.
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=164171828&p=y64y7z534quote:Delta wreaks havoc on Canary Islands
29/11/2005 - 10:04:21
A 63-year-old man died and some 265,000 people were left without power in several towns as Tropical Storm Delta unleashed torrential rain and strong winds on the Canary Islands.
The rains and winds also affected hundreds of people that were left stranded at the islands’ main airports.
Yesterday, at least six would-be immigrants died when their boat with 50 people on board sank while trying to reach the Canary Islands from Africa. Some 32 were rescued.
Also, schools throughout the islands called off classes and sent children home as Delta approached.
The storm, which weakened today, is approaching north-western Africa where it is expected to make landfall later in the day along the southern coast of Morocco.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L29780821.htmquote:The storm moved on to Morocco, but it caused no damage in areas unaccustomed to torrential rains.
"Delta reached Morocco as a normal atmospheric disturbance for the autumn season, with normal clouds and rains," Weather Forecast Center spokesman Mohamed Belaouchi told Reuters.
"There was no damage from this storm in Morocco. It shifted into a normal depression as it usual for this autumn season and now it was dying down completley," he said.
But the storm brought much needed rains to southern and northern Morocco where farmers were eagerly awaiting rain to complete sowing of cereals. (Additional reporting by Lamine Ghanmi in Rabat)
quote:Op dinsdag 29 november 2005 15:53 schreef freud het volgende:
In het ergste geval kunnen we bij dodelijke ongelukken nieuwe marokkanen sturen als noodhulp, toch?
Die gaat in westelijke richting.quote:Op dinsdag 29 november 2005 12:30 schreef Frutsel het volgende:
en als je pech hebt komt Epsilon er misschien zo achteraan...
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