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Floods and landslides in Indonesia…

Posted in End Times Prophecy, Weather signs, tagged , , , , , on October 7, 2010|

More flooding, it is sobering how many natural disasters we are seeing this year, the devastation is tremendous…

Jesus warned us…

Luke 21:25 (NIV) – “There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.”

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Floods and landslides kill at least 86 in Indonesia

At least 86 people are now known to have died in flooding in the eastern Indonesian province of West Papua.

Flash floods and landslides in the Teluk Wondama district have left another 80 people injured and sent thousands into evacuation centres.

Many more are missing after a river burst its banks, triggering a landslide and uprooting trees.

A navy warship has arrived near the disaster area, carrying tents, medical supplies and food.

The sudden flooding caught residents by surprise, officials said, contributing to the high death toll.

Homes washed away

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Residents Flee Homes as Wisconsin Levee Fails

Posted in End Times Prophecy, Weather signs, tagged , , , on September 27, 2010|

Flooding in our own backyard…

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Residents Flee Homes as Wisconsin Levee Fails

Sept. 26: Flood waters surrounding a farm near Renner, S.D., are shown in this aerial photograph.

AP – Sept. 26: Flood waters surrounding a farm near Renner, S.D., are shown in this aerial photograph.

PORTAGE, Wis. — Some residents in the central Wisconsin town of Portage fled their homes after a levee started to fail, sending water from the rain-swollen Wisconsin River onto a major roadway in one neighborhood and threatening to leave some people stranded in their houses.

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Nigeria floods displace millions

Posted in Weather signs, tagged , , , on September 26, 2010|

More severe weather events.  Flooding displaces almost 50 percent of Jigawa state.  Also flooding 100’s of thousands of acres of crops and livestock.  Food is going to be come a problem for a good portion of the world.  As predicted…

Revelation 6:6 (NIV) – “Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a day’s wages, and three quarts of barley for a day’s wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!”

Also the flooding and raging waters of the rivers and seas.

Luke 21:25 (NIV) – “There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.”

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Nigeria floods displace millions

Half of population in central-northern Jigawa state affected as authorities open flood gates on two swollen rivers.

Nigeria, an oil-rich nation of 150 million, typically has strong seasonal rains that wash through the country [File: EPA]

Almost half of the population in Nigeria’s central-northern Jigawa state has been displaced after authorities had to open floodgates on two swollen rivers.

“We have about two million people affected,” in a state which has 4.3 million people, Umar Kyari, the spokesman of Jigawa state, said on Friday.

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Tropical Storm Matthew deluges Central America

Posted in End Times Prophecy, Weather signs, tagged , , , , , , on September 26, 2010|

More flooding for central america, it is amazing how much we have seen this year.

Luke 21:25 (NIV) – “There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.”

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Tropical Storm Matthew deluges Central America

Tropical Storm Matthew drenched Central America Saturday with torrential rain, forcing thousands to evacuate and bringing fresh misery to a region were hundreds have died in flooding and landslides this year.

With communities in several countries on red alert, Matthew surged ashore in northeastern Nicaragua then headed west, dumping rain across much of Honduras, where about 15 people were missing after boarding a sailboat.

In Haiti, an unrelated freak storm killed at least five survivors from its devastating January quake and wounded dozens as it blasted through the capital Port-au-Prince, tearing down shabby tent homes, trees and power lines.

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Tropical storm brings fresh flood misery to Mexico

Posted in End Times Prophecy, Weather signs, tagged , , , , , on September 23, 2010|

More flooding and mudslides, rock Mexico…

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Tropical storm brings fresh flood misery to Mexico

Mexico has been hit by a new storm, compounding the flood misery which has affected one million people nationwide.

Tropical Storm Georgette brought heavy rains and pounding waves to the Baja California region on the Pacific coast.

The storm, now downgraded to a Tropical Depression, made landfall near the resort town of Cabo San Lucas.

It hit amid the worst rainy season ever recorded in some parts and just days after Hurricane Karl flooded large areas and killed at least 15 people.

Although Georgette has reduced in power it is still bringing strong winds and torrential rain to the area as it moves across the Gulf of California.

In Baja California, the region’s director of civil defence, Jose Gajon, said that about 1,000 families had been evacuated from areas vulnerable to flooding and storm surges.

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