Still recovering from the devastating effects of Hurricane Mitch, Honduras prepares for another rainy season. Floods have already re-damaged roads in some areas. The Prime Minister in Bangladesh announced plans for a 360-megawatt land based power plant, the biggest the country's private sector. Hurricane Mitch was the worst and most deadly hurricane to strike the Western Hemisphere in two centuries . The flooding and landslides claimed the lives of 11,000 people in Honduras and Nicaragua.
Researchers primarily blame torrential rain.
Strong winds and heavy rain hit a wide area of Japan, leaving one man dead and 39 others injured. The bad weather delayed 47 bullet train services and flights out of Narita were rerouted elsewhere. JUNE Sudden downpours in Los Angeles kept firefighters busy rescuing people and dogs from the Los Angeles River. The DWP estimated .58 of an inch of rain, surpassing the record set in 1948 for rainfall this time of year . Rain continues in Ventura County and the San Fernando Valley, which decreases the smog level.