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Waterspout capsizes boat in Beijing, China

John Hutchinson
Daily Mail
Mon, 04 Apr 2016 16:37 UTC
a powerful waterspout led to one of the boats being blown ferociously and turned upside down
A powerful waterspout led to one of the boats being blown ferociously and turned upside down
Dramatic mobile phone footage from China has shown the moment a small tourist boat capsized after being swept up by a powerful waterspout.

The boat was among dozens on the lake surface as event goers observed the two-day Qingming Festival, which is also known as Tomb Sweeping Festival.

Video footage taken from a one of the small boats shows the surface of the lake at Beijing's Beihai Park filled with several of the four-seater vessels.

The woman filming the incident can be heard saying 'that's beautiful' as she captured a small weather phenomenon - which local reports suggested was a small waterspout - manifested itself in the form of miniature tornado-like winds on the lake's surface.

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Cloud Precipitation

3,500 evacuated following widespread flooding in Fiji

Sally Round
radionz.co.nz
Tue, 05 Apr 2016 15:00 UTC
Residents of Korociri cross the flooded Nadi Back Road
© Fiji GovernmentResidents of Korociri cross the flooded Nadi Back Road
One person is reported dead and another missing in the widespread flooding which has hit Fiji over the past two days.

The body of a 70-year-old man was found floating in the Sabeto River this morning, FBC News reported.

The broadcaster said the man was believed to have gone for an early morning swim.

A 19-year-old girl, meanwhile, has been reported missing after she was washed away by strong river currents last night.

More than 3500 people have moved to 79 evacuation centres in the north and west of the main island Viti Levu, as two tropical depressions continue to affect the country.

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Cloud Precipitation

28 people killed by floods in Ethiopia


Daily Mail
Tue, 05 Apr 2016 14:43 UTC
Ethiopia
The state broadcaster in Ethiopia says 28 people have been killed in severe flooding in two remote regions.

The Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation reported Monday that 23 people were killed and 84 more people were injured when a river that crosses Jigjiga, the regional capital of the Somali region, burst its banks on Sunday.

It said intense rains in another drought-stricken region, Afar, led to floods in which five people were killed.

Ethiopian meteorology officials said thick clouds around the Indian Ocean could lead to more flooding in the coming days and the government is taking precautionary measures to assist people in the two affected regions.

Source: AP
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Attention

Whale found dead off central Vietnam

Que Ha
Thanh Nien News
Tue, 05 Apr 2016 13:57 UTC
The floating body of the whale that was found dead on Phu Quy Island in Binh Thuan Province on April 4, 2016.
© Tho ChauThe floating body of the whale that was found dead on Phu Quy Island in Binh Thuan Province on April 4, 2016.
Fishers in the central province of Binh Thuan on Monday found a dead giant whale and towed the carcass ashore for funeral rituals.

A fishing boat with 18 crewmen spotted the floating body of the whale near Phu Quy Island at 11 a.m. on Monday.

They then called other boats to the site to help tow the whale ashore.

The animal, considered sacred by Vietnamese fisherfolk, was finally brought to a beach at 4 a.m. on Tuesday. The whale was estimated to be 10 tons in weight.
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Alarm Clock

Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano lights up night sky with spectacular eruption

Andrew V. Pestano
UPI.com
Mon, 04 Apr 2016 13:42 UTC
Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano erupts
© Youtube/Mizzuri Inaba (screen capture)
Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano violently erupted over the weekend, launching ash and burning rocks into the air after weeks of increased activity.

Mexico's National Center for Disaster Prevention last week raised the environmental alert level to the second degree out of three, meaning nearby residents should be prepared to evacuate.

Officials have warned nearby residents to avoid the area, adding that low-level to intermediate-level explosive activity is expected. Falling ash may affect nearby towns.

Sunday's eruption occurred at 8:31 p.m., which led to an ash cloud reaching 1.2 miles in height and the raining down of burning rock fragments.

Volcanic activity has recently increased in Popocatépetl, which is in central Mexico -- about 43 miles southeast of Mexico City. Sunday's eruption has been the most significant in the past month.

The alert level was not raised after Sunday's eruption.

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Rose

Sinkhole swallows house, gardens and courtyards in Hanoi, Vietnam


Strange Sounds
Mon, 04 Apr 2016 22:02 UTC
Vietnam sinkhole
© Cận cảnh “hố tử thần” khổng lồ ở Hà Nội
Hundreds of people living in Hoa Lac village (Tien commune, My Duc District, Hanoi) rushed out of their homes after hearing a terrifying noise outside.There they discovered a monster gap of 10 meters in diameter and 7 meters deepth that swallowed the main road. The Death Pit!

The giant sinkhole opened up at around 8:30 am. It swallowed a house and injureda few residents. No one died in this terrifying event. Initially the sinkhole was only 1 meter in diameter. Now, it has swallowed parts of a house and could expand more, thus panicking residents living around.
Vietnam sinkhole
© Cận cảnh “hố tử thần” khổng lồ ở Hà Nội
Five households have been affected by this natural disaster. Gardens, courtyards, auxiliary buildings (bathroom, toilet) and a house have been swallowed. Other buildings have cracks in the walls.

In 2016 and 2010, similar events occurred just 100 meters away. Moreover, some gigantic holes also formed in the fields around the village. The soil is most probably over-saturated with water. A stream was flowing through the village a few years ago and may have eroded the ground.

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Attention

Dead whale found on Ghana shore


Ghana Web
Sun, 27 Mar 2016 18:28 UTC
Dead whale washed ashore
Dead whale washed ashore
A dead whale has been washed ashore on the Dansoman Beach in the Greater Accra Region in the early hours of Sunday 27 March 2016.

The cause of the whale's death is not yet known but residents are speculating the marine mammal may have died from a dynamite explosion. The sea waves swept the carcass ashore around 3am.

Class FM's Ridwan Karim Dini Osman was at the scene and reported that scores of residents have gathered to catch a glimpse of the sea creature.

Some of the residents said a similar incident happened in 2013.

They also indicated that they were waiting for the traditional authorities in the area to perform certain rituals before the huge carcass is buried.

It is estimated that over 20 dead whales have been washed ashore Ghana's coast since 2009, predominantly in the Greater Accra, Central and Western regions.

Source: classfmonline.com
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Cloud Lightning

Update: 30 killed by lightning strikes within 10 days in Bangladesh

Probir K Sarker
Dhaka Tribune
Sat, 02 Apr 2016 17:05 UTC
Lightning
© Warren Dick
At least 30 people mostly farmers were struck and killed by lightning in the last 10 days at different parts of the country as nor'westers started to hit since last month.

The frequency of the storms (Kalboishakhi) usually rises in April and May, and the deaths from lightning could go up significantly if precautions are not taken properly. This seasonal storm is typically accompanied by lightning.

The maximum 13 people were killed by lightning on Thursday in seven districts. Most of the victims were farmers working on the field. Of them, three teenagers were killed in Munshiganj and two each in Faridpur, Kishoreganj, Bagerhat and Manikganj districts.

Earlier, two people were killed on March 30 and five on March 28 during nor'westers at different parts of the country. Six others, killed on March 27, include three schoolboys of Netrakona.

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Huge sinkhole opens on Bangkok motorway days after similar collapse swallows truck on same road

Kelly-Ann Mills
The Mirror, UK
Mon, 04 Apr 2016 15:28 UTC
Bangkok sinkhole
© You Tube
The deep cavern which stretched almost 400ft (120 metres) opened up on the road out of the blue

This was the shocking scene on a motorway after the road suddenly collapsed revealing a huge 13ft deep sinkhole. The deep cavern which stretched almost 400ft (120 metres) opened up on a road north of Bangkok in Thailand.

It comes just days after a truck overturned after being pulled into a similar crack in the road a few days earlier. Authorities have closed the road indefinitely and inspectors have reported finding small cracks at various point along the carriageway.
Bangkok sinkhole
© You Tube
Thitinan Charoen-ard, chief administrator of Sananlak municipality led officials on a inspection of the area. She said the water level at a nearby canal had fallen significantly and could be related to the collapse.
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Cloud Precipitation

4 inch hailstones damage 1,000 houses in Vietnam


Thanh Nien News
Mon, 04 Apr 2016 12:33 UTC
Many hailstones were 10 to 15 centimeters across, according to locals.
Many hailstones were 10 to 15 centimeters across, according to locals.
Around 1,000 houses and 100 hectares of vegetables fields were damaged in Tuyen Quang Sunday in the province's worst hailstorm in 30 years.

Hailstones as large as 10 centimeters across fell for eight minutes from 6:40 a.m. Sunday, leaving holes in many roofs and injuring several farmers on their way to work. Fortunately, no one was killed.

Several solar panels and outdoor steel water tanks were also damaged.

Dinh Thi Nghia, 50, a local, said it was the biggest hailstorm she had ever experienced.
"Luckily it happened on a day kids don't go to school."

A meteorologist said the hail was the biggest recorded in the province in 30 years.

The hailstones damaged around 1,000 roofs.
The hailstones damaged around 1,000 roofs.
A hail storm brought down massive chunks of ice in Tuyen Quang Province April 3.
© Thuy Linh/Zing A hail storm brought down massive chunks of ice in Tuyen Quang Province April 3.
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