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Earthquake causes large sinkhole outside Ioannina, Greece


ekathimerini.com
Sat, 22 Oct 2016 16:32 UTC
Sinkhole
An investigator from the fire department takes photographs of a large sinkhole that swallowed up part of a dirt track and an olive grove in Kalpaki, a rural area outside Ioannina in northwestern Greece, on Saturday.

The sinkhole is estimated to have a depth of 20-30 meters at least, and an overall surface area of around 200 square meters, and is believed to have been caused by a series of earthquakes that struck the region a week ago.

On October 14, Ioannina was hit by a strong tremor measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale and followed by hundreds of aftershocks, some of them quite powerful.
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Hundreds of thousands evacuated as Typhoon Haima strikes southern China


RT
Sat, 22 Oct 2016 16:09 UTC
Typhoon Haima
© Bobby Yip / ReutersPeople run away from a big wave on a waterfront as Typhoon Haima approaches in Hong Kong, China, October 21, 2016 .
Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated as Typhoon Haima slammed into southern China after killing at least 13 people in the Philippines.

The storm struck the city of Shanwei in eastern Guangdong on Friday afternoon, forcing more than 700,000 evacuations from the region, according to CCTV News.

The tropical cyclone reached wind speeds of up to 166 kilometers (103 miles) per hour before weakening to a tropical storm.

Comment: Update: Typhoon Haima kills at least 8 in the Philippines; tens of thousands of homes destroyed

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'Angel cloud' captured on video over South Carolina

Rosie Vare
AOL Travel UK
Thu, 20 Oct 2016 14:17 UTC
angel cloud
© Cory Hearnon/Facebook
This unusual shaped cloud has been spotted in the sky over South Carolina.

Cory Hearn captured the rare weather phenomenon on camera, which appears in the shape of an angel with its wings spread wide.

Speaking on the footage, Cory says: "Check that out. Is that not an angel or what?"

"Nobody would believe me if I didn't do this live but I want you to look at this cloud in the sky.

"I don't know that I've ever seen with my own two eyes this type of cloud. Isn't it amazing?

"I'm seeing an angel, I don't know if anybody sees anything different."

He later told People that it was the most amazing thing he'd ever seen in my life.

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Woman killed in cattle attack in County Down, Northern Ireland

Cate McCurry
The Independent (Ireland)
Thu, 20 Oct 2016 20:41 UTC
cow face
A woman has been killed after she was attacked by cattle on a family farm in Co Derry.

The pensioner, who has been named locally as Brigid McKeefry and is aged in her 70s, was rushed to the Causeway Hospital for treatment.

However she later died from her injuries and a post-mortem is taking place.

The tragic incident happened on the family farm off Carhill Road in Garvagh at about 2.30pm when the woman was attacked by cattle.

It is understood Mrs McKeefry had been working with livestock at the time.

DUP east Londonderry MLA Adrian McQuillan expressed his sympathies to the elderly woman's family.

Mr McQuillan said late last night: "This news is very shocking to the entire close-knit community of Garvagh and the surrounding areas.
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Whale washes up on beach in Cameron, Louisiana


myarklamiss.com
Thu, 20 Oct 2016 16:57 UTC
WHALE WASHES UP ON BEACH IN CAMERON
Whale washes up on beach in Cameron
A dead whale has washed up on a southwest Louisiana beach.

The whale was discovered Thursday, October 20th on Little Florida beach just west of Holly beach in Cameron Parish.

Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries agents say the 21-foot animal is believed to be a sperm whale.

An examination of the whale is underway to determine what happened.
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Elephant kills tourist in Kenya; 3rd attack in a month


The Herald (South Africa)
Thu, 20 Oct 2016 15:25 UTC
African elephant
A Belgian tourist was trampled to death by an elephant near Kenya's famed Maasai Mara wildlife reserve.

It was the second such incident in a month.

"He was badly injured by the rogue elephant and succumbed to injuries at the Talek Health Centre," a police officer said.

The death of the Belgian man on Monday in circumstances that remain unclear comes after an Italian man was trampled in the Tsavo National Park, southeast Kenya, while trying to take a photograph of an elephant.

Kenyan daily The Standard reported that in a separate incident on Tuesday, a Kenyan secondary school student had been killed by an elephant while on the way to school.

The Kenya Wildlife Service warned that a fierce drought was pushing wildlife further from their traditional habitats in search of food and water.

Source: AFP

Comment: See also: Tourist trampled to death by elephant after provoking it by moving too near to takes pictures in Kenya

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Freak hailstorm hits drought stricken Bloemfontein, South Africa

Refilwe Pitjeng
Eyewitness News
Fri, 21 Oct 2016 06:00 UTC
Bloemfontein hailstorm
© Arrive Alive official Facebook page.Hail storm in Bloemfontein on 20 October, 2016 around Langenhovenpark.

A heavy storm passed through Bloemfontein last night with hail wreaking havoc in the drought stricken area.

The hail storm caused damaged to some cars.

The thick layer of hail, which could almost be mistaken for snow, covered the streets of Bloemfontein.


People on Twitter, though, have reacted with relief and have expressed how happy they are to receiving the rain:
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Bizarro Earth

Magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits western Japan's Tottori


Reuters
Fri, 21 Oct 2016 08:14 UTC
Richter magnitude scale
© AFP 2016Richter magnitude scale
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 shook western Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, adding that a tsunami warning was not issued.
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'Nature can bite back': Doctors warn of otter attacks after one viciously attacks Quebec woman

Sharon Kirkey
Ottawa Citizen
Sun, 25 Sep 2016 19:00 UTC
A river otter
© Charles KennardA river otter
Following an encounter naturalists are calling beyond bizarre, Canada's top medical journal is warning of otter attacks on humans after a Quebec woman received multiple deep puncture wounds in her legs from being bitten while swimming at a lakefront chalet.

The case — if the vicious marine animal was indeed a Lontra canadensis (North American river otter), and Elizabeth Elbourne is absolutely convinced it was — joins only 44 reports of otter attacks published worldwide since 1875.

The alarming encounter occurred last August, after Elbourne told her daughter she was going for a "quick dip" in the lake at their rental cottage in the Laurentians.

Suddenly, while doing the front crawl, the woman felt something sharp hit her leg. "So I stopped, and saw this otter's head sticking of the water."

Comment: See also these other reports from recent years: 9 year old boy recovering from otter attack near Kalispell, Montana

Minneapolis girl attacked and chased by otter in Wisconsin lake

Boy and grandmother attacked and injured by river otter on Pilchuck River, Washington

River otter attacks woman swimmer in British Columbia lake

Girl, 13, attacked by otter in Kalama River, Washington

Woman recovering after 'vicious' OTTER attack in West Yellowstone, Montana

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143% increase in dog attacks between 2010 and 2015 for the county of Essex, UK

Charlotte Sullivan
Heart
Thu, 20 Oct 2016 18:25 UTC
Dog attack
Figures obtained by Heart following a freedom of information request, show dog attacks in Essex have increased by 143% over the last 5 years.

Between 2010 and 2015 the number of attacks by dogs here, where injury has been caused, has gone up by 278.

The figures also show that attacks on children under the age of 18 has almost doubled.

In the last 3 months alone, there have been two fatal dog attacks on children here in Essex. In August this year, 3 year old Dexter Neal was mauled to death in a garden in Halstead and then last Thursday, 4 month old Archie Darby died after being attacked by a dog at his aunt's house in Colchester.

And the trend shows no evidence of slowing down. This year alone, between January and August, there's already been 397 dog attacks in Essex.
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