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At least 7 die in mountains near Tehran, Iran during heavy snowfall, blizzard


Tasnim News Agency
Sat, 26 Dec 2020 15:21 UTC
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The number of climbers who died in incidents in mountains north of the Iranian capital on Friday has reached seven, while twelve others remain missing, the managing director of the Tehran Red Crescent Society said.

Shahin Fat'hi told Tasnim on Saturday that 13 climbers had been reported missing after an incident occurred on the summit of Kolakchal.

Of those, three have returned home while seven are confirmed dead and the other three have not been found yet, he said.

Fat'hi added that there has been no trace of twelve more hikers who went missing in Darabad and Ahar mountain areas as well as another area north of Tehran.

The search and rescue operation will continue on Sunday morning using helicopters, the official went on to say.

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Massive hailstorm hits Port Motueka, New Zealand

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Sat, 26 Dec 2020 15:14 UTC
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Crazy weather! Massive hail storm hits New Zealand, Port Motueka.

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30 cm of snow with strong winds closes roads in Croatia


Croatia Week
Sat, 26 Dec 2020 14:23 UTC
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Snow and sleet has been falling this morning in Gorski Kotar and Lika, as well as in Banovina, Moslavina, and western Slavonia in Croatia.

According to the latest information, snow cover is the highest in Gorski Kotar where 30 centimetres fell in the village of Begovo Razdolje in Mrkopalj.

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Lightning strike kills 3 children from one family in Malawi

Synd Kalimbuka
Malawi 24
Sat, 26 Dec 2020 13:03 UTC
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Three children from one family have died after being struck by lightning at their house in the area of Sub-Traditional Authority Nkapita in Zomba district.

According to Member of Parliament for Zomba Lisanjala Dr William Susuwele Banda, the incident happened yesterday around 3 O'clock in the afternoon.

Banda who was at Chisenjere Parish where he organised Christmas Choir competition luncheon as one way to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, was requested to assist in transportation of the children struck by the lightning to Mmambo health centre for medical assistance.
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World Snow Wrap, December 25 - Epic powder days in the US, Canada and Japan


Mountain Watch
Thu, 24 Dec 2020 12:32 UTC
Dylan Siggers having a fun time in Fernie, BC on Dec 20
© Steve ReedDylan Siggers having a fun time in Fernie, BC on Dec 20.
Merry Christmas and if you are lucky enough to be somewhere snowy in the Northern Hemisphere, we hope you're getting in a few Chrissy day turns. Not long to go before we say goodbye (or good riddance) to 2020 and it looks like there will be plenty of powder to wrap up the year with snow on the way in Japan, Europe, Canada and the US.

Canada

It has been a pretty good week in Canada with solid snow storms earlier in the week delivering some pre-Christmas powder to Whistler, Interior BC and the Banff resorts. There are some very impressive 7-day totals through to Tuesday with Revelstoke and Kicking Horse getting 105cms, Fernie 83cms, Whistler 83cms on the upper mountain while Big White received 60cms. After a couple of days of settled weather, another storm is due Christmas Day with Whistler Blackcomb likely to receive 15-20cms over the weekend while resorts in Interior BC are expected to get around 10cms.

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Three killed after being struck by lightning in South Africa - 8 such deaths in 2 weeks

Erica Abrahams
The Citizen (South Africa)
Fri, 25 Dec 2020 11:58 UTC
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MEC Hlomuka has also expressed his concern at the increasing number of incidents where lightning strikes kill people in the province.

Parents of a six-month-old baby lost their lives in eManyiseni under uMhlabuyalingana Municipality in Northern KZN, when lightning struck their home on 23 December.

In a separate incident in Jozini ward 15 in the Ndabeni area, a 70-year-old man was fatally injured after being struck by lightning.

Inclement weather conditions continue to wreak havoc across rural KZN communities.
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Roads and streets turned into rivers in Lusaka, Zambia

PAINFUL EARTH
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Thu, 24 Dec 2020 18:35 UTC
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Natural disasters 22 December 2020. Africa is flooded. Roads and streets turned into rivers in Lusaka, Zambia.

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Vehicles swept away by flash floods in Jijel Province, Algeria - 5.5 inches of rain in 24 hours

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Wed, 23 Dec 2020 19:27 UTC
Flooding struck in Jijel Province, Algeria 21 December 2020
© Algeria Civil ProtectionFlooding struck in Jijel Province, Algeria 21 December 2020
Floods struck in the province of Jijel in northern Algeria after heavy rain from late 20 December 2020.

The weather station at Jijel-Achouat near Taher recorded over 140mm of rain in 24 hours to 21 December.

Civil Protection said they rescued 17 people in affected areas of Jijel Province, including the cities of Taher and Jijel, the provincial capital.

News agency Algeria Press Service (APS) reported that flooding caused the partial collapse of the El Kantara wadi bridge in Laâkabi district and swept away at least 18 vehicles in the area.

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Flash floods hit Rio De Janeiro State, Brazil - almost 9 inches of rain in 24 hours

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Wed, 23 Dec 2020 19:01 UTC
Officials in Duque de Caxias city reported that Tuesday's storm left 150 people homeless and destroyed three houses
Officials in Duque de Caxias city reported that Tuesday's storm left 150 people homeless and destroyed three houses
Southern Brazil has seen further heavy rain and flooding, this time in Rio de Janeiro State where at least 1 fatality was reported.

The floods in Rio de Janeiro come days after at least 12 people died and 9 were missing after severe flooding and landslides in Santa Catarina State.

In Rio de Janeiro State, at least one person died and 3 houses collapsed after severe floods in the Baixada Fluminense Region on 22 December 2020. Flash flooding turned streets to rivers, dragging vehicles along. Infrastructure was severely damaged. The municipalities of Duque de Caxias and Magé were the worst affected, according to local media reports.

Xerém in the municipality of Duque de Caxias recorded 224.2mm of rain in 24 hours to 23 December 2020.


Comment: João Monlevade in the state of Minas Gerais also suffered severe flooding:



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Punishing snow moves into Manitoba, totals skyrocket to 70 cm (27.5 inches) in Alberta town


Yahoo! News
Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:11 UTC
Alberta begins to dig out after 40+ cm of snow buries towns
Alberta begins to dig out after 40+ cm of snow buries towns
With the Pacific low tracking further east and pushing snow into northern Ontario, conditions are beginning to ease up on the Prairies. Snow is all but gone in Alberta and it will taper off in Saskatchewan in the overnight hours. However, heavy snow in Manitoba won't subside until Wednesday morning.

Coupled with strong winds, this will make for difficult travel. Saskatchewan will also see some blowing snow Wednesday morning, so caution is advised before venturing out on the roads.

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