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Two men killed by lightning strike while cutting tree limbs in Wilmington, North Carolina

wbtv.com
Wed, 05 Aug 2020 09:57 UTC

Wilmington police say two men were killed after they were struck by lightning while cutting tree limbs Wednesday morning.

According to the Wilmington Police Department, the incident happened in the 6200 block of North Bradley Overlook in the Bradley Creek area around 11:50 a.m.

The homeowner, 77-year-old Ralph Thomas Wallace, and his friend, 42-year-old Moo Saw Kefauver, were both pronounced dead at the scene.

A nearby house also suffered damage from the strike, including a small attic fire, but no one was injured.

Three cranes collapse at India's biggest container port near Mumbai

Yahoo UK
Wed, 05 Aug 2020 17:09 UTC

Storms have brought floods and mudslides to Mumbai as well as causing the collapse of three cranes at JNPT.

Three cranes collapsed at India's largest container port on the outskirts of Mumbai due to strong winds on Wednesday, police and port officials said.

Heavy rainfall has hit India's west coast since Monday night, flooding parts of the financial capital. Wind speeds picked up on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.

No one was injured when the cranes collapsed at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Navi Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Kumar said in a Tweet.

The port is still assessing the impact of the collapse on the operations, its chairman, Sanjay Sethi, told Reuters.

Reuters

Comment: Less than a week ago a giant crane collapsed at another Indian shipyard killing at least 11 people.

Heavy rainfall batters Mumbai, India - nearly 8 inches in 4 hours, flooding stops trains

Purva Chitnis
NDTV
Wed, 05 Aug 2020 19:25 UTC

Heavy rain overnight and this morning battered several parts of Mumbai, leading to flooding and travel chaos.

This is the heaviest spell of rain in the financial capital since 2005, Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray told NDTV.

"198 mm rain in four hours is a huge amount of rain. Any city in the world will collapse with such rain," Mr Thackeray said. The local trains, a lifeline for Mumbai's 20 million residents, have been stopped in the city and all offices, except emergency services are closed.

Mumbai and a few neighbouring district are on red alert for "extremely heavy rainfall" today and tomorrow. Apart from Mumbai, the alert has been issued for Thane, Pune, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts of Maharashtra. The rain and its severe impact come at a time Mumbai is struggling with coronavirus cases.

89 killed by lightning during first 6 months of 2020 in Madhya Pradesh, India - more than for entire year prior

Outlook
Wed, 05 Aug 2020 12:29 UTC

The IMD has alerted that due to the environmental changes, the threat of lightning during the current monsoon season has increased in Madhya Pradesh, where 89 people lost their lives due to lightning strikes in the first six months of this year.

This figure of lightning strike victims in the state till June this year is more than what it was during the entire year in 2019, an official said.

"In the current monsoon season, the threat of lightning strikes has increased as compared to last year due to the environmental changes," India Meteorological Department (IMD) senior scientist, Vedprakash Singh Chandel, told PTI on Wednesday.

"Because of this, the wind speed during thunderstorm and hailstorm was found significantly high," he said.

According to the official, in the last six months- from January to June- 89 people were killed in lightning strikes, as compared to 82 in entire 2019.

Hurricane Isiais hits South and North Carolina

Chave Weather
YouTube
Tue, 04 Aug 2020 18:27 UTC

Flooding on Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Hurricane Isiais causes flooding and fires in North and South Carolina, USA including Wilmington, Jacksonville and Myrtle Beach. August 3rd & 4th, 2020.

Typhoon Hagupit hits east China bringing floods with waves 4.2 metres high

Chave Weather
South China Morning Post
Tue, 04 Aug 2020 18:13 UTC

Satellite image released by Nasa shows Typhoon Hagupit over Taiwan (centre left) on Monday.

A typhoon brought high winds and heavy rains to China's eastern coastal areas on Tuesday and was headed towards the financial hub of Shanghai.

China's National Meteorological Centre said Typhoon Hagupit made landfall in Zhejiang province around 3.30am, with winds blowing up to 136.8km/h (85mph) at its centre.

It was moving north at around 25km/h in the direction of Shanghai, which was overcast on Tuesday morning with rain expected in the afternoon. Hagupit was expected to gradually turn in a north-easterly direction, heading out to sea again on Wednesday morning and moving towards the Korean peninsula.

At least 6 killed in lightning strikes in Odisha, India

The Tribune (India)
Mon, 03 Aug 2020 16:40 UTC

At least six people, including two children, were killed and two others injured after being hit by lightning in separate incidents in Odisha's Balasore and Bhadrak district on Monday, police said.

While two children and a farmer died in Balasore district, three others died in neighbouring Bhadrak district, they said.

A 12-year-old girl had gone to tie Rakhi to her cousin brother aged 15 years at Mandagaon village under Khantapada police station limit when lightning struck and both the children died on the spot while two others present nearby were injured.

Summer flooding in Jazan, Saudi Arabia

BIG LOUIS TV
Mon, 03 Aug 2020 11:49 UTC

Flooding in Jazan, Saudi Arabia continuous to disrupt human activities. Serious flooding arising from heavy rainfalls has led to the death of about 30 people in Saudi Arabia and counting.

Landslides and flash floods have also caused more damage to property and live in Saudi Arabia. I hereby entreat everybody to pray for the people of Saudi Arabia at this point in time.
Stay Strong our hearts are with you.

Tropical Storm Sinlaku brings flooding rains to Vietnam, Laos and Thailand - up to 14 inches in 24 hours

Floodlist
Mon, 03 Aug 2020 11:09 UTC

Tropical Storm Sinlaku

At least 2 people have died in flash flooding in Vietnam after heavy rainfall brought by Tropical Storm Sinlaku. Meanwhile hundreds of homes have been flooded as the storm dumped heavy rainfall making its way over Laos and Thailand.

According to Thailand's meteorological department, the storm is now expected to move towards Myanmar, where flooding from heavy monsoon rainfall has recently affected thousands of people in recent days.

Vietnam

Vietnam's Disaster Management Authority said strong winds and heavy rain from Sinlaku caused damages in Quang Ninh, Hoa Binh, Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Binh Dinh provinces on 02 August, 2020. Cam Pha in Quang Ninh recorded 368mm of rain in 24 hours to 02 August. Further heavy rainfall is expected in the wake of the storm.

One fatality was reported in Quang Ninh Province after a flooding caused a river embankment to fail. Another person died in died in flood waters in Hoa Binh Province. Around 2,500 hectares of crops have been flooded.

Lightning bolt hits high-voltage power lines causing massive fireball in Shenyang, China

Billie Thomson
Daily Mail
Mon, 03 Aug 2020 16:12 UTC

A lightning bolt has ignited a massive fireball over a Chinese city after it struck high-voltage power lines.

Footage shows a loud bang rocking the city of Shenyang today before a blaze broke out seconds after, leaving residents in shock.

The blast occurred near several tower blocks but caused no casualties, according to the country's state media.

The event took place during the evening rush hour in the Tiexi District of Shenyang, the provincial capital of Liaoning, reported state broadcaster CCTV.

A flash of lightning hit the transmission lines nearly a residential compound, sparking a fire on the grass underneath.

The incident did not cause any damage to the public facility or interrupt the local electrical services, the outlet claimed.

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Two men killed by lightning strike while cutting tree limbs in Wilmington, North Carolina

Three cranes collapse at India's biggest container port near Mumbai

Heavy rainfall batters Mumbai, India - nearly 8 inches in 4 hours, flooding stops trains

89 killed by lightning during first 6 months of 2020 in Madhya Pradesh, India - more than for entire year prior

Hurricane Isiais hits South and North Carolina

Typhoon Hagupit hits east China bringing floods with waves 4.2 metres high

At least 6 killed in lightning strikes in Odisha, India

Summer flooding in Jazan, Saudi Arabia

Tropical Storm Sinlaku brings flooding rains to Vietnam, Laos and Thailand - up to 14 inches in 24 hours

Lightning bolt hits high-voltage power lines causing massive fireball in Shenyang, China

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