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Two brothers killed in lightning strike in Chhattisgarh, India


Outlook
Tue, 28 Jul 2020 19:04 UTC
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Two brothers were killed when they were struck by lightning in a village in Chhattisgarhs Jashpur district on Tuesday, police said.

The incident took place around 11 am when the victims, identified as Janku Sai (29) and his brother Janak Sai (25), were sowing paddy saplings in their field in Dumariya village under the Farsabahar police station area, a local police official said.

While they were working in the field, heavy rainfall started following which they took shelter under a nearby tree where lightning struck, killing the duo on the spot, he said.

A case has been registered and compensation will be provided to the family of the deceased as per government norms, the official added.

Source: PTI
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Tragedy on the football field as 2 female footballers killed by lightning strikes in Mexico


RT
Tue, 28 Jul 2020 18:56 UTC
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A women's soccer league match in Mexico ended in tragedy as two players were killed by lightning, while three others required treatment for severe burns and other injuries.

The game, which took place in Mexico's Tlahuac municipality on Monday, was interrupted by heavy rainfall after halftime.

The players were ordered to leave the field, but five footballers returned to retrieve the ball. Tragically, lightning struck the pitch just as they stepped onto the grass.

The five women were immediately taken to a nearby hospital, where two of them died. The three others suffered second-degree burns, and were reported to be in a stable condition.
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At least 11 people die in lightning strikes in West Bengal, India


NDTV
Mon, 27 Jul 2020 13:49 UTC
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At least 11 people died and four others injured in lightning strikes in West Bengal's Bankura, Purba Bardhaman and Howrah districts on Monday, as thunderstorms affected parts of the southern areas of the state, official sources said.

Five people each died in Bankura and Purba Bardhaman, and one person in Howrah district.

In Bankura, two persons, including a woman, died in Onda and Bankura Sadar police station areas when lightning struck the fields where they were working, sources said.

Two others also died in Onda area, and another one in Gangajalghati.
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Man dies after being struck by lightning at Stampede Reservoir, California

Kenzie Margiott
mynews4.com
Mon, 27 Jul 2020 13:42 UTC
Man dies after being struck by lightning at Stampede Reservoir over the weekend
© KRNVMan dies after being struck by lightning at Stampede Reservoir over the weekend
A 47-year-old man is dead after he was struck by lightning over the weekend.

According to officials, Eugene Arao and his son were on a jet ski on Saturday, July 25 when lightning struck them at Stampede Reservoir west of Reno.

Authorities say the Arao's son was also injured as a result of the strike.

The National Weather Service in Reno would like to remind you, "when thunder rolls, get indoors."

Arao's death marks the 9th lightning-related fatality in the United States this year.
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German tourist dies after being struck by lightning in Romania's Rodnei Mountains


Romania Insider
Tue, 28 Jul 2020 13:26 UTC
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A German tourist died after being struck by lightning while hiking in Romania's Rodnei Mountains, Stiri.tvr.ro reported.

He was part of a larger group of German tourists, who descended from the mountains this morning, July 28.

Mountain rescuers from two counties were dispatched to help save the tourists, who were caught in a storm, in an area without any shelters. They had set out on a hike on Saturday, July 25.

A doctor who was part of the group tried to help the 32-year old German tourist hit by lightning but could not save him.

The body of the victim was brought to the Bistrița morgue.
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Symbolism: Washington DC lightning display astonishes onlookers - 'Never seen an electrical storm like this'

Jason Samenow, Jeff Halverson and Kevin Ambrose
Washington Post
Fri, 24 Jul 2020 08:26 UTC
One of many lightning flashes in Washington last night
© Kevin AmbroseOne of many lightning flashes in Washington last night.
Powerful thunderstorms consolidated over the D.C. area Thursday evening, releasing a dramatic and memorable outburst of thunder and lightning while also dispensing tremendous rainfall. Energized by stifling heat and humidity, it was the fourth day in a row of vigorous summer storms in some locations.

On social media, eyewitnesses described the jarring claps of thunder and the strobe-light-like lightning display as among the most extreme they had seen:

"[T]hat was some of the loudest, sustained thunder and lightning I've ever been through," tweeted Jim Groves in Hyattsville.

"I've never seen an electrical storm like this," tweeted The Weather Channel's Justin Michaels.

"I'm not prone to hyperbole but this takes the cake for the most intense lightning event since the derecho," tweeted WTOP's Dave Dildine.


Comment: Meanwhile from earlier this week: Symbolism: Dramatic video shows moment lightning strikes behind Statue of Liberty

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Mexico flooding: Tropical depression Hanna drenches north, floods streets


BBC
Mon, 27 Jul 2020 20:39 UTC
In Saltillo, a van was dragged into the waters
© EPAIn Saltillo, a van was dragged into the waters
Streets in Monterrey in northern Mexico were flooded by heavy rains from tropical depression Hanna on Sunday.

The US National Hurricane Center has warned that continued rains could trigger flash flooding and mudslides in the the northern states of Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas on Monday.

Hanna became the first hurricane of the North Atlantic hurricane season before it was downgraded to a tropical storm.

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Hurricane Douglas nears Hawaii, brings high winds and rain - Update: Islands dodge direct hit

Audrey McAvoy
The Epoch Times
Sun, 26 Jul 2020 19:28 UTC
Hurricane Douglas Hawaii satellite
© NOAAHurricane Douglas approximately 500 miles east of Hawaii at 4:10 a.m. HST on July 25, 2020.
Hawaii prepared for the onslaught of Hurricane Douglas on Sunday, with predictions of high winds, rain and storm surge.

"It's definitely going to be a triple threat," said National Weather Service meteorologist Vanessa Almanza said.

Rainfall from the storm can be anywhere from 5-15 inches. It's "probably not a good day to go to the beach," Almanza said.

Douglas weakened Saturday to a Category 1 hurricane as it approached Hawaii, but officials warned people should not be lulled into complacency. The National Weather Service said Douglas should remain a hurricane as it moves through the islands Sunday.

Comment: Hawaii avoided direct landfall:


But residents of Oahu & Kauai will still have to be vigilant:


Hawaii residents post to Twitter:



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Five more killed as heavy rain plays havoc in Karachi, Pakistan for second day


The Express Tribune
Tue, 28 Jul 2020 19:07 UTC
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As many as 10 people, including a child, have died in the last two days of rainfall in the city

At least five more people were killed due to electrocution and structural collapse as the ongoing monsoon spell turned many roads in Karachi into rivers of filthy rainwater and left many houses and shops flooded on Monday. The Sindh government, though, insisted that the situation "could have been worse."

Two labourers were electrocuted to death at a marble factory in Mowach Goth. According to Mochko SHO Waseem, four workers were trying to drain rainwater from the factory with a suction pump when they were electrocuted. Two of them, identified as Muhammad Moosa, 45, and Waheed, 30, died on the spot.

Separately, a man received an electric shock and died while turning on a water pumping machine in Orangi Town. According to Pakistan Bazaar SHO Iqbal Tunio, the deceased, identified as Muhammad Rafiq, 45, was handed over to the family after the completion of medico-legal formalities.

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Four dead, 4 missing, property destroyed as flood wreak havoc in Abuja, Nigeria

Omeiza Ajayi & Abayomi Adeshida
Vanguard
Sat, 25 Jul 2020 11:41 UTC
Photos of the extent of damage suffered
© Abayomi AdeshidaPhoto of the extent of damage suffered by residents of Police Estate, Dakwa, Deidei, as an heavy downpour wreaked havoc and caused a flood that destroyed properties estimated to worth hundreds of millions of naira across the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
It was a tale of woes for some residents of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Abuja on Saturday following hours of heavy downpour which led to flooding in several parts of the territory.

At the end of the downpour which lasted for between six to eight hours, five residents had been swept away and several houses and cars destroyed while six people who were rescued from the rampaging flood are currently hospitalized. Of the five swept away, one of the bodies has been recovered while four are still missing as of press time.

Areas mostly affected were the Police Estate in Dei-Dei, Gwagwalada, Dawaki, Zuba and Giri. In all the areas, houses and cars were submerged in the flood.

In Zuba where the rain started around 2am, several houses were washed away while the flood also cut the bridge linking Ikwa, Yimi and other villages in Zuba.

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