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According to wildlife protection activists, out of the 17 deaths due to wild elephant attacks reported in the state so far this year, at least 14 victims were from the tribal communities. Kali, 63 of Attapadi in Palakkad and Arumugahm, 67, of Meppadi in Wayanad are the latest in the list. The two were killed last week.
Changes in behaviour of elephants owing to illegal human interventions in forests and evading traditional knowledge among the people of tribal communities in understanding the forests and the wildlife are pointed out by experts as possible reasons for the tribal persons coming under fatal attack of wild elephants.
According to Dophuchen Mangmi, who led gewog officials to the site, a three-hour walk from the nearest road, the lightning strike occurred between 4 am and 4:30 am. Of the 25 cattle belonging to four households, 10 survived the incident.
A couple who had been tending to the herd escaped unharmed, although some of their belongings were reportedly burned in the strike.
Local authorities are compiling a report, which will be submitted to the dzongkhag administration before being forwarded to the relevant ministry for further action.
Among the counties and cities most affected by the ANM weather warnings for bad weather are Brașov, Vâlcea, Dâmbovița, Arad, as seen in the images posted by Meteoplus on its Facebook page.
In Brașov, in the Râșnov area, torrential rain flooded entire streets, which were also covered in "lumps" of hail.
In Nicolae Bălcescu commune in Vâlcea county, people's yards were covered with a layer of hail, which looks like snow, even though we are officially past the middle of spring.
Devastating landslide in Oran, Algeria
Civil Protection authorities reported that the final toll from the incident reached four deaths from one family (a mother and three children). The collapse also injured 13 other people, aged between 12 and 75 years, who were given first aid and transferred to the hospital.
According to the same source, the incident led to the collapse of five tin houses in a place called "Ard Shabat" in the municipality and district of Oran, where the rescue operation began around midnight. To retrieve the victims, 150 Civil Protection personnel from various ranks, four trucks, five ambulances, and a search and rescue team for rugged areas, along with a team supported by trained dogs, were deployed.
According to foreign media, the incident occurred near a gas station, specifically in the car wash area near a shopping mall on the Samsun-Ordu highway.
The landslide, which was caused by rocks and soil falling from a nearby mountain, trapped the vehicle and search and rescue teams have been dispatched to the area.
According to initial reports, one person was rescued from the rubble, while a father lost his life in the landslide along with his two daughters.
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What actually happened with Anthony Andrewin
As per reports, the pig broke free from its pen in the village and was in Andrewin's yard. When Andrewin tried to escape from pig and attempted to drive it away, the animal turned on him and bit him in the leg, causing a massive wound.
Andrewin was being taken for treatment but reportedly died from excessive bleeding along the way to the hospital. Shedding light on the incident, the Chairman of the Village, Jason Altschaft said that the village has been having some issues with domestic pigs because many owners have not been able to keep their animals penned.
© ReutersMount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano spewing vulcanic materials during an eruption as seen from Pululera village in East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara province on April 27, 2025.
According to Indonesia's Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation, the ash column from both eruptions reached a height of 4,000m.
Witness accounts said the latest eruption was accompanied by a loud bang.
Authorities warned residents and visitors to stay at least 6km away from the centre of Lewotobi Laki-Laki.
© Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology/EPA-EFEAsh and smoke rises from Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon province, Philippines, on Monday morning.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised Bulusan's alert status from 0 to 1 on its five-level scale, signalling low-level volcanic unrest and warning of possible phreatic eruptions.
Before the eruption, which occurred between 4.36am and 5am on Monday, the institute had recorded 53 volcanic earthquakes over a 24-hour period and local officials reported rumbling sounds.
Two youth were killed and four others injured in a lightning strike in in Katriki village, Kowthalam mandal on Sunday. The deceased were identified as 18-year-old Ashok, and 19-year-old Balaiah.
A group of youth had gathered to play cricket in an open field on Sunday. During play, the weather changed, bringing rain, and light winds. The youngsters wrapped up the game and were leaving when lightning struck. Ashok, and Balaiah died on the spot.
The four others who suffered injuries were rushed to the nearby government hospital, doctors informed that the condition of two is critical.
