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A map of Illeret, Marsabit County, where four people are feared dead after floods hit the area.
A map of Illeret, Marsabit County, where four people are feared dead after floods hit the area.
Speaking to the Nation on Wednesday, Illeret Location Chief Michael Moroto said a woman, her three sons and two other children drowned in the floods on Monday and Tuesday nights. He said more than 40 houses had been swept away by the waters.
Some villagers were forced to climb trees to avoid being swept away by the raging waters. James Korie, an MCA aspirant from the area, said at least 900 goats had been swept away and the area was inaccessible.
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Mother Kabuntalan town in Maguindanao province is a virtual waterworld, with 17 barangays under water and nearly 4,000 families displaced by floods.
Mother Kabuntalan town in Maguindanao province is a virtual waterworld, with 17 barangays under water and nearly 4,000 families displaced by floods.
According to Mother Kabuntalan Administrator Anwar Salik, at least 17 barangays in the town are under water, including key facilities such as the Municipal Hall, PNP station and several schools.
The local government unit said it was constantly monitoring the situation to determine those needing help to move to dry areas or get relilef.
Six major Máori departmental gods represented by wooden godsticks: left to right, Tūmatauenga, Tāwhirimātea, Tāne, Tangaroa, Rongo, and Haumia
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A cougar
A cougar
Wardens received a report on Saturday, May 27 that a man sustained minor injuries from an encounter with a mountain lion near Boundary Mountain North of Libby on Friday morning.
The man, whose name has not been released, told investigators he was trying to drag out a log he had cut for firewood when he was hit by the mountain lion and knocked into a tree.
His report goes on to say that he swung back at the animal and hit it before running to his truck.
He told FWP wardens that he scared the lion off with his truck after the animal approached him a second time.
Wardens say the man received superficial scratches to the side of his face and stomach. He reportedly did not seek medical attention.
Foreign aid arrives as Sri Lanka flood toll exceeds 200
Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake said 16 countries had rushed relief supplies and medicine to assist more than 600,000 people who were driven away from their homes following Friday's monsoon deluge.
"We also have a lot of enquiries from other countries and organisations wanting to know our immediate needs. We are moved by the spontaneous response," Karunanayake told reporters in the capital, Colombo.
India and Pakistan have also deployed medical teams on the ground in some of the worst-affected areas, he said.
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) confirmed the death toll rose to 202 after the discovery of more landslide victims beneath tonnes of mud in Sri Lanka's hard-hit southwest.
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'They attack people who come to close or enter their territory,' the spokesman said. 'Sometimes they pretend to attack but some people have actually been pecked, resulting in nasty head wounds.' The young buzzards will likely leave the nest within six weeks or so, and then the wood can be reopened to the public.
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Witnesses feared that it was the 'end of the world' they said, so violent was the swirling tornado
Witnesses feared that it was the 'end of the world' they said, so violent was the swirling tornado
But although residents were terrified by the event, luckily nobody was badly injured. The unusual tornado - which is known as a 'snake'- has a conical shape connecting both ends of the wind swirl as it spirals high into the sky. The State Civil Protection Coordination service said that is called a 'feeder' or energy feeder.
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The incident took place at Harihar village when the boys were standing under a mango tree to avoid getting drenched in rain, Khaira police station in-charge Srikant Kumar said.
While three boys, identified as Dilkhush Kumar (13), Suraj Kumar (12) and Vipin Kumar (13) died on the spot, another 13 year-old boy Rajiv Kumar sustained burn injuries, he said.
The injured was admitted to a government hospital, the police officer added.
Source: Press Trust of India
Comment: Elsewhere across Asia recently 2 teenagers out on a motorcycle were killed by a lightning strike in Myanmar while a farmer in Bangladesh also succumbed after being hit.
Comment: For more in-depth reading see: Earth Changes and the Human Cosmic Connection by Pierre Lescaudron, and Laura Knight-Jadczyk