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Heavy snowfall created traffic problems in areas of the Kingdom on Wednesday night.
Heavy snowfall created traffic problems in areas of the Kingdom on Wednesday night.
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Muhammad Haneif, a resident of Halla Dhandrath, at present Ashari Nai Basti, Ramban, claimed that more than one hundred of his goats have died due to some mysterious disease in Nai Basti of Ramban town, since the past three days.
The doctors of the sheep husbandry department have been unable to detect the cause of death. "We have collected samples from the dead animals to ascertain the cause behind their death. As soon as the results come, we will have a better picture," a sheep husbandry officer said.
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People outside their houses are seen along a street after an earthquake in Coquimbo, Chile on Jan. 19, 2019.
People outside their houses are seen along a street after an earthquake in Coquimbo, Chile on Jan. 19, 2019.
The quake struck at a depth of 53 kilometers (33 miles) with an epicenter some 15 km southwest of Coquimbo, USGS said.
An elderly man and an elderly woman from Coquimbo suffered cardiac arrests as a result of the quake, police said, while there were several landslides reported on national highways.
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According to the spokesperson of Mozambique's National Institute for Disaster Management (INGC) in the province, Maria Luciano, "so far at least 25 people have been killed by lightning in the province since the rainy season began on October 1, and in the same period the bad weather also destroyed 450 houses, affecting about 2,500 people", Luciano was quoted as saying by state-controlled Radio Mozambique on Friday.
The official said that some affected families have already begun to rebuild their homes and others are waiting for INGC support.
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Videos shared by Moscow residents show heavy snowstorm coupled with occasional streaks of lightning, while growls of thunder are also heard.
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An aerial view shows an informal tent settlement housing Syrian refugees in the area of Delhamiyeh, in the central Bekaa Valley.
An aerial view shows an informal tent settlement housing Syrian refugees in the area of Delhamiyeh, in the central Bekaa Valley.
Storm Miriam - also referred to by some Lebanese officials as Storm Tracy - is the second to hit the Eastern Mediterranean country this month after Norma, which struck on January 6.
One person was killed and 10 injured on Tuesday in a vehicle collision caused by poor visibility, the Daily Star said.
The first storm had a devastating effect on more than 20,000 refugees living in tents in eastern Lebanon's Bekaa Valley and areas in the country's north, displacing many whose shelters were either flooded or destroyed by snow.
Comment: Details of the earlier storm referred to above: Storm packing snow and rain paralyzes parts of Lebanon
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Comment: Elsewhere across Europe in the Balkans the following image has emerged on social media from Bosnia and Herzegovina depicting the extraordinary depth of the snow for some parts of that region:
Stunning snow impression on Prokoško lake (BiH) today, Jan 17th - thanks to Jasmin Begovic for the report! pic.twitter.com/D842kxHNz1
— severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) January 17, 2019
While from Poland during the past week the following images were posted:
*DEEP* snow at higher elevations in the Karkonosze National Park today, January 17! Report: @Karkonoski_PN pic.twitter.com/0YFsB1fUTN
— severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) January 17, 2019
Big snow at Chata Wuja Toma, Silesian Beskids, Poland on January 15. Report: Kataklizmy w Polsce i na świecie pic.twitter.com/X7RM1iIsjn
— severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) January 17, 2019
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Mt Merapi in the evening of Jan 15, 2019.
Mt Merapi in the evening of Jan 15, 2019.
On its official twitter account, the BPPTKG recorded nine lava falls between 00.00 and 6 a.m. local time on that day.
The distance that the lava slid could not be observed, as haze shrouded the volcano. According to seismic data, the duration of the lava falls was 14 to 36 seconds.
The epicenter, with a depth of 45.06 km, was initially determined to be at 19.2079 degrees south latitude and 168.6329 degrees east longitude.
The tremors hit the Northern East Pacific Rise at 16:40 GMT, 1,026 kilometers (about 640 miles) northeast the Mexican city of Acapulco.
The epicenter of the earthquake was located at the depth of 10 kilometers.
There are no reports about any injured, or killed people by the earthquake. No tsunami alert has been declared.
The Mexican Pacific coast is located in the so-called Ring of Fire, a seismically active zone that is often hit by powerful earthquakes.
Comment: This seems to be very similar to an event that happened last month (December, 2018) in another part of the country, see: Over 50 cows mysteriously found dead in India's Ganjam district.