A total of 16 whales have died after being stranded on the east coast of Scotland. Ten others were refloated after being kept alive by vets from British Divers and Marine Life Rescue. The incident between Anstruther and Pittenweem in Fife involved pilot whales, each of them approximately 20ft (6m) long. The whales that survived will be monitored for the next 24 hours to see if they re-beach.
Forth coastguard were alerted to the incident at about 07:00 BST on Sunday. Three of the whales that died were calves. The incident drew a large number of bystanders to the scene, prompting the coastguard to urge the public to stay away to allow rescue teams to carry out their duties.
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US scientists are to investigate what led 22 whales to beach themselves in Florida—killing 17 of them—one of three such incidents in North America over the weekend.
The survivors, four juveniles and one calf, are "stable" and "swimming on their own," Mase said. They are currently at the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and will likely be transported later to SeaWorld in Orlando. However, two other groups of whales swam onto beaches in North America - one in Cape Cod on Saturday and another in Canada on Sunday - an occurrence that Mase said merited further investigation.
India - Two farmers were killed and another injured today after lightning struck them in Munger district, police said. The deceased were identified as Sushil Singh (70) and Dinesh Kumar (35), Kharagpur police station's Station House Officer (SHO) Vishwajeet said.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, he said adding that the injured farmer, identified as Pachu Singh, has been admitted to a hospital.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, he said adding that the injured farmer, identified as Pachu Singh, has been admitted to a hospital.
Three persons on Saturday were killed by lightning strike in Sunsari and Nawalparasi districts. Laxmi Khadka (36) and Ganga Khadka (18) died when the lightning struck them at Bharaul VDC-6 of Sunsari where they were working in the field. Meanwhile, Jamuna Khadka (18), who was critically injured, is undergoing treatment at Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences.
A 13-year-old boy who was struck by lightning while hunting Saturday is expected to recover.
Weber County sheriff's deputies said the teen was alert and talking to family Sunday in a hospital room at Primary Children's Medical Center.
The teen and a 25-year-old relative were hunting doves on a trail near 3500 West and 4000 North in Plain City when a thunderstorm blew in Saturday afternoon.
Weber County sheriff's deputies said the teen was alert and talking to family Sunday in a hospital room at Primary Children's Medical Center.
The teen and a 25-year-old relative were hunting doves on a trail near 3500 West and 4000 North in Plain City when a thunderstorm blew in Saturday afternoon.
An Austin man and two companions survived a lightning strike that scorched the poles of their tent and left smoke wisping from their mouths.
Joshua White, 32, of Austin, his brother Colton Connelly, 23, and friend Ian Richmond, 26, both of San Antonio, were backpacking along the John Muir Trail in the Sierra Mountains of California on Aug. 14 when a storm blew in.
The three men were making camp at Guitar Lake, near Mount Whitney, which they planned to summit the next day, when it started to rain lightly, said White, who works at REI in the Gateway Shopping Center.
As they prepared lunch in the vestibule of one of the tents, the rain began to pick up. Soon, driving rain and hail were pelting the tent. The thunder grew louder until they knew the storm was right on top of them.
Joshua White, 32, of Austin, his brother Colton Connelly, 23, and friend Ian Richmond, 26, both of San Antonio, were backpacking along the John Muir Trail in the Sierra Mountains of California on Aug. 14 when a storm blew in.
The three men were making camp at Guitar Lake, near Mount Whitney, which they planned to summit the next day, when it started to rain lightly, said White, who works at REI in the Gateway Shopping Center.
As they prepared lunch in the vestibule of one of the tents, the rain began to pick up. Soon, driving rain and hail were pelting the tent. The thunder grew louder until they knew the storm was right on top of them.
North Carolina - A fire that damaged eight Fayetteville apartments Saturday appears to have been started by a lightning strike, investigators said.
Eleven residents of Woodland Village, near Raeford and Old Raeford roads in west Fayetteville, were getting aid from the Red Cross after the fire damaged the attic above their homes.
Eleven residents of Woodland Village, near Raeford and Old Raeford roads in west Fayetteville, were getting aid from the Red Cross after the fire damaged the attic above their homes.
The degree of damage handed out by Isaac has thankfully been but a sliver of what Katrina caused seven years earlier, but the latest storm has managed to be impressively ravaging still. Isaac has so far taken at least seven lives.
Now with the worst of the storm behind the state of Louisiana, residents are returning to their homes - or what's left - and taking inventory of the destruction caused by the Isaac and assessing the devastation.
Now with the worst of the storm behind the state of Louisiana, residents are returning to their homes - or what's left - and taking inventory of the destruction caused by the Isaac and assessing the devastation.
Animal rescuers helped move 39 dolphins to deeper water after they became stranded at a Cape Cod beach.
A spokeswoman for the International Fund for Animal Welfare told the Cape Cod Times that members of her group responded Saturday night to a report of stranded dolphins at Thumpertown Beach in Eastham.
The spokeswoman, Kerry Branon, says all 39 dolphins appear to be safe for the time being. She believes the dolphins are part of a larger pod that includes up to 100 dolphins.
A spokeswoman for the International Fund for Animal Welfare told the Cape Cod Times that members of her group responded Saturday night to a report of stranded dolphins at Thumpertown Beach in Eastham.
The spokeswoman, Kerry Branon, says all 39 dolphins appear to be safe for the time being. She believes the dolphins are part of a larger pod that includes up to 100 dolphins.
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Officlas of forest and wild life departemnt showing dead cranes at Pakki Tibbi village in Bathinda on Sunday.
Officlas of forest and wild life departemnt showing dead cranes at Pakki Tibbi village in Bathinda on Sunday.
Pakki Tibbi village was never known for its wildlife attractions but the problem of water logging provided favourable conditions to the common cranes to make colonies on kikar trees along the Abohar-Fazilka railways line adjacent to the village.
"Young birds of the specie die every year when their attempts to fly fail, but deaths of mature cranes this season is new phenomenon. Now, the death rate has decreased, but around 40-50 cranes were dying daily till a few days back," said Amreek Singh, a villager.
Four common cranes died during an hour-long stay of the HT team at the colony of cranes on Sunday. Birds fell unconscious before dying.
A few days back, forest range officer Jeeta Singh had collected some of the dead birds. However, no postmortem was conducted to find out the reason behind their deaths.
