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Easter processions cancelled in southern Spain due to rainstorms

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Easter processions in southern Spain have been cancelled after heavy rain from Storm Nelson, as the country was hit by strong winds and four people drowned on its storm-battered coasts.

All of the big processions in Seville on Holy Thursday were cancelled because of the rainstorms that were otherwise welcome in a region that has been experiencing a severe drought.

The processions of the Nazarenes, famous for their purple, pointed hoods, were also cancelled in Huelva and Cádiz.

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Boat

Dozens of villages flooded in Russia's Altai region

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Altai Territory flooded due to meltwater
Several dozen villages in Russia's Altai region were still flooded on Monday after snow began to melt.

The Russian Emergency Ministry said Sunday almost 500 houses in 40 villages were flooded in the region.

Three temporary accommodation centers were opened, where more than 150 people were sheltering after their houses were flooded.

AP


Cloud Precipitation

Heavy rains trigger floods, landslides in northern Italy

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Footage released by emergency services showed overflowing waterways and torrents of muddy water cascading down staircases and roadways in the town of Edolo.

At least 15 people were evacuated from the area, Italy's firebrigade Vigili del Fuoco said in a written statement.

Reuters


Snowflake

Mammoth Mountain, California, receives 3 feet of spring snow in 3 days

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Spring, who?

Yesterday, Mammoth Mountain, California, announced it had received three feet of snow in three days.

Another three to four inches of snow have fallen at Mammoth in the past 24 hours.

Today's weather is mixed, with warmer temperatures, blue skies, and winds that could impact upper mountain lift operations.


Arrow Down

Swiss avalanche at Riffelberg, near Zermatt Alps resort, kills three

The avalanche broke below a lift on the Riffelberg.
The avalanche broke below a lift on the Riffelberg.
Three people have been killed and another person injured in an avalanche at Riffelberg, near the Swiss Alpine ski resort of Zermatt.

Footage on social media showed a wall of snow crossing an off-piste sector of the Riffelberg sector of Zermatt, one of the most luxurious ski resorts in the Alps.

Authorities launched a major rescue operation despite bad weather but it was later suspended.

Heavy snowfall and very strong winds had prompted authorities to warn of a major avalanche risk in the southern Swiss Alps.

The risk was considered especially high in the Grisons and Valais cantons, both popular ski destinations.


Cloud Precipitation

Hailstorm, downpour and flooding wreaks havoc in Saudi Arabia

Municipal workers and field teams clearing the hail from major roads and streets to facilitate the resumption of normal traffic flow.
© SaudiNews50/XMunicipal workers and field teams clearing the hail from major roads and streets to facilitate the resumption of normal traffic flow.
A hailstorm on Sunday morning in Al Namas governorate, part of the Asir region, resulted in significant damage, with a video circulating on social media showing the aftermath of the event.

The footage shows numerous cars with their rear and front windows shattered due to the impact of large hailstones, alongside damage to the vehicles' exteriors.


Seismograph

Shallow magnitude 6.2 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, off the Northern Mariana Islands

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A very strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean 128 km (80 mi) from Northern Mariana Islands in the late afternoon of Tuesday, Apr 2, 2024 at 7.54 pm local time (GMT +10). The quake had a very shallow depth of 10 km (6 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.

Volcano

Costa Rica's Poas volcano awakens: ashfall and gas emissions trigger green alert

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Today, the Poas Volcano experienced one of its most significant ash eruptions in the past five years. As of noon, ash and gas emissions persisted, though details regarding the height of the plume remain undisclosed, visible from kilometers away. This morning's event marks a continuation of ongoing activity from the colossus that commenced on Friday, March 29. A volcanic eruption of such magnitude has not been witnessed since 2019.

Maarten de Moor, a volcanologist from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI), classified this eruption as passive, devoid of violent events or the expulsion of stones or incandescent material.


Attention

San Francisco Highway 1 crisis: 1,600 trapped near Big Sur after roadway crumbles

A landslide destroyed part of Highway 1 south of Rocky Creek Bridge on the Big Sur coast.
© Caltrans District 5A landslide destroyed part of Highway 1 south of Rocky Creek Bridge on the Big Sur coast.
A portion of Highway 1 in Monterey County remained closed Sunday after collapsing during Saturday's storm, state transit officials said, stranding 1,600 people on Easter weekend.

Engineers with the California Department of Transportation were assessing the slip-out that forced the closure of Highway 1 south of the Rocky Creek Bridge at Palo Colorado on Saturday, the state agency said Sunday. An estimated 1,600 residents and visitors were stranded after parts of the southbound lane collapsed. The rain was coming down at a rate of 2 inches per hour at one point, according to the National Weather Service.

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Cloud Precipitation

Severe flooding in Southern California leaves drivers stranded after 2 inches of rain in 1 hour

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Nearly two inches of rain fell on Southern California in just one hour, causing severe flooding that shut down Highway 101 and left drivers stranded. Orange County roads turned dangerous for drivers, and part of Highway 1 was washed out. NBC News' Jesse Kirsch reports.