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Volcano

Shiveluch Volcano erupts in Russia after 7.0 magnitude earthquake


NDTV
Sun, 18 Aug 2024 12:49 UTC
The report said the ash column has risen as high as 8 kilometres above the sea level.
The report said the ash column has risen as high as 8 kilometres above the sea level.
Russia's Shiveluch volcano in the Kamchatka region erupted after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck off the eastern coast of the country, local media reported on Sunday.

The volcano has started to "spew ash and lava", the state-owned TASS news agency reported, citing the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

"The eruption of the Shiveluch volcano has begun... According to visual evaluations, the ash column is rising as high as 8 kilometres above the sea level," the report quoted scientists as saying.

Earlier on Saturday night (local time), a 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted a sea area off the east coast of Kamchatka.


Comment: Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes off Russian Far East

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Fire

Türkiye battles wildfires, rural fires across country


Daily Sabah
Fri, 16 Aug 2024 10:59 UTC
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire in the Yamanlar neighborhood in Izmir's Karşıyaka district, Aug. 16,
© AAFirefighters try to extinguish a fire in the Yamanlar neighborhood in Izmir's Karşıyaka district, Aug. 16, 2024.
Firefighters across Türkiye mobilized to extinguish wildfires and rural fires, some of which reached residential areas on Friday.

"Today, a total of 47 fires have broken out across the country, including forest and rural fires. Of these, 30 have been brought under control, while our efforts to contain the remaining 17 are ongoing," said Ibrahim Yumaklı, the country's agriculture and forestry minister.

In addition to forest teams, local municipalities, police, Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), and gendarmerie personnel are contributing to the firefighting efforts with their vehicles, the Presidential Communications Directorate said, adding that five firefighting planes, 15 helicopters, and other squads are assisting the firefighting efforts.

In Izmir, evacuations were ordered in several neighborhoods and an animal shelter in the area was also evacuated.

Roads leading to the affected zones were closed, with gendarmerie and police enforcing security measures.

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Cloud Lightning

Nine killed, 12 injured in separate lightning strike incidents in Odisha, India

Shubham Bajpai
Indiatvnews.com
Sun, 18 Aug 2024 10:47 UTC
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In the unfortunate incidents, nine people died while 12 others were injured in separate lightning strikes across Odisha on Saturday, the police said. Expressing grief over the unnatural deaths, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced an ex-gratia to the next of kin of the deceased.

Giving details about the deceased, the chief minister's office on Saturday said that two deaths each were reported in Balasore, Mayurbhanj, and Bhadrak districts. Moreover, one death each was reported in Keonjhar, Dhenkanal and Ganjam districts.

In Bargah district, 12 people were injured in a lightning strike in a field near Munupali village in Barpali block. Among these 12 injured, the condition of four was stated to be critical. All of them were shifted to the hospital where they were undergoing treatment. Meanwhile, CM Manjhi expressed grief and announced an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased. For the injured, CM Manjhi announced free treatment and wished a speedy recovery.
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Cloud Lightning

Lightning strike kills 106 sheep in Karnataka, India


English.publictv.in
Sat, 17 Aug 2024 10:41 UTC
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A total of 106 sheep were killed in a lightning strike at Jajur village of Challakere taluk on Friday night. Sudden rain accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning struck the village. The sheep were owned by two shepherds, Anjaneya and Obanna, who lost 90 and 16 sheep, respectively.

The lightning strike has caused huge loss to shepherds, who depend on the sheep for their livelihood. The shepherds have appealed to the authorities to provide compensation.

The Animal Husbandry Department officials visited the spot and conducted post-mortem on the sheep. They have also assured to provide compensation to the affected farmers under the Anugraha scheme.
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Eye 2

Woman dies in python attack in South Sulawesi, Indonesia - 3rd such incident in province since June


CBS News
Fri, 16 Aug 2024 13:44 UTC
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A woman was found dead after being attacked by a python in central Indonesia, police and local officials said Friday, the third such death in the province since June.

Maga, a 74-year-old woman who like many Indonesians had one name, raised concerns when she did not return home on Wednesday, prompting a search by relatives.

She was found dead presumably "because of being constricted and bitten by the snake," said Supriadi, police spokesman in Palopo city in South Sulawesi province.

He told AFP the snake in question was a 13-foot python.

The woman was found with bites on her head and legs near her family home after going to work in a field, said Awaluddin, head of Padang Lambe district in Palopo.

She was found in Padang Lambe by her daughter with the snake just feet from her body, Awaluddin told AFP.

Locals beat the snake to death and said the woman had been swallowed up to her shoulders and vomited out, he added.

Comment: Woman swallowed whole by a python in Indonesia, second such killing in a month

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Tsunami

Catastrophic flood devastates village in Nepal as one person goes missing

Sara Pahari
MyRepublica
Sat, 17 Aug 2024 12:22 UTC
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Thame village, located in the scenic Khumbu region of Solukhumbu district, has always been a peaceful place, home to communities that depend on the region's natural beauty and tourism. However, on Friday, the tranquility was shattered as the village became the epicenter of a devastating flood.

Although no deaths have been confirmed so far, one person is reportedly missing. The picturesque village quickly turned tragic as it was transformed into a scene of devastation as severe floods, triggered by the rapid melting of glacial ice, swept through the area, leaving a trail of destruction.

Thame, a Sherpa village at about 3,800 meters above the sea level, is not only the home of Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, the first to summit Everest alongside Edmund Hillary, but also of record-breaking climbers like Kami Rita Sherpa, who climbed Everest for a record 30th time this year.

The disaster began around midday when reports of an avalanche near Thame village started filtering in. Consequently, a rescue team of the Nepalese Army was immediately dispatched to the scene, along with necessary equipment which reached the site in some hours. However, the scope of the catastrophe was beyond expectation.

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Cloud Lightning

Lightning strike kills 21 sheep in Giswil, Switzerland


Bluewin.ch
Sat, 17 Aug 2024 11:21 UTC
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Lightning has killed 21 sheep in Giswil OW. The lightning struck the summit cross of the Arnihaaggen on Monday, as reported by the Obwalden Farmers' Association on Saturday. The sheep that were killed were in the immediate vicinity of the cross. "It is hard to take that years of successful breeding work have been destroyed in one fell swoop," Christian and Ruedy Wolf, owners of some of the sheep that were killed, were quoted as saying in the press release.

"We are relentlessly at the mercy of such natural events and their forces. Even if this is difficult for us at the moment, we have to accept it," added Hansruedi Britschgi, who owned the remaining dead sheep.

The sheep were recovered by helicopter and burned, the farmers' association continued. The heavy thunderstorm on Monday also damaged infrastructure and cultivated land.
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Cloud Lightning

Cattle, sheep and horses killed after lightning strikes in Galway, Ireland

Colm Ryan
Agriland
Fri, 16 Aug 2024 10:24 UTC
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A number of cattle, sheep, and horses were killed when lightning struck a high voltage line in a field near Gort in Co. Galway recently.

Fianna Fáil councillor in Galway County Council, Gerry Finnerty told Agriland that there were seven cattle, several sheep, and three horses across two farms that were killed as a result.

The councillor in the Gort-Kinvara area said: "The pylon fire could be seen from miles around.

"There was a lot of brightness from the lightning as well."

In a statement to Agriland, the ESB stated: "The overnight lightning strikes that occurred on Sunday into Monday led to damage on the high voltage line between Cashla and Prospect and on pole mounted transformers on the medium voltage network in Galway which led to a series of fuses being blown.
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Cloud Precipitation

Germany battered by summer storms and floods after hottest day of year

Paul Krantz
The Local (Germany)
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 21:25 UTC
In the so-called Siemens underpass,
© René PriebeIn the so-called Siemens underpass, a car is up to its hood in water in an underpass after a heavy thunderstorm.
After the hottest day recorded this year in Germany, some parts of the country were hit by heavy thunderstorms and flooding on Tuesday night, with more extreme weather due on Wednesday.

Violent storms with heavy rain and hail plagued parts of North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg on Tuesday night.

In Bruchsal, a river overflowed its banks and spread through the old town.

In other states, emergency services reported flooded cellars and streets.

The storms followed a heat wave that brought Germany's hottest day of the year so far, according to preliminary data from the German Weather Service.
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Cloud Lightning

Lightning strike kills 2 brothers in Assam, India


Pratidintime.com
Thu, 15 Aug 2024 21:04 UTC
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In a tragic incident, two brothers lost their lives after being struck by lightning in Assam's Nalbari district on Thursday, reports said.

As per sources, the deceased duo has been identified as Yekat Ali and Jayed Ali.

The tragedy occurred in Nalbari's Barkhetri while the youths were washing the long jute strands in the Brahmaputra waters, sources said.

The deceased siblings hailed from the village of Garighat in Sialmari.
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