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Two killed, one injured in sloth bear attack in Andhra Pradesh, India

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Two men were mauled to death by a sloth bear in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, March 23. The Uddanam region of Srikakulam, which includes the Vajrapukotturu mandal where the attack took place, has witnessed several bear attacks in the last few years.

The two victims have been identified as farmers Lokanadham and Laishetti Kumar. The condition of another woman farmer, Kumari, is critical. Kumari has been shifted to Palasa Hospital for treatment.

The death prompted residents in Uddanam to stage a protest against the YSR Congress party (YSRCP) led state government. They've asked for bear cubs in the area to be shifted and transported to a zoo.

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Strong storm leaves floods and severe material damage in Bogotá, Colombia

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On March 21, 2024, Bogotá, Colombia experienced a strong storm that caused floods and severe damage. Many homes and a school in the USME region were affected by the strong winds that tore off their roofs. Heavy rainfall also caused chaos in the city, affecting several areas and causing emergencies in different residential areas. Bosa, Kennedy and La Cumbre neighborhoods are among the areas worst affected by the storms. These situations are all part of the first rainy season that the national territory faces under normal conditions.


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Downpour floods the streets of Cizre, Türkiye

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The rains that were effective throughout Şırnak paralyzed life in Cizre district. Due to the rain that increased in the evening hours, the streets and avenues were filled with water and the manholes overflowed. While some houses and workplaces on the ground floor were flooded, those trapped in the houses were evacuated with the help of fire crews and surrounding people.

Pedestrians and drivers had a difficult time in the streets and streets where water accumulated. Municipal teams started cleaning work on the roads. It was learned that approximately 60 houses and vehicles in the district's Cudi, Sur, Nur, Caferi Sadık, Vatan, Yafes and Dağ neighborhoods were damaged due to accumulated water.


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Mount Semeru in Indonesia erupts thrice within three hours

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Mount Semeru, located on the border of the districts of Lumajang and Malang in East Java, erupted three times on Saturday within a period of three hours.

The first eruption occurred at 5:44 local time followed by a second eruption at 7:28 local time and the third eruption at 8:07 local time, Mount Semeru Observation Post officer Ghufron Alwi noted in a written report received on Saturday.

"On March 23, 2024, Mount Semeru erupted at 5:44 local time, with the height of the eruption column observed to be around 600 meters above the peak (4,276 meters above sea level)," Alwi revealed.

The volcanic ash column was seen to be white to gray in color, with thick intensity towards the north. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph, with a maximum amplitude of 22 mm and a duration of 112 seconds, he added.

The second eruption occurred at 7:28 local time, with the height of the eruption column followed by volcanic ash observed at around 700 meters above the peak (4,376 m above sea level).


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2,000 earthquakes in a day off Canada coast suggest the ocean floor is ripping apart, scientists say

Record earthquake activity off the coast of Vancouver Island hints at the birth of new oceanic crust.
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© Paul Biris via Getty ImagesVictoria Harbor on Vancouver Island, Canada sits near the Juan de Fuca Ridge, where researchers recently measured nearly 2,000 earthquakes in a single day.

Almost 2,000 earthquakes rocked a spot off the coast of Canada in a single day earlier this month, which could be a sign that new oceanic crust is about to be birthed via a deep sea magmatic rupture.

The quakes aren't any threat to people. They're relatively small and centered on a spot called the Endeavour site, about 150 miles (240 kilometers) off the coast of Vancouver Island. This spot hosts a number of hydrothermal vents and sits on the Juan de Fuca Ridge, where the ocean floor is spreading apart. This area is separate from the subduction zone — a region where one tectonic plate is sinking into the mantle underneath another plate — closer to the coast that can create large, destructive earthquakes, said Zoe Krauss, a doctoral candidate in marine geophysics in the University of Washington.

"Mid-ocean ridges aren't actually capable of producing that large of earthquakes, not too far above a magnitude five," Krauss told Live Science. "This is not going to trigger 'the big one' on the subduction zone."

The quakes are interesting scientifically because they can reveal details about how the ocean floor pulls apart and new crust forms, Krauss said. At the Endeavour site, the Pacific plate and the Juan de Fuca plate are pulling apart. This stretching creates long, linear fault lines and thins the crust, enabling magma to rise up. When the magma reaches the surface, it cools and hardens, becoming new ocean crust.

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Climate the Movie
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Thousands evacuate as river reaches record high in Uruguay - up to 6 inches of rain in 24 hours

Floods in Uruguay March 2024
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Flooding in the department of Florida in the south of Uruguay has displaced almost 2,000 people after the Santa Lucía Chico River reached record highs.

Six temporary evacuation centres have been set up to house those displaced. The hardest hit areas are in the city of Florida, departmental capital.

Local officials said 120 mm of rain fell in the city of Florida in 24 hours to 21 March 2024. This comes after an earlier period of rain that began around 14 March which also caused flooding in the city and forced almost 300 people to evacuate.

The latest bout of rain caused the Santa Lucía Chico River which runs along the outskirts of the city to jump to record highs. As of 21 March, officials reported the Santa Lucía Chico River stood at 10.56 metres, beating the previous high by 1.2 metres.


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Four-year-old girl dies after stray dog attack in Telangana, India

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A four-year old girl, who sustained serious injuries when a pack of stray dogs attacked her on March 2, died while undergoing treatment at a hospital here on Friday.

Bhukya Shanvi of Thatiguda village was admitted to a hospital in the district headquarters after she received grievous injuries in the stray dog attack.

She is the only daughter of Amar Singh, a farmer, while her mother Saritha is a home-maker.

Amar Singh requested the officials to take steps to address stray dogs menace and to prevent recurrence of similar incidents in the future.

Locals said that the dogs were attacking the children and elderly persons in several parts of Pembi mandal at regular intervals. They expressed concern over the safety of their kids and senior citizens.

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Large hailstorm with 'golf ball sized' hail hits Spanish city of Zamora

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Residents of Zamora, in northwest Spain, compared the hailstones to golf balls as the storm hit overnight.


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River overflows in Bolivian capital city of La Paz

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Excess rainfall has caused eight of the 10 reservoirs that supply water to La Paz and the neighbouring city of El Alto to overflow, flooding the city's low-lying neighbourhoods.