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Cow

Family finds farmer killed by bull in Madison County, Iowa

KCRG Staff and Emily Van de Riet
kktv.com
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 19:39 UTC
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A farmer in Iowa died after he was severely injured by a bull on his farm.

The Madison County Sheriff's Office said they were called to the farm around 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

First responders found 76-year-old Mark Hollingsworth unresponsive in the cattle feeding area of his property, according to the sheriff's office.

Hollingsworth was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators said that Hollingsworth entered the bull pen to make sure the cattle's water source had not frozen. The bull then injured Hollingsworth. Family members found him and called 911.

The State Medical Examiner's Office is investigating further to determine whether a medical issue may have left Hollingsworth incapacitated before being injured by the bull.
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Windsock

Best of the Web: Storm Eowyn hits the UK and Ireland with record winds of 114mph - over 800,000 properties in Ireland without power

Claire Gilbody
Sky News
Fri, 24 Jan 2025 11:28 UTC
A series of weather warnings are in place
© Met OfficeA series of weather warnings are in place for Friday.
A record wind speed of 114mph has been recorded in Ireland as Storm Eowyn causes widespread disruption on both sides of the Irish Sea.

Red warnings for wind cover the entirety of Ireland and parts of Scotland as the storm brings staggering winds that pose a danger to life.

Trains and flights across the UK face cancellation or disruption on Friday, while schools in Northern Ireland and central and southern Scotland have been urged to shut.

Hundreds of flights have been cancelled, including at airports in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester, Newcastle, Liverpool and Dublin.

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Doberman

Three-year-old boy mauled to death by pack of stray dogs in Uttar Pradesh, India


The Telegraph Online
Fri, 24 Jan 2025 11:18 UTC
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A three-year-old boy was mauled to death by stray dogs while playing outside his house in the Kosi Kalan town of the district, police said.

Ashish Sharma, Circle Officer (CO) of Chhata, said, "The incident occurred around 3 pm on Wednesday when the boy, identified as Sofiyan, was playing outside his home (in the Eidgah Colony). A pack of six stray dogs surrounded him, attacked, and dragged him, leaving him grievously injured." Other children who witnessed the attack informed the boy's family, Sharma added.

"The family members rushed to the spot, used sticks to drive the dogs away, and rescued the child. But by then, he had suffered severe injuries, with bite and claw marks all over his body," Sharma said.
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Lightning

Cattle killed by lightning strike on farm in New South Wales, Australia

Kim Honan
abc.net.au
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:09 UTC
The cows were worth a considerable amount of money.
© Lisa MartinThe cows were worth a considerable amount of money.
A storm that swept through Lisa Martin and Colin Keevers' Angus stud at Tenterfield this week brought much-needed rain but left five stud cows dead.

"We were pleased to see the storm coming, but unfortunately along with the welcome 12mm of rain we actually lost five preg-tested and in-calf stud cows that were sheltering under a large gum tree," she said.

"You've heard the saying never stand under a tree.

"Unfortunately sometimes cattle, horses, and sheep elect to do that and it's not to their advantage, of course."

It was a significant loss, but Ms Martin reasoned it could have been worse.

"We're farmers and you've got to take the good with the bad, and on the bright side the rest of their mates that were in the paddock with them didn't decide to stand under that particular tree at the same time," she said.
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Doberman

Man mauled to death by own pit bulls in Zimbabwe


zimeye.net
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:37 UTC
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A horrific incident occurred in Harare's Sunningdale neighborhood on Friday, resulting in the death of Roddie Mannie, who was attacked and killed by his own Pitbull dogs.

The attack, described as extremely violent, left eyewitnesses and neighbors shaken. Despite attempts to intervene, the dogs continued their assault, ultimately leading to Roddie's tragic death.

Friend and social media personality Joseph Hussein, known as King Jay, shared the devastating news on Twitter, describing the incident as heartbreaking. He expressed his condolences to the Mannie family and sparked a widespread debate about dog ownership and safety.

The incident has raised concerns about the recent surge in dog attacks in Zimbabwe. Authorities have yet to comment on the matter.

An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the attack is ongoing.
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Snowflake Cold

Which US Southern cities had the most snow? Here are the biggest snow totals by state, some historic

Ben Noll
Washington Post
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:43 UTC
Satellite imagery captures the historic
© NOAASatellite imagery captures the historic winter storm early Wednesday, with a cloud shield extending over 1,500 miles from the Gulf of Mexico to southern Canada.
As historic snowfall — in some places more than double-digit totals — fell Tuesday along the Gulf Coast and in the Deep South and Southeast, meteorologists ran out of adjectives to describe what they were seeing.

"Just like hundreds of other meteorologists today, I am speechless," one wrote, sharing a video clip of whiteout conditions on Pensacola Bay Bridge in Florida. The city of Milton, Florida, reported 9.8 inches — probably the state's biggest daily snowfall on record.

In Louisiana, deep mounds of snow met the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. In New Orleans, locals skied down Bourbon Street as the airport recorded 8 inches, smashing the daily record of 2.7 inches.

By the end of Tuesday, New Orleans had observed more snow in this single event than New York City and Anchorage did in all of December and January — and according to the data, the area around the city may have been Tuesday's snowiest place, with an estimated total of just over a foot.
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Fish

'Doomsday' fish found on beach in Mexico sparks fears of a looming disaster

Stacy Liberatore
Daily Mail
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:21 UTC
A rarely seen 'doomsday' fish was found ashore on a Mexico beach, sparking fears of a looming disaster. Surfers spotted the creature, known as an oarfish, on the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula
A rarely seen 'doomsday' fish was found ashore on a Mexico beach, sparking fears of a looming disaster. Surfers spotted the creature, known as an oarfish, on the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula
A rarely seen 'doomsday' fish was found ashore on a Mexico beach, sparking fears of a looming disaster.

Surfers spotted the creature, known as an oarfish, on the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula.

The massive fish, about as long as a surfboard, featured a silvery-blue body with a stunning red fin trailing down its back but had an injured tail.

They can measure up to 36 feet in length and weigh over 441 pounds.

Legend has it that the fish are harbingers of earthquakes and other natural disasters.

A local who witnessed the scene in Mexico said: 'They say those fish appear when there is going to be a very strong tsunami.'

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Volcano

Japan's Sakurajima volcano erupts sending ash plume 6,500ft into sky on January 19


Yahoo! News
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:00 UTC
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The active Sakurajima stratovolcano in Kagoshima, Japan, erupted on Sunday, sending a huge plume of ash into the sky.

Dramatic timelapse footage captured the ash cloud shooting from the volcano's crater more than 6,500 feet into the air over surrounding towns.

This is the volcano's 15th eruption this year - authorities are monitoring the situation closely.

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Snowflake Cold

Best of the Web: Rare snowstorm hits US south, with 4 deaths reported - 10.5 inches of snow recorded in Louisiana

Nadine Yousif
BBC
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 12:07 UTC
Rare snow blankets iconic Bourbon Street in New Orleans
Rare snow blankets iconic Bourbon Street in New Orleans
A rare winter storm is bringing snow and freezing rain to parts of the US deep south, closing highways and airports in Texas and prompting a first-ever blizzard warning in southwest Louisiana.

Four people are thought to have died from cold exposure so far - two cases are being investigated as cold-related by Austin authorities in Texas, while two deaths from hypothermia were reported in Georgia and Milwaukee.

Up in the country's north, parts of New York state are being hit by another storm, blanketed by up to 18 inches of snow.

More than 2,200 flights within the US were cancelled on Tuesday, and 3,000 more were delayed, according to online tracker Flight Aware.

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Arrow Down

5 killed in landslide after torrential rain in Bali, Indonesia

Ubung Kaja
Xinhua
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:42 UTC
This photo taken with a mobile phone provided by Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows rescuers conducting rescue operation after landslides hit Ubung Kaja Village in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Jan. 20, 2025.
This photo taken with a mobile phone provided by Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows rescuers conducting rescue operation after landslides hit Ubung Kaja Village in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Jan. 20, 2025.
At least five construction workers have died following a landslide that hit a village on the Indonesian island of Bali on Monday, an official told local media.

According to a preliminary report, the disaster took place in their accommodations in Ubung Kaja Village in Bali's provincial capital of Denpasar. Three others, also workers, reportedly managed to survive the disaster and are now at the nearby hospital.

Rescuers deployed an excavator in a bid to evacuate the victims as the accommodations were buried at a depth of 50 meters, according to Nyoman Sidakarya, head of Bali's search and rescue agency.

Those deceased have been taken to nearby hospitals for identification.

Sidakarya said that the main cause of the landslide remained unknown, however, the region was poured by torrential rain on Sunday. He called on the public to stay vigilant amid the rainy season.

Indonesia frequently experiences hydrometeorological disasters during the season.


Comment: On the same day in the same country but on a different island: Landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rains kill at least 16 in Java, Indonesia

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