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Mudflows and rockfalls hit Dagestan, Russia after heavy rainfall


Meteovesti.ru
Wed, 16 Jun 2021 13:38 UTC
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Abundant rains with thunderstorms passed on the territory of the Republic of Dagestan last Monday. According to the data of meteorological stations, up to 21-33 mm of precipitation fell in the region per day, which is from 1/3 to 1/2 of the monthly norm of June.

Rains led to the emergence of multiple mudflows and rockfalls, as a result of which 11 roads were blocked in several districts of Dagestan.

Several vehicles were carried away by stormy streams of water and mud, including a column of municipal vehicles hit by a mudflow. Detours have been organized on all blocked roads, and it is planned to clear the roads from debris within the next few days.

Several streets were flooded in the capital of the Republic, the city of Makhachkala. There, a girl standing at an open window died from a lightning strike during a thunderstorm.


(Translated by Google)
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Rare Egyptian vulture is spotted on the Isles of Scilly, UK - first time in 150 years

SAM TONKIN
Daily Mail
Wed, 16 Jun 2021 12:33 UTC
Rare sighting: An Egyptian vulture, considered endangered worldwide, has been seen in the UK for the first time in 150 years

Rare sighting: An Egyptian vulture, considered endangered worldwide, has been seen in the UK for the first time in 150 years
They are known for applying brightly-coloured mud to their faces 'like make-up'.

But now a rare Egyptian vulture, considered endangered worldwide, has been seen in the UK for the first time in more than 150 years.

The bird of prey, also known as 'the pharaoh's chicken' because of its links to ancient Egypt, was spotted on the Isles of Scilly in what has been described as a 'once-in-a-century' sighting.

It is thought it may have come from northern France and became confused while migrating.

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Sharks bite 12-year-old boy, 71-year-old man in Volusia County, Florida

Adrienne Cutway
Clickorlando.com
Mon, 14 Jun 2021 12:20 UTC
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Two shark bites and a drowning were reported at Central Florida beaches on Monday, according to Volusia County Beach Safety.

Both shark bites were reported in New Smyrna Beach under red flag conditions. One involved a 71-year-old Jupiter man who was in knee-deep water with his boogie board when a shark bit his right foot. He was treated on the scene and released.

The second bite occurred when a 12-year-old Cocoa Beach boy jumped off his surfboard and into waist-deep water. The boy was taken to Halifax Health Medical Center as a trauma alert to be treated for a bite to his right calf, officials said.
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Bhutan and Nepal - Flash floods leave at least 10 dead, many missing

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Wed, 16 Jun 2021 11:45 UTC
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At least 10 people have died in Bhutan after heavy monsoon rainfall triggered flash flooding in a remote mountain camp in Laya. Meanwhile rain has also triggered flash floods and landslides in parts of nearby Nepal, where officials say several people are reported missing.

Bhutan

Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering said in a statement that 10 people have died and 5 are injured, 2 of them seriously, in the tragedy which struck in the early hours of 16 June. The victims are believed to be a group that was collecting cordyceps at a site in Laya.

Rescue efforts are continuing and helicopters have been mobilized to evacuate the injured. A rescue team including personnel from the military has been sent to the affected area, which is extremely remote.

The Prime Minister offered his condolences to the bereaved families and the community of Laya. He also urged people across the country to avoid visiting or camping near rivers and to be aware of the dangers brought by heavy rainfall during the monsoon.

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Unseasonal hailstorms continue to inflict massive crop losses in Jammu


The Weather Channel
Sat, 12 Jun 2021 07:00 UTC
Jammu's farmers distraught as unseasonal hailstorms destroy crop
© IANS
Jammu's farmers distraught as unseasonal hailstorms destroy crops
"Every time we go out for hoeing the maize saplings, the rain and hailstorms start. Till now, our net sown area of around 5 kanals of land has been devastated by unseasonal hailstorms four times," said an anxious-looking Guddo Devi.

The 26-year-old was preparing the firewood to make dinner for her three children while speaking about the calamity. She lives in the remote Pounsa hamlet in the Chenani Tehsil of Jammu's Udhampur district, and like her, many farmers in the surrounding areas of Udhampur have lost their crops to hailstorms.

In these winter zones, farmers often cultivate only one crop a year in the autumn, and this loss has left them anxious about surviving the cold months ahead.

Usually, it does not hail in Jammu in June! This year, however, unseasonal rainfall and hailstorms have wreaked havoc in the region by damaging standing crops in hundreds of kanals (1 kanal is equal to 0.125 acres) in the winter areas of Udhampur district.

Comment: Jammu and Kashmir suffer heavy losses to orchards due to hailstorms

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Heavy rain causes flash floods in Istanbul, Turkey


Hurriyet Daily News
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 06:48 UTC
Istanbul floods
Sudden rainfall has disrupted life in Istanbul, flooding houses and shops and leaving vehicles stranded in traffic following the meteorology authority's warning for 22 provinces over unexpected weather conditions.

Precipitation hit the city's both European and Asian sides hard, while pedestrians sought shelter in bus stops and under shop awnings.

Locals rushed to clear floodwaters from shops and ground-floor residences in Esenyurt, a working-class district on the far west of Istanbul, while motorists waded through knee-deep water to get off major roads in Bayrampaşa and Fatih, two districts in the city center.

Some locals exerted efforts to clear clogged drains before firefighters arrived to assist in lowering the floodwaters in Esenyurt's Güzelyurt neighborhood.

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Rare tornadoes spotted over water in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia for second day in a row

Kristi Gordon
Global News
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 19:57 UTC
A waterspout and potentially two funnels clouds
© Janet Russell
A waterspout and potentially two funnels clouds spotted over the Strait of Georgia on Thursday morning.
For the second day in a row, waterspouts were spotted in the Strait of Georgia just off shore of Powell River early Thursday morning.

These occurred near Harwood Island, in exact same region as the waterspouts early Wednesday morning.

Environment Canada has confirmed there were three concurrent waterspouts Wednesday, and have rated them as EFO on the Enhanced Fujita scale. Thursday's waterspout have yet to be confirmed.

Waterspouts are tornadoes over water and should be treated as such. A waterspout watch was in effect.

Comment: Waterspouts spotted moving across British Columbia waters

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'Unforgettable' waterspout spotted off coast of Philippines


Yahoo! News
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 19:51 UTC
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A waterspout was spotted off the northwest coast of the Philippines on June 10, footage shows.

This video, by Rai Domingo, shows the formation swirling at Salomague Port in Cabugao. "First time to see a waterspout in real life. Unforgettable day," Domingo wrote on Twitter.

According to local news reports, the waterspout was followed by heavy rain, thunder and lightning.

No injuries or damage were reported.



Credit: Rai Domingo via Storyful
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Record rain brings floods to Morgantown, West Virginia

William Dean
Yahoo! News
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:26 UTC
floods
Sunday's rain didn't just bring flooding to the area's roads and basements, it set a new date record for most rainfall recorded at the Morgantown airport.

"It was very heavy and very localized, " Chris Leonardi, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh, said of Sunday's storm.

The sensor at the Morgantown airport recorded 1.92 inches of rain, surpassing the previous date record of 1.42 inches in 1951, Leonardi said.

There are radar indications that parts of eastern Monongalia County, into Preston County, got as much as 5 inches of rain, he said.

While 1.92 inches of rain would cause flooding anyway, the ground was already saturated from rain the previous week, Leonardi said. It also didn't help that Sunday's storm was slow-moving.

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Heavy downpour causes flooding in Medellín, Colombia


Teleantioquia Noticias
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:11 UTC
FLOODS
The heavy rains that fell this afternoon on Medellín caused vehicular chaos in several sectors. The heavy downpour, which also occurred in the rest of the Aburra Valley, generated floods in the depressed areas of the city, commercial premises and the headquarters of the Medellín Personería.


(Translated by Google)
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