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For several hours, lightning lit up the Beijing skies and also struck several areas on the ground.
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For several hours, lightning lit up the Beijing skies and also struck several areas on the ground.
Earthquake data is provided by the U.S. Geological Survey.
The earthquake occurred at 7:34 p.m. EDT approximately 124 miles east-southeast of Nikol'skoye, Russia, off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, at a depth of 7.3 miles.
This quake was followed by several aftershocks, some of which were greater than 5.0 magnitude.
A tsunami of 0.3 feet (3.6 inches) above the tide level was observed on Shemya Island, Alaska, in the Aleutian Islands. However, the tsunami threat has now passed, and the previously issued tsunami advisory for the Aleutian Islands is no longer in effect.
Originally, the USGS estimated the earthquake as a 7.4 magnitude but quickly revised it to 7.7.
This is currently the second strongest earthquake of 2017. A 7.9 magnitude quake in Papua New Guinea on Jan. 22 was the strongest so far this year.
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The firenado - aka a fire tornado or fire whirl - was recorded Thursday at the edge of a wildlife in Amarillo, Texas.
Experts said the phenomenon is caused when strong winds pass through large fires. A pair of YouTubers showed how firenados are formed by using a circle of fans to create an artificial fire whirl and filming it in slow motion.
Thursday's wildlife took place in a grassy farmland area with a low population and few structures in danger from the flames. The fire, located near Rick Husband Airport, was brought under control Thursday with no injuries or lost structures reported.
The epicenter of the quake, which rocked Kamchatka region at 11:05 GMT, was located at a depth of 10 kilometers (about 6.2 miles), according to GS RAS.
Meanwhile, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported that a 6.2-magnitude tremor struck 183 kilometers (113 miles) south-east of Nikolskoye, Kamchatka region at a depth of 7.9 kilometers (4.9 miles).
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The sharp rise in dog attacks is leaving children with horrific facial injuries and comes despite crackdowns on dangerous breeds. New research reveals that since 2003 the rate of dog attacks has increased by 57 per cent.
The Menzies Institute for Medical Research at the University of Tasmania found dog attacks hospitalised 31,218 people in 12 years with children injured at twice the rate of adults.
"Legislation has been introduced to restrict ownership of dangerous breeds in Australia yet rates of dog bites have increased," Associate Professor Leigh Blizzard said.
Prof Blizzard warned underreporting masked the true extent of the problem.
"People are trying to avoid being investigated because their beloved pooch has bitten the baby," he said. NSW had the lowest rates of dog attacks.
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Wildfires are seen near 100 Mile House in British Columbia, July 7, 2017.
Wildfires are seen near 100 Mile House in British Columbia, July 7, 2017.
Destruction wreaked by wildfires in British Columbia, Canada, which forced tens of thousands of people from their homes, is captured in harrowing drone footage.
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Two vehicles were swept away in the Midah Ria flat landslip in Taman Midah, Cheras.
Two vehicles were swept away in the Midah Ria flat landslip in Taman Midah, Cheras.
Two cars parked in the lot plunged along with other debris and landed in a monsoon drain about 100 metres away.
No one was hurt in the landslide.
The Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department was alerted to the incident by a distress call at 6:45am.
Its senior officer Shaharudin Abdul Wahid said that the landslide may have been caused by excessive underground water flow.
Mr Solomon Osakan, Arua refugee desk officer under the Office of the Prime Minister identified the deceased as Jennifer Dusman, 26-year-old South Sudanese refugee and her three children Mary Kadi,6; Reinda Jokudu,5 and Scovia Yeno,4.
Mr Musoke Abubakar, the Yumbe District police commander confirmed the Sunday incident which occurred at about 2am during a heavy down pour.
"Police visited the scene and bodies were taken to Yumbe hospital for postmortem," Mr Musoke said.
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