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At least 10 dead, 33 missing in flash floods in China's Gansu province


Al Jazeera
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 19:55 UTC
A drone view shows flooded houses and fish farms after days of heavy rainfall, in Qingyuan, Guangdong province, China August 8, 2025.
© Florence Lo/ReutersA drone view shows flooded houses and fish farms after days of heavy rainfall, in Qingyuan, Guangdong province, China August 8, 2025.
At least 10 people have been killed and 33 are missing in flash floods in northwestern China's Gansu province, according to state media.

"From August 7, continuous heavy rain ... has triggered flash floods. As of 3:30pm (07:30 GMT) on August 8, 10 people have died and 33 are missing," state broadcaster CCTV reported on Friday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered "all-out" rescue operations with "utmost effort" to save the missing people, CCTV said.

Due to the "frequent occurrence of extreme weather", Xi ordered all regions to "resolutely overcome complacency" and strengthen efforts to identify risks, the broadcaster added.

Footage shared by Chinese fire authorities on the social media platform Weibo showed rescuers guiding people through rushing grey water in a village.

Photos posted by Gansu's government showed roads covered in silt and large stones.

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Cloud Precipitation

Rare hailstorm in tropical Malaysia on August 5

Haiz
wakeup.sg
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 19:39 UTC
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Screengrabs via TikTok video
Sudden Ice Shower Hits KL Suburbs on Tuesday

A rare weather phenomenon took many by surprise on Tuesday afternoon (August 5, 2025), when a hailstorm hit several residential neighborhoods just outside Kuala Lumpur, particularly Pandan Indah and Ampang, at around 4:30 PM.

According to Kosmo, residents experienced a sudden shift in weather, from typical heavy rain to a dramatic downpour of hailstones, accompanied by thunder and strong winds.

Videos quickly spread online, showing excited locals collecting ice pellets from the ground and even placing them in cups as proof of the rare event.

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Wolf

6-year-old boy attacked by coyote at Southern California park leaving him needing 20 stitches

Vivian Chow
ktla.com
Thu, 07 Aug 2025 19:06 UTC
Enoch Palomar, 6, was attacked by a coyote at Del Amo Park in California on Monday, Aug. 4
Enoch Palomar, 6, was attacked by a coyote at Del Amo Park in California on Monday, Aug. 4
A Southern California boy remains shaken up after he was attacked and dragged by a coyote at a park in Carson.

On Aug. 4, Enoch Palomar, 6, was with his family at Del Amo Park for his sister's softball game that night.

As the game was underway, cell phone video from a witness captured the moment Enoch's loud screams could be heard from behind the softball field. He said the coyote initially chased after him and bit him as he tried to escape.

"It just kept biting me and I was trying to kick it," Enoch recalled. "It was too fast and it just jumped. I was trying my hardest and then it didn't work, and then I yelled."

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Tsunami

Flash floods hit Morocco on August 6

Worlds Disaster TV
YouTube
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 15:00 UTC
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Flash floods have devastated the Aït Abbas region in Azilal, Morocco, destroying crops, fruit trees, and farmland.

Small farmers have lost their only source of income, as the Ourika River swells near Marrakesh.

Locals are demanding urgent action, emergency aid, and long-term support to protect food security.

Watch the full report on this growing crisis.

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Volcano

A parade of volcanoes is erupting in Russia following an 8.8 earthquake

Perri Thaler
Live Science
Tue, 05 Aug 2025 00:00 UTC
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© Sheldovitsky Artem Igorevich/IViS/Handout/Anadolu/Getty ImagesThe volcano Krasheninnikov erupted for the first time in about 500 years following the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in eastern Russia.
Six Russian volcanoes erupted shortly after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake and aftershocks struck nearby, with a seventh possibly to follow.

Klyuchevskaya erupted first, on July 30. It had already shown signs of unrest before the earthquake, and experts deduced that the quake likely intensified the eruption but didn't trigger it. However, it's difficult to know the exact effect of the earthquake on the volcano. Eruptions of nearby volcanoes Shiveluch, Bezymianny, Karymsky, Avachinsky and Krasheninnikov soon followed and continue through today.

All of the volcanoes sit on the Ring of Fire, a geological feature notorious for volcanic and seismic activity.

The area around this parade of erupting volcanoes, called the Kamchatka Peninsula, is sparsely populated, so there doesn't seem to be an active threat to local communities. However, the eruptions could pose a risk to planes if they were to fly through ash plumes, Harold Tobin, a seismologist at the University of Washington, told Live Science in an email.

Despite the recent spate of eruptions, experts say this kind of volcanic activity is not out of the ordinary. "About 40 to 50 volcanoes are actively erupting around the world at any given time. Right now is no different," Tobin said. "Kamchatka is a very volcanically active region."
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Tsunami

Two people dead after being swept away in flash floods near Raleigh, North Carolina - 6 inches of rain within a day

Renee Straker
The Weather Channel
Thu, 07 Aug 2025 19:00 UTC
Flash floods shut down multiple roads
© Nash County Sheriff's OfficeFlash floods shut down multiple roads across Nash County, North Carolina, on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025.
Heavy rain in the Southeast caused deadly flash floods in Nash County, North Carolina, on Wednesday. A man and woman died after their vehicle was swept into a ravine.

Flash floods took the lives of two people Wednesday afternoon in Nash County, North Carolina, just outside the capital of Raleigh.

The man and woman died after their vehicle was swept away along Highway 581. The Spring Hope Police Department said the vehicle was pushed into a ravine "where the waters were rushing and over 6 feet deep."

When officers arrived at the scene shortly after 2 p.m., the woman had climbed onto the roof of the minivan, but as the rescuers tried to reach her, she fell and was swept away. The man was also taken downstream.

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Lightning

Lightning strike in Yemen kills 4, injures 3 "from same family"


Yemenonline.info
Thu, 07 Aug 2025 18:03 UTC
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A devastating lightning strike claimed the lives of four family members and left three others critically injured in the Mureis district of Al-Dhalea Governorate, central Yemen. The incident occurred on Wednesday during a bout of heavy thunderstorms that swept through the region.

Local sources reported that the lightning bolt struck the home of Naji Masad Mohammed in the village of Al-Murwi, Asaf area, killing two women and two children instantly. The three injured relatives were rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition for emergency treatment.

The tragedy has sparked concern among residents, especially in rural areas where homes are vulnerable to extreme weather events and emergency services are limited. Authorities have urged families to take precautions during storms, including avoiding open spaces and ensuring homes are equipped with basic lightning protection.

This incident underscores the growing risks posed by severe weather in Yemen, particularly in mountainous and highland regions prone to seasonal storms.
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Towering tornado spirals over Inner Mongolia, China on August 4


BBC
Wed, 06 Aug 2025 11:50 UTC
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A tall tornado was captured spiralling above Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia by a passer-by on 4 August. It touched down near a UNESCO-protected geological area, known as a geopark. The tornado caused no casualties, according to a state media report.

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Attention

Hunter gored to death by Cape buffalo he was stalking in South Africa

Jamie Pyatt
Daily Mail
Wed, 06 Aug 2025 11:22 UTC
Cape buffalo, known as the Black Death, kill some 200 people in Africa a year. They are known to kill more game hunters than any other animal
Cape buffalo, known as the Black Death, kill some 200 people in Africa a year. They are known to kill more game hunters than any other animal
An American game hunter was gored to death by a buffalo he was stalking after it ambushed him in South Africa.

Millionaire ranch trader Asher Watkins, 52, was out on safari with a professional hunter and an animal tracker on the trail of a prized 1.3-ton specimen bull last Sunday.

The huge beast charged him at , slamming into him and killing him almost instantly.

It is not known if the team from Coenraad Vermaak Safaris, guiding their client on the estimated £7,500 hunt, shot the buffalo dead or if it escaped back to its nearby herd.

The keen conservationist believed hunting was a vital part of preserving wildlife. He had photos on his social media with a dead mountain lion, many deer and hundreds of wildfowl.

He also boasts of killing thousands of doves in just three days with seven friends in Argentina.
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Fire

France battles largest wildfire in decades, one person killed


Reuters
Thu, 07 Aug 2025 10:40 UTC
France battles largest wildfire in decades
France battles largest wildfire in decades
Firefighters' efforts to contain France's biggest wildfire in almost 80 years dragged on into a third day on Thursday (August 7), which has so far ravaged over 37,000 acres in Aude, an area larger than Paris.

The fire has claimed one life in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse, destroyed at least 25 homes, and displaced residents and tourists.

Prime Minister Francois Bayrou called the situation unprecedented as he visited the area:
"It was very important for us to be there because the disaster is one of unprecedented scale. It was very important because hundreds, thousands of people feel that their most precious possessions, their homes, their vineyards, have been affected."
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