A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Tanimbar Islands region on Monday, the German Centre for Georesearch (GEOFON) as well as the US Geological Survey said.
Earlier, the GEOFON measured the earthquake as magnitude 7.
The epicenter of the earthquake was 167 kilometers (103 miles) off the city of Tual in Maluku province, with a depth of 65.7 km (40 mi).
There were no immediate reports of casualties or infrastructural damage.
"Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order," local authorities warned, as they paused recovery efforts. "This is a dangerous and life-threatening situation."
Kerr County — the area hardest hit by the historic July 4 floods in Texas — was forced to suspend search and recovery operations after a new flood warning was issued on Sunday.
"All persons, equipment and vehicles should be removed from the [Guadalupe] river area immediately," local authorities reported.
"Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly," officials said after 8 a.m., adding that the alert would remain in effect until 11:30 a.m.
White Sage Fire near Jacob Lake has burned 1,000 acres with zero containment, as officials warn hikers of extreme heat and smoke
The North Rim of the Grand Canyon is temporarily closed as mandatory evacuation orders remain in effect due to a wildfire near the park.
The White Sage Fire, near Jacob Lake, prompted the National Park Service to evacuate all North Rim visitors "immediately" on Thursday night.
As of Thursday night, the fire had burned about 1,000 acres and remains active with no containment, according to a report from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
Aerial footage reveals extent of flooding damage in Tasman
The cost of damage caused by the latest deluge and flooding in the Nelson Tasman area is expected to run into the millions, with the district's mayor describing what was initially "a bit of a clean-up job" after last month's event as now a "complete rebuild".
MetService has lifted a red heavy rain warning for the Tasman district southwest of Motueka while the Nelson Tasman region remains under a state of emergency.
Up to 200mm of rain fell in some areas over Friday night into Saturday morning, about 100 homes were evacuated and thousands spent the night without power.
Speaking alongside officials, Minister for Emergency Management Mark Mitchell said the cost of the damage would be "in the millions, without a doubt".
"There's a lot of work going at the moment to work out exactly what the cost is and where that support is coming from."
Mitchell thanked all the locals and NEMA who were "working bloody hard" in what was a really "difficult situation".
Harvey Geh, James Moules The Sun (UK) Sat, 12 Jul 2025 11:52 UTC
These regions have been battered by extreme rainfall
STREETS have been turned into rivers and cars left submerged in Spain as the country was pummelled by the elements today.
Jaw-dropping footage shows vehicles trapped in murky water in the wake of the vicious storms.
One clip even shows a car disappearing off a ledge as the foul weather took its toll.
Severe storm and hail warnings were issued in Spain - as 100mm of rain fell in just one hour at a holiday hotspot.
Locals and tourists braced for chaos after the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) activated weather warnings for 25 provinces, eight of which are orange.
AEMET forecasted orange-level warnings on Saturday for severe storms in Huesca, Teruel and Zaragoza, Barcelona, Girona, Lleida and Tarragona, and Castellón.
Verónica Blasco javea.com Sat, 12 Jul 2025 10:59 UTC
A meteorological phenomenon surprised residents and visitors of Xàbia this afternoon. A storm surge formed off Cape San Antonio, creating a spectacular image that quickly went viral on social media.
This column of air over the sea surface originated amid dense, black clouds covering the sea horizon. In the video released, the swell can be clearly seen developing a few kilometers from the coast, moving with the imposing storm cloud that has, for the moment, left a light drizzle in some parts of the town.
At least three persons, including two women, were killed and two others were seriously injured in a lightning strike in Odisha's Balasore district on Saturday, police said.
The incident took place when they were having lunch near a canal construction site in Chhatrapur area under the jurisdiction of Berhampur police station.
Three persons died on the spot, while two other women suffered serious injuries and were taken to Nilagiri Government Hospital for treatment, a police officer said.
Watch as record rainfall in Japan fully submerges roads in water as drivers try to wade their way through the severe flooding.
Footage recorded on Thursday (10 July) shows queues of cars in an underpass in Shibuya, Tokyo driving through huge floods as 100mm of rainfall accumulated across the capital.
Multiple "record-breaking short-duration heavy rain" warnings were issued, mainly in the Kanto-Koshin region amid the record breaking rainfall.
The downpour also caused the Meguro River to reach the "flood risk water level," the threshold at which evacuation orders can be issued by local authorities.
A woman has died following a violent dog attack on Friday morning in LaGrange, according to local authorities.
LaGrange deadly dog attack
What we know:
On July 11 at approximately 11:11 a.m., officers with the LaGrange Police Department responded to the intersection of Swanson Street and Juniper Street after receiving reports of a person being attacked by dogs. When officers arrived, they found a woman, later identified as Theresa Patterson, in the roadway being actively attacked by two large dogs.
Police were able to intervene and stop the attack, providing emergency medical aid until paramedics with AMR arrived. The woman was transported to Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center (WGMC) for treatment, but officials say she later succumbed to her injuries.
The Criminal Investigations Division has taken over the case, and the investigation remains active and ongoing.
"The purpose of GLADIO was to attack civilians, the people - women, children, innocent people, unknown people, far removed from any political game. The reason was quite simple: to force the public to turn to the State and demand greater security. Under a strategy of tension, you 'destabilize in order to stabilize', to create tension within society and promote conservative, reactionary social and political tendencies."
~ Italian neo-fascist whose prosecution led to the discovery of NATO's 'Gladio' networks across Western Europe
- Vincenzo Vinciguerra
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CSIRO has been involved, you didn't mention them but I'm sure you're aware :-)
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