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22-day-old infant killed by family's husky in Gainesville, Georgia

Nick Watson
The Gainesville Times
Wed, 10 Jul 2019 12:36 UTC
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Officials have revealed the identity of the infant killed by a dog Tuesday, along with the breed of that dog, which was a family pet.

The baby, a 22-day-old girl, was identified Wednesday by the Sheriff's Office as Ruth Flores.

The dog was a husky, David Jones, assistant director of Hall County Animal Services, said Wednesday.

The infant died from injuries she received from the dog Tuesday, according to Hall County Fire Services.

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Flash flood emergency declared as massive torrents of water, waterspout rock New Orleans


Sputnik
Wed, 10 Jul 2019 12:04 UTC
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The flooding hit the area as a tropical system in the Gulf of Mexico is forming into a hurricane nicknamed "Barry".

Massive floods have inundated the streets of downtown New Orleans as heavy thunderstorms hit the region on Wednesday.

Local authorities declared a flash flood emergency and urged residents to stay off the roads and look for higher ground.

As torrential rains flooded New Orleans, citizens of the city took to their phone cameras to film the devastating effects of the floods.

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'Nothing left but the crying': Powerful hailstorm destroys pea crops on 20 farms in Mannville, Alberta

Diego Romero
CTV News
Mon, 08 Jul 2019 11:29 UTC
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The work of a farmer east of Edmonton was crushed in minutes during a hail storm.

What's worse, Brian Tischler told CTV News Edmonton "they were some of the best crops we have ever seen in a very long time."

It was all done in five to 10 minutes. The hail blitz also damaged Tischler's siding and dented his deck.

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Six tourists killed, dozens injured as freak storm batters Halkidiki, Greece


BBC
Thu, 11 Jul 2019 04:33 UTC
Greece storm damage
© REUTERSThe weather caused damage across the peninsula.
Six tourists have been killed and at least 30 other people injured in a violent storm that swept across a region of northern Greece.

Gale-force winds, heavy rain and hailstorms lashed Halkidiki, near the city of Thessaloniki, late on Wednesday, officials say.

A Czech couple died when their caravan was blown away, and two Romanians and two Russians were also killed.

A state of emergency was declared and more than 100 rescue workers deployed.

Charalambos Steriadis, head of civil protection in northern Greece, described it as an "unprecedented phenomenon".

The storm followed a spell of very hot weather in Greece with temperatures soaring to 37C (98F) over the past two days.

Images and video posted on social media show trees toppled, cars overturned and buildings damaged.

"It is the first time in my 25-year career that I have lived through something like this," said Athansios Kaltsas, director of the Nea Moudania Medical Centre which treated many of the injured.

"It was so abrupt, so sudden," he said.


Comment: On Italy's Adriatic coast storms wreaked havoc with hailstones as big as oranges.

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Storms wreak havoc on Adriatic coast, Italy - with hailstones as big as oranges


ansamed.info
Wed, 10 Jul 2019 19:14 UTC
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Orange-sized hail hurts 18 in Pescara, 200 pines down nr Ravenna

The Adriatic coast was hit by storms on Wednesday with many people in Pescara injured by hailstones as big as oranges and 200 historic pine trees felled near Ravenna, as well as flooding there and in many other parts of the Romagna, Marche and Abruzzo seaboards including Pescara hospital.

At least 18 people including a pregnant woman were hurt by hailstones as big as oranges in Pescara in Abruzzo.

The victims were taken to the town's ER unit.

The pregnant woman suffered injuries to her face and head, ANSA sources said.


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Violent hailstorm destroys crops in Foggia area, Italy


Fresh Plaza
Wed, 10 Jul 2019 14:06 UTC
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A violent hailstorm hit the Foggia province on Thursday 4th July 2019 destroying various crops in the Ascoli Satriano, Candela, Sant'Agata, Deliceto and Cerignola municipalities.

Confagricoltura Foggia reports that the damage is considerable especially when it comes to fruit, but that it will take a few days to make an assessment.

Local producer Angelo Ippolito explains that "apricots, peaches and vineyards were the most affected. A violent hailstorm with strong winds destroyed much of the crops. Some hail stones were actually the size of an apricot."

Insurance surveyors arrived the day after and estimated damages to 95% of the crops. Producers were ready to start harvesting on July 5th.
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Damaged agricultural acreage could reach one million hectares due to dry weather in Spain


Fresh Plaza
Wed, 10 Jul 2019 12:58 UTC
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According to data on the agricultural acreage affected by the dry weather, provided by Agroseguros, it is estimated that the total figure will rise to more than 980,000 hectares. To date, 643,000 hectares have been damaged, with Castile-Leon and Castile-La Mancha as the most affected autonomous regions, with 376,000 and 109,000 hectares damaged, respectively.

According to the agro-insurance company, and based on the data available on June 24, the acreage affected and the total expected in the various autonomous regions is as follows: Andalusia 32,658 ha (37,920), Aragón 35,738 ha (60,379), Castile-Leon 376,117 ha (585,019), Castile-La Mancha 108,684 ha (182,455), Catalonia 10,760 ha (12,500), Navarre 17,614 ha (28,325) and the rest 61,651 ha (75,995).
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China launches emergency response to floods


Xinhua
Wed, 10 Jul 2019 12:34 UTC
Aerial photo taken on July 9, 2019 shows the flooded Xingmazhou in Binzhou New Village of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province.
© Xinhua/Chen ZeguoAerial photo taken on July 9, 2019 shows the flooded Xingmazhou in Binzhou New Village of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province.
China's disaster relief authority launched a level IV emergency response on Tuesday evening, as continuous rainstorms swelled water levels of rivers in some provinces, the Ministry of Emergency Management said Wednesday.

The Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters dispatched four work teams to Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangxi and Guizhou to guide relief work, the ministry said.

A total of 50 rubber boats were allocated to Jiangxi to help the province with flood relief.

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Rare deepwater whale dies on Gulf Islands beach, Florida

Annie Blanks
Pensacola News Journal
Tue, 09 Jul 2019 12:20 UTC
A rare Beaked whale, one of the deepest-diving whales, was found beached on Gulf Islands National Seashore on Monday afternoon.
© Navarre Beach Fire RescueA rare Beaked whale, one of the deepest-diving whales, was found beached on Gulf Islands National Seashore on Monday afternoon.
An extremely rare whale was found washed up on the beach on Gulf Islands National Seashore Monday afternoon, the second time in as many months that a rare deepwater whale has been found on a Panhandle beach and died as rescuers tried to save it.

The whale Monday was discovered on the beach at Gulf Islands, just east of Navarre Beach. The whale was a species of beaked whale, which is typically a deep-ocean whale and very rarely seen close to the Gulf Coast, according to Britany Baldrica, Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge Marine Mammal Stranding Team coordinator.
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Over 62,000 affected by floods with 145 villages under water in Assam, India


India Today
Wed, 10 Jul 2019 11:49 UTC
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The flood situation in Assam turned serious on Tuesday with over 62,000 people getting affected across eight districts.

The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said 145 villages are under water and 3,435 hectares of crop areas have been damaged.

The situation could turn worse as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast enhanced rain in the northeastern states including Assam in the next few days.

Around 62,400 people are suffering due to flood in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Barpeta, Chirang, Golaghat, Jorhat and Dibrugarh districts.

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