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Tsunami

Heavy rain, flooding batters Bangladesh - almost 16 inches of rainfall in 24 hours


The Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Sun, 01 Jun 2025 13:07 UTC
Tin-roofed houses partially submerged in floodwater in a low-lying area of Sylhet city.
© Sheikh NasirTin-roofed houses partially submerged in floodwater in a low-lying area of Sylhet city.
Days of continuous heavy rain have inundated low-lying areas in both Chattogram and Sylhet, severely disrupting daily life and raising fears of landslides and flooding across the districts.

In Chattogram, roads were submerged, vehicles went off the streets, and landslide alerts were issued in several hilly areas. In Sylhet, the season's highest rainfall caused widespread waterlogging, while major rivers swelled alarmingly due to rain and runoff from upstream in India.

Chattogram

Continuous rain over the past few days has flooded many low-lying areas in the port city, causing sufferings to the people, particularly the office- and school-goers on the first working day of the week.

According to Abdur Rahman, assistant meteorologist at the Chattogram Divisional Weather Office, 123mm of rainfall was recorded in the 24 hours till 9:00am today.

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Landslide kills road worker in Northern California

Matt LaFever
SF GATE
Sat, 31 May 2025 12:52 UTC
A landslide closed state Route 36, in Humboldt County, Calif., on May 31, 2025, and resulted in the death of an employee of a Caltrans contractor.
© Caltrans District 1A landslide closed state Route 36, in Humboldt County, Calif., on May 31, 2025, and resulted in the death of an employee of a Caltrans contractor.
A contractor's employee doing work on a Caltrans emergency project was killed early Saturday morning during an active landslide along state Route 36 in Humboldt County, officials confirmed.

The death, first reported by local news outlet Redheaded Blackbelt, occurred around 5 a.m. east of Swimmer's Delight, according to a statement provided to SFGATE by Manny Machado, spokesperson for Caltrans District 1. The worker's identity has not been released pending notification of next of kin. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the circumstances of the death, Machado said.

Caltrans announced a full closure of Route 36 in the affected area, with no estimated time of reopening. "Route 36 is FULLY CLOSED east of Swimmer's Delight ... due to an active slide," Caltrans District 1 posted on social media at 7:56 a.m.
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Tsunami

China's Yunnan hit with floods, mudslides from intense rains over a 12-hour period


The Straits Times
Sun, 01 Jun 2025 12:38 UTC
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Heavy rainfall triggering flash floods and mudslides have damaged roads, destroyed buildings and claimed bridges, wreaking havoc in China's south-western Yunnan province on a long holiday weekend.

No casualties were reported but more than 4,800 residents in Gongshan county were affected, with about a third of them urgently relocated, state news agency Xinhua said.

Over 600 tourists visiting rural scenic spots in the area on May 31 found themselves trapped, according to Xinhua, which reported 500 of them had been rescued by June 1.

Road access to mountainous sites popular with hikers such as Bingzhongluo town and Yubeng village in neighbouring Deqin county were cut off, state broadcaster CCTV.

The Dulong river saw flood waters swell to record levels, according to historical logs from a hydrological monitoring station.

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Maryland man spots massive waterspout over Potomac River


WUSA9
Sat, 31 May 2025 11:45 UTC
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Check out this video Eric Hastings of Valley Lee took!

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Hardhat

Hailstorm hammers parts of the Netherlands with 5cm stones, damaging cars and flooding streets


NL Times
Sun, 01 Jun 2025 11:28 UTC
Large hailstones and heavy rain in Beesel
© Track 88Large hailstones and heavy rain in Beesel
A powerful hailstorm swept across Midden- and Noord-Limburg Saturday evening, pelting towns with hailstones up to five centimeters wide, damaging vehicles, flooding streets, and briefly halting a local pop festival. Emergency services were called to multiple locations as the extreme weather caused widespread disruption across the region, L1 Nieuws reports.

Around 6 p.m., hailstones measuring about two centimeters in diameter began falling in the areas around Maasbracht and Echt, according to the Facebook group Stormchasers Limburg. While no significant damage was initially reported in those towns, the storm intensified as it moved eastward and northward. An hour later, larger hailstones struck Belfeld with enough force to dent car roofs. In Venlo, where hailstones up to five centimeters were reported, some car windshields shattered under the impact.

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Black Cat

Man dies in tiger attack in Uttarakhand, India - 9th killing for the state this year


Times of India
Sat, 31 May 2025 11:08 UTC
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A 34-year-old man was mauled to death by a tiger while collecting leaves used to make eco-friendly utensils in the forests of Rishikesh range in Lal Tappar area of Dehradun district on Friday. This marks the ninth human death from tiger attacks in the state this year.

Officials said a male tiger, recently relocated from Corbett to Rajaji Tiger Reserve, had been exploring new territory and moving between Tapovan and Rajaji over the past 20 days but has since returned to the reserve.

The area is also home to a tigress, and it is yet to be determined which animal was responsible for the attack, officials added.

The victim, identified as Raju (only first name available), had entered the forest with his brother around 9.30am when the tiger attacked them. His brother, Sanju, ran for help, but by the time others arrived, Raju had died. Officials noted that the body was intact, suggesting it was an accidental encounter rather than a predatory attack.

"An ex-gratia of Rs 1.5 lakh has been given to the family, and the remaining compensation to follow upon completion of formalities," said Dehradun DFO Neeraj Sharma.

The recent tiger movement from Motichur to Rishikesh and Barkot forest ranges underscores the ecological connectivity of the Kansrao-Motichur-Barkot wildlife corridor.

Comment: See also these reports indicating a rising trend in recent years of fatal attacks across India:


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Indonesia quarry landslide during heavy rain kills 17 with 8 still missing


Malay Mail
Sun, 01 Jun 2025 10:27 UTC
Drone view of search and rescue
© Andrea RamadhanDrone view of search and rescue operations in the aftermath of rock collapse at a quarry in Cirebon, West Java Province, Indonesia May 30, 2025 in this picture obtained from social media.
Indonesian authorities will continue searching today for eight people trapped in a rock collapse at a quarry in West Java, where the death toll has reached 17 with six injured, the search and rescue agency Basarnas said.

The toll, as reported by the victims' families, is provisional, the agency said in a statement late yesterday.

The site of Friday's collapse in Cirebon is dangerous and "does not meet safety standards for workers", West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi posted on Instagram.

The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry said in a statement it would investigate the cause of the collapse and conduct an assessment to identify any potential further landslides.

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Seismograph

Shallow 6.2 and 6.0 magnitude earthquakes hit the Kermadec Islands Region


Volcano Discovery
Sun, 01 Jun 2025 09:28 UTC
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A very strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 155 km (96 mi) from New Zealand on Sat, May 31, 2025 at 22:26 GMT. The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow.The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so).

Earthquake details

Date & time May 31, 2025 22:26:22 UTC
Local time at epicenter Saturday, May 31, 2025, at 10:26 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)
Status confirmed (manually revised)
Magnitude 6.2
Depth 10 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude 27.8382°S / 178.0745°W New Zealand

Comment: Just over an hour later a shallow aftershock of mag. 6.0 was registered in the same area according to Earthquake Track.

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Cloud Lightning

Sudden unseasonal hailstorm lashes Alexandria, Egypt


Yahoo! News
Sat, 31 May 2025 12:08 UTC
Thunderstorms hit Alexandria early Saturday - screenshot of videos circulated on social media
Thunderstorms hit Alexandria early Saturday - screenshot of videos circulated on social media
An unseasonal rainstorm battered the Egyptian city of Alexandria on Saturday, flooding roads and damaging seafront businesses in the latest bout of erratic weather to hit the region.

Hailstones pelted the city overnight, forcing people to flee cafes as gusts of wind blew the ice pellets through windows, according to footage posted on social media.

Lightning lit up the skies and underpasses were submerged.

Alexandria governor Ahmed Khaled Hassan raised the alert level and emergency crews worked through the morning to tow cars and clear debris.

No casualties were reported, Egypt's health ministry said.

Storms are common along Egypt's Mediterranean coast in winter, but media outlets described this spring event as "unprecedented".

AFP

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Fire

Wildfires force thousands to flee homes in Western Canada

Temur Durrani, Matthew Konhauser and Mike Hager
The Globe and Mail
Fri, 30 May 2025 10:57 UTC
A wildfire in the Flin Flon, Man., area on Tuesday. Mostly firefighters were left behind after the city evacuated.
© APA wildfire in the Flin Flon, Man., area on Tuesday. Mostly firefighters were left behind after the city evacuated.
Wildfires across Western Canada have forced thousands of people from their homes, as dry, warm and windy temperatures intensified new flares Friday, causing Manitoba to ask for international help.

Manitoba and Saskatchewan are under provincewide states of emergency for the next month, while evacuations have also been ordered in large parts of Alberta and British Columbia.

There were more than 180 active wildfires across the country Friday evening, with 23 of those being new and at least 102 considered out of control. The situation this week has been so severe that Manitoba was forced to call upon the Canadian Armed Forces to rescue residents from several communities.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew on Friday requested more equipment and personnel from international jurisdictions, including helicopters from the United States and Colombia. The province has already been receiving firefighters from New Brunswick, Alberta, B.C. and Prince Edward Island.

"We are doing everything that we can to preserve life," Mr. Kinew told reporters in Winnipeg, where the vast majority of more than 17,000 evacuees are being housed in arenas and soccer fields converted into shelters.

"As we head into the weekend, please pray for rain. We haven't seen rain in the forecast yet."

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