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The collapse occurred at about 7am local time (1:30 GMT). Images on social media show a sizeable portion of the overpass bridge broken away and fallen on the rail tracks, taking some wires and a part of the roof of the station down with it. Mumbai police says the fire department, railroad staff and other services are on site, and local media report that the possibility of people being trapped under the debris is being investigated.
At least six people were injured in the collapse and have been taken to hospital, TOI Mumbai reported. Two people have been pulled out alive from under the debris by rescuers, ANI reported.
A terrifying wall of cloud has been caught on camera ominously rolling to wards the shore. The freak event was captured by Holly Belongie Marenger, a Michigan native who recorded the cloud as it continued its steady march towards her and her family (pictured)
The freak event was snapped by Holly Belongie Marenger, a Michigan native who recorded the eerie cloud as it advanced steadily towards her and her family.
It may have resembled an apocalyptic scene or a tsunami, but meteorologists believe the unusual spectacle was actually a 'shelf cloud'.
These rare, intimidating quirks of the climate were officially named as a new type of cloud in the World Meteorological Organisation's Cloud Atlas last year.
© SovcomflotIcebreaker assistance in Gulf of Ob.
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The situation has "caused concerned reactions among the population," according to the prefecture, which issues daily updates on the earthquakes.
Those updates on a seismic swarm that began May 10 are mirrored in reports from the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), the France-based geological agency serving the territory. And those reports keep coming, nearly two months after the shaking began.
The most recent BRGM report, issued Friday, shows another two earthquakes of magnitude 4.0 or greater, and six quakes between 3.4- and 3.6-magnitude for the previous 24 hours. While the activity seemed to have slowed in mid-June, it came roaring back last Sunday with dozens of smaller earthquakes and one that topped out at a 5.1 magnitude. There were 17 more on Monday, and 12 more on Tuesday - including another 5.0 - followed by a comparable quake on Wednesday.
Almost all of the seismic activity is in the same spot about 50 kilometers to the east of the island, with the largest 5.8-magnitude quake occurring on May 15. It also was the largest ever recorded in the archipelago, surpassing a 5.2-magnitude event in 1993 that had previously been considered the most powerful.
While there have been no reports of serious injury or fatality, the constant shaking has created anxiety and uncertainty for some of the 250,000 people living in Mayotte as well as visitors to the tourism hotspot. Some minor damage has occurred to buildings, including a school in Dembeni. At least 10 families have been evacuated from damaged homes and relocated, at least until the threat passes.
The problem is that it never does.
Comment: "The seismic activity remains abnormal and persists," according to the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM). Could it be related to a slowdown in Earth's rotation? See also:
- Slowdown in Earth's rotation means we're on the verge of major climatic upheaval
- Volcanoes are erupting all over the place right now. Scientists have figured out why: A minute slowdown in the planet's rotation
Tens of millions of Americans will be under heat warnings, watches and advisories as temperatures reach above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37 Celsius) in major cities such as Chicago, New York and Philadelphia, the National Weather Service said.
"The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a dangerous situation in which heat illnesses are likely," the service said in a warning for Chicago, the third-largest city in the United States.
The hot weather is especially dangerous for young children, elderly people and people with health problems, it said.
Comment: Winter battered the northern hemisphere, dragged well into spring, and now summer is scorching everywhere from Russia to the Europe to the US. Meanwhile we're still seeing epic flooding, deadly hail and stubborn snow:
- Heatwaves, storms, wildfires and droughts: Experts issue warnings over extreme weather in Europe this summer
- Swarms of mosquitoes terrorize southwest Russia after record breaking floods - Residents post footage online
- UK heatwave causes farmers earliest harvest for 40 years - Yield is significantly reduced
- Floods Everywhere: Europe Battered By Sheets Of Rain, Hail and Thunderstorms
© Azlan MohammedUNDER WATER: The glow of streetlights reflect on flood waters at Independence Square, Port of Spain.
An official at the T&T Meteorological Office said the heavy showers were as a result of a tropical wave passing over the island.
Up to press time there were reports of flooding along the southbound lane of the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway, after the Claxton Bay flyover, before the Chase Village flyover on the northbound lane, Freeport, Couva, Carapichaima, Chaguanas, St Augustine, Breezy Heights in Mount Hope, along the Lady Young Road in Morvant, downtown Port-of-Spain, Wrightson Road, Cocorite and Diego Martin.
© Alnitak/EPAThe great white shark seen swimming off the Balearics.
Conservation workers saw the five-metre predator as it swam across Cabrera archipelago national park on Thursday morning.
Bite marks on dead whales and unconfirmed sightings of have long fuelled rumours of great white sharks in Spanish waters since the last confirmed sighting in 1976. But this time scientists with Spanish conservation group Alnitak were able to record and track the shark for over an hour.
"We saw a black fin and straight away could see it was a very big shark," said documentary director Fernando López-Mirones, who was on the boat with researchers.
Andrea Pedrini from Bermuda Weather Service confirmed that a waterspout was recorded late this morning in the area, and also added that it is not that unusual for this to occur at this time of year.
No injuries or deaths were reported as a result of the road collapse (pictured), which occurred just before 7am on Sunday
The street can be seen buckling and crumbling on video captured by CCTV cameras in the city of Guang'an in Sichuan province, south-west China.
No injuries or deaths were reported as a result of the road collapse, which occurred just before 7am on Sunday.
Comment: Landslides, fissures and sinkholes are on the increase around the world and while there does seem to be an understandable correlation with the epic rainfall also occurring, there are probably other causes which also need to be factored in such as the rise in volcanic and geologic activity:
- GARGANTUAN sinkhole swallows several cars and building is evacuated in Rome (VIDEO)
- 8 dead as massive sinkhole swallows eight-lane road in Foshan, China (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
- Fifty-metre long section of city road collapses in China
- Sinkhole appears on beach in French Riviera (PHOTOS)
- Symbolism: Sinkhole opens up on White House lawn
- Worldwide volcanic activity raises concerns of US West Coast's chain of 13 active volcanoes
- New explosive eruption at Shinmoedake volcano, Japan
- Monster cracks appear in the ground after landslide and heavy rains destroy over 100 buildings in Cusco, Peru (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
- "Earth splits in two" - Huge fissures appears in the ground in Saudi Arabia (VIDEO)
Also check out SOTTs' monthly documentary: SOTT Earth Changes Summary - May 2018: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs