Residents in western Manitoba have been without power and clean drinking water after heavy rain on Sunday night caused severe flooding in several rural communities.
Roads in the region have been washed away and communications in the area has been unreliable.
A local state of emergency has been declared for the town of Swan River and the neighbouring municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman.
As Vasilios Bellos reports, there are concerns more storms could be on the way.
Dalton Godbey and Samantha Condra wdrb.com Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:53 UTC
Over eight inches of rain caused extreme flash flooding Tuesday afternoon in Lanesville, Indiana.
The flash flooding turned streets into rivers, trapped neighbors in their homes and businesses and caused some to take shelter on rooftops.
According to emergency management officials, live power lines were in the floodwaters and 500-gallon liquid propane tanks were floating.
The measurement of rain as of 1 p.m. was 8.38 inches.
"I'm kind of worried about the people that are living down there right now because no one really had any time to prepare for it this morning," resident Preston Martin said. "It only happened within a couple hours."
Rescue crews from multiple counties responded with boats to help reach people.
Sgt. Ryan Houchen, a spokesperson for the Highlander Fire Protection District, said emergency management officials were monitoring the situation after a warning came just after 11 a.m. from the National Weather Service.
Parts of Scotland witnessed distinctly wintry scenes on Tuesday - as the UK experiences a spell of unsettled weather.
Residents in the village of Oldmeldrum in Aberdeenshire endured rapidly changing weather conditions, with sunshine giving way to torrential rain and even snow.
Staff at local ice cream shop The Icer took to social media to express their bemusement, writing:
A routine drive in Summit County turned into a nightmare after a car plunged into a sinkhole that suddenly opened beneath the roadway. The incident happened Monday morning in Akron, where a section of pavement gave way without warning and left one vehicle partially swallowed by the collapse.
Images from the scene showed the damaged car sitting at an awkward angle inside the hole while emergency crews responded. Akron officials later said the sinkhole was caused by a water main break underneath the road, which weakened the pavement and caused it to collapse.
Fortunately, authorities said everyone involved was able to get out safely, and no serious injuries were immediately reported by Cleveland 19.com.
On June 4, 2026, in Langfang, Hebei, a sudden and severe hailstorm was captured on video. The sky darkened rapidly as thick clouds moved in, and large hailstones began falling almost immediately, hammering the ground and bouncing off pavements with considerable force.
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck near western Cuba on Monday, shaking buildings in Havana and beyond.
No injuries or damage were immediately reported.
The quake struck at a depth of six miles (10 kilometers) in waters just west of the capital, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Flavia Pupo, a manager at the Pinar del Río hotel, in Pinar del Rio, described how the building shook and caused some fear.
"Everyone here is OK," she said by telephone. "The people on the street are a little bit scared."
The latest earthquake was felt as far away as Florida. The National Weather Service in Miami said in a tweet that it received several reports of shaking in the southwestern part of the state.
The Oriente fault zone is located just off Cuba's southeast coast and has unleashed damaging earthquakes in recent centuries, including a 7.7 magnitude quake on January 2020 in open waters that caused damage in Cuba and the Cayman Islands.
Elizabeth Minero infobae.com Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:34 UTC
Last night, June 5th, the department of Santa Ana experienced a resurgence of vulnerability due to the intense rainfall that battered the region. The storms that occurred during the night caused the immediate collapse of drainage systems in various parts of the city, leaving several streets and avenues completely flooded.
In a matter of minutes, the streets were transformed into raging rivers, causing serious problems for pedestrians and completely paralyzing vehicular traffic. The force of the currents and flash floods took dozens of people by surprise as they tried to return home.
Among the most serious incidents reported overnight, emergency crews had to be urgently deployed to 25th Street West. There, the force of the current trapped a driver, whose vehicle began to be dangerously swept away by the water. Thanks to the swift intervention of the rescue teams, the individual was safely evacuated and taken to a protected area, preventing the situation from escalating or resulting in a tragedy.
Underground power lines are far less vulnerable to extreme weather, but burying them doesn't come cheap. After a historic ice storm in northern Michigan, utilities there are reconsidering the cost.
Power lines across the country weren't designed for a changing climate, with much of the nation's grid built more than half a century ago. Today, stronger storms and heavier precipitation cause hundreds of outages a year, many because of trees falling on above-ground power lines.
In northern Michigan, some utilities want to change that.
In March 2025, a devastating ice storm hit the region, knocking down trees and snapping utility poles. Thousands of people lost power for weeks.
The City of Ottawa is investigating after a teenager was attacked by several coyotes at Lalande Conservation Park in Orléans this week.
The mother of a 14-year-old boy says her son was attacked by three coyotes in the park. CTV News Ottawa has agreed not to share her identity over privacy concerns.
She says her son was biking home through the park at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Thursday when a coyote started charging at him without provocation. Two more then came from the side.
"One of them was clamped to his shoe and then the other one got to his leg," she said.
"There was three of them, one was pretty big. He said it pretty much at his waist, and the other one a little bit smaller, and the other one a little bit smaller than that."
Chulumanco Mahamba The Citizen Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:32 UTC
The SPCA has euthanised eight dogs after an unidentified woman was allegedly mauled to death by dogs in Klerksdorp, North West, in the early hours of Friday morning.
The South African Police Service (Saps) has registered an inquest docket and is investigating the gruesome death of a woman believed to be in her 30s.
Unidentified woman mauled to death
North West police spokesperson Colonel Adéle Myburgh said the incident, which occurred on Magaretha Prinsloo Street, was reported on 5 June at around 5:45am.
"It is alleged that the body of the deceased was discovered by a man from a nearby residence while on his way to work," Myburgh said.
The man immediately reported the matter to the police, and Emergency and Medical Rescue Services declared the woman dead at the scene.
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