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California suffers more than 50 aftershocks after being rocked by a 5.2-magnitude earthquake

Stacy Liberatore
The Daily Mail
Wed, 07 Aug 2024 20:53 UTC
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© USGSThe United States Geological Survey (USGS) has detected at least 57 quakes with in 20 miles of the epicenter, Kern County, which unleashed a 5.2-magnitude Tuesday evening, August 6, 2024
Parts of California have been hit by more than 50 earthquakes in just 12 hours.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has detected at least 57 quakes with in 20 miles of the epicenter, Kern County, which unleashed a 5.2-magnitude Tuesday evening.

The swarm has ranged from 2.6 to 4.5 magnitudes, with the largest striking at 12:10am Wednesday.

Seismologists said the state is seeing a 'robust aftershock sequence, with a 4.5-magnitude just 45 seconds after the mainshock.'

The initial earthquake happened at 9:09am PST about 14 miles southwest of Lamont.

Comment: Local station Fox11 reports:



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Black Cat

2 children killed in leopard attacks in a district of Uttar Pradesh, India - 6th such death there in 2 months


Times of India
Sat, 03 Aug 2024 11:56 UTC
Stock image of leopard
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Two children died in separate leopard attacks in Mahewaganj, Lakhimpur Kheri district, on Thursday and Tuesday. These incidents mark the sixth leopard attacks outside the Dudhwa forests over the past two months, resulting in four deaths and two injuries. On Thursday evening, Guddu (9) was killed by a leopard while collecting fodder from his field.

Earlier, on Tuesday night, Krishnakant Yadav (10) was attacked by a leopard while sitting on a charpoy in the courtyard of his home in Deehpur village, about 30 km away. His body was found on Wednesday morning.

DFO Sanjay Biswal said, "We have recovered leopard pugmarks in Mahewaganj. A cage has been set up to capture the leopard, and camera traps have been installed to monitor its movement.Locals are advised to stay alert ."

"In the second incident, it is unclear whether the attacker was a leopard or a hyena, as no pugmarks were found due to heavy rainfall," Biswal added.

Comment: See also these reports from recent years indicating a rising trend in fatal attacks:


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Tsunami

Flooding in Yemen has left 30 people dead and hundreds displaced, official says


AP
Thu, 08 Aug 2024 11:05 UTC
Yemen official says 30 people have been killed and hundreds displaced in flooding
Yemen official says 30 people have been killed and hundreds displaced in flooding
A Yemeni official said Wednesday that 30 people have been killed and hundreds displaced in flooding in the southern city of Hodeidah following several days of heavy rains.

Hodeidah Gov. Mugammad Qahim told Houthi rebel-controlled Masirah TV that the floods displaced people from 500 homes. Five people were missing, he said.

Hodeidah, the southwestern city of Taiz, and the northwestern city of Hajjah were all hit hard by floods this week during Yemen's ongoing seasonal rainfall that caused flooding that swept away poorly built homes.

Authorities have not announced a confirmed overall death toll, or given the overall number of people injured or missing.

Yemen's rainy season begins in late March, and rains intensify in July through mid-August.

The U.N.'s humanitarian office in Yemen said Wednesday afternoon that Friday floods in the Maqbnah district in Taiz city killed 15 people, cleared agricultural lands and damaged homes and infrastructure.

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Doberman

Retired teacher dies after dog attack in Assam, India


Pratidintime.com
Thu, 08 Aug 2024 10:37 UTC
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In a tragic incident in Guwahati, Chandra Prasad Sarma, a retired teacher from Dakhin Beltola High School, succumbed to injuries inflicted by a domesticated dog. The attack occurred last Tuesday while Sarma was cleaning his verandah and roadside debris left by a severe flash flood.

The dog, owned by Tarani Das—a tenant in the house of Khagen Barman—was left unchained and launched an attack on Sarma. Despite the efforts of Sarma's family, including his son and brother-in-law, to intervene, the dog continued to be aggressive, also attacking Sarma's niece. Sarma, who had pre-existing health conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure, was in a vulnerable state during the attack.
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7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes coast of Japan, tsunami advisories triggered

Jon Haworth
ABC News
Thu, 08 Aug 2024 09:28 UTC
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A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 has rocked the coast of southern Japan as tsunami advisories have been triggered in the region, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The epicenter of the earthquake is just a dozen miles off the coast of the city of Miyazaki on the island of Kyushu in Japan.

Miyazaki, with a population of approximately 400,000 people, is now on alert for potential tsunamis in the aftermath of the quake.

The epicenter was located in the Hyuganada Sea, just off the eastern coast of Japan's southern main island of Kyushu, and was measured at a depth of about 30 kilometers (18.6 miles). The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami advisory, predicting waves of up to 1 meter (3.3 feet) along the southern coast of Kyushu and nearby island of Shikoku.

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Flash floods toll rises to 7 in Jazan, Saudi Arabia as heavy rain wreaks havoc in Mecca

Ramadan Al Sherbini
Gulf News
Wed, 07 Aug 2024 13:54 UTC
Flood havoc in Mecca region.
Flood havoc in Mecca region.
The death toll due to flash floods resulting from torrential rains that hit the Jazan region in south-western Saudi Arabia has risen to seven, according to a Saudi media report

The dead included a couple who were swept away in their car by flood waters while driving on a road linking the governorates of Al Aridhah and Ahad Al Msarihah in south east of the Jazan province.

Another man and his wife died after the partial collapse of a bridge connecting the governorates of Sabya and Abu Arish, Sabq news portal reported. Other members of the family were injured in the incident.

Later, civil defence teams retrieved bodies of three persons including two teenagers, and a 35-year-old man, who died in a flooded wadi (valley) in Jazan.

Heavy rain continued to lash different parts of Jazan until Wednesday morning. Rainy weather is likely to continue in the region.


Comment: Earlier report from 4 days prior: Flash flood kills one in Saudi Arabia's Jazan

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Tsunami

Flood inundates at least 100 homes, triggers state response in Juneau, Alaska - flooding a foot higher than last year's record-breaker

Claire Stremple & James Brooks
Alaska Beacon
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:32 UTC
A drone image shows widespread flooding in the Mendenhall Valley on Tuesday morning.
© Rich RossA drone image shows widespread flooding in the Mendenhall Valley on Tuesday morning.
Forty-three people spent the night in Juneau's emergency shelter at Floyd Dryden Middle School on Monday night as a record-high flood from the Mendenhall Glacier inundated homes.

Deputy City Manager Robert Barr said the total number of people who evacuated their homes is likely several times that; shelters are usually a last resort for people who cannot stay with family, friends or in a hotel.

"You can imagine how hard it would be to wake up with water in your house, not expecting there to be water in your house," he said.

The Juneau Assembly declared a local disaster emergency and requested state and federal assistance in an emergency meeting at noon Tuesday. Gov. Mike Dunleavy declared the flood a state emergency on Tuesday morning, and a federal disaster request is expected soon.

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Hailstorm havoc: Calgary airport and Alberta battered by cricket ball-sized hail on August 5

Natalia Gumińska
MSN
Wed, 07 Aug 2024 12:32 UTC
Harsimran Singh inspects hail damage
© Jim Wells/PostmediaHarsimran Singh inspects hail damage to his car in the northeast community of Redstone on Tuesday. Behind him, the siding on his neighbour's house was shredded by hail during Monday's storm.
Great chaos ensued in the Canadian province of Alberta and at Calgary Airport. A strong hailstorm significantly damaged the terminal building. Tourists claimed that the hail was the size of cricket balls.

The process of cleaning and estimating the damages from the hailstorm, which came with strong gusts of wind, is currently underway in the northern part of Calgary, in the province of Alberta. Meteorologists are still tracking the storm cell. Warnings of dangerous precipitation are still in effect in some regions.

We were pretty scared. Normally, I don't get scared during storms, but even I found myself a little bit like, 'oh, don't stand too close to the windows, said Netanya Winterburn, a resident of the Sage Hill district, as quoted by CBC News.

Broken car windows, dents in roofs, completely destroyed garden furniture, and all kinds of plants - these are the issues that the residents of the area now have to deal with.

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9 dead, 3 missing after mudslide in Nepal


MyRepublica
Wed, 07 Aug 2024 11:57 UTC
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The body of 3-year-old Arush Thapa has been recovered from the landslide debris at Arupata, Badigad Rural Municipality-10 in Baglung. A team of security personnel deployed for the search operation to find the missing recovered the body.

With this, the death toll has reached nine in the Badigad landslide, with three people still missing.

Earlier, three people who were seriously injured in the landslide that buried their house at Arupata on Tuesday were rescued. Due to inclement weather, the injured could not be taken to a health facility immediately and were treated by health workers from the Nepali Army. They have now been taken to Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital.

The other injured have been taken to the Primary Health Centre in Burtibang.

Nine people were killed and 10 others injured when a landslide buried the house of Jog Bahadur Budha on Tuesday morning.

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Doberman

3-month-old boy dies from injuries after pit bull attack in Rochester, New York


13wham.com
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 11:33 UTC
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A 3-month-old boy died from his injuries after he was apparently attacked by dogs on the city's northwest side over the weekend, according to police.

Officers responded to Bidwell Terrace around 1 p.m. Saturday for a report that dogs had attacked an infant.

First responded found the boy with severe trauma, according to police. He was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital, where he died from his injuries.

Police said two pit bull-type dogs believed to have attacked the boy were seized from the home, as the circumstances leading up to his death remain under investigation.

A city spokesperson expects the dogs will be euthanized once the investigation is complete and a court order is received.

No charges have been filed. Anyone with information is asked to call the Rochester Police Department Major Crimes Unit at (585) 428-7157 or email MajorCrimes@CityofRochester.gov.

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