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Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes off Mexico coast


Sputnik International
Wed, 14 Jun 2017 07:50 UTC
Richter magnitude scale
© AFP 2017/ Richter magnitude scale
A magnitude 7 earthquake took place off the coast of southern Mexico.

A magnitude 7 earthquake registered off the coast of southern Mexico at a depth of 61 miles does not present a tsunami threat, the US National Weather Service (NWS) said Wednesday.

"An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 occurred near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico at 0729 UTC on Wednesday June 14 2017," the NWS said.

It added, "based on all available data... there is no tsunami threat from this earthquake."
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Cloud Precipitation

12 dead as torrential rain wreaks havoc across northeast India

Rahul Karmakar
Hindustan Times
Tue, 13 Jun 2017 23:29 UTC
Guwahati floods
© PTIVehicles wade through water logging National Highway in Guwahati after heavy showers on Tuesday.

Flash floods swept away ten people in Mizoram while two persons were electrocuted in a flooded street in Guwahati

Heavy, non-stop rain lashed large swathes of the Northeast leaving at least 12 people dead on Tuesday. The weather condition also forced Union home minister Rajnath Singh, who was on a two-day visit to Mizoram, to cancel his scheduled trip to the India-Myanmar border areas.

Flash floods claimed 10 lives in Mizoram's Lunglei district bordering Bangladesh and Myanmar while two people, including a minor, were electrocuted on a flooded road in Guwahati.

Officials in Mizoram said heavy rainfall since Sunday morning caused flash flood in Lunglei district where river Karnafulu and its tributaries were flowing above the danger mark. Thairungkai village in the district bore the brunt of the sudden rush of water that swept away the 10 people along with some houses.

With weather hampering rescue operations, only four bodies could be recovered so far.

"Apart from Lunglei, Aizawl and Serchhip districts have been affected with almost 450 houses either submerged or damaged by floods and landslides," Mizoram's health minister Lal Thanzara said.


Comment: It is reported that the heavy rains and thundershowers in Mizoram have caused the largest recorded flooding of the Tlawng river in the last 50 years. See also:

Landslides triggered by incessant rain kill at least 101 in Bangladesh

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Landslides triggered by incessant rain kill at least 101 in Bangladesh


The Star (Bangladesh)
Tue, 13 Jun 2017 15:08 UTC
Rescuers looking for a missing mother- daughter duo after the landslide at Lemujiri Aga area in Bandarban on June 13, 2017.
© StarRescuers looking for a missing mother- daughter duo after the landslide at Lemujiri Aga area in Bandarban on June 13, 2017.
At least 101 people have been killed in landslide in the hilly districts, after yesterday's daylong rain caused by a depression in the Bay.

Sixty-eight people were killed in Rangamati while 26 in Chittagong and seven in Bandarban, our local correspondents report. Many among them were women and children.

Besides, four members of Bangladesh Army including two of its officers were killed in landslide in Rangamati, said Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR). Ten army men were also injured in the incident while another remained missing, it said.

In Chittagong, at least 22 deaths were reported from three separate places in Rangunia upazila, our local correspondent reports quoting Md Tawhidul Islam, executive magistrate of the district's administration, and local union parishad chairmen.

Of the victims, eight people of two families were killed in Rajanagar union while 14 were killed in Islampur union, said Shamsul Alam Talukdar and Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury Milton, chairmen of UPs respectively.

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Thousands of dead fish wash up in Matagorda Bay, Texas

Amanda O'Donnell
The Statesman
Mon, 12 Jun 2017 12:15 UTC
A screengrab of the video showing thousands of dead fish washed up in Texas
A screengrab of the video showing thousands of dead fish washed up in Texas
Thousands of dead and dying fish washed ashore at Matagorda Bay Nature Park Friday, the Houston Chronicle reports.

Video captured by Youtube user "The Fish Whisperer" shows just how extensive the fish kill was.

The video's description describes a scene where "all of a sudden a huge amount of menhaden started to surface and then die. Pretty soon there were miles of menhaden washing up and dying along with other bigger game fish."

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Cloud Precipitation

Deadly floods in Choluteca, Honduras after 190 mm rain in 24 hours

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Tue, 13 Jun 2017 11:40 UTC
flood relief
© COPECO HONDURAS
Two people have died and over 250 forced from their homes after flooding in Choluteca Department, southern Honduras.

A yellow level alert for heavy rain was issued on 10 June for the southern and western departments of Choluteca, Valle, Lempira, La Paz, Intibucá, Santa Bárbara, Copán and Ocotepeque.

National Permanent Commission of Emergencies (COPECO) says ravines flooded and rivers overflowed in the city of Choluteca on Saturday 10 June.

The city recorded 83.2 mm of rain in 24 hours to 10 June, with 68.0 mm falling in just 6 hours. During a 24 hour period between 10 and 11 June, Choluteca recorded 190.6 mm of rain.

Over 100 houses have been damaged and 10 totally destroyed. As many as 253 people have been displaced and 554 have been affected by heavy rain and floods in the 9 neighbourhoods of the city.

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Bogoslof volcano (Aleutian Islands, Alaska): new series of larger explosions


Volcano Discovery
Tue, 13 Jun 2017 11:16 UTC
Bogoslof Island, June 11, 2017. Photo taken from an Alaska Airlines jet enroute to Adak
© Cyrus Read, USGS/AVOBogoslof Island, June 11, 2017. Photo taken from an Alaska Airlines jet enroute to Adak
After a pause about approx. 2 days with little detected activity since the large explosion on 10 June, a new series of relatively strong explosions began early today at 1:47 UTC 13 June (17:47 local time AKDT June 12). At least two larger pulses of activity occurred, each lasting 10-30 minutes and producing ash plumes up to 25,000 ft (7.5 km) altitude that dissipated within 30 minutes.

According to the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO), the last such episode of explosive activity ended at 04:35 UTC this morning (20:35 AKDT June 12).

The ash from the latest eruptions is drifting SE toward Unalaska Island where minor ash fall could occur.

For the time being, the volcano has been calmer again during the past hours, but as similar explosive events are likely to occur again in the near future, the Aviation Color Code remains at RED.

Likely, the latest series of explosive eruptions have destroyed the lava dome observed on satellite data during the past week.
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Cloud Precipitation

14 killed by raging rivers across America's West due to record snowmelt


Daily Mail
Mon, 12 Jun 2017 10:52 UTC
In this photo taken May 25, 2017, the water in Bridalveil Creek rushes through boulders at Yosemite National Park, Calif.
In this photo taken May 25, 2017, the water in Bridalveil Creek rushes through boulders at Yosemite National Park, Calif.
Massive waterfalls in Yosemite National Park and rivers raging in mountains throughout the western United States are thundering with greater force than they have for years - and proving deadly as warm weather melts the deepest mountain snowpack in recent memory.

Record snowfall on towering Western peaks this winter virtually eliminated California's five-year drought and it is now melting rapidly.

But it has contributed to at least 14 river deaths and prompted officials to close sections of rivers popular with swimmers, rafters and fishing enthusiasts.

In Utah and Wyoming, some rivers gorged by heavy winter snowfall have overflown their banks and rivers in Utah are expected to remain dangerously swollen with icy mountain runoff for several more weeks.

The sheer beauty of the rivers is their draw - and represents a big danger to people who decide to risk selfies near the water or beat the heat by swimming or rafting with little awareness of the risks posed by the raging water.
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Cloud Lightning

Lightning strikes kill 11 within 12 days in Maharashtra, India

Abhilash Botekar
The Times of India
Tue, 13 Jun 2017 10:41 UTC
lightning
A total of 11 people have lost their lives due to lightning ever since the pre-monsoon showers started lashing the district 12 days ago.

The district administration has warned people against moving out in open spaces or taking shelter under trees when there is torrential rain and thunderstorm. Last year, lightning in Nashik district had claimed 21 lives during the monsoon.

District officials said Trimbakeshwar, Malegaon and Sinnar talukas witnessed two deaths each due to lightning. The district disaster management has earmarked Igatpuri, Trimbakeshwar, Peth, Nashik, Niphad and Nandgaon talukas as lightning-prone areas.
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5 women killed by lightning bolt in Maharashtra, India


Web India 123
Mon, 12 Jun 2017 10:34 UTC
lightning
Five women were killed on the spot after being struck by a lightning in Umari tehsil of the district today.

The women were collecting firewood at Karala field in Umari tehsil in the afternoon and at around 16:00, rain started and hence they took shelter under a tree. At 16:20, the lightning struck and all of them died on the spot, police said.

The deceased women were identified as Rekha Maruti Pawale (33), Shobha Sambhaji Bhutale (45), Shobha Devidas Jadhav (40),Mohanabai Gangadhar Sonwane (48) and Sheshabai Madhav Gangawane (45).

A case of accidental death has been filed at Umri police station in this regard, sources added.

Source: United News of India
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Tornado and torrential rains hit Omsk, Russia (VIDEOS)


Sott.net
Tue, 13 Jun 2017 08:41 UTC
Tornado in Omsk, Russia
© YouTube/Marat Beset (screen capture)
An extreme weather system hit Omsk, Russia on Friday 9th June bringing torrential rain, hail and even an unusual tornado-like phenomenon. Wind speed of up to 20-25 m / s were reported.


Comment: Just over a week ago a deadly thunderstorm hit Russia's Sverdlovsk region. At the end of May 16 people died in Moscow, with at least another hundred injured, after the worst storm to hit the city in living memory, and probably the worst since the 19th century.

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