Canada and the US have battled extreme heat and forest fires through the summer, but recent days have brought some relief and even pre-ski-season excitement, with the first snowfall spotted on high slopes in the Canadian Rockies. Unusual weather conditions have also brought snow to peaks in California's Sierra Nevada mountains too.
Mammoth Mountain, which is due to start its 24-25 season in less than three months time on 15th November is pictured above this weekend. Lake Tahoe ski areas to the north also saw a brief snow covering with Northstar, due to open a week after Mammoth on the 22nd pictured below.
Search and rescue crews at Grand Canyon National Park were searching for an Arizona woman nearly two days after she was swept into a creek during a flash flood, the woman's sister said on social media Saturday.
Chenoa Nickerson of Gilbert, Arizona, was hiking in Havasu Creek, about a half-mile from where it meets up with the Colorado River, when the flash flood struck Thursday in the early afternoon.
The National Park Service said the 33-year-old stayed overnight at a campground near the village of Supai on the Havasupai reservation, deep in a gorge off the Grand Canyon.
The flood trapped several hikers in the area above and below Beaver Falls, one of a series of usually blue-green waterfalls that draw tourists from around the world to the Havasupai Tribe's reservation. The area is prone to flooding that turns its iconic waterfalls chocolate brown.
The body of a woman who had been missing for three days was discovered on Sunday after she had been swept up in a flash flood near the Grand Canyon in Arizona that required the rescue of more than 100 people, officials said.
The body of Chenoa Nickerson, 33, was discovered by a commercial river trip on the Colorado River about 20 miles (30 km) downstream of where she went missing on Thursday, the U.S. National Park Service said in a statement.
Nickerson, from the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert, was swept into Havasu Creek without a life jacket, the park service said.
Havasu Creek is a tributary of the Colorado River that joins the larger waterway just before it enters Arizona's Grand Canyon National Park.
The aerial, ground and rescue vehicle search was concentrated on the confluence of Havasu Creek and the Colorado River, the park service said.
Torrential rains caused a flash flood on Indonesia's eastern Ternate Island, sweeping away residential areas and leaving 13 people dead on Sunday, officials said.
The deluges cut off the main road and access to the village of Rua in North Maluku province, the most hard-hit area, and buried dozens of houses and buildings under the mud. Search and rescue teams worked with locals to recover the bodies and look for those still missing.
The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency says high-intensity rain is still possible in the Ternate City area and its surroundings in the coming days. Local authorities advised residents to remain vigilant and heed instructions in case of further flooding.
Heavy rains cause frequent landslides and flash floods in Indonesia where millions live in mountainous areas and near floodplains.
Nineteen people were killed, and seven injured in Indonesia's North Maluku province one August 26 after flash floods and landslides struck the locality a day earlier, authorities said.
According to the Disaster Management and Mitigation Office in the province, the bodies of the 19 victims had been discovered, while rescue work has been accelerated with the support of heavy machinery.
The disasters also damaged houses and infrastructure.
The local administration declared a 14-day emergency status in the disaster-affected areas to facilitate the relief efforts.
A waterspout was spotted near South Padre Island on Saturday morning.
ValleyStormTeam Chief Meteorologist Bryan Hale said conditions have changed, allowing waterspouts to form off and along our shore.
He added that they are mostly harmless, but people should always avoid their path on water and land.
According to the National Weather Service, tropical funnel clouds and landspouts are possible on Saturday due to light winds and increased tropical moisture, making conditions favorable for them to form.
Eleven people have been killed and 14 more are missing after heavy rain in recent days lashed China's northeastern province of Liaoning, state broadcaster CCTV reported Friday.
"On the evening of August 23, a press conference was held in Huludao City, Liaoning Province on flood prevention and control and disaster relief," CCTV reported.
At the press conference, it was announced that "this round of heavy rainfall caused extremely serious damage to Huludao City, especially Jianchang County and Suizhong County. Roads, electricity, communications, houses, crops, etc. were severely affected.
"After several rounds of checking households and persons, it was found that the disaster has caused 10 deaths with 14 people missing," CCTV said, adding that an official also died "while saving people".
The report stated that "all-out search and rescue efforts are underway for missing persons".
State media reported Thursday that over 50,000 people had been evacuated in Huludao, due to heavy rains that had persisted over several days.
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Vehicles are stuck on a flooded street in the center of Thai Nguyen City on Aug. 22, 2024, as seen in a still image extracted from a traffic surveillance camera.
Continuous heavy rain from Thursday afternoon into the evening caused water levels to rise dramatically, sweeping away cars and toppling motorbikes in the northern city of Thai Nguyen.
Thai Nguyen Province, home to the eponymous city, began experiencing heavy rain at 1 p.m., with rainfall of 70-95 mm dumped by 7 p.m. Many streets in Thai Nguyen City were submerged by 40-60 cm by Thursday night.
On Z115 Street, floodwaters reached up to 60 cm deep, causing a four-seater car to be swept away for about 50 meters, eventually drifting onto the sidewalk. The driver had exited the vehicle safely.
On Hoang Gia Street, an empty taxicab was swept away by floodwaters.
Recent heavy rains across Saudi Arabia have caused significant disruption, with many cars completely submerged and streets badly affected.
The past hours have seen intense weather conditions with dramatic scenes such as lightning striking near the iconic Clock Tower in Mecca.
The National Security Operations Centre issued a severe warning about expected heavy rains in the Mecca region. The alert follows a red alert from the National Meteorological Centre, highlighting expected heavy rains in areas including Taif, Ardiyat, Adham, Bani Yazid, and Maysan.
This weather system is expected to persist until 11pm.
A landslide from a mountain have destroyed buildings in Soi Patak 2, behind Kitti Sangkharam Temple (Kata Temple) in Karon Subdistrict, Mueang District, Phuket Province on August 23, 2024.
Heavy rain and a landslide from a mountain have destroyed buildings in Soi Patak 2, behind Kitti Sangkharam Temple (Kata Temple) in Karon Subdistrict, Mueang District, Phuket Province. The incident has resulted in 10 deaths. Search efforts are ongoing for additional missing persons. 250 households have been affected by the disaster.
On August 23, officials set up an incident command center at Kitti Sangkharam Temple (Kata Temple) to coordinate operations and request assistance.
The Mueang Phuket District reported continuous heavy rainfall from the night of August 22, 2024, until the morning of August 23, 2024, measuring 200 millimeters of rainfall. This led to the landslide that caused fatalities: 6 Myanmar nationals, 1 Thai nationals, and 2 Russian nationals, and another person, nationality unknown.
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