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© Donald Talend / APSmoke rises from the crash site above Highway 140 near the Arch Rock entrance to Yosemite national park in northern California.
Emergency workers reached the crash site near the Dog Rock fire on Tuesday evening and found the pilot had been killed, authorities announced. The pilot was yet to be named.
Witnesses saw the plane slam into the wall of a cliff above Highway 140 near the Arch Rock entrance to Yosemite on the western edge of the park "and yes, there was a lot of fire", park spokeswoman Kari Cobb said.
She said crews were just reaching the site of the wreckage several hours after the accident. There was no word on what caused the crash.
Alyssa Smith, of the California fire service, said the pilot was the only person on board at the time.
Asmani Yahya's painful screams caught the attention of her husband, who threw a sickle at the beast and whacked it with a tree branch to force it to let go of its prey, Harian Metro reported.
Recalling the horrifying incident from her bed at the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital in Kuala Terengganu, Asmani said she and husband Mamat Othman, 63, had gone on their usual routine to tap rubber at their smallholding on Thursday morning.
Katijah showing her stitched-up hand after surviving the wild boar attack.
Katijah Ibrahim, 81, left her home in Kampung Ulu, Batang Melaka at 6.15am for morning prayers at a surau on Wednesday.
The 81-year-old stuck to her usual route when all of a sudden, a boar appeared from seemingly nowhere, charged at her and gored her.
Her daughter Meriam Yunus, 58, said Katijah told her that the boar bit her on the neck too.
"My mother put up a fight but the animal was powerful and big.
"At first, she thought that she was being attacked by a large dog and began screaming anjing, anjing, catching the attention of nearby villagers," she said.
The villagers, Meriam said, then used sticks to scare away the boar which then fled into a secondary jungle.
The Sudan Tribune reports that heavy rain in Eastern Equatoria state between 04 and 05 October 2014 caused severe floods in the county of Magwi. Roads and bridges have been damaged as a result of the flooding. The heavy rain has also caused landslides in the area.
At least 6 people died in the flooding in the village of Owinykibul. The heavy rain caused the Atebi River to overflow and one person died after being swept away while he attempted to cross.
Twisters were reportedly spotted in Cumbria, Derbyshire and the Wirral
Twisters were reportedly spotted in Cumbria, Derbyshire and the Wirral on Wednesday, as summer well and truly came to an end.
An eyewitness video posted on YouTube showed a tornado whipping across fields in the Haverthwaite and Backbarrow area of Cumbria.
And in the Derbyshire town of Alfreton, cars were flipped over and a house's roof ripped off by the powerful winds.
According to the BBC, the man who lives there, William Sitch, is waiting to find out whether his home will have to be demolished.
His partner's son, Oli Constable, told the broadcaster: "He's gutted and in shock. It's not something that you think would happen in Alfreton."
The Met Office confirmed that the town was struck by a tornado, but added that conditions were likely to remain calmer today.
The rare sighting of the intimidating twister was filmed by motorists who spotted the huge rotating column of air circulating over the M53, just metres in front of them
A dramatic video has emerged of a tornado spotted over the M53 in Bromborough, Merseyside, UK on Wednesday afternoon.
In the footage, captured by a passenger in a car, motorists can be seen pulling on to the hard shoulder to avoid the dangerous driving conditions.
A Met Office spokesman said: "Although tornadic activity is by no means common across the UK, it does occur on occasions when the atmosphere is suitably volatile".
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2014-10-09 02:32:05 UTC
2014-10-08 19:32:05 UTC-07:00 at epicenter
Location
32.109°S 110.890°W depth=10.0km (6.2mi)
Nearby Cities
567km (352mi) SSW of Hanga Roa, Chile
3436km (2135mi) W of Lebu, Chile
3442km (2139mi) W of Ancud, Chile
3453km (2146mi) W of Chonchi, Chile
2031km (1262mi) ESE of Adamstown, Pitcairn
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Sharp County Dispatch received a 911 call around 2:16 p.m. from a woman saying a dog was attacking her mother.
The Cave City Police Department, Cave City Fire Department, Sharp County Sheriff's Department and Spring River Ambulance Service responded to the house on North Melody Lane.
Cave City Police Sergeant Brian Barnett arrived first and found 75-year-old Alice Payne dead in her living room floor with apparent bite marks all over her face, neck, and arms.
The woman's daughter said she saw the dog, a pitbull belonging to her mother, attack her. The dog was put down by officers, and then turned over to a representative with the Arkansas Department of Health for disease testing.
The woman's body was sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for an autopsy.
The case is still being investigated by the Sharp County Sheriff's Department and Cave City Police Department.
Comment: A list of dog attacks on their owners or family members in 2014 -
Family dog seized after baby's death in Wales
Couple released on bail over death of 11-month-old girl following dog attack in Blackburn, UK
'Out of control' dog put down after attacking owner in Inverness, Scotland
Liverpool woman mauled to death by her pet dog, UK
Second pet dog attack on a woman owner in Liverpool house within 2 months, UK
Man gets arm 'ripped off' by his two American bulldogs in High Pittington, United Kingdom
13-year-old girl victim of second Waikato dog attack, New Zealand
Hunter viciously mauled by his own dog in Austria
Child killed by family pet dog in Rome
Detroit: Naked man loses hands, feet in dog pack attack
Woman in hospital after dog attacked owner in Brighton, United Kingdom
Baby girl dies after dog attack in Daventry, UK
The snow has brought a lot of trouble for drivers because most have not yet changed tires.
"I was driving on the highway M5″ Ural ", the roads are very quickly swept out, - says Igor Nikiforov. - Maximum speed was 20 kilometers (12 miles) per hour, and even at this speed it was scary at some turn to go, the car just drifting. There were traffic jams because trucks could not climb the mountain, they stood and idled."
Over the weekend there were forty serious accidents on the roads of the Chelyabinsk region.
Meanwhile, resourceful residents of the South Urals have used the bad weather to open the ski season.
In Zlatoust adults and children began sculpting the first snowman.
Thanks to Argiris Diamantis for this link
Comment: The world is in the grips of some seriously destructive events. For a compilation of the latest round of chaos, check out:
SOTT Earth Changes Video Summary: September 2014