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Flashback Malaysian woman rubber tapper survives bear attack


The Star (Malaysia)
Sat, 29 Mar 2014 23:30 UTC
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A bear pounced on a 60-year-old woman and dragged her into a jungle not far from where she was tapping rubber in Kampung Pasir Puteh in Marang, Terengganu.

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.
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Health

Elderly woman viciously attacked by a wild boar in Malaysia

R.s.n. Murali
The Star (Malaysia)
Sun, 05 Oct 2014 23:09 UTC
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Katijah showing her stitched-up hand after surviving the wild boar attack.
An octogenarian was attacked by a wild boar and lives to tell her tale.

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.
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Cloud Precipitation

At least 10 dead due to flooding in South Sudan

Richard Davies
floodlist.com
Thu, 09 Oct 2014 22:02 UTC
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Local media in Sudan are reporting that at least 10 people have been killed in 2 separate incidents of flooding in South Sudan over the last 7 days.

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.
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Windsock

Tornadoes rip across UK as more wet weather and strong winds forecast

Antonia Molloy
The Independent, UK
Thu, 09 Oct 2014 21:40 UTC
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Twisters were reportedly spotted in Cumbria, Derbyshire and the Wirral
Tornadoes were sighted in several parts of the country yesterday, as heavy winds and rain lashed the UK.

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.

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Windsock

Tornado seen over motorway in the UK

Leon Siciliano
Daily Telegraph
Thu, 09 Oct 2014 21:08 UTC
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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 passenger in a car records the moment a tornado is seen crossing over the M53 in Merseyside

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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Bizarro Earth

Earthquake Magnitude 6.6 - Southern East Pacific Rise


US Geological Survey
Thu, 09 Oct 2014 19:21 UTC
East Pacific Rise Quake_091014
© USGS
Event Time
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

Scientific Data
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Wolf

Elderly woman killed by her pitbull terrier


kait8.com
Mon, 29 Sep 2014 18:58 UTC
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An elderly woman was attacked and killed by her own dog Friday afternoon in Cave City.

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

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Snowflake

Autumn snow hampers traffic in the Urals, Russia

Robert Felix
iceagenow.info
Tue, 07 Oct 2014 18:16 UTC

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
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Cloud Precipitation

Update: Super Typhoon Vongfong continues towards Japan - 250 kph sustained winds

Eric Leister
Accuweather.com
Thu, 09 Oct 2014 09:53 UTC
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© nternational Space StationVongfong, as a super typhoon on Thursday, October 9, viewed from the International Space Station.
While Japan is recovering from former Typhoon Phanfone, Super Typhoon Vongfong will turn northward across the western Pacific Ocean and bring a new threat by the end of the week.

Vongfong brought flooding rainfall and damaging wind to the northern Mariana Islands on Sunday, local time. Wind gusts over 89 kph (55 mph) and rainfall over 75 millimeters (3 inches) were common.

Currently, Vongfong is nearly equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 250 kph (155 mph).

"Vongfong became the strongest tropical cyclone we've had all year anywhere on Earth," AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Jim Andrews said.

The strength of Vongfong earlier surpassed that of Super Typhoon Genevieve which, at its most powerful, had sustained winds of 257 kph (160 mph) in the West Pacific.

The combination of light wind shear and warm water allowed Vongfong to rapidly strengthen across the western Pacific Ocean so far this week.

Late in the week, while Vongfong is located south of Japan, the typhoon is expected to slow down and make a turn to the north. While there remains some uncertainty in the exact track of the storm, confidence is high that the powerful cyclone will track north toward Japan with the potential for a landfall in mainland Japan by early next week.
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Target

800,000 swarm of killer bees kill Arizona gardener in unprovoked attack


RT
Thu, 09 Oct 2014 14:52 UTC
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A gardener in Arizona has died after being dive bombed by a swarm of killer bees and another man was taken to hospital with 100 stings.

The 32-year-old victim was working on a house in Douglas near the Mexican border with three colleagues who were preparing to cut the lawn of a 90-year-old man when the bees struck.

They were working for a charity that provides work for people with learning difficulties and assists needy or elderly people in the community.

As soon as they turned on their lawn mower they were dive bombed by a huge swarm of bees from a hive which was concealed in the back of the house.

Two of the other gardeners who were not badly stung ran to a neighbor's house to call the fire service but when the emergency services arrived on the scene one of the men had collapsed and was already in respiratory arrest.
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