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Lioness kills five-year-old boy in Gujarat, India - 4th such incident in the state in 4 months

Abhinay Deshpande
The Hindu
Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:17 UTC
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A five-year-old boy was killed after being attacked by a lioness in Gujarat's Amreli district, a forest official said on Wednesday (March 11, 2026).

The incident occurred on Tuesday (March 10, 2026) evening in Manavav village in Dhari taluka when the animal attacked the child, the son of a farm labourer from Madhya Pradesh, near a settlement.

Forest department officials said villagers raised an alarm on seeing the attack, prompting the lioness to abandon the injured child and flee into the surrounding area.

The severely injured boy was taken to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

Forest officials launched a search operation and deployed three teams to track the animal. The lioness was later captured in a cage late on Tuesday (March 10, 2026) night, a forest official said.

Gujarat is the only natural habitat of the Asiatic lion. According to the 2025 lion census conducted in May, the big cats have expanded their presence beyond the Gir National Park into 11 districts of the Saurashtra region, including Amreli, with several sightings reported in non-forested and coastal areas.

Comment: See also: Lioness kills woman in Gujarat, India - 3rd such incident in the state in 3 months

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Pit bull kills elderly man in Essex, Vermont

Guy Page
Vermont Daily Chronicle
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:07 UTC
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An Essex man died Tuesday afternoon after being attacked by a dog at a home on Brigham Hill Road, according to the Essex Police Department.

Police said officers responded at about 3:20 p.m. March 10 to a report of an animal attack at a residence at 179 Brigham Hill Road in Essex, Vermont. Essex Rescue and the Essex Town Fire Department also responded.

When responders arrived, they found that an elderly male resident had been attacked by a dog that lived at the home. The man suffered severe injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police identified the victim as Stephen G. Campbell, 76, of Essex.

Family members were inside the home at the time of the attack, including the dog's owner, who was able to stop the attack and secure the animal, police said.

According to rabies vaccination records, the dog was described as a large male pit bull named Jack.

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Tsunami

Floods and landslides kill at least 102 in southern Ethiopia (UPDATE)

Emmanuel Egobiambu
Channelstv.com
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:01 UTC
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Flooding caused by heavy rains in the Gamo area of southern Ethiopia has left at least 48 people dead, police said on Wednesday.

"The number of bodies recovered from the natural disaster that struck three districts of Gamo Zone has reached 48," the South Ethiopia Regional State Police Commission said in a statement on X.

There were reports of 95 missing persons, and rescue operations were ongoing, it said. It was unclear whether this figure included the bodies already found.

There has been heavy flooding across east Africa in recent days.

Dozens were killed in neighbouring Kenya after torrential rain hit the capital Nairobi and other areas on Friday.

Multiple studies have tracked the increasing frequency of extreme wet and dry periods in east Africa in the last 20 years.

AFP


Comment: Related: Flash floods in Nairobi, Kenya kill at least 45

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Cloud Precipitation

Severe hailstorm covers the desert in white in Saudi Arabia


yourweather.co.uk
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:53 UTC
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Large hailstones pounded Taif in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca Province yesterday.
The precipitation covered large areas of the desert with a white layer of ice, creating unusual scenes in a region known for its arid climate and scarce rainfall.

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Volcano

Indonesia's Mount Marapi erupts, spewing ash up to 1 mile


Anadolu Agency
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:37 UTC
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West Sumatra Indonesia - March 9 2026 - Eruption
Indonesia's most active volcano, Mount Marapi, erupted Monday, sending thick gray ash 1.6 kilometers (nearly a mile) above its peak, state media reported.

The early morning eruption of Marapi, located in West Sumatra province, was recorded on a seismogram with a maximum amplitude of 30 millimeters and a duration of about 33 seconds, the Antara news agency reported, citing the Mount Marapi Volcano Observation Post (PGA).

Mount Marapi PGA officer Bilal Allegra Munbaits said the ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity and drifting eastward.

Mount Marapi is currently at Alert Level II status. The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation warned of a potential threat of cold lava flows, especially for communities living along rivers originating from the volcano's peak.

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Deadly tornadoes, massive hail, heavy rain rip through Midwest, Southern Plains, killing at least two

Olivia Stephens
Fox Weather
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:50 UTC
Multiple buildings were torn apart in Kankakee, IL after a tornado impacted the area on March 10.
Multiple buildings were torn apart in Kankakee, IL after a tornado impacted the area on March 10.
Confirmed tornadoes were reported in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Oklahoma and Texas and crews will now survey the destruction to determine the storm's final strength, with at least two fatalities.

Life-threatening storms erupted across the Midwest and Southern Plains Tuesday and into the evening, hurling grapefruit-size hail, drenching downpours that triggered some Flood Watches, and spawning powerful tornadoes — leaving a trail of widespread destruction.

The National Weather Service warned of possible EF3+ tornadoes across parts of Illinois and Indiana, raising the severe weather risk to Level 4 out of 5 ahead of the storms.

After Tuesday's brutal storms, warnings proved spot-on as tornado watches and severe weather swept across the Southern Plains to the Midwest — including Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Michigan.

Confirmed tornadoes were reported in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Oklahoma and Texas and crews will now survey the destruction to determine the storm's final strength.

This came just days after last week's deadly tornado outbreak tore through the Heartland, leaving many communities still reeling in its wake.

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Tsunami

Heavy rainfall causes flash flooding in Zaruma and Portovelo, Ecuador

Fabricio Cruz
extra.ec
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:26 UTC
On the night of Monday, March 9, 2026, the Salvias and Amarillo rivers overflowed in the cantons of Zaruma and Portovelo, respectively, in the province of El Oro
On the night of Monday, March 9, 2026, the Salvias and Amarillo rivers overflowed in the cantons of Zaruma and Portovelo, respectively, in the province of El Oro.
Heavy rains in the upper reaches of El Oro province caused emergencies on Monday night, March 9, in the cantons of Zaruma and Portovelo. In the parish of Salvias, a stream overflowed after the intense downpour, flooding several homes and causing concern among residents.

According to residents, the water surged down with great force, carrying rocks, branches, and mud , causing property damage in the parish center. The current also damaged part of a bridge in the area, complicating travel for those moving through the zone.

Faced with the emergency, residents tried to protect their belongings as water flooded into several homes. Some areas were covered in mud and debris , demonstrating the magnitude of the flood's impact.

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Volcano

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts, shooting lava fountains up to 300 metres high - 43rd eruption since December 2024


Euronews
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:29 UTC
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Kilauea is shooting lava fountains up to 300 metres high, and falling tephra is forcing temporary closures on Hawaii's Big Island.

The fountaining that began Tuesday morning marked the eruption's 43rd episode since it began in December 2024.

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Snowflake

March snowfall in the province of Malaga in the far south of Spain as cold drop hits

Julio J. Portabales
surinenglish.com
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:11 UTC
The snow line has dropped significantly, reaching altitudes between 900 and 1,000 metres above sea level.
The snow line has dropped significantly, reaching altitudes between 900 and 1,000 metres above sea level.
A night of snowfall and lower temperatures has covered several mountains in the municipality of Villanueva del Trabuco with a white blanket on Tuesday morning.

The snowfall has been particularly visible in places such as Sierra Gorda and Sierra de San Jorge, the peaks of which are completely white.

Snow fell in the early hours of Tuesday due to the arrival of a cold drop (known as a 'dana' in Spain) from the north-west. This caused an abrupt change in atmospheric conditions. The rapid advance of this high altitude depression towards the south has generated instability in a large part of the country.

For Tuesday, state meteorological agency Aemet has activated snowfall warnings in several areas of the Andalucía.
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Seismograph

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes southern Italy near Naples


BalkanWeb.com
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:30 UTC
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An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck southern Italy in the early hours of Tuesday, with its epicenter about 68 kilometers north of Naples and near the town of Piedimonte Matese, according to initial seismological data.

The tremor was recorded at 00:03:55 local Italian time.

The magnitude of the earthquake was estimated at 6.0 on the Richter scale, while the focal depth was estimated at 11 kilometers, which classifies it as a relatively shallow earthquake, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC).

The epicenter of the earthquake was located about 68 kilometers north of Naples (a city with a population of about 959,000) and about 14 kilometers northeast of Piemonte Matese (a city with a population of about 11,200).
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