Massive boulders rolled down and smashed three cars on the Kohima-Dimapur National Highway during a landslide amid rain on Tuesday. The incident took place in Chumoukedima, near a police checkpost. At least two people were killed, and three others were injured in the incident.
A viral video of the incident shows a massive rock hitting two cars one after the other. Both the cars were crushed and suffered serious damage. The video also shows another boulder crashing a car in front of the two cars. The car hit a truck standing on its left.
Dramatic pictures show lava flowing down France's Piton de la Fournaise volcano
On the morning of July 2nd, 2023, a new volcanic eruption began on the French island of Reunion which has a population of more than 850,000. There, the Piton de la Fournaise volcano offshore of Madagascar erupted, creating two new eruptive fissures.
These new eruptive fissures have now each produced a lava flow that is approximately 1,000 meters in length, but is continuing to expand.
This video will discuss this eruption, the seismic crisis which preceded the eruption, and the deep valleys of Piton de la Fournaise.
Residents in a northeast Winnipeg community are on high alert after two children were injured in separate coyote attacks, days apart. The children aged four and nine were treated and released from hospital.
The town of Rivière-Éternité in Quebec's Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean region is currently facing a devastating situation as search and rescue efforts continue for two missing individuals. The town has been in a state of emergency since Saturday after being hit by severe flooding and landslides over the weekend.
One of the missing individuals has been identified as Pascale Racine, a woman in her 40s from Quebec City. Racine was traveling in the region with her husband, who survived the incident but sustained serious injuries and had to be hospitalized. The other missing person is a man in his 40s who was also swept away by the landslide.
The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) is leading the search and rescue operation, utilizing divers, all-terrain vehicles, and helicopters to assist in locating the missing individuals. The efforts have been ongoing since the incident occurred.
The impact of the flooding and landslides has been significant, with nearly 200 people forced to leave their homes and over 100 campers evacuated via helicopter from a nearby provincial park. The town of Rivière-Éternité remains inaccessible, and Route 170, the main road leading to the town, will remain closed for an undetermined amount of time.
Authorities say that the heaviest rainfall in 3 years was responsible for yesterday's flooding in parts of Phnom Penh.
Mr. Sam Piseth, Director of the Department of Public Works and Transport of Phnom Penh, said that heavy rainfall on the evening of July 3 of up to 153 mm (measured at Boeung Trabek station) was the heaviest rainfall in the last 3 years and caused heavy flooding in the central areas of Khan Sen Sok Meanchey, Chbar Ampov, Por Sen Chey.
The director of the department asked citizens to ensure that no garbage was blocking drains, as this can exacerbate flood issues.
Authorities say a North Carolina man died after he was attacked by two dogs at his daughter's house.
Anthony Gerard Bastardi, 67, was attacked while checking on two dogs at his daughter and son-in-law's home, according to the Johnston County Sheriff's Office.
First responders arrived around 12:30 p.m. Monday to a neighborhood in the Powhatan community.
Rainfall caused an emergency for some residents in Clinton County.
Our sister station, WCAX in Burlington, Vermont, sent us videos that show heavy flooding across major roadways. That area of the state saw between four and seven inches of rain on Sunday.
The National Weather Service notes emergency managers in the area say some people have had to be rescued after being trapped by high flood waters.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement Sunday afternoon that employees with the state's Office of Emergency Management were deployed to the area to provide support for local leaders.
A flood warning for Franklin and Clinton counties expired at 8:15 p.m. on Sunday.
According to state media, heavy flooding has displaced thousands of people and damaged infrastructure across China.
Authorities in the northern Shaanxi province reported the worst flooding in 50 years, while in the south-western city of Chongqing, a landslide caused cracks in roads and damaged foundations.
Further footage from across the country shows vehicles submerged in water and bridges destroyed.
No deaths have been reported as a result of the flooding so far.
Heavy rains flooded Chicago streets Sunday, trapping cars and forcing NASCAR officials to cancel the last half of an Xfinity Series race set to run through the city's downtown.
The National Weather Service warned the flooding could be "life-threatening," with numerous impassable roads, overflowing creeks and streams and flooded basements across the Chicago area. Up to 6 inches of rain fell in suburban Cicero and Berwyn by midday, according to the NWS website. Flood warnings had mostly expired by evening.
The Illinois State Police said parts of Interstate 55 and Interstate 290 have been closed because of flooding, with at least 10 cars trapped in water on Interstate 55 near Pulaski Road, a major north-south thoroughfare in the city. Trains were stopped in some parts of the city as well.
