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"Lightning hit our tree while we were out front, 5 feet from the tree," Redding resident Dylan Gejeian said, from his Shasta View neighborhood next to Mountain View.
The tree was split in half when it was struck, sending a portion of the split top into the roof and dining room of a neighbor's home, he said. Thankfully, no one was hurt, he added.
The strike was caught on camera at 7:46 p.m. Gejeian shared a video from his Ring camera of the moment the lightning bolt came down.
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Chad Roberts shared video from home security cameras that captured the bolt of lightning hitting the tree at his home in Brandon, Mississippi, on Facebook.
Nihal, a resident of Kettinakam, was found grievously injured around 300 metres away from his house and was taken to a nearby hospital but could not be saved, they said.
"The boy with autism was missing from around 5 pm and a search party, comprising relatives, locals and the police, was looking for him in the locality. We found him around 8.30 pm near his house in a grievously injured manner and took him to the hospital," police said.
© Government of Côte d’IvoireLandslide in Yopougon Bel Air, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 11 June 2023.
According to figures from the country's meteorological agency Sodexam, more than 180 mm of rain fell in Yopougon and 243 mm in Sassandra in 24 hours to 11 June 2023. Meanwhile Adiake saw 171 mm and San Pedro 201 mm during the same period.
The government reported a landslide occurred in the district of Yopougon Bel Air in Abidjan on 11 June. Several buildings were damaged and one completely destroyed. Five members of the same family died in the incident.
The deaths of security staff in the city of Wuhu occurred after the 450-tonne crane keeled over on Saturday into the security post where they were stationed, the authorities said.
In Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province in eastern China, large trees were felled on Saturday, crushing vehicles and blocking roads, local media reported.
Water logging led to artificial flash floods in several areas of Gohpur, Nalbari, Goroimari and Udalguri, leaving people in distress.
Nalbari town has been submerged under water after a spell of rain with every street transformed into waterways. The Nalbari Municipality's inability to prevent such floods has stirred immense anger among the locals. Consequently, protests have intensified, with citizens expressing their discontent and demanding immediate action.
The four-lane road construction in Gohpur is facing mounting criticism as locals demand immediate action to address the recurring problem. The impact of the artificial floods caused by heavy rains is evident as the town remains partially submerged. Traders are gripped with fear as their businesses suffer due to inaccessible roads and inundated marketplaces.
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority said that 145 others were injured in flooding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The districts of Karak, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan and Lakki Marwat were especially hard-hit, according to the English-language newspaper Dawn.
Twenty-eight people had been killed as of late Saturday, Pakistani broadcaster Geo News reported.
As it was said by Civil Protection in Sapna, one family was evacuated.
The road to Kalesija is interrupted, and the alternative routes are also not in operation. The situation is also difficult in Kalesija, where it is still raining.
Comment: Update June 12
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