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© AAA drone shot of the forested area with pine trees in the Bozdağ region, Eskişehir, Türkiye, Nov. 24, 2024.
In Kayseri, at the beginning of the evening, the snow quickly covered rooftops, cars, streets, and parks in the city. With temperatures dropping to minus 5 degrees Celsius, the local authorities worked swiftly to clear roads, especially in the mountainous areas surrounding the city. The snow also affected Erciyes Mountain, a popular ski resort that saw significant snowfall at its higher altitudes.
In Yozgat, by morning, the city center was completely covered in white, and road crews were out clearing the streets. Local residents, shared their excitement, stating that they were happy to see the first snow and hoped it would continue throughout the season.
Police of the province's Vinh Tuong District detained Son on Saturday on charges of involuntary manslaughter. Son, a relative of the victim, lives just 50 meters away from the girl's home.
The dogs, a male and a female, were fed rice and cornmeal and had been vaccinated. On Wednesday evening, Son let them outside without muzzles after feeding them.
At approximately 7:45 p.m., the child was playing near her home when the dogs attacked her, biting her neck and abdomen. Despite being rushed to the hospital, the girl succumbed to her injuries.
Pilot whales stranded on Ruakākā Beach in Northland.
Project Jonah, the Department of Conservation (DOC), police and local iwi Patuharakeke were called after 40 whales were stranded on Ruakākā Beach.
Three adult pilot whales and one calf has since died, DOC told 1News in a statement.
"DOC staff and Project Jonah are on site, and there is some concern that the pilot whales will re-strand themselves. DOC staff and Project Jonah are monitoring the situation and staying vigilant for further possible strandings."
"The local iwi Pareharakeke will be at the beach maintaining watch overnight. DOC will stay a little longer this evening, then be back again at first light," DOC said.
The landslide in Kalehe territory in South Kivu province followed heavy rains overnight Friday, Delphin Birimbi, president of the Kalehe civil society group told reporters.
Reports said eight children were among the dead.
Birimbi said several houses were swept away and 31 others damaged.
In video footage, the growling tiger is seen running along a road outside the man's house in a village in the north-east of China.
The attack happened in Changtai village in Heilongjiang province in north-eastern China on Monday.
The farmer walks across a courtyard full of drying maize and into the street to see what is going on, but suddenly retreats as the tiger returns.
He manages to shut the metal gate but seconds later the tiger launches itself against the barrier, bursting it open.
The farmer escaped with his life but a short time before, another villager had been attacked by the tiger while feeding his cattle.
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Kongsakul Jantrach, acting governor of Phatthalung, convened a meeting with the provincial administration, disaster prevention and mitigation office, local government organisations, and military units to address the flooding crisis effectively. The meeting focused on the rapid response needed to mitigate the impact on affected communities.
Phatthalung, being a low-lying area, naturally receives water from the neighbouring districts of Srinagarindra and Kong Ra, exacerbating the flooding situation. Currently, six subdistricts, 42 villages, and 12 communities have reported significant distress due to the inundation.
Power outages are continuing to affect more than 3,300 homes, farms, and businesses in Galway, with almost all concentrated in the west of the county.
ESB Networks has said that further outages can be expected throughout the weekend as Storm Bert continues to dominate the weather cycle.
Galway County Council has reported a number of roads flooded across the county this morning, advising people not to travel during the red weather warning.
© Noah BergerA mudslide as heavy rain falls near Healdsburg in California
The storm on the west coast of America arrived earlier this week, killing two people and cutting of power to hundreds of thousands, mostly in the Seattle area, before its strong winds moved through northern California.
Santa Rosa, California, saw its wettest three-day period on record with about 12.5 inches of rain falling by Friday evening, according to the National Weather Service in the Bay Area.
Flooding closed part of the Pacific Coast Highway in Mendocino County and there was no estimate for when it would reopen, according to the California Department of Transportation.
Travel is widely disrupted with roads closed and some train routes cancelled throughout Saturday with rail companies urging passengers to avoid travelling to certain areas.
Winds of up to 68mph have been recorded and 13cm of snow has fallen in some parts of the country on Saturday morning, a Met Office spokesperson said, while 38 flood alerts are in place across the UK.
