The authorities give compensation to a shepherd in the Solan area on Sunday.
In a lightning incident, 54 head of cattle died while three shepherds had a miraculous escape in forest areas near Deothi village near Solan around 3 am on Sunday.
The mishap occured when the shepherds were pitching their tents for the night.
The Solan SDM informed that 54 goats and sheep had died in the incident, adding that an interim relief of Rs 50,000 had been disbursed by the Tehsildar.
Veterinary doctors were requisitioned for the examination of surviving goats in the area, besides conducting post-mortem of the deceased cattle.
The SDM informed that shepherds from Kinnaur were camping in the said area when lightning stuck.
A mud volcano erupted in the Hajigabul district on January 30 at 16:53 local time.
The eruption occurred at 16:53 local time and was recorded by seismic stations near the volcano, operated by the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. Data from the center's Dynamics of Earthquake Foci department indicate that the eruption lasted about 13 minutes and occurred in a single phase, News.Az reports, citing the Republican Seismic Service Center (RSSC).
Seismologists said the eruption originated at a depth of around three kilometers, releasing an estimated 3.38 × 10⁶ joules of energy.
Earlier, local media reported a brief eruption at Mount Harami, located in the same district, on January 30. The eruption, which lasted only a few seconds, was accompanied by flames rising into the air.
The event was visible from the Baku - Ganja (Baku - Gazakh) highway and several nearby villages in Hajigabul. No injuries or damage were reported.
More than 200 people have been reported killed in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, spokesperson for the rebel-appointed governor of the province where the mine is located, told the Reuters news agency.
The mine, located some 60km (37 miles) northwest of Goma city, the provincial capital of North Kivu province, collapsed on Wednesday, and the precise number of casualties was still unclear as of Friday evening, Reuters reports.
"More than 200 people were victims of this landslide, including miners, children and market women. Some people were rescued just in time and have serious injuries," Muyisa told Reuters, adding that about 20 injured people were being treated in health facilities.
"We are in the rainy season. The ground is fragile. It was the ground that gave way while the victims were in the hole," he said.
Eraston Bahati Musanga, the governor of North Kivu province appointed by the M23 rebel group, told the AFP news agency on Friday that "some bodies have been recovered", without giving a specific figure of the number of those killed and injured, but suggesting a potentially high death toll.
Heavy rainfall in Adana and Mersin, as warned by the meteorology department, has led to flooding. While cemeteries in the cities were submerged, streams overflowed, roads turned into lakes, and homes and businesses were inundated. It was noted that the effects of the rainfall could continue intermittently in the cities where daily life has been virtually paralyzed.
After the warnings from the General Directorate of Meteorology, heavy rainfall that was effective in Adana and Mersin in the morning hours caused flooding. Due to the flood, which negatively affected daily life, cemeteries were submerged, streams overflowed, roads turned into lakes, and homes and workplaces were flooded.
A man drowned in a flash flood on Thursday night (29), on Avenida 31 de Março, in Piracicaba (SP). Trapped by a structure on the road, he did not survive his injuries and died at the scene.
The tragedy raises to 14 the number of victims of the rains in the state of São Paulo since the beginning of December. Of this total, six deaths occurred in similar situations involving flash floods.
The storm, which lasted about 40 minutes and recorded more than 50 millimeters of precipitation, caused flooding in neighborhoods in the central region of the city. The force of the water even ripped up the asphalt on one of the main avenues of Piracicaba, which has approximately 425,000 inhabitants and is located in the central region of the state.
In the last 12 hours, the city accumulated more than 80 millimeters of rain, according to data from the Integrated Hydrographic Basin System (SIBH), of SP Águas. Measuring stations in the municipality indicated rapid increases in the level of the Piracicaba River, which runs through the city center.
Cliff crashes onto North Wales beach in massive landslide
An ex-marine has captured the moment a cliff crashed down onto a beach as he scrambled for safety.
Hughie John Morris, 67, from Rhydwyn, had stopped to film stones falling on Porth Swtan, also known as Church Bay, in Anglesey, during a beach walk on Wednesday.
"You could feel, hang on, something's happening, then the next thing whoosh the whole cliff came down," he said.
Anglesey council has asked people to avoid the area following the landslide, with part of the coastal path closed.
Morris, who reported the incident to local authorities, said the landslide was the second on the beach in the last 18 months.
Russia's capital Moscow has this month seen the largest snowfall in more than 200 years, Moscow State University meteorologists said on Thursday.
AFP images from the city of around 13 million people showed residents struggling to make their way through heavy piles of snow on the streets in its central district.
Commuter trains in the Moscow area were delayed, AFP reporters witnessed, and cars were stuck in long traffic jams on Thursday evening.
"January was a cold and unusually snowy month in Moscow," the university said on social media.
"By January 29, the Moscow State University Meteorological Observatory had recorded almost 92 mm of precipitation, which is already the highest value in the last 203 years," it added.
Comment: Moscow thus joins Toronto in experiencing both its all-time highest snowfall for January, and its snowiest January overall in the modern era.
Authorities have pledged ongoing efforts to protect residential neighborhoods in Ksar El Kebir threatened by flooding following the rising waters of the Loukkos River.
The provincial director of Equipment and Water in Larache, Azzedine Aittalab, told Morocco's news agency today that teams are currently installing temporary barriers to prevent the river's waters from reaching at-risk areas.
He said the efforts are part of broader preventive measures aimed at safeguarding citizens, protecting property, and ensuring people's safety, recalling a task force and a vigilance committee chaired by Larache province governor Bouassam El Alamine that have been operational since Tuesday to closely follow developments after the weather alerts.
He said the committee conducted inspections to assess conditions along the river, focusing on several sensitive points.
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Streets flooded by heavy rains in Medellín.
Severe flooding has struck the Colombian city of Medellín after heavy rains on January 28 caused the Medellín River to overflow its banks, inundating large parts of the city.
According to foreign media, the powerful downpours triggered widespread disruption, including major transport interruptions, flooded streets and shopping centres, and damage to road infrastructure.
Eyewitnesses reported that dozens of vehicles stalled in the middle of roadways as water levels rose sharply. Moving around the city by bicycle or motorcycle became extremely hazardous due to strong currents sweeping through the streets.
Floodwaters also entered shopping centres, where store owners and employees were seen attempting to save merchandise and pump water out of flooded areas.
Comment: Moscow thus joins Toronto in experiencing both its all-time highest snowfall for January, and its snowiest January overall in the modern era.