A 43-year-old laborer was killed by a lightning strike in Purok Toril, Barangay Jonob Jonob, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on New Year's Day.
Police Capt. Lindsey Caraballe, deputy chief of the Escalante City Police Station, said the victim was preparing milk for his child when he was struck by lightning during heavy rainfall at 6 a.m.
The victim's clothes were damaged. His house was made of bamboo and the door was open when lightning hit.
Caraballe said the victim was declared dead in a hospital.
The heavy rain caused fast-moving water, stranded cars and dangerous conditions in many neighborhoods.
San Diego received a month's worth of rain in just hours on New Year's Day, flooding streets and making it one of the city's 15 wettest days on record. The heavy rain caused fast-moving water, stranded cars and dangerous conditions in many neighborhoods.
Videos on social media showed streets turning into rushing streams and people trying to escape the flooding.
Now, forecasters say more rain is coming, but it would be lighter.
The National Weather Service said a series of weak but colder weather systems will move across the region through the middle of next week. These systems could bring light to moderate showers at times. Clearing is expected by Wednesday, with daytime temperatures staying in the 60s.
Gavin Blackburn Euronews Fri, 02 Jan 2026 19:52 UTC
The quake interrupted President Claudia Sheinbaum's first press briefing of the new year as seismic alarms sounded.
A strong earthquake rattled southern and central Mexico on Friday, interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum's first press briefing of the new year as seismic alarms sounded.
The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 and its epicentre was near the town of San Marcos in the southern state of Guerrero near the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco, according to the national seismological agency.
The state's civil defence agency reported some landslides around Acapulco and on other highways in the state.
Residents and tourists in Mexico City and Acapulco rushed into the streets when the shaking began.
Miles Blumhardt, Jeanine Santucci USA TODAY Fri, 02 Jan 2026 14:01 UTC
A woman found dead on a hiking trail in Colorado was killed in a suspected mountain lion attack, the state's first fatal attack since 1999, authorities said.
The woman was discovered on Jan. 1 when two hikers came upon a mountain lion lying partially over her body on the Larimer County hiking trail, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said.
The death is considered a suspected mountain lion attack pending a report by the coroner's office, agency spokesperson Kara Van Hoose told the Coloradoan, part of the USA TODAY Network.
Van Hoose said the suspected attack happened at about 12:15 p.m. on the Crosier Mountain Trail, just south of Glen Haven. The trail is about 70 miles northwest of Denver.
Residents from Dennesig, Mineralia and Aerorand shared photo's of the severe hailstorm, this afternoon in Middelburg.
A sudden and severe hailstorm struck Middelburg this afternoon (1 January), pelting homes and gardens with large hailstones and raising concerns over possible damage to vehicles and property.
Residents in parts of Middelburg were caught off guard on Thursday afternoon when a powerful hailstorm moved through the town, leaving lawns, pavements and yards in Dennesig, Mineralia and Aerorand, covered in large hailstones.
Photos shared with Middelburg Observer show golf-ball-sized ice stones, with residents reporting concerns about vehicle, roof and garden damage. In some areas, hail remained scattered across properties well after the storm had passed.
According to Storm Report SA, the storm developed rapidly. While no injuries have been reported at this stage, residents are urged to check vehicles and homes for damage and remain alert as storm season continues.
At least 12 people were killed and 11 others injured after heavy rainfall and snowfall triggered severe flash floods across multiple provinces in Afghanistan over the past three days, a spokesman for the National Disaster Management Authority said on Thursday.
Hafiz Mohammad Yusuf Hammad, spokesman for the authority, said the disaster struck Kapisa, Parwan, Daykundi, Uruzgan, Kandahar, Helmand, Badghis, Faryab, Badakhshan, Herat and Farah provinces.
The mishap also caused extensive property damage, destroying or partially damaging 1,859 homes and washing away 209 km of rural roads, Hammad added, Xinhua news agency reported.
Additionally, approximately 1,200 livestock perished, and 13,941 acres of agricultural land were swamped or destroyed. Rescue and relief teams have been dispatched to the affected areas to assist victims, and the distribution of emergency aid is underway as damage assessments continue, Hammad said.
Hussien Elkabany and Mohammad Sio Anadolu Agency Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:31 UTC
Snowfall and flash floods battered Syria on Wednesday, as authorities suspended classes in multiple provinces and placed civil defense teams on high alert amid a severe winter storm.
A snowstorm that struck northern Syria early Wednesday worsened conditions for internally displaced families living in camps across Idlib and the countryside of Aleppo, where limited resources left residents struggling to cope with freezing temperatures.
Government-led response efforts, spearheaded by the civil defense, sought to provide assistance within available means, according to the state-run Alikhbariyah TV.
Displacement camps in the city of Azaz, northwest of Aleppo, faced particularly dire humanitarian conditions as the snowstorm continued, with shortages of heating supplies and severe gaps in aid, exacerbating hardships for families, especially children and the elderly, the channel said.
Snowfall in Juneau over the past week has smashed records for the city and borough, bringing avalanche risks and sunken vessels.
The previous record of 54.7 inches was set back in 1964, and this December will close with over 80 inches of snowfall. A typical year for Juneau brings about 80 to 81 inches of snowfall.
Nicole Ferrin from the NWS told reporters Wednesday that Juneau has broken the five-day snowfall record, the previous record being set in April 1963 with 45.9 inches.
"As of midnight last night, we had gotten to 46.8 inches at the airport," Ferrin said. "So we surpassed the previous longest record snow event at the Juneau Airport."
She states that no further major snowfall is expected over the next few days, but temperatures will drop.
A strong, magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Southeast Indian Ridge early Thursday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), Anadolu Ajansi reported.
The first earthquake of 2026 occurred at 0153GMT at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres (6.21 miles), triggering seismic activity in a remote part of the southern Indian Ocean.
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties as the epicentre was far from populated areas.
The Southeast Indian Ridge is a major mid-ocean ridge, an underwater mountain range formed by tectonic plates slowly moving apart.
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