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All missing people accounted for following severe flash-flooding in Buchanan County, Virginia

Coral Murphy Marcos
The Guardian
Thu, 14 Jul 2022 17:35 UTC
A house in Whitewood, Virginia, was pulled from its foundation after a flash flood.
© Michael Clubb/APA house in Whitewood, Virginia, was pulled from its foundation after a flash flood.
All missing people have finally been accounted for after severe flooding in south-western Virginia caused a slew of missing persons reports, authorities said on Thursday.

Virginia governor Glenn Younkin declared a state of emergency on Wednesday as the flash flood rammed more than 100 houses and damaged bridges across Buchanan county.

The missing people were reported to authorities by family members and friends who were unable to contact them, according to the Buchanan county sheriff's office. Authorities initially reported 44 missing, then revised the number to 17 overnight, and most recently declared all had been found safe.

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Doberman

Pet pit bull mauls 82-year-old to death in Uttar Pradesh, India


The Week
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 13:01 UTC
PIT BULL ATTACK
An 82-year-old woman was mauled to death by her pet pit bull dog at her house in the Qaiserbagh area of Lucknow on Tuesday.

According to police, Sushila Tripathi (82), a retired school teacher, was on the roof of her house on Tuesday morning when her pet Pit Bull attacked her. The domestic help found her lying in a pool of blood and informed her son about it, police said.

Though the woman was rushed to a nearby hospital, doctors pronounced her dead. Her body was later sent for autopsy, police said. The woman lived with her younger son and the family had two pet dogs, including the pit bull that attacked her.
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Snowflake

Avalanche danger after huge snow dump (2 feet) at Canterbury ski fields in New Zealand


Star News
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 10:16 UTC
Mt Hutt was closed on Wednesday as staff worked to clear the access road to the skifield.
Mt Hutt was closed on Wednesday as staff worked to clear the access road to the skifield.
The wild weather bomb has left Canterbury ski fields caked in deep snow with a high risk of avalanches.

The New Zealand Avalanche advisory from the Mountain Safety Council has put out high level warnings for South Island mountain ranges that stretch from Nelson to Ohau.

The Nelson Lakes, Craigieburn Range, Mt Hutt, Aoraki/Mt Cook, Two Thumbs, and Ohau ranges are all at level 4 High on the avalanche danger scale.

According to Mountain Safety, there are very dangerous avalanche conditions and travel in the avalanche terrain is not recommended.

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Cloud Lightning

Lightning strike blamed for death of man in Brewton, Alabama

Lisa Tindell
The Brewton Standard
Tue, 12 Jul 2022 09:41 UTC
LIGHT
A Brewton man died Saturday as the result of a lightning strike in an area near O'Bannon Park.

The incident claimed the life of Greg Shipp who was found unresponsive on a sandbar along Burnt Corn Creek during a thunderstorm on Saturday afternoon.

Capt. James Carroll with the Brewton Fire Department was among the first responders who went to the aid of Shipp.

"He was already on the sandbar when I arrived and CPR had started," Caroll said. "When the medics arrived, they tried to save him, but they weren't able to."
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Cloud Precipitation

39 lives lost after more flash floods in Afghanistan

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 18:37 UTC
Further flooding in Afghanistan has affected parts of the east, south, south-east, and central regions of the country and caused more fatalities.

Afghan Red Crescent workers and volunteers surveying families affected by recent floods in Gardez, capital of Paktia province, July 2022.
© Afghan Red CrescentAfghan Red Crescent workers and volunteers surveying families affected by recent floods in Gardez, capital of Paktia province, July 2022.
Reports from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) say 39 people have now lost their lives in flooding in the country since 05 July. Nineteen people died in flooding in the country in late June.

Since 07 July, flooding has affected the provinces of Uruzgan, Kandahar, Zabul, Paktia, Ghazni, Logar, Khost, Paktya, Nangarhar, Laghman, Kunar and Nuristan.

UNOCHA said that from 05 to 11 July, flash floods have caused 39 fatalities across the provinces of Uruzgan (20), Ghazni (6), Nuristan (7), Paktia (3) and Zabul (3). Nine of those killed were children, including six in Ghazni and three in Paktia provinces. Fourteen people have been injured.

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Cloud Precipitation

Sichuan and Heilongjiang in China flooded on the same day, causing 4 deaths and 13 missing

Li Jinfeng
China Posts English
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 18:16 UTC
Sichuan and Heilongjiang flooded on the same day, causing 4 deaths and 13 missing
Sichuan and Heilongjiang flooded on the same day, causing 4 deaths and 13 missing
A few days ago, flash floods broke out in Sichuan and Heilongjiang provinces of China, killing at least 4 people and leaving 13 missing.

Comprehensive land media reported on July 12 and 13 that at 6 a.m. on the 12th, the river near the Muzuo Hydropower Station in Muzuo Tibetan Township, Pingwu County, Mianyang, Sichuan swelled sharply, and flash floods occurred, causing traffic, electricity, and communications to be interrupted.

The publicity department of Pingwu County said on the 13th that the flash flood had caused 3 deaths and 5 missing, and a total of 109 people had been transferred.

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Snowflake

41 inches of new snow dumped at Ski Portillo, Chile

Matt Lorelli
unofficialnetworks.com
Mon, 11 Jul 2022 17:54 UTC
Ski Portillo
Ski Portillo
Ski Portillo, perhaps South America's most famous ski resort, has been getting absolutely dumped on this season.

Portillo has seen 105cm (41″) since Friday with another storm cycle coming on Wednesday. The gettin' is gonna keep gettin' better!

Check out the sweet powder skiing clip capture by Portillo's ski school over the weekend. All of that fresh snow looks nice, so so nice.

It's not going to happen for me this season, but I will make my way to South America for skiing during the southern hemisphere's winter. You can take that to the bank.

There's just something so appealing to me to escape the oppressive humidity and heat of July for turns on cold smoke powder. I have to make it happen!

Comment: View also: Snowstorm leaves hundreds stranded in Chile, Argentina - snow a meter deep on roads

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Cloud Precipitation

Heavy rain triggers flash floods and landslides in 7 provinces of the Philippines

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 16:45 UTC
Floods in Banaue, Ifugao. Philippines, July 2022.
© Government of Ifugao ProvinceFloods in Banaue, Ifugao. Philippines, July 2022.
Floods and landslides have affected wide areas of the Philippines since heavy rain began on 05 July 2022.

Authorities reported one person died and homes and buildings were destroyed after heavy rain caused a landslide in Abucay, Bataan Province on 09 July 2022.

Previously flooding was reported in Zamboanga del Sur province where 35,948 people were affected on 05 July. Around the same time over 1,206 people were affected by floods in Cebu and Negros Oriental provinces.

Flooding and landslides struck parts of in Ifugao, Benguet, and Mountain Provinces in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) from 07 July affecting 3,166 people, injuring 6 and damaging 1,048 houses.

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Cloud Precipitation

Deadly floods and landslides hit Maluku Islands, Indonesia - 9 inches of rain in 24 hours

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 16:32 UTC
Floods in Ambon City, Maluku, Indonesia 08 July 2022
© BPBD Ambon CityFloods in Ambon City, Maluku, Indonesia 08 July 2022.
Days of heavy rainfall in eastern Indonesia caused flooding and landslides in parts of the Maluku Islands over the last few days, causing 7 fatalities.

Floods and landslides struck in West Seram Regency, Maluku Province, Indonesia from 05 July 2022. Indonesia's disaster management agency BNPB reported 6 fatalities after heavy rain caused a river to overflow which in turn triggered a landslide in Iha Village. One houses was destroyed and roads in the area severely damaged. At least six people evacuated their homes.

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Cloud Precipitation

More record rainfall in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo with many episodes of 4 inches of rain in an hour


NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 12:33 UTC
rain
Japan's Meteorological Agency has issued information on record hourly rainfall for six areas in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo.

Weather radar shows that an area around Hatoyama Town had about 100 millimeters of rain during three separate hours on Tuesday -- the hour until 5:50 p.m., the hour until 7 p.m. and the hour until 8:10 p.m.

Roughly the same amount of rain was observed around Higashimatsuyama City in the hour until 6:30 p.m.

Radar also shows an area around Ranzan Town had about 110 millimeters of rain in the hour through 7:10 p.m.

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