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Flashback Camel kills two men after escaping Tennessee petting zoo

Victoria Bekiempis
The Guardian
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 08:45 UTC
The Obion sheriff’s office said the camel attacked one of their vehicles and moved towards deputies who were attempting to move a victim.
© The Pumpkin Barn, LLCThe Obion sheriff’s office said the camel attacked one of their vehicles and moved towards deputies who were attempting to move a victim.
A camel killed two men after escaping a petting zoo in Tennessee, a county sheriff said.

Officials from the Obion county sheriff's office said the fatal incident unfolded around 5.44pm on Thursday, when they "received a call of a loose camel near Shirley Farms on South Bluff Road in Obion ... attacking people".

When deputies arrived at the farm, approximately 100 miles from Memphis, they found "two unconscious victims on the ground" and "a camel still on the loose".

The sheriff's department and other public safety agencies including the Tennessee highway patrol, Lake county sheriff's office, Lake county rescue squad and Ridgely police tried to aid the victims and bring them to a safe location.

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Snowflake

Memorial Day weekend storm delivers 16 inches of snow to Alta, Utah

Carter Williams
KSL.com
Mon, 30 May 2022 18:00 UTC
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Latest storm brings snow to parts of Utah
Bailey Holland and her siblings figured they'd spend Memorial Day weekend at a water park.

However, a storm system that pushed through Utah over the long weekend resulted in a change of plans. They traded a day at the water park with one last sledding trip in the Cottonwood Canyons.

"It's actually really fun," she told KSL-TV.

The Memorial Day weekend storm ultimately lived up to the hype, producing at least 16 inches of new snow near Alta (equating to over 2 inches of water), according to the National Weather Service. It even produced over 4 inches of precipitation in other parts of the Wasatch Mountains since Saturday — all of which matters as Utah heads into its historically driest season.

"It was phenomenal, and you could not ask for a better way to end the month of May," said KSL meteorologist Kevin Eubank.

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Snowflake

South Hills in Idaho kicked off the unofficial start of summer with 30 inches of snow


kezj.com
Tue, 31 May 2022 17:35 UTC
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Ah, you have to love Idaho. The South Hills south of Twin Falls kicked off the unofficial start of summer with a good ol' fashioned snowstorm. Camping season may have to wait a little longer in this area.

Memorial Day weekend is considered the unofficial start of summer. You know, time to start camping, barbecues, outdoor activities, water activities, etc. Looks like Mother Nature had her own plans. Hopefully not too many people got stuck in the South Hills over the weekend because over 2 feet of snow came down.

Photos shared by the Twin Falls Sheriff's Department show just how crazy it got up there. The 5th Fork area definitely got hit hard. 2 and a half feet of snow fell there. But the snow isn't the only concern right now in the area. Trees were downed over the roadways and the trails. It is best to avoid the area as much as possible.

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Snowflake

Best of the Web: Massive storm dumps 3 FEET of snow at the end of May in northwest Wyoming - dozens of travelers rescued

Wendy Corr
Cowboy State Daily
Mon, 30 May 2022 17:09 UTC
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A major spring snow storm dumped more than 3 feet of snow on northwest Wyoming over the Memorial Day weekend, stranding dozens of travelers on the Chief Joseph Highway.

Dozens of people caught in the storm that closed Wyoming Highway 296, which connects Cody to Cooke City, Montana, and the Beartooth Highway, had to be rescued by Department of Transportation personnel, according to Cody Beers, a department public relations specialist.

"There were vehicles blocked there last night and spun out on the road," Beers told Cowboy State Daily midday Monday. "There's at least two feet of snow up on (Dead Indian Pass) and there was a pretty good line of cars, 10 to 12 cars backed up."

To make matters worse, Beers said a pickup with a camper in the back had spun out, blocking the road for oncoming traffic.

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Horror moment man grapples with kangaroo after huge animal chased him

Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas
The Star (UK)
Tue, 31 May 2022 10:28 UTC
A man in Australia body-slammed a kangaroo after it tried to beat him up
A man in Australia body-slammed a kangaroo after it tried to beat him up
A man 'body slammed' a kangaroo after it began attacking him — and has lived to tell the tale.

The terrifying animal encounter captured on CCTV shows victim Cliff Des running through a neighbourhood as he frantically attempts to escapes the crazed marsupial in New South Wales, Australia.

He manages to fend the kangaroo off for a couple of second with a tree branch, but before long it pushes him to the ground and begins its assault.

It then leaps forwards before moving back to land several punches on the man.

His dog then intervenes in an attempt to protect its owner as the roo's attacks intensify, before quickly pulling back.

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Doberman

Stray dogs attack boys, killing one in Uttar Pradesh, India


Deccan Herald
Tue, 31 May 2022 10:12 UTC
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A pack of stray dogs mauled a nine-year-old boy allegedly to death and grievously injured his cousin in Uttar Pradesh's Amroha district.

The boys, Shashikant and Krish, had accompanied their uncle to the fields when they were attacked by dogs on Monday evening.

"I was working in the field around 50 metre away from the spot where the incident occurred. Suddenly, around ten dogs attacked and started dragging the kids. I quickly rushed to their rescue. After hearing their cries for help, some farmers working in the nearby fields also came and scared the dogs away," said Devesh Chauhan, the uncle of the two boys.
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Snowdonia farmer finds three dead cattle with 'wide open eyes' after lightning strike in Wales

Andrew Forgrave
North Wales Post
Mon, 30 May 2022 09:04 UTC
Welsh Black cattle under a double rainbow on Anglesey
© Ioan RobertsWelsh Black cattle under a double rainbow on Anglesey
A Gwynedd farmer making his afternoon rounds was shocked to come across three cattle killed in a lightning strike. All three had been sheltering under a tree as a "frightening" thunderstorm hit the area on Sunday.

Medwyn Evans, 41, said the Welsh Black heifers were bloated and, when found, had their eyes open. "Being black, I couldn't tell if they had any marks on their bodies," he said. "But their eyes were wide open, as if they had just been struck by a bolt of lightning."

A vet from the farm's practice in Dolgellau was called to the scene and a lightning strike was confirmed as the most likely cause of death. Three other Welsh Black heifers sheltering under the same tree walked away unharmed.
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Deadly landslide after heavy rain in Guatemala - at least 7 people killed

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Mon, 30 May 2022 12:37 UTC
Landslide in Los Pinos, Tucurú, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, May 2022.
© CONREDLandslide in Los Pinos, Tucurú, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, May 2022.
At least 7 people have died after heavy rain caused a landslide in Alta Verapaz Department of Guatemala following heavy rainfall.

The landslide struck in the village of Los Pinos, Tucurú, late on 27 May, 2022, destroying homes. A mother and her 6 children were buried under the rubble. Their bodies were later found by search and rescue teams which included firefighters, local volunteers and neighbours.

Wide areas of the country have seen weather-related incidents over the past few days. The country's disaster agency CONRED reported a total of 38,918 people affected in the municipalities of Villa Nueva, Aguacatán, Nebaj, Chiquimulilla, Solola, Estanzuela, Gualán and Zacapa.

CONRED added that so far this rainy season a total of 122 weather-related incidents including floods, mudflows, landslides and wind damage were reported, affecting 216,671 people, damaging 551 homes, 37 roads and 3 bridges. CONRED said a total of 10 people died in the incidents.

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Cloud Precipitation

Hurricane-force wind and huge hailstones caused chaos in Cremona, Italy

Natural Calamities
YouTube
Sun, 29 May 2022 12:19 UTC
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A violent hailstorm hit Bagnolo Cremasco, an Italian commune in the Lombardy region, province of Cremona, in Italy.

In addition to the huge damage, there were also reports of difficulties in the road network. A lot of state roads were covered with several centimeters of ice, causing difficulties for road traffic.

Many phone calls were made to the emergency services, leading to the intervention of firefighters who had to deal with the facilities destroyed by the gusts of wind and floods. Today it still rains in this area, but the weather for the next three days will tend to stabilize.

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Level 3 hailstorm hits Bulgaria, cities report hailstones the size of tennis balls

Sebastian Toma
Autoevolution.com
Mon, 30 May 2022 11:58 UTC
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Extreme weather conditions often lead to costly damage, and such situations sometimes cause loss of lives. Several villages and small cities in Bulgaria were hit by a hailstorm, which was categorized by Estofex, the European Storm Forecast Experiment, as being a Level 3 threat, which is the worst.

As a result, the storm damaged houses and vehicles, while crops were deemed as "compromised." The hailstorm was caught on video by various people, and you can view the footage below. The layer of ice that resulted from it reached a thickness of 20 cm (7.8 inches) in some regions, reports say.


According to a Bulgarian news agency called Focus, a city in the Tvardishko region encountered hailstones the size of a tennis ball. In other regions of the country, hailstones were the size of a hazelnut. As a reference, you can read the storm forecast in the press release section.
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