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Cloud Precipitation

Residents evacuated and roads closed as floods hit Saudi Arabia

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Flash floods hit Saudi Arabia on April 25th 2022.

Heavy rain caused flooding in rural areas, as the ground was unable to cope with the volume of water.

Roads closed as floods made driving conditions unsafe in the North and East of the country.

Residents were evacuated as flood waters threatened homes, with possessions destroyed as water levels rose.

Authorities are monitoring the situation, with damage being assessed as flood waters subside.


Attention

Four-metre great white shark attacks family's tiny boat off Western Australia

David Tuckfield was out on the water off the coast of Mandurah south of Perth last Friday with his wife Kunya and 14-year-old son when they spotted the shark lurking beneath the surface
David Tuckfield was out on the water off the coast of Mandurah south of Perth last Friday with his wife Kunya and 14-year-old son when they spotted the shark lurking beneath the surface
A family has captured the terrifying moment a 'four-metre' great white shark monstered their boat while out on a fishing trip.

David Tuckfield was out on the water off the coast of Mandurah, south of Perth, last Friday with his wife Kunya and 14-year-old son when they spotted the shark lurking beneath the surface.

The great white, which Mr Tuckfield estimated to be about four metres long, swam right up to the side of the boat, opening its mouth up wide and using its razor sharp teeth to chomp down on the boat's outboard motor.

The shark continued circling the family for an hour, giving them a Good Friday they'll never forget.


Cloud Precipitation

Colombia - Emergency declared after deadly landslides and floods in Cundinamarca

Civil Defense carry out search and rescue operations after a landslide in Cachipay, Cundinamarca, Colombia, April 2022.
© Civil Defense ColombiaCivil Defense carry out search and rescue operations after a landslide in Cachipay, Cundinamarca, Colombia, April 2022.
At least 8 people have died and 4 are missing after heavy rain caused landslides and flooding in parts of Cundinamarca department in central Colombia . Meanwhile national authorities report severe weather has affected over 20,000 people across the country since the start of the recent rainy season.

Cundinamarca

The Governor of Cundinamarca, Nicolás Garcia, announced the declaration of public calamity for the whole of the Department in order to quickly respond to the effects of severe weather in recent days. In his statement of 23 April 2022, the governor said 85 municipalities out of 116 have been affected by severe weather since the start of the current rainy season.

The governor said, "We have decided to decree the public calamity in order to be able to attend immediately and provide faster technical support to each of the municipalities." The governor said that money will be provided to repair more than 90 roads.


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Rare waterspout seen on the coast of Spain's Torrevieja

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A rare sighting of a waterspout has surprised the inhabitants of Torrevieja today, Wednesday,20, April as a result of the storm that is sweeping across Spain and has already left snowfall in several parts of the country, as reported by 20minutos.

"Wednesday has started off rainy, even leaving us with a waterspout. The moment was captured by one of our most faithful followers", read the tweet posted by TorreviejaOn.

The waterspout which was of a significant size lasted between 15 and 20 minutes, following a swat swell which began to appear at about eight o'clock in the morning and has covered practically the entire coast of Orihuela and Torrevieja. The rare phenomenon did not reach land, meaning that no person nor property was damaged.


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Waterspout filmed on Lake Samish, Washington

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The National Weather Service is looking into reports of a waterspout on Lake Samish.

The waterspout happened sometime between 6:30 and 8 p.m. Monday evening on the lake near Bellingham.

Officials say a video showed the waterspout quickly dissipated as it moved onshore.

Although the NWS said it did not cause significant damage, it did move two small boats and patio furniture along the shore.


Fire

This week in volcano news - Mount Rainier earthquake swarm, large eruption at Karymsky

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Karymsky volcano
In the last week, several major volcano related news stories broke. In Washington state, the dangerous volcano known as Mount Rainier produced a swarm of earthquakes directly underneath its glacier covered peak. Meanwhile in Alaska, part of the Aleutians received large volumes of sulfur dioxide which originated from a very large eruption of the Karymsky volcano in Russia. And, in New Zealand, the Ruapehu volcano is continuing to show signs of unrest as it has been producing its longest period of volcanic tremor since 2002.


Attention

Man killed, girl hurt in sloth bear attack in Rajasthan, India

Sloth bear
Sloth bear
An 80-year-old man was killed and a 19-year-old girl was hurt in an attack by a sloth bear at Biliya village here on Wednesday. Devaram was going towards a field with his daughter Savita when suddenly a bear hiding behind the bushes attacked him.

Sources said the bear attacked Devaram's face with its paw and gorged out his eye. His jaw also broke in the attack. The bear caught Devaram from the head and started dragging him towards the jungle. When his daughter started shouting, the bear left Devaram and pounced on her. Hearing her shout, villagers rushed towards them which forced the bear to run away in the forest, sources said.

Comment: A day later in another state: 3 killed in 2 days by bear in Jharkhand, India


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3 killed in 2 days by bear in Jharkhand, India

Sloth bear
Sloth bear
A 60-year-old woman was killed in a bear attack, a day after two men met with the same fate at Ambera village of Gumla district in Jharkhand on Thursday evening.

The deceased, identified as Pati Devi, was returning home at Banghar village after attending the funeral of one of the other two deceased when the incident happened.

"The bear pounced on her at the same place where the other two men - Lalit and Shubash - were attacked earlier on Thursday," Gumla divisional forest officer Shrikant told TOI.

Pati's seven-year-old grandson Ashish who was with her ran back to the village to seek help. Three men, identified as Lura Kisan, Vijay Kisan and Durga Kisan, who rushed to Pati's help, were also injured in the attack.

Comment: A day earlier in a different state: Man killed, girl hurt in sloth bear attack in Rajasthan, India


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Minor girl dies due to stray dog attack in Uttar Pradesh, India - 3rd death in a month

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A pack of stray dogs attacked a 12-year-old girl Sahiba in Nalhera village of Saharanpur district on Thursday. The badly mauled child succumbed to her injuries during treatment in a hospital on Friday.

The district has witnessed four incidents within a month when stray dogs attacked children, causing three of them to die.

Villagers have approached district officials to get rid of the stray dogs but nothing has been done yet to catch the canines and ensure safety of children.

In the latest incident, Sahiba was on her way back to her village from a local fair in Chilkana town, with other girls of her age.

A pack of stray dogs attacked the girls who managed to escape but Sahiba suffered multiple dog bites. The passers-by somehow saved her and informed her family in the village. She was taken to a village doctor who allowed her to go after providing initial treatment. Her condition deteriorated the next day and she was taken to a hospital in Saharanpur where she succumbed to her injuries during treatment.

Cloud Lightning

Lightning strike kills 2, injures 3 in Kenya

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Two people have died after they were stuck by lightning in Machakos County.

The two died on the spot in the incident that occurred during heavy downpour at Kanyonga village in Masinga subcounty on Saturday, April 23.

Masinga assistant County Commissioner Veronica Musyoka said the incident occurred at 2.00 pm.

Musyoka said three other victims had been admitted at Mwingi Level 4 Hospital after they sustained injuries during the incident.

She said the deceased persons had reportedly sheltered at their neighbor's home before lightning struck.