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A landslide after torrential rains killed 8 people in Tahiti

Patrick Decloitre
RNZ
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:10 UTC
The search operations involved about 200 emergency staff.
© Polynésie la 1èreThe search operations involved about 200 emergency staff.
French Polynesian authorities have retrieved a total of eight bodies that were buried following a major landslide on its main island of Tahiti.

The disaster struck several houses in the town of Afaahiti-Taravao, southeast of Tahiti, on Wednesday, around 5am local time (Thursday NZT).

The final toll comes after one day and one night of searching for potential survivors.

The search operations involved about 200 emergency staff, gendarmes and firemen, medical emergency teams, underground cameras, radars, drones but also an army helicopter as well as sniffer dogs.

One of the victims is a three-year-old girl.

Earlier, in this hillside village, search operations had to stop due to more landslides and collapse of whole portions of the mountain soaked by huge amounts of water accumulated, following days of torrential rains.
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'Decapitated' seals wash up on Cornish beach in the UK

Abigail Neep
Cornwalllive.com
Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:28 UTC
Three of the seals did not have a head
© Faith HannonThree of the seals did not have a head
A couple walking along a beach in Cornwall stumbled across the awful sight of dead seals surrounded by a flock of seagulls.

Faith Hannon, who was walking along the coast with her boyfriend near Hayle yesterday at 11am, says a total of six seals could be seen washed up far from the shoreline.

Faith said that of the seals she saw on Gwithian beach, three of them were headless and all of them were dead.

While she suggested killer whales could be the cause, a marine conservation officer has offered another explanation.
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6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes northwest of Anchorage, Alaska: USGS

Julia Jacobo
abcnews.go.com
Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:56 UTC
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A 6.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Alaska early Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The quake struck at 8:11 a.m. local time near Susitna, which is about 30 miles from Anchorage, according to the USGS.

A tsunami is not expected to form as a result of the quake, according to the National Tsunami Warning Center.

There have been no reports of damage or fatalities, Alaska State Troopers communication director Austin McDaniel confirmed to ABC News.

The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities is currently conducting inspections of highways, bridges, airports and tunnels, the agency said.

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Two-year-old girl killed in lioness attack in Gujarat, India


gujaratsamachar.com
Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:52 UTC
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A shocking and heartbreaking incident in Gir-Gadhada taluka's Pichhvi village has left the entire region shaken. A lioness that strayed into a residential area dragged away a two-year-old girl from outside her house and killed her nearly a kilometre away, all in front of her helpless mother.

The incident occurred around 10.30 am on Wednesday. Aaradhya, the daughter of Harsukhbhai Makwana, was playing near the house while her mother Bhartiben, was washing utensils. Suddenly, a lioness emerged from the nearby forest, grabbed the child, and bolted towards the jungle.

Hearing the child's cries, her mother and relatives ran after the lioness, screaming for help, but were unable to save her. Nearly a kilometre away, the lioness abandoned the girl's body and fled.

Forest officials rushed to the spot immediately, launched a rapid operation, and successfully trapped the lioness within hours. Aaradhya's body has been sent for post-mortem, and the department has initiated compensation procedures for the family.
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Woman killed and man injured in shark attack at Australian beach

Abbir Dib
The Telegraph
Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:43 UTC
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© Michael GomesBull shark
A woman has died and a man is seriously injured following a shark attack at a remote beach in Australia.

The pair, aged in their mid-twenties, were taking an early morning swim at a beach in New South Wales, on Australia's east coast, at about 6.30am on Thursday local time (7.30pm Wednesday GMT) when they were attacked by a suspected bull shark.

Emergency services were called to Crowdy Bay near Kylies Beach, approximately 360 kilometres north of Sydney, shortly after.

"They were known to each other, and they were going for a swim and the shark attacked," New South Wales Police inspector Timothy Bayly said.

A quick-thinking bystander applied a makeshift tourniquet to the injured man's leg, potentially saving his life, before paramedics arrived.
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Four waterspouts at the same time in Mathraki, Greece


enimerosi.com
Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:34 UTC
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© Kostas Mastoras
The residents of Mathraki witnessed an impressive phenomenon on Wednesday morning, November 26. According to Kostas Mastoras, a local resident and Enimerosi reader, four waterspouts appeared in the sea area around the island.

It was an extraordinary sight: the huge water vortices were 'dancing' above the sea, creating images of beauty but also intense concern, given the bad weather and rain prevailing in the area.

Fortunately, despite their strength and impressive appearance, the waterspouts did not cause any damage to the island. One of the four waterspouts hit the beach.

An extreme meteorological phenomenon that demonstrates the severity of today's weather.
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'Smokenado' swirls over firefighters during blaze in New South Wales, Australia

Talia Naquin
fox8.com
Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:09 UTC
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Flames are finally under control in a brush fire that kicked up a "smokenado."

Video from firefighters in New South Wales showed a dust devil looming over firefighters, kicking up dirt and smoke from a nearby blaze.

Video showed the twister hovering over fire trucks Monday afternoon.

Firefighters are battling fires across Australia.

The "smokenado" fire burned about 247 acres. For perspective, the size of a football field is about 1.3 acres.

No word on what caused the fire.

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Russia: Bezymianny volcano erupts spewing thick ash more than three miles into air

Zahra Khaliq
Mirror
Tue, 25 Nov 2025 09:42 UTC
The explosive eruption of the Bezymyanny volcano
The explosive eruption of the Bezymyanny volcano
A volcano has sent sent a thick column of ash more than three miles into the air in Russia's far east.

Scientists say the ash plume has travelled as far as 33.5 miles northeast and could result in air travel chaos in and around the site. According to local media, an orange aviation hazard code is now in force. It comes just a day after scientists warned of a possible explosive eruption.

Bezymianny was at one point considered extinct because it had been dormant for around 1,000 years - before a catastrophic explosion rocked the site in 1955.

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Earthquake of 6.6 Magnitude Strikes off Indonesia's Sumatra


Newsweek
Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:29 UTC
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A powerful earthquake of 6.6 magnitude struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System said there was no potential for a tsunami.

Why It Matters

Indonesia sits atop the Pacific Ring of Fire, a tectonic zone marked by frequent and sometimes devastating earthquakes and volcanic activity. The country is highly vulnerable due to its position at the convergence of several major tectonic plates, including the Indo-Australian, Pacific, and Eurasian plates.
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Magnitude 4.6 earthquake shakes Hawaii's Kilauea volcano

Julian Atienza
New York Post
Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:40 UTC
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© ZUMAPRESS.comA magnitude 4.6 earthquake rattled Hawaii's Kilauea volcano just before midnight, local time on Wednesday November 26, 2025, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake was centered on Kilauea Volcano's southern flank, but little to no damage is expected
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake rattled Hawaii's Kilauea volcano just before midnight, local time on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

USGS officials wrote on social media that the quake was centered on the volcano's southern flank, but little to no damage is expected.

The quake happened just a few minutes after Kilauea's 37th eruptive episode came to an end, which saw over 9 hours of sustained lava fountaining, according to volcano monitors.
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