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At least 32 people killed in DR Congo after bridge collapses at mine during heavy rain


Al Jazeera
Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:17 UTC
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At least 32 people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to officials, after a bridge at a copper and cobalt mine collapsed due to overcrowding.

The incident occurred at the Kalando mine in southeastern Lualaba province on Saturday, the province's interior minister, Roy Kaumbe Mayonde, said on Sunday.

"Despite a formal ban on access to the site because of the heavy rain and the risk of a landslide, wildcat miners forced their way into the quarry," said Mayonde.

The miners rushing across the makeshift bridge, built to get across a flooded trench, made it collapse, he added.

A report by the DRC's Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Support and Guidance Service, or SAEMAPE, said the gunfire from soldiers at the site had sparked panic among the miners.

The miners then rushed to the bridge, resulting in the fall that left them "piled on top of each other, causing the deaths and injuries", it said.

While Mayonde put the death toll at least 32, the report said at least 40 people had lost their lives.

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Landslide strikes bus on mountain pass in Vietnam, killing 6, as heavy rain persists

Aniruddha Ghosal
Toronto Star
Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:03 UTC
Landslides block the road on Khanh Le pass, near the location where a passenger bus was buried by a landslide in Khanh Hoa, Vietnam, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025.
Landslides block the road on Khanh Le pass, near the location where a passenger bus was buried by a landslide in Khanh Hoa, Vietnam, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025.
A landslide buried a passenger bus on a treacherous mountain pass in Vietnam, killing six people and injuring 19 others, as more heavy rain was forecast into the week.

The earth and rocks collapsed onto the bus late Sunday as it was traveling through the Khanh Le pass in the central highlands, state media reported. The winding, 33-kilometer (20-mile) stretch carved into steep mountainsides is scenic and popular with tourists but prone to landslides in the rainy season.

The landslide crushed the front of the bus, trapping many passengers. Rescuers struggled for hours to reach the scene as heavy rain had also caused landslides on both sides of the pass, cutting off access. Rescue teams were only able to reach the bus after midnight, state media said.

The bus was carrying 32 people from Vietnam's financial capital, Ho Chi Minh City and was traveling from Da Lat in Vietnam's central highlands to the coastal city of Nha Trang.

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Sakurajima volcano erupts in southwest Japan, spewing ash up to 4,400 meters

Berk Kutay Gökmen
Anadolu Agency
Sun, 16 Nov 2025 13:37 UTC
Photo taken on Nov. 16, 2025, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows Sakurajima volcano erupting.
© KyodoPhoto taken on Nov. 16, 2025, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows Sakurajima volcano erupting.
The Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima prefecture in southwestern Japan erupted early Sunday, sending ash and smoke as high as 4,400 meters (14,436 feet), Kyodo News reported.

The eruption continued after the initial blast, leading the local weather agency to issue an ashfall forecast for the Kagoshima, Kumamoto and Miyazaki prefectures.

There have been no reports of injuries or structural damage.

The eruption occurred around 12.57 am(1557GMT Saturday) at the Minamidake crater and produced a plume surpassing 4,000 meters for the first time since Oct. 18 last year, according to the local meteorological observatory.

Large volcanic rocks were hurled as far as the fifth station, though no pyroclastic flows were observed. The alert level remains at three out of five, limiting access to the volcano.

Sakurajima, one of Japan's most active volcanoes, is connected to the Osumi Peninsula on Kyushu, the southwestern main island. It used to be an island until a lava flow in 1914 formed a land bridge to the peninsula.

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Arctic cold blast across the US southeast was one of coldest so early in season, including Florida


AOL
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:40 UTC
Mark and Hilary Krejcha, owners of Millers Flowers, clear the snow from in front of the store on Sixth Street in Racine, Wisconsin, on Monday.
© Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal SentinelMark and Hilary Krejcha, owners of Millers Flowers, clear the snow from in front of the store on Sixth Street in Racine, Wisconsin, on Monday.
A cold outbreak plunged through the Midwest, Northeast and deep into the South, with freezing temperatures that were among the coldest so early in the season in Florida and other Southeast states.

This cold blast first arrived in the Midwest and Plains states from Nov. 7-8, then took a nosedive into the South on Nov. 9, with the coldest air in place from Nov. 10 through the morning of Nov. 12.

Along the way, it generated some first snowfalls of the season in the Great Lakes snowbelts, Appalachians and interior Northeast, including areas as far south as Atlanta and the coastal Carolinas.

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11 dead, 12 missing after landslide triggered by heavy rains buries homes in Central Java, Indonesia (UPDATE)

Dian Aprilianingrum
JakartaGlobe.id
Fri, 14 Nov 2025 12:18 UTC
An excavator digs through the soil in a search effort for landslide victims in Cibeunying Village, Cilacap Regency, Central Java, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025.
© Dian AprilianingrumAn excavator digs through the soil in a search effort for landslide victims in Cibeunying Village, Cilacap Regency, Central Java, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025.
A landslide triggered by heavy rains struck Cibeunying village in Central Java's Cilacap regency on Thursday night, killing three people and leaving 20 others missing as of Friday morning, disaster officials said.

Several homes were buried under soil and rubble when hillside terrain collapsed following hours of rain. Search-and-rescue operations were launched early Friday, with responders divided into five sectors targeting areas most likely to contain victims.

"Search efforts involve heavy machinery, extrication equipment, and manual tools to reach areas that remain inaccessible," said Priyo Prayudha Utama, the rescue operation coordinator, from the disaster site.

Authorities said 46 people were affected in total -- 23 survivors, three fatalities, and 20 missing.


Comment: Update November 16

Anadolu Ajansı reports:
The death toll from a landslide that struck Indonesia's Central Java province rose to 11, while 12 others remain missing as search and rescue operations continued on Sunday, according to an official.

M. Abdullah, head of the Search and Rescue Office in Cilacap, where the landslide occurred, said that authorities are continuing search efforts for the remaining 12 victims after 11 victims have been found dead.

"Hopefully, all 12 victims who are still buried can be found," he said, according to the local broadcaster Kompas TV.

Abdullah mentioned that during Sunday's rescue operation, his team mobilized hundreds of personnel and several heavy machines, including excavators.

"We have deployed 21 excavators, 17 compressor support tools, nine search dogs, and more than 600 personnel," Abdullah said.

On Friday, Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency reported that 20 people were missing and three had been confirmed dead following the landslide in Cilacap on Thursday.


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Large waterspout spotted off West Auckland, New Zealand coast amid stormy weather


Newstalkzb.co.nz
Fri, 14 Nov 2025 12:06 UTC
Robert said the waterspout was around 1km off the coast of Muriwai Beach.
© Robert WaddellRobert said the waterspout was around 1km off the coast of Muriwai Beach.
A large waterspout resembling a tornado was spotted off the coast of West Auckland this morning.

Local Robert Waddell said he spotted the spout about 1km off the coast of Muriwai Beach, stretching around 400m in the air with a large base about 100m in diameter.

"It was this huge white column," he said.

"It was heading off towards the Helensville sort of area, but only over the sea obviously.

"And it just kept on going till it hit the beach."

He said he was not nervous about standing out and photographing it because it was headed in the opposite direction.

"I've never seen one before. It was quite spectacular."

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Waterspout hundreds of meters high appears on Ca Mau sea Vietnam

Tran Tuyen
vietbao.vn
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:55 UTC
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A waterspout hundreds of meters high suddenly appeared on the sea in Cai Doi Vam commune (Ca Mau province), then quickly dissipated.

Initial information, at around 2pm on November 13, a waterspout hundreds of meters high suddenly appeared on the sea in Cai Doi Vam commune (Ca Mau province), lasting for a few minutes and then quickly dissipated. The rare weather phenomenon was recorded by people and shared on many social networking sites.

According to local authorities, a waterspout appeared at sea, and there have been no reports of damage to people or property.

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SOTT Focus: SOTT Earth Changes Summary - October 2025: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs


Sott.net
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:16 UTC
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A severe solar storm mid-month, driven by coronal mass ejections, produced auroras visible as far south as the southeastern U.S. and triggered brief radio blackouts. Multiple M- and C-class flares hit Earth from late September into early October, with low to moderate levels by late October and a slight chance for M-class events.

The "X-flare factor" reemerged mid-month, alongside geomagnetic disturbances that may have influenced atmospheric patterns, triggering seismic releases, intensified storm systems like Hurricane Melissa, and unseasonal weather anomalies this month. We can anticipate similar events over the next few months.

The increased seismic and volcanic activity continued to wreak havoc in October:
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Snowflake Cold

Climate scientists warn Gulf Stream could be near collapse, predict a new ice age

Ben Cost
NY Post
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:44 UTC
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation arctic ice snow
© Artem – stock.adobe.comClimate change could push the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation to the brink of collapse within decades, potentially causing devastating effects, according to a study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment.
A key Atlantic current could be pushed to the brink of collapse within decades, supposedly ushering in a new ice age and dramatically raising sea levels, climate scientists have claimed in a controversial new study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment.

The apocalyptic predictions came as a result of a collaboration between researchers at the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) and the University of California, San Diego — weeks after one-time climate alarmist Bill Gates publicly downplayed the impact of temperature fluctuations on the planet.

Per the new findings, the at-risk current in question is the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation or AMOC, a "conveyor belt of the ocean" that funnels warm water toward the ocean surface — from the tropics to the Northern Hemisphere.
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Storm Claudia triggers severe flooding and power outages across Portugal


Euronews
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:52 UTC
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Storm Claudia brought heavy rain, flooding, fallen trees and widespread power outages across Portugal, with Lisbon and Setúbal among the hardest-hit regions.

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