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Cloud Precipitation

Chinese subway passengers trapped by rising floodwaters as torrential rain pounds Henan province - 8 inches of rainfall in an hour


RT
Tue, 20 Jul 2021 18:36 UTC
Zhengzhou city in central China, Henan province Tuesday, July 20, 2021.
© Getty Images / Barcroft MediaZhengzhou city in central China, Henan province Tuesday, July 20, 2021.
Subway riders in Zhengzhou in China's Henan province found themselves trapped by rising floodwaters on Tuesday as rivers burst their banks, pouring into streets and disrupting train services after 200mm of rain fell in one hour.

Footage circulating online shows subway passengers in murky, near shoulder-deep water inside a train carriage, as railway services were suspended amid the chaos caused by the deluge.

While no deaths or injuries have been reported, transport infrastructure in the province has been seriously affected by severe storms and heavy rain since the weekend. Henan is a major regional transport hub, but roads and tunnels have become extremely waterlogged, with cars and buses seen floating in the murky floodwater in some areas, while torrents of water were seen spreading throughout the streets.

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Arrow Down

German officials left dams full for weeks even with heavy rains forecasted

P Gosselin
NoTricksZone
Sun, 18 Jul 2021 18:32 UTC
Officials left dams full to the brim at least 3 weeks long during a rainy period and then failed to undertake a controlled release even when 150 mm of rain were forecast 4 days before the floods.
Dam in Germany
© Photo by: Hahnenkleer/Wikipedia
Now they want to hide their gross incompetence and blame climate change.

Yesterday I posted how Germany's flood disaster could have been prevented in large part, especially in terms of lives lost. The latest death toll has risen to over 150.

Although the heavy rains had been forecast days in advance, nothing was done to avert the inevitable destruction. Instead of taking responsibility, politicians are blaming climate change in a bid to shift attention away from their incompetence and gross negligence.
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Tornado2

Series of rare waterspouts filmed over the Baltic Sea off Poland

Nature Poland
YouTube
Tue, 20 Jul 2021 10:38 UTC
waterspouts
Waterspouts series were spotted in Poland in various places (Gdansk, Gdynia, Sopot, Mechelinki, Wladyslawowo, Jastarnia, Chalupy) on 19 July 2021.

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Doberman

Pack of dogs maul woman to death in Newport, Tennessee - 2nd such fatality along same road in 3 months

David Sikes
wvlt.tv
Mon, 19 Jul 2021 10:19 UTC
dog attack
A 29-year-old woman named Amber Miller was mauled to death by a pack of dogs, according to her friend Brittany Reese.

Steve Mayes said he found Miller up against a tree following the attack and described taking her to the hospital in his truck. "I just hate to walk up and see her that way. I'm glad that we was there to get her to the hospital but I'm just sorry that we had to see it."

The Cocke County Sheriff's Office reported it was investigating the July 12 case and a similar incident from four months earlier along the same road in Cocke County. Jimtown Road is just outside of Newport.

"A similar incident occurred on the same road on April 1, 2021, that resulted in the death of Tony Ahrens," the Cocke County Sheriff's Office wrote in a Facebook post.

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Doberman

Pit bulls attack, kill 59-year-old woman at home in West El Paso, Texas

DANIEL BORUNDA
El Paso Times
Mon, 19 Jul 2021 10:11 UTC
PIT BULL ATTACK
A 59-year-old woman was mauled and killed by her family's two pit bulls Sunday evening at a West El Paso home, police said.

Detectives are investigating the death, but "all indications are that the two pit bull dogs killed the woman," a police news release stated.

At about 6 p.m. Sunday, patrol officers responded to a call of a death after a woman arrived home to find her mother being mauled by the family's two dogs inside a home in the 7200 block of Royal Arms Drive, a police spokesman said.

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Fire

'Historic rainfall': Explosion at aluminum plant in China caused by severe flooding

John Feng
Newsweek
Tue, 20 Jul 2021 04:15 UTC
china factory explosion Dengfeng
© WeiboThese screen grabs from social media videos captured on July 20, 2021, reportedly show an aluminum alloy plant in Dengfeng, Henan, China, exploding after being breached by floodwaters.
Dramatic footage from central China reportedly captured the moment an aluminum alloy plant exploded in a giant fireball on Tuesday after severe flooding in the region caused a breach of the factory walls.

In a statement released online, the municipal government of Dengfeng, a city in Henan province, said no casualties or missing persons had been reported as of 10 a.m. local time (10 p.m. ET on Monday), following the blast at a local aluminum alloy company owned by Dengfeng Power Group Co. Ltd.

Comment: As a sign of how extreme this weather system was, it's likely that it also caused the collapse of two dams in the country.

However, explosions and fires at industrial sites have been in the news with an increasing frequency, although, notably, unlike the incident mentioned above, not all of them can be as easily explained; it's also likely that not all of them are related to Earth Changes: See also: SOTT Exclusive: The growing threat of underground fires and explosions

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Fish

Moonfish from the tropics found dead on Oregon beach

Jamie Hale
Oregon Live
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 09:58 UTC
A giant, 100-pound opah fish was found dead on a beach in Seaside, Oregon
A giant, 100-pound opah fish was found dead on a beach in Seaside, Oregon
A strange-looking fish has washed up on the Oregon coast, a stunning sight for beach walkers and an unusual discovery for the local aquarium.

The 3.5-foot, 100-pound opah fish was discovered on Sunset Beach north of Seaside on Wednesday morning, and was quickly reported to the Seaside Aquarium, which placed it the fish in a freezer to preserve it for future educational opportunities, the aquarium said.

Also known as a moonfish, the opah is typically found in warmer, tropical waters, though it's not unheard of to find them along the Oregon coast. In 2009, a Milwaukie man caught a 97-pound opah while fishing for tuna off the mouth of the Columbia River.

Opah are discoid fish, meaning they are shaped like large discs. Their average weight is about 100 pounds, according to the National Oceania and Atmospheric Association, though some larger species can grow to be longer than six feet and weigh up to 600 pounds. The fish have distinct coloration, with bright red-orange fins.

The Seaside Aquarium said one lucky school group will get the opportunity to dissect the large fish this upcoming school year.

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Cloud Precipitation

Best of the Web: Two dams collapse following torrential rain in China's Inner Mongolia


RT
Mon, 19 Jul 2021 10:36 UTC
mogolia flood
© Getty Images / CostfotoHulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, China, July 18, 2021.
Two dams in Inner Mongolia's Hulunbuir have collapsed following torrential rain, according to an announcement from China's water ministry on Monday, citing concerns about the safety risks of aging infrastructure in the region.

The two dams failed on Sunday afternoon after a torrential downpour saw 87 millimeters of rainfall in the area over the weekend and 223 millimeters at a nearby monitoring station. As one of the dams reached maximum capacity, water came over the top before the entire infrastructure was washed away in minutes, resulting in substantial damage.

A video shared by a Chinese individual online shows the moment that water breached the banks of a dam and began flooding out of the reservoir.

Comment: The dams may be in need of repair but it's likely that, as we're seeing all over the world, the sheer amount of rain was a significant factor behind their collapse: Also check out SOTT radio's:

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Cloud Lightning

Lightning strikes kill 5 in Bihar, India

Prasun K Mishra
Hindustan Times
Mon, 19 Jul 2021 16:03 UTC
lightning
Five persons, including three children, were killed when lightning struck in different villages of Shivsagar block in Rohtas district of Bihar in the last 24 hours. Seven others were injured, five of them critically.

Suresh Singh, 55, of Singhampura village was killed outside his house. A 14-year-old boy was killed while grazing his cattle at Alampur village.

An 18-year-old woman was killed, and three women were critically injured when they were transplanting paddy in fields at Sikandarpur village. The injured women, identified as Lalpari Devi, Pinki Kumari and Naglata Devi, were admitted to district hospital at Sasaram.

Lighting strike left two minor siblings dead and two girls injured in Maldaha village. The children were playing near the fields where their mothers were transplanting paddy.

District magistrate Dharmendra Kumar said the administration was providing compensation to the deceased and medical help to the injured. The administration was also creating awareness among the people about safety measures during a lightning strike on a regular basis, he said.
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Cloud Lightning

Lightning strike kills golfer in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Steve Marroni
Pennlive.com
Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:46 UTC
lightning
A 71-year-old golfer was killed after he was struck by a bolt of lightning during one of the recent strong storms in Lackawanna County.

Joseph Slivinski, of Blakely, was struck by lightning around 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Pine Hills Golf Course in Taylor, WNEP is reporting.

The Lackawanna County Coroner's report came out Sunday, saying Slivinski was trying to seek shelter when the storm moved in, WBRE/WYOU is reporting.

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