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Best of the Web: Unprecedented September snowstorm passes in the Alps - up to 2.5 meters (8 FEET) of snow reported


Planetski.eu
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:09 UTC
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It's the largest September snowfall in living memory in parts of the Alps. Most will melt but some won't, with some superb autumn conditions. People are already skiing, but there have been several avalanches with caution urged.

Some eastern parts of the Alps saw the the biggest September snowfalls in living memory.

At altitude there was over 2m in places, with snow down to 700m.

It has made a difference to the glacier ski areas in Austria that are already open and ones opening shortly.

"The higher parts of the central and eastern Austrian Alps (e.g. Dachstein glacier, Kitzsteinhorn glacier, Obertauern) have seen 1.5m to 2m of snow in the last few days, with perhaps close to 2.5m in some favoured spots like the Höhe Tauern, though in most cases this snow has been very wind-blown and therefore difficult to measure," said the alpine weather expert, Fraser Wilkin, from weathertoski.co.uk

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Tourist killed in landslide after strong downpour at Samaria Gorge, Crete, Greece

Tasos Kokkinidis
Greek Reporter
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:49 UTC
An autopsy in the Samaria Gorge is being carried out, today, by experts from the Hellenic Geological and Mineral Research Authority (EAGME)
An autopsy in the Samaria Gorge is being carried out, today, by experts from the Hellenic Geological and Mineral Research Authority (EAGME).
A 33-year-old tourist was killed on Wednesday after a storm resulted in a landslide at the Samaria Gorge on Crete.

The woman, a Ukraine national residing in Germany, had nearly reached the southern exit of the gorge at the Agia Roumeli coastal village when a landslide injured her following a rainstorm. She died of bleeding.

Emergency rescue units rushed to the site, one of the most popular national parks in Greece, to evacuate other tourists who were also hiking through the gorge.

"Today, after 1:30 p.m., there was a strong downpour which caused a landslide. A rock hit a tree and fell on a German tourist. Despite the efforts of a medical doctor who was also a tourist hiking the gorge, the woman succumbed to hemorrhage. The incident was due to the rain," said Alkiviadis Pentarakis, a supervisor of the National Park of Samaria, in an interview to MEGA television.

Pentarakis said authorities had not closed off the gorge because they were never warned of the imminent storm.

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Cloud Precipitation

Storm Boris causes severe flooding in northern Italy


efe.com
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:06 UTC
Floods in Italy due to Storm Boris pummeled the same area affected in May 2023
Floods in Italy due to Storm Boris pummeled the same area affected in May 2023
Storm Boris' passage through northern Italy has caused severe flooding in Emilia-Romagna region, with more than 1,000 people evacuated overnight.

The entire region, where the regional and civil protection alert has been elevated from orange to red, was hit by heavy rain overnight Wednesday.

More than 800 people were evacuated in Ravenna area, and almost 200 in Bologna area. They spent the night in shelters set up by the municipalities.

Mayors and local administrations have made appeals through all available channels, from loudspeakers to Facebook posts, urging residents to go to the highest floors of their buildings due to rising rivers.

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Pillar-like waterspout damages homes on Venezuelan island


Yahoo! News
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:34 UTC
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A towering waterspout off the island of Margarita, Venezuela, came ashore on September 17 and damaged buildings, local media reported.

The waterspout, which formed amid intense rainfall and thunderstorms, caused walls to collapse and roofs of houses to fly away, according to Noticia al Dia.

Footage shared by Instagram user @enriquezabala7 shows the impressive waterspout spinning off shore. Credit: @enriquezabala7 via Storyful

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Woman killed by tiger in village in Maharashtra, India - 5th such incident for the area in 7 months

Vijay Pinjarkar
Times of India
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 11:07 UTC
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Tempers ran high in Jhinjeria village in the buffer zone of Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR), Maharashtra, after a tiger mauled to death a 65-year-old woman, Nita Buddhu Kumbhare (55), on Tuesday evening.

This is the fifth human death in the last seven months in Pench buffer area, and the ninth in the last four years. Two deaths were also reported in territorial forests, which have overlapping boundaries with Pench.

Irate villagers damaged two forest department vehicles and also attacked forest staff who reached the spot to launch rescue operations immediately after learning that a woman was killed in a tiger attack.

When forest officials and staff reached the spot, angry villagers attacked them, injuring two forest guards seriously. Some forest guards and other personnel sustained minor injuries. Video of the incident shows village youths breaking the windowpanes of two govt vehicles. Local police help was sought to pacify the crowd.

Comment: Related: 349 people killed in tiger attacks during past 5 years in India

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Attention

Woman dies after shark attack off Dakhla coast, Morocco

Firdaous Naim
Morocco World News
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:41 UTC
A woman from Germany was attacked by a shark while sailing. (Symbolic image)
© 123RF/ramoncarreteroA woman from Germany was attacked by a shark while sailing.
A 30-year-old German tourist died earlier this week following a fatal shark attack while swimming in the waters off Dakhla, Morocco.

The incident took place shortly after 4 p.m. on Monday, roughly 180 kilometers west of Dakhla in southern Morocco.

According to reports from German and Spanish media, the woman was on a British-flagged yacht when she jumped into the ocean and was bitten on the leg.

Reports also indicate that shark attacks are uncommon in the area where this tragedy occurred.

"For a German tourist, her vacation ends fatally. The 30-year-old was attacked by a shark. The animal bit off the German's leg," wrote the German newspaper Focus Online.

Comment: Other fatal shark attacks in 2024: See also:

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Tsunami

About 15 cars swept away by floodwater in Alcalá del Júcar, Spain


Topbuzztimes.com
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 10:13 UTC
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Around fifteen cars were swept away by the waters this Wednesday after the ravine overflowed in the town of Alcalá del Júcar (Albacete).

According to sources from Europa Press, Castilla-La Mancha emergency service 112. At that time it was not raining in the city, but "it had rained higher up", when a flood of water crossed the city, overflowing the ravine.

The Castilla-La Mancha Emergency Service received the call at 3:27 p.m. and sent Civil Protection personnel and mobilized firefighters from Casas Ibáñez and the Civil Guard. The only thing to regret was material damage, according to the 112 service.

The president of the Provincial Council of Albacete, Santi Cabañeromoved to the town of Alcalá del Júcar where an intense flood occurred that, "in a matter of minutes" dragged several vehicles into the river, leaving much damage in the area, but causing no injuries.

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Polish city urged to evacuate as floods batter central Europe

Laura Gozzi, Nick Thorpe, Adam Easton and Rob Cameron
BBC
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC
A flooded area in Nysa, Poland
© ReutersA flooded area in Nysa, Poland
The mayor of a Polish city has asked all 44,000 residents to evacuate, as widespread flooding continues to batter central Europe.

Nysa mayor Kordian Kolbiarz asked people to head for higher ground, citing the risk of an embankment breaching and releasing a cascade of water into the town from a nearby lake.

The death toll from the floods that hit over the weekend rose to at least 16 on Monday, with seven confirmed fatalities in Romania. Casualties were also recorded in Austria, the Czech Republic and Poland.
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Fire

7 people killed in wildfires in Portugal


BBC
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:53 UTC
Wildfires have affected Portugal
© EPAWildfires have affected Portugal for several days
At least seven people, including three firefighters, have died as wildfires continue to rage across Portugal, according to local news outlets.

Parts of the country have been ablaze since the weekend, with temperatures in some areas topping 30C (86F). The northern and central parts have been worst affected.

The firefighters - two women and a man - died while tackling a blaze in Tábua in Coimbra, central Portugal, the country's civil protection authority said.

More than 5,000 firefighters have been tackling the wildfires that Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro said are "raging across the country".

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Cloud Precipitation

Heavy rains cause severe flooding in Mexico City

Sandra Garcia
The Herald of Mexico
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 12:58 UTC
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Puddles, flooding, fallen trees and disruption to transportation are some of the effects left by the heavy rains and strong winds recorded in Mexico City (CDMX) during the course of Monday, September 16. Among the most affected municipalities are Tlalpan, Iztacalco and Venustiano Carranza.

In fact, the Secretariat for Comprehensive Risk Management and Civil Protection has announced that the rainfall recorded this afternoon could continue to cause damage, which is why it has asked the capital's population to follow all official recommendations.


(Translated by Google)

Comment: Related: Death toll rises to 9 after landslide caused by heavy rain in Jilotzingo, Mexico

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