Earth Changes
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, a tremor has hit 49 km southeast of the Croatian capital of Zagreb, with the epicentre located at a depth of 2 kilometres. So far, there are no official reports about any casualties or damage caused by the quake.
There were no initial reports of damage immediately following the quake.
The strong tremor took place at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), EMSC said, and about 163 km (100 miles) west-northwest of Valdivia in the Pacific Ocean.
Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar in Bengaluru; writing by Dave Sherwood, Editing by Richard Chang
Video filmed by a 13-year-old student Defne Menekse, showed at least several vehicles skidding off an icy downhill and colliding with each other.
At least seven cars were damaged, but no injuries have been reported.
Source: Reuters
The Qena Security Directorate announced that it had received information that at least 10 people had been injured as a result of an attack by an animal which the local call "Al-Salwa" in one of the areas in Qena.
The predator bites people, causing panic in the area.
According to Kosmo! the incident took place around 11am on Sunday, 20 December.
The mother, 42-year-old Siti Nur Asikin Sulaiman, said that she was in the kitchen when she suddenly heard her baby let out a cry from the master bedroom. A monkey had entered the room through a window and attacked the child.
"My daughter suddenly screamed and cried. I rushed to the room to get her and was shocked to see a wild monkey on top of her back," she said.
The earthquake shook eastern Turkey early on Sunday. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the tremor measured 5.5 in magnitude, its epicenter being just 10 km below the surface.
The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) deemed the earthquake to be even more shallow, detecting its epicenter just two kilometers below.
According to local media reports, the jolt was also felt across other eastern provinces in the country.
So far, no damage or casualties have been reported. Turkish authorities said they are assessing the situation.
The maunga was donned in a fresh coat of white, down to about 1400m, as the sun rose on Sunday after temperatures dropped to an unseasonably chilly level.
Rob Needs, of Taranaki Mountain Shuttles, said he dropped a group off at North Egmont about 7.45am.
"I didn't even get out of the car because I thought it was going to be cold," Needs said.
The snow had reached as low as Tahurangi Lodge at 1500 metres and was the result of the southerly weather system moving up the country, he said.
Laxmaniya Bai and another woman were collecting sticks to make brooms near Nawagaon Kala under Katghora forest division on Sunday when the bear attacked, he said.
"Laxmaniya was dragged into the forest and her body was found on Monday morning. The other woman suffered injuries but managed to escape. Later the deceased''s grandson and two others who went looking for her were also injured by the bear," he said.
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