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Thousands affected by floods in Java, Indonesia

Floods in Lamongan, East Java, Indonesia, April 2020.
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Floods in Lamongan, East Java, Indonesia, April 2020.
Thousands of people have been affected by floods in Lamongan Regency of East Java, Indonesia, since 09 April.

Around 7,500 houses have been flooded, directly affecting over 25,000 people across several districts of the regency. According to a report of 14 April by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Local Government has responded by providing basic relief items but hasn't declared an emergency as there was no large displacement.

Local disaster authorities said flooding has affected 67 villages in the districts of Kalitengah, Turi, Glagah, Karangbinangun, Deket, Kecamatan Kota Lamongan, Tikung, Modo, Kedungpring, Kembangbahu, Sukodadi and Babat.


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Flooding kills at least 2 after heavy downpours in Iran

Scenes of floodwater rushing into Qom, central Iran

Scene of floodwater rushing into Qom, central Iran
Heavy downpours have caused flooding in several Iranian provinces, mainly in the northeastern and central parts of the country, killing at least 2 people and damaging dozens of houses.

The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), emergency workers and other organizations have been dispatched to the flood-hit areas and are carrying out rescue and relief operations.


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Strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes near New Zealand - USGS

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© Phil McCarten / Reuters
In November 2019, New Zealand was hit by another quake, which occurred off L'Esperance Rock in the Pacific Ocean near New Zealand, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The quake happened at 1:07 a.m. GMT in the Pacific Ocean, 1084 kilometres to the north-east of the town of Tauranga, which is located on the country's North Island, USGS reported.

According to the US Geological Survey, the epicentre of the quake was located at a depth of 10 km, 196 kilometres south-east of Raoul Island.


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Storm system leaves foot of snow in northern Wisconsin

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Southern Wisconsin is under a wind advisory as a powerful storm system that dumped more than a foot of snow in northern Wisconsin leaves the state.

The spring storm Sunday into early Monday left 12.5 inches (32 centimeters) of snow in Merrill, 9.1 inches (23 centimeters) in Rhinelander and 7.5 inches (19 centimeters) in Eau Claire.


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Spring storm dumps nearly a foot of snow in southern Minnesota

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A spring storm dumped nearly a foot of heavy, wet snow in southern Minnesota, causing crashes and spinouts for travelers who chose not to stay at home because of the coronavirus outbreak.

The National Weather Service reported nearly 11 inches of snow at Elgin and about 10 inches at Wabasha and Oronoco.

Winds gusts in excess of 35 mph were reported.



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Some areas of Michigan's Upper Peninsula got nearly 2 FEET of snow in 24 hours - in April

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A winter storm - in April - hit Michigan's Upper Peninsula on Sunday and into Monday, leaving nearly two feet of snow in some areas.

According to the National Weather Service, they have received snowfall reports snowing a preliminary map for the last 24 hours.

As of 8 a.m. Monday, areas between Marquette and Munising saw between 18-24 inches of snow.



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Iowa cities set Easter snowfall records with Ringsted receiving 11 inches

Iowa weather: Some cities set Easter snowfall records Sunday

Iowa weather: Some cities set Easter snowfall records Sunday
Several northern Iowa towns saw record amounts of snowfall this Easter Sunday.

Ringsted, Iowa received 11 inches, according to the National Weather Service in Des Moines. Rock Valley received 7 inches. Hull received 6.5 inches. Rock Rapids received 8.3 inches.

Nearby Sioux Falls, South Dakota got 5.2 inches, the most snowfall on any date in the city dating back to 1893, according to the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls. Sioux City got 3.7 inches, an April 12 record, and the second-most snow in recorded history there on Easter.

Winds gusts also hit more than 50 mph Sunday at airports in Ottumwa, Ames, Marshalltown and Des Moines, according to the NWS.


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10 dead after major landslide in Papua New Guinea

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10 people are dead after a major landslide occurred at Kegesuglo in Kundiawa-Gembog District.

The landslide occurred on the morning of Good Friday, April 10th.

The natural disaster destroyed homes, gardens and livestock and fish farms in the industrious village of Duanigle Gowe, located at the foot of Mt Wilhelm.

Sieland Herman Banda, a physiotherapist with the Kundiawa General Hospital, and who is currently at Kegesugl, said the landslide occurred near the Mt Wilhelm Secondary School.

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Heavy rain causes river to overflow in Quito, Ecuador

Floods in Quito, Ecuador, April 2020.
© Riesgos Ecuador
Floods in Quito, Ecuador, April 2020.
A river broke its banks in Quito, capital city of Ecuador, causing damaging floods in the south of the city on 12 April, 2020.

Flooding was reported in over 20 locations in the south of the city. Two houses collapsed in the flooding in the San Pedro de Guajaló neighbourhood, where the Fire Department were called on to carry out rescues. Around 10 other homes were damaged. No fatalities were reported.

Jorge Yunda Machado, Mayor of Quito, said "All emergency services activated and working in floods south of Quito."


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Ukraine: Chernobyl forest fires now burning dangerously close to Nuclear Reactor

Chernobyl fires 2020 -3
© East2West
Fires in Chernobyl have been ravaging parts of the exclusion zone for over a week, and now there are concerns the blaze is heading dangerously close to its nuclear reactor.

The news comes just a week after Ukrainian officials discovered a huge radiation spike in the area where the first fires began.

As the fires continue to spread, there are growing concerns that if it goes too close to the reactor, which exploded back in 1986, there could be radiation contamination.

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