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Lightning kills Salvador surfer training for tournament

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A surfer who had hopes of qualifying for the Olympics has been killed by lightning on a beach in El Salvador, national sporting officials said on Saturday.

Katherine Díaz Hernández, 22, was practicing near her home at the Pacific coast beach of El Tunco when she was hit by lightning on Friday.

The president of the government's Salvadoran Sports Institute, Yamil Bukele, posted a message expressinhg condolences to her family.

She had been training a global tournament, set to be held in El Salvador, that serves as a qualifying even for this year's Summer Olympic Games.

Díaz also worked as a chef and had opened her own business in El Tunco.

Source: AP

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Shallow 3.5 earthquake hits northwest France

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An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 occurred in the morning on Saturday 20 March 2021 at 10:22 am local time near Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France, as reported by France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS).

According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.

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Late snowfall hits the island of Mallorca, Spain

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Today is first day of spring, but it's cold, wet and very windy in Mallorca with hail and snow forecast in some parts of the island. But there is some good news. The Palma Met Office (Aemet) is forecasting almost record temperatures for next weekend so that should put a spring in your step. As you can see in the graph below temperatures will be on the rise.



Comment: Related: Snow falls on coldest day in Fallas, Spain since 1939 - temperature drops OVER 20ºC in 24 hours


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Volcano erupts near Iceland's capital after weeks of seismic activity

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Lava has spilled down two sides of the volcano and its glow can be seen from the outskirts of Reykjavík, about 20 miles away.

A long-dormant volcano in southwestern Iceland has come back to life, following thousands of small earthquakes in recent weeks.

The Fagradals Mountain volcano is on the Reykjanes Peninsula, where none of the volcanoes had erupted for almost 800 years.

A fissure of between 500m and 750m opened at the site on Friday evening, with lava fountains of up to 100m high.


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6.1-magnitude quake hits west of Macquarie Island

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An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted west of Macquarie Island at 05:19:31 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 59.6207 degrees south latitude and 150.3136 degrees east longitude.

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Magnitude 7.2 earthquake rocks northeastern Japan

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A strong magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the coast of northeastern Japan at a depth of 60 km on Saturday evening at 6:09 p.m.

In Miyagi Prefecture, where at least one person was injured, the quake measured up to a strong 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale to 7.

Tsunami waves of up to 1 meter may have reached the Miyagi Prefecture coast shortly after 6:30 p.m., according to NHK. All tsunami warnings were lifted by 7:30 p.m.

Due to the tsunami advisory, the town of Watari in the prefecture issued an evacuation order covering 2,527 homes and 6,911 residents.

Two hundred homes in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture were without power, NHK said. The quake caused the Tohoku Shinkansen to suspend services. Services were expected to resume around 10 p.m.


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Wild weather slams New South Wales, Australia: Flash-floods, towns evacuated, dams on the brink

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A rain bomb is slowly pushing down the NSW coastline, leaving a trail of flash floods and destruction in its wake.

Multiple warnings and evacuation orders are still in place for the NSW mid-north coast amid fears of record flood levels and overflowing levees, with authorities warning the situation could be life-threatening.

Sydney is next in line with some areas predicted to cop more than 150 millimetres of rain on Saturday.

Sydney's waterways are set to become danger zones, with up to four times as much rain from today predicted to fall in the next 24 hours.

Warragamba dam is expected to overflow at the weekend, as the deluge of rain expands from the worst-hit NSW Mid North Coast, to further south including the Hunter Region, Sydney and Illawarra.


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Snowstorm hits Murmansk, Russia

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Snow piles buried cars and streets! Snow storm hits Murmansk, Russia.


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Snow falls on coldest day in Fallas, Spain since 1939 - temperature drops OVER 20ºC in 24 hours

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Snowfall was recorded yesterday in the region in what forecasters have recorded as the coldest day in a Fallas week since 1939.

Temperatures inland fell over 20ºC in 24 hours, resulting in snowfall in parts of Alicante region. Alcoi recorded temperatures just above freezing.

l'Alcoià and El Comtat reported snowfall, with a dusting of the white stuff across the area as well as in the regions mountains.

In an update issued by meteorological agency Aemet, they went on to say that the last time temperatures fell so fast was back in 1939.


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Severe flash floods in Luanda, Angola kill at least 4 people and 3 missing

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Severe flash floods triggered by heavy rain affected areas of Luanda Province, Angola from 16 March 2021.

National Civil Protection and Fire Service quoted by local media said at least 4 people died and 3 people were missing.

Flood waters swept through central parts of the city causing widespread traffic disruption. As many as 554 homes were damaged in districts surrounding the city, including Viana, Cacuaco, Talatona and Belas. Authorities said 1,770 residents have been affected.