A rare snowfall surprised the residents of El Salvador, a small town located in the Chilean desert of Atacama.
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A rare snowfall surprised the residents of El Salvador, a small town located in the Chilean desert of Atacama.
At 4,860 meters above sea level, visitors enjoyed the fresh air while taking in the views of white mountains glittering against the seamless sky.
Galitai in Songpan County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan also welcomed its first snow this year on Thursday, surprising residents.
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A waterspout sighting was reported in Venice, Louisiana, on Wednesday, August 25, as a tropical disturbance strengthened in the south-central Caribbean. Credit: Jansyn Williams via Storyful
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Thunderstorms were accompanied by hail as 144,000 lightning bolts have fallen in Southeast Europe in the last 24 hours.
This shows a reference from "Blitzortung" platform, which registers real-time thunderstorm activity.
About 1/4 of all of them are on the territory of Bulgaria.
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Floods in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, 25 August 2021.
Floods in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, 25 August 2021.
On 24 August, Cambodia's Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology warned that the country will be affected by a low pressure system from over the coming days, increasing the likelihood of heavy rainfall.
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Flood debris on road in Jaén Province, Spain August 2021.
Flood debris on road in Jaén Province, Spain August 2021.
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Météo-France said their rain gauges recorded 81.3 mm at Vauvenargues, near Bouches-du-Rhône on 24 August, which is nearly 3 times the average monthly total for the month of August on this station. As much as 58 mm fell in just in 1 hour.
Hail and high intensity rainfall totalling over 100 mm fell in the town of Pignans in Var Department, which was badly affected by flooding. The town was completely closed to traffic after streets were swamped with mud and flood water 30 cm deep, police said.
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A police officer directs traffic on a submerged road in the port city of Busan, on Aug 24, 2021.
A police officer directs traffic on a submerged road in the port city of Busan, on Aug 24, 2021.
Geoje City located in South Gyeongsang province recorded 98.0 mm of rain in 1 hour early on 24 August 2021, while Imsil in North Jeolla Province saw 84.0 mm and the port city of Busan 78.0 mm. Total rainfall amounts for the duration of the storm were over 230 mm in Geoje.
