Earth Changes
Seven others were injured during the "violent thunderstorm" in the prefecture of Dabola in central Guinea, the ministry of security and civil protection said in a statement late on Thursday.
The victims took part in a baptism ceremony and were aged between 2 and 17 years, according to the statement.
The ministry did not provide any further details.
Two-and-a-half kilometres southwest of Oxford, Cumberland County, the large lake has been drained of its water by underground geological activity.
"The most obvious culprit for this is the water just disappeared down some of the sinkholes at the bottom of the lake," said Amy Tizzard, regional geologist for the Department of Energy and Mines.
"It could be that some gypsum dissolved (below the lake) or sediment or vegetation gave way... we can't really tell because we can't see to the bottom of it."
Six cattle were instantly electrocuted following a massive lightning storm here on Wednesday.
At around 12.30 pm, a massive lightning struck at Algapur Part III killing two heifers and four cattle, each with scorch marks on their upturned bellies indicating how strong the voltage was.
On getting the information, District Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Officer, RA Laskar reached the most interior place negotiating mud and slush. "I was stunned and shocked. It was a gruesome sight to see the cattle all in a row. It just seemed that they had been struck down where they were standing close to a submerged paddy field," Laskar said, adding, "Individual animals at this time of rainy season get killed by lightning. But I have never witnessed anything like this before."
Honduras
Two people have died after heavy rain triggered a landslide in western Honduras. The landslide struck on 17 June in the community of El Clarinero, Yamaranguila Municipality in Intibucá Department. According to media reports, the landslide caused a house to collapse, burying 2 occupants. One person survived.
As of 17 June, alerts for heavy rain had been issued for the provinces of Ocotepeque, Copán, Santa Bárbara, Lempira, Intibucá, La Paz, Comayagua, Yoro and Francisco Morazán.
Days of heavy rain triggered flooding and a landslide in Anyama, a city in the northern outskirts of Abidjan, during the early hours of 18 June.
National Office Civil Protection (ONPC) said 13 bodies have been found under the mud and debris. Search and rescue operations are underway to find bodies that could still be trapped in the mud.
Weather is hampering rescue operations and damage assessments and there has been widespread flooding in the area. Local media reports suggest that around 20 houses were destroyed. Railway tracks were damaged in the landslide. Government ministers visited the site on 18 June.

Dramatic lightning was seen across the country last night – but it has caused devastation in some homes. This amazing image was captured in the East Midlands
Homes in Merseyside, Birmingham and Sheffield have been pictured up in smoke after they were struck by huge forks of electricity yesterday night.
Fire brigades across the UK had to scramble to the scenes of the fires to get them under control and ensure those inside were safe.
Emergency services were called to one home in Barnston Road, the Wirral, shortly before 8pm last night when Merseyside was being battered by heavy rain, thunder and lightning.
It is believed a fork of lightning hit the house causing the fire, but it is not yet clear whether anyone was inside at the time.
With the summer solstice just days away, Old Man Winter ruffled some feathers across the northern Rockies by delivering a large helping of snow, with totals surpassing a foot across the highest elevations from Tuesday into Wednesday.
The Blaine County Sheriff's Office in Idaho said on Facebook that it was issuing a "felony warrant for Mother Nature for Illegal Dumping." A storm total of about 10 inches of snow was measured north of Galena Summit while south of the summit, a total of 6 inches was measured. The sheriff's office also responded to several stuck vehicles in the area.
In the Yüksekova district, crews have been working to clear snow-covered roads. Snowplows pierce through 3 meters (9.8 feet) of snow in areas with high altitudes. For the past 20 days, crews have worked to reopen roads leading to military bases in the Göllerbaşı region, some 40 kilometers (24.9 miles) from central Yüksekova.
A 16-kilometer road has been largely cleared so far while the snow depth reached 7 meters in some areas. Officials say they expect the road to be cleared fully in about two weeks.
The Noun Division of the West region of Cameroon was the scene of two fatal incidents Tuesday June 16 and Wednesday June 17 respectively.
On Tuesday June 15, four women and two children of the same family in Bangourain were struck by lightning as thunderstorms and heavy rains hit the Noun Division of the West region of Cameroon.














Comment: While the area may be vulnerable to erosion the question of what's driving the sudden increase, as well as the disappearing lakes, rivers, and even waterfalls...
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