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Man died of hypothermia, trapped in his car by hailstorm in Mexico

Mexico hailstorm
The government of Tlalnepantla, State of Mexico reported that the hailstorm on Monday afternoon caused the death of a driver of approximately 40 years, who was trapped inside his vehicle in a block of ice that formed the hailstorm and trapped several vehicles in an uneven bridge that crosses the Periférico Norte. Firefighters and elements of Civil Protection of the municipality worked hard for almost three hours to rescue the body of the man, who could not get out of his Aveo car and died of hypothermia.

They also helped three men with hypothermia, but alive, out of their cars, who were taken to a hospital , as well as two firefighters who presented a decrease in body temperature, while working to rescue motorists. The social communication office pointed out that on this uneven bridge there is a block of ice approximately 80 centimeters high accumulated, where firefighters and rescuers worked to break the iceberg and free the drivers. The overpass connects De Los Maestros avenues in Atizapán de Zaragoza with Mario Colín in Tlalnepantla.


Comment: Just over one week ago a town in France was hit by a freak June hailstorm, with up to 60 centimetres of accumulated hail.


Attention

Bear attacks group of men on the 4th of July on Mount Wilson in California

bear
Dramatic video shows a tense encounter between a bear and a group of men celebrating the Fourth of July on Mount Wilson.

According to the man who took the video, three men were waiting for the fireworks to start at Mount Wilson around 8:30 p.m. Sunday night when a small bear suddenly appeared from the bushes and attacked the men and their snacks.

One of the victims was bitten by the bear, but his injury was said to be non-life-threatening.


Attention

Surfer's arm saved after shark attack off New South Wales, Australia

Great white shark
Emergency surgery overnight on shark attack victim Joe Hoffman is expected to save his right arm, after he was mauled by a white shark while surfing at Crescent Head on the NSW Mid North Coast on Monday.

The 25-year-old Sunshine Coast man suffered severe injuries to his right arm when he was attacked at Killick Beach. He was flown to John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle on Monday evening.

Mid North Coast police officer Inspector Martin Bourke said he was confident Mr Hoffman's arm would be saved thanks to the efforts of trauma doctors and nurses, who were on the beach at the time of the attack.

"For a terrible situation, it was almost the perfect storm in terms of the expertise on the ground," Inspector Bourke said.


Attention

Shark attacks paraglider in Red sea, bites his foot off

Great white shark
In a horrifying accident, a paraglider was attacked by a shark in the Red Sea. The shark tore a chunk out of the man's foot.

Ffootage of the incident showed the 37-year-old Jordanian hovering above the surface of the Red Sea when the shark suddenly leapt out of the water and sank its teeth in the man's leg.

Following the attack, emergency services rushed the man to Jordan's Prince Hashem Military Hospital. While his condition has been described as stable, the attack resulted in loss of back part of his foot as well as several tendons.

Mohammed Khalil Al Zabada of the College of Marine Sciences told local media that shark attacks in the Gulf of Aqaba are rare. According to him, there are many types of shark in the Red Sea, but they would not normally swim in shallow water off the Jordanian coast.

Several incidents of shark attack have been reported in the Red Sea in recent years.


Cloud Precipitation

Southern regions of South Korea damaged by heavy rainfall and flooding with 20 inches of rain overnight

A pavement is inundated in Gwangju, July 6.
© Yonhap
A pavement is inundated in Gwangju, July 6.
Heavy rain has been causing deaths and property damage in southern parts of the country, especially in South Jeolla Province, since Monday evening.

While heavy rain alerts have already been issued in the southern regions, more rain is forecast there throughout the week, raising concerns over more damage.

More than 500 millimeters of rainfall has fallen in some parts of South Jeolla Province and South Gyeongsang Province since Monday night, inundating houses and farmland.

A woman in her 60s was swept away by water near her house in Haenam, South Jeolla Province, and was found dead, according to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, which suspected that she had drowned.


Attention

Huge explosion filmed in Caspian Sea, officials speculate oil rig fire or mud volcano - UPDATE: Footage of 'new island' formed in aftermath released

caspian sea fire
© Twitter / @Liveuamap
While the official cause of the explosion remains to be determined, Azerbaijan's Ecology Ministry said that the blast may have been caused by a volcanic eruption.


A massive explosion was spotted in the Caspian Sea on Sunday, with some reports initially suggesting that it could have been connected with a nearby coastal oil platform.

Comment: This comes on the heels of another seemingly similar incident: Undersea gas pipeline rupture causes fire in Gulf of Mexico

UPDATE: 6th July 12:24 CET

RT's Ruptly has released footage of the aftermath:


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Attention

12 pilot whales beached in eastern China, two suspected dead

Locals try to save 12 pilot whales that were found stranded in tidal flats in eastern China.

Locals try to save 12 pilot whales that were found stranded in tidal flats in eastern China.
Twelve pilot whales were found stranded in tidal flats in eastern China on Tuesday morning, with two of the whales already suspected to be dead.

Rescue efforts from local government officials, fishermen and volunteers started quickly after the discovery but none of the whales had been rescued as of Tuesday afternoon.

The whales were first discovered by fishermen in Linhai, a city near the ocean in Zhejiang province in eastern China. The fishermen called the police and said that "there were a lot of big fish" on the mudflats, according to Qianjiang Evening News.

The police at first thought they were dolphins and started by contacting experts from a local aquarium. When aquarium staff arrived at the scene, they identified the animals as pilot whales, which are part of the dolphin family.


Cloud Precipitation

Strong storm and hailstorm cause chaos in several municipalities of Mexico

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A storm with hail fell this afternoon in the municipalities of Naucalpan, Atizapán de Zaragoza , Tlalnepantla and Huixquilucan, which caused streets and roads to become flooded with levels of more than 40 centimeters of water and hail.

The level of hail covered streets, cars, gardens and garages of houses in subdivisions such as Satélite, Lomas de Bellavista, Lomas Verdes and on the Via Jorge Jiménez Cantú that communicates with the Madín dam and Zona Esmeralda.

The flooding generated traffic congestion on primary roads such as the northern peripheral, Vía Gustavo Baz, Mario Colín and Adolfo López Mateos.

In the municipal seat of Atizapán de Zaragoza and the town of Calacoaya, the water and hail reached levels of 50 centimeters in height.

They also announced that the basement and first floor of the municipal palace were flooded, as happened several years ago.


Boat

State of Emergency after floods in Krasnodar Krai, Russia - 2 months' worth of rain in a few hours

Floods in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, Early July 2021.
© Government of Krasnodar Krai
Floods in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, Early July 2021.
Authorities in Krasnodar Region of Russia declared a state of emergency after torrential rain caused flooding over the last 2 days. Strong winds and rough seas have also caused damage.

Heavy rainfall in the region began on 04 July 2021, worsening on 05 July. The Main Directorate of the Russian Emergencies Ministry for the Krasnodar Region, EMERCOM, said that the coastal town of Dzhubga recorded 170 mm of rain. Veniamin Kondratyev, the governor of Krasnodar Krai, said some areas saw more than 2 months' worth of rain in a few hours. The Khorota and Matsesta rivers, among others, both broke their banks.

The Krasnodar regional government declared an emergency due to flooding for areas of Sochi, Gelendzhik, Tuapse, Slavyansky, Seversky and Goryachy Klyuch. As of 06 July, over 660 homes and yards were flooded.


Arrow Up

New eruption of Mt. Etna spews columns of ash into Sicily sky

Mt Etna ash cloud
© YouTube/RT (screen capture)
Mount Etna erupted again, spewing lava and dark columns of ash into the sky above Catania from its southeast crater.