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Those killed during Elvis's passage were involved in "lightning events" in Vohibato district in eastern Madagascar, according to a European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) report. Two people were also injured.
Elvis formed over the Mozambique Channel, between Madagascar and the African mainland, on Jan. 28 and struck the southwestern coast of Madagascar a day later. It caused heavy rainfall and strong winds in the southern part of the country, with maximum sustained winds of 84 kilometers per hour (52 miles per hour). The cities of Toliara and Taolagnaro recorded rainfall levels of 196 and 178 millimeters (7.7 and 7 inches) respectively over the course of five days, The Guardian reported.
The cyclone dissipated over the southern Indian Ocean during the weekend.
Austria's Kaunertal after 40cm (16") of snowfall on Wednesday.
The biggest snowfall of the season to date has buried much of the Alps, setting the region up for the latter half of the season.
Accumulations of up to 60cm (2 feet) in 24 hours were reported with Chamonix posting the biggest 72-hour total of 1.2 metres (4 feet). Fellow French resort Flaine posted 105cm (3.5 feet) whilst La Thuile, just over the Italian border, got 80cm (32"), and Switzerland's Crans Montana 70cm (28").
© Fuengirola se queja.Flooding all along Costa del Sol.
The warning, which is ongoing until the evening, is mostly affecting Malaga capital, the Costa del Sol and Guardalhorce Valley areas. Emergency services have received hundreds of calls about flooding of ground floor homes and businesses. Luckily so far there have been no serious injuries other than shock. Most of the damage done has been to personal property and vehicles.
One woman became stuck in her car when trying to cross to the other side of an underpass below the Cercanias commuter train line in Torremolinos. She was unable to leave her car on her own, but a local person managed to get her out and to safety through the hatchback of the car.
© Ermoupolis MeteorologicalThe stark image captures the raw power of nature unleashed on the idyllic landscape of Santorini.
Six tremors whose magnitude exceeded 4 were recorded between 09:36 and 11:29 on Monday, with the largest at 11:29 having a magnitude of 4.9 and an epicenter 25 kilometers south-southwest of Arkesini, Amorgos. This was followed by another quake of magnitude 4.9 at 2:17 p.m. on Monday, with an epicenter 18 km south-southwest of Arkesini, Amorgos, and 231 km southeast of Athens.
Paramedics responded to reports of a "serious shark bite incident" at Woorim Beach, just north of Brisbane, around 16:45 local time (06:45 GMT) on Monday, Queensland Ambulance Service wrote on X.
Police confirmed that the girl had suffered life-threatening injuries and died shortly after 17:00. Australian media reports that she was 17 years old.
The waters around the beach are home to many sharks, but the attack occurred close to shore in the popular surfing spot, which has measures to protect against sharks.
Police confirmed the girl had been swimming in the waters off Bribie Island - just off the mainland, on which Woorim Beach sits - when she was attacked by the shark, the species of which has not been identified.
The baby boy was attacked by one of the family's three dogs in Questembert, in Belgium's Morbihan region, while watching TV with its parents on Sunday France 3 reports.
The local fire brigade rushed to the scene around 3.30pm and tried to save the baby, but the 11-month-old died of the serious injuries inflicted by the Belgian Malinois shepherd.
'The emergency services arrived quickly and the operations to keep the child alive lasted an hour and a half,' Boris Lemaire, the mayor of Questembert, told Le Telegramme.
The father had tried to save his son and was also bitten by the family dog, according to De Telegraaf.
© Molly BattsA pod of orcas showed up off Newport Beach on Jan. 30, 2025, a rare appearence for the group that has only been spotted a handful of times and never documented off Orange County’s coastline.
The pod of CA56 killer whales (orcas) was spotted by a Davey's Locker whale-watching boat about 12:30 p.m. just two and a half miles from Newport Beach harbor.
Video showed the whales getting remarkably close to the boat as the passengers and crewmembers looked on.
This particular pod of orcas is rarely seen, with Thursday's sighting believed to be the furthest southern documented sighting, Davey's Locker & Newport Landing spokesperson Jessica Rodriguez said.
© Evan BrodskyA cluster of dolphins swim across Carmel Bay on the central coast of California on Friday last week.
"They were on the horizon I feel like as far as I could see," said Captain Evan Brodsky, with the Monterey Bay Whale Watch, who captured drone footage of Friday's huge gathering of Risso's dolphins.
The sighting was rare, as Risso's dolphins typically travel in groups of only 10 to 30 animals, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.
From an about 6m-long inflatable boat, Brodsky and a small team out searching for gray whales watched mesmerized as the dolphins jumped out of the bay, peeking around as they leaped in the air. This type of dolphin with its stocky body and bulbous head can weigh as much as 499kg and reach up to 3.9m long.
Almost 150 millimetres (six inches) of rain fell in the area, overloading the drainage system.
City officials said in a statement that the province had experienced an "event of exceptional magnitude".
Hours of heavy rainfall caused mudslides, while vehicles parked close to waterways were dragged downstream by flood waters.
Motorway operator Anas closed two sections of the Orientale Sicula state road and diverted traffic to alternative routes after the Fiumedinisi and Agrò rivers burst their banks.
Comment: (Note: Questembert, Morbihan is in France not Belgium as stated in the report.)