Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province erupted on Tuesday (Jun 17), spewing a towering ash cloud 11km high, the country's volcanology agency said.
The agency also said it had raised the alert level of the volcano to the most dangerous, warning of potential lava flows if it rains heavily.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, a 1,584m-high twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, erupted at 5.35pm there, the volcanology agency said in a statement.
"The ash column was observed to be grey with thick intensity," it added.
Cameras have captured the moment an 5.6 magnitude earthquake shook Lima, Peru on Sunday morning, causing panic among worshipers at the city's cathedral.
The epicentre was recorded 23km off the coast of Callao, according to the The United States Geological Survey.
It was felt in the capital and surrounding regions, killing at least one and triggering landslides, officials said.
President Dina Boluarte urged for calm from citizens, noting that the earthquake did not generate a tsunami threat.
Numerous Flash Flood Warnings and two rare Flash Flood Emergencies were issued in West Virginia over the weekend as deadly flooding struck the state. Some areas in Ohio County, West Virginia, saw up to 4 inches of rain in an hour. A state of emergency was declared in Marion County, where an apartment building partially collapsed in Fairmont.
At least six people have been killed, and two others remain unaccounted for after dangerous flash flooding impacted Wheeling and surrounding communities in West Virginia over the weekend, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey told FOX Weather on Monday morning.
The governor said during a news conference on Sunday that a 3-year-old child was among the deaths being attributed to flash flooding.
"There were roughly 3 to 4 inches of water that fell in the area in less than an hour. That's very, very difficult to deal with," Morrisey said as he commended the first responders attempting to reach people during the flooding.
Search and rescue efforts resumed Monday morning, and officials continue to urge people to stay off local roads.
Chao Li-yen and Chao Yen-hsiang focustaiwan.tw Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:08 UTC
A man believed to be a migrant worker died Monday after being struck by lightning while fishing in Taichung, central Taiwan.
The deceased, estimated to be around 30 years old, has not yet been identified due to the lack of an ID card, the Taichung Fire Bureau said.
The bureau received a report at 4:51 p.m. about a male angler struck by lightning near a bridge in Houli District, prompting emergency personnel to rush to the scene.
The man, who had no vital signs when personnel arrived, was taken to hospital, where attempts to revive him failed.
Three climbers died after being struck by lightning while hiking in Austria's Tyrol region at the weekend.
The victims were a married couple, both aged 60, and the wife's 62-year-old brother, police said on Monday.
The three were ascending the 2,600-metre-high Mittagsspitze, in the far west of the country, on Sunday when sudden and severe weather changes forced them to turn back.
Concerned relatives alerted local authorities when the group failed to return to the valley. An emergency helicopter crew located the three bodies near a marked trail at an elevation of around 2,300 metres.
Medical examiners later confirmed that all three died from a lightning strike.
Marek Kučera mkweather.com Sun, 15 Jun 2025 10:28 UTC
8.5 cm hail in Olby, Auvergne Region, France on June 14th 2025.
On June 14, 2025, a powerful hailstorm swept through the Auvergne and Bourgogne regions of France, delivering hailstones up to 9 cm in diameter. The storm caused significant damage to agriculture, vehicles, and infrastructure. Reports from the European Severe Weather Database (ESWD) and eyewitness accounts confirm the severity of the event.
The most intense hailstorm occurred in Olby, Auvergne, France, on June 14, 2025, at 20:15 UTC, where hailstones reached a maximum diameter of 8.5 centimeters. This event represents the largest hailstones recorded in the dataset, indicating a highly severe storm.
Close behind was the hailstorm in Sougy-sur-Loire, Bourgogne, France, on the same day at 20:48 UTC, with hailstones measuring up to 8 centimeters. This storm was also quite severe and likely caused significant damage.
Following these were hailstorms producing hailstones around 4.5 centimeters in Brinay at 21:25 UTC and La Machine at 20:55 UTC, both in Bourgogne, showing a strong and persistent hail-producing system in the region.
P.Gosselin NoTricksZone Sat, 14 Jun 2025 19:25 UTC
The Germany-base European Institute For Climate And Energy (EIKE) has issued its latest video featuring Antarctica. Good news! The alleged catastrophic warming remains a myth there.
Antarctica experienced record low temperatures in late 2023, particularly during late winter (July-August). These extreme cold events were observed across a wide area, impacting both East and West Antarctica, including the Ross Ice Shelf and the Antarctic Peninsula, according to The Watchers here.
The irony just couldn't be greater, as all we hear in the fake media are stories about big icebergs breaking off somewhere, and everyone being (mis)led to believe the South Pole is melting when clearly as a whole it is not.
Residents in 54 villages in Khongxedon district, Saravan province, are suffering from flash floods after heavy rain in recent days, unleashed by tropical storm Wutip.
The district has been flooded since June 13, affecting farmland, houses, schools and animals, while roads are unusable. Fortunately, there have been no reports of injuries or deaths, according to the disaster management committee in Khongxedon district.
Currently, the Khongxedon district authorities are moving residents, vehicles and animals to safe places, and authorities continue to monitor the flood situation, especially in villages along the Xedon River.
They have also prepared for the situation, such as 24-hour patrols, 13 rescue boats, life jackets, food, drinking water and other necessary items.
Flash floods destroyed five entire villages in the Andarab Valley after a large reservoir wall collapsed early Saturday, local residents said, leaving no trace of homes and sweeping away farmland, bridges, and livestock.
According to residents, the deluge began around 7 a.m. when the wall of a major water reservoir above the Taghank gorge in Pul-e-Hisar district gave way, unleashing water that surged through the valley. The villages of Shurabak, Upper and Lower Mad Naj Khil, Qishlaq-e-Kalan Taghank, and Darband-e-Tirgaran were completely washed away.
"There's nothing left," one resident said, describing the devastation that also destroyed six footbridges, four vehicle bridges, five mosques, and hundreds of hectares of farmland. Nearby villages like Seyedabad, Dahyak, and Nowbahar were also severely damaged.
Residents said the initial landslide-like surge gave people time to escape, preventing loss of life. Taliban officials conducted two helicopter rescue missions and distributed limited food aid, but humanitarian groups have yet to fully respond. The Red Crescent is currently conducting assessments but has not delivered assistance.
Jean-Yves Kamale ABC News Sat, 14 Jun 2025 13:28 UTC
Detail from Kinshasa, Photo: Screenshot/Youtube
Major flooding hit several neighborhoods in Congo's capital Kinshasa, killing at least 19 people and causing severe damage, authorities said Saturday.
Heavy rains Friday through Saturday triggered floods and landslides in Kinshasa's western neighborhood of Ngaliema, killing at least 17 people, the local mayor, Fulgence Bolokome, told the radio station Top Congo. Two avenues in the city were also cut off, he added.
Two other people died when the deluge toppled a wall in the southern neighborhood of Lemba, Mayor Jean-Serge Poba said. A police camp and a bridge were damaged.
"It was around 3 a.m. when we heard a loud noise. When we went outside, the neighbors' wall had collapsed. The man and his wife both died, leaving behind five children who made it out unharmed," resident Clovis Kalenga told The Associated Press.
In April, floods in Kinshasa killed at least 22 people and cut off access to over half the city and the country's main airport.
