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2 dead, 100 rescued after floods in Saudi Arabia

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Mon, 11 Feb 2019 14:42 UTC
Severe floods hit the Madinah Region in Saudi Arabia, 08 to 10 February, 2019.
© Said Civil Defence
Severe floods hit the Madinah Region in Saudi Arabia, 08 to 10 February, 2019.
Further severe flooding has affected parts of Saudi Arabia, displacing around 100 people and leaving 2 dead.

Saudi Civil Defence report flooding in Madinah Region from 08 February, 2019. Around 111 people were rescued by Civil Defence teams, many of them from vehicles stranded in flooding wadis. Flooding in the region also caused damage to homes and 14 families (around 100 people) have been displaced.

Civil Defence reported on 08 February that 1 person had died and another was still missing after flooding in the Al-ʿUla governorate of the Madinah Region. Search and rescue operations for the missing person continued and Civil Defence reported late on 10 February that they had found a body near a flooded wadi.

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'Terrifying loud noise' heard at 2am in Austin, Texas


Sott.net
Tue, 05 Feb 2019 14:32 UTC
Strange sounds (stock)
© vexels.com
On February 5, 2019, YouTube user 'Jared McClain' published footage of weird noises he heard in Austin, Texas around 2:00 am:
Hello all. I was up late at night and this sound began out of nowhere. It reminded me of the soundtrack of a scary movie. It freaked me out so much I grabbed my phone to record the noise. I begin my video in my room, then go out front to hear the noise better. It seemed to be coming from a few blocks away, so I went back upstairs to put on my shoes and get my keys to drive to see what was making the sound. As soon as I put on my hoodie to leave, the noise stopped. It freaks me out to listen back to the noise. I'm not sure if it's a natural phenomenon or something out of the ordinary (aliens?).

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Sinkhole swallows river in Indonesia


Strange Sounds
Sun, 10 Feb 2019 12:00 UTC
sinkhole swallow indonesia river
Normally, rivers flow horizontally. Now the water of this river in Babadan Village, Indonesia disappears in a deep sinkhole underground, drying up the stream. Very disturbing, isn't it?

This Youtube video was first uploaded today by the chef of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, via his twitter account @Sutopo_PN:

As seen in both videos, the water is vanishing in a deep and probably very large underground hole. Freaky! Hopefully the river will not completely disappear.
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First time snow falls at Hawai'i State Park


Big Island Now
Sun, 10 Feb 2019 10:19 UTC
Snow covered Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area on Maui over the weekend
© Evan Mazingo
Snow covered Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area on Maui over the weekend
The Hawai'i DLNR Division of State Parks reports that for perhaps the first time ever, snow has fallen in a Hawai'i State Park on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019.

Polipoli State Park on Maui is blanketed with snow. It could also be the lowest elevation snow ever recorded in the state.Polipoli is at 6200 feet elevation.

Personnel from numerous DLNR Divisions continue monitoring the impacts of the major winter storm bearing down on Hawai'i.

DLNR Chair Suzanne Case and Sam Lemmo administrator of the DLNR Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands spent the day on Oahu's north shore where there is particular concern about coastal erosion and wave inundation. They watched as the height of coastal waves steadily increased across the day. Case said, "The conditions are impressive but extremely dangerous. We don't know yet the extent of sand loss on north-facing beaches."

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Winterstorm dumps up to 42 inches of snow in 24 hours at Lake Tahoe ski resorts


Tahoe Daily Tribune
Sun, 10 Feb 2019 19:23 UTC
Tahoe
© John Andrechak
A winter storm dumped over 3 feet of snow at some Lake Tahoe ski resorts in 24 hours.

The impressive numbers follow a light dusting Friday night and early Saturday morning.

Here are some snow totals from ski resorts on Lake Tahoe's South Shore and the Incline Village area as of Sunday morning:

Kirkwood Mountain Resort reports 31 inches in 24 hours and a storm total of 35 inches.


Comment: This is the latest in a series of storms to hit the region and dump prodigious amounts of snow since the turn of the year. Here are some of the reports of these events starting with earliest first: Weekend storms deliver 3 feet of snow to Lake Tahoe ski resorts

Storm dumps up to 18 inches of snow in a day on Lake Tahoe resorts, blizzard warning issued for next 24 hours

Storms bring 4 feet of snow in 48 hours to Sierra Nevada resorts

Lake Tahoe ski resorts receive 1 ½ feet of snow in 24 hours - just days after storms dumped 4 feet in 48 hours

Lake Tahoe ski resorts report up to 34 inches of fresh snow - more in the forecast

Sierra blizzard drops so much snow that some ski resorts close - 9 feet at June Mountain, California

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Hyena mauls boy to death in Kenya, injures father

Steve Njuguna
Daily Nation (Kenya)
Mon, 04 Feb 2019 14:17 UTC
hyena

Hyena
A 12-year old boy was on Monday morning mauled to death by a hyena in Leleshwa village Ol Moran area, Laikipia County.

The animal ate the body, leaving only a skeleton during the 5am incident.

The boy's father, who suffered serious injuries while trying to fight off the animal to save their son, is admitted at the Nyahururu County Referral Hospital.

According to Ms Anne Wambui, the Class Two pupil at Mwireri Primary School was preparing for school when the animal attacked.

"The boy's mother was preparing breakfast in the kitchen as the victim and his brother dressed for school when the animal attacked," said Ms Wambui.

"On hearing the commotion, the boy's father rushed to rescue his family from the beast," said Ms Wambui, the boy's aunt.

Comment: Other reports from Africa over the last 5 years involving hyena attacks on humans: Baby girl mauled to death by hyena in Kenya

Boy saves older brother from attack by man-eating Hyena in Somaliland

Boy killed by lone hyena in Kenya; third attack in less than 3 weeks

Hyena kills four people in Tana River, Kenya

Hyena kills two children and injures five people in Kenya

Hyena kills two children in Tanzania

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Heavy snowfall in Galyat, Pakistan breaks 35-year record - over 12 feet in 20 days


Pakistan Today
Sat, 09 Feb 2019 13:32 UTC
Heavy snowfall in Galyat breaks 35 years old record

Heavy snowfall in Galyat breaks 35 years old record
Heavy snowfall on Saturday broke a 35-year record in Galyat as more than 12 feet snowfall was recorded during 20 days of the current winter season.

The heavy snowfall has not only limited tourist movements but also trapped hundreds of thousands of natives in their houses as main Murree road, Ayubia, Khanuspur, Nathiagali and dozens of other link roads are blocked by snow and landslides.

A severe shortage of food items, petrol, oil, firewood, medicines and other necessities of life and days long electricity breakdown pushed the people of Galyat into even deeper trouble where neither district government Abbottabad nor Galyat Development Authority (GDA) tried to lessen the miseries of the people.


Comment: See also: Pakistan receives record snowfall in winter - heaviest in 48 years

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Landslide kills 3 people in Kenya

Simon Ndonga
capitalfm.co.ke
Sat, 09 Feb 2019 11:32 UTC
landslide
Three people died during a landslide that buried them while they were working at a construction site in Maili Mbili area in Kisii.

While confirming the incident, Kisii police commander Martin Kibet stated that "the three had been contracted to expand the water and sewerage systems from Kegati, Kisii, Nyamira to Suneka when the incident occurred at about 4.30 pm on Friday."

"At Maili Mbili area within Bobaracho ward, a landslide occurred and three Kisii male adults namely Stephen Omenya, Robin Ratemo and Joseph Mokaya were completely buried under the soil and died instantly while four others escaped unhurt."

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Amazing pictures show rare 'snow rollers' in British field

John Bett
The London Economic
Mon, 04 Feb 2019 09:45 UTC
Wiltshire snow roller
© Brian Bayliss/SWNS
Although they look as though they are sculpted by hand, they are in fact the product of the right balance between sticky snow, strong winds and cold temperatures. These incredible pictures show rare 'snow rollers' that formed in a British field during the recent snow storm
These incredible pictures show rare 'snow rollers' that formed in a British field during the recent snow storm.

Brian Bayliss, 51, works as a forestry contractor and was driving past a field he owned when he saw the usual snow formations, about 2 - 3ft in diameter and 2ft wide.

He thought that children had been playing in his field in Marlborough, Wiltshire, so went to take a closer look but was amazed to discover there wasn't a single footprint.

Brian took some pictures and sent them to a BBC weather expert who told him they were an extremely rare meteorological condition - known as Snow Rollers.

They are a rare meteorological phenomenon in which large snowballs are formed naturally as chunks of snow are blown along the ground by the wind.

As they move they pick up snow on the way, in much the same way that the large snowballs used in snowmen are made.

Snow roller in Wiltshire
© Brian Bayliss/SWNS
In order for them to form, there must be a light dusting of snow on top of an icy layer on the ground, often on a hill with no protruding vegetation. The dusting needs to be just wet enough so that it can adhere to itself but not stick to the ground, according to the National Weather Service
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Seattle receives the most snow in 70 years


CBS News
Sun, 10 Feb 2019 03:53 UTC
Seattle snow storm
© David Ryder / Getty Images
In Seattle, officials urged people to stay off the roads as traffic slowed to a standstill in some places because of the snow.
Some areas around Seattle received more than 10 inches of snow Saturday, the most in 70 years, the National Weather Service said, and more is on the way two more storm systems close in on the area. The National Weather Service said the first storm system is expected to arrive in the area Sunday night with light accumulation, and the second system will push through Monday and continue into Tuesday.

Meanwhile, cold temperatures are expected in the region overnight Saturday, with temperatures dropping to 15-20 degrees and the wind chill in the single digits.

The National Weather Service said some areas received up to 10.6 inches of snow, already making it the snowiest February since 1949, and the second snowiest February on record.

Nearly 8 inches of snow fell at Seattle-Tacoma Airport, where hundreds of flights were cancelled, CBS News' Carter Evans reports. The storm obscured the famous Space Needle and left a blanket of snow over some very iconic locations, like Pike Place Market. Heavy snow did do some damage in Yosemite National Park, where they got up to two feet in some areas.

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