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Woman killed by tiger in village in Maharashtra, India - 5th such incident for the area in 7 months

Vijay Pinjarkar
Times of India
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 11:07 UTC
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Tempers ran high in Jhinjeria village in the buffer zone of Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR), Maharashtra, after a tiger mauled to death a 65-year-old woman, Nita Buddhu Kumbhare (55), on Tuesday evening.

This is the fifth human death in the last seven months in Pench buffer area, and the ninth in the last four years. Two deaths were also reported in territorial forests, which have overlapping boundaries with Pench.

Irate villagers damaged two forest department vehicles and also attacked forest staff who reached the spot to launch rescue operations immediately after learning that a woman was killed in a tiger attack.

When forest officials and staff reached the spot, angry villagers attacked them, injuring two forest guards seriously. Some forest guards and other personnel sustained minor injuries. Video of the incident shows village youths breaking the windowpanes of two govt vehicles. Local police help was sought to pacify the crowd.

Comment: Related: 349 people killed in tiger attacks during past 5 years in India

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Attention

Woman dies after shark attack off Dakhla coast, Morocco

Firdaous Naim
Morocco World News
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:41 UTC
A woman from Germany was attacked by a shark while sailing. (Symbolic image)
© 123RF/ramoncarreteroA woman from Germany was attacked by a shark while sailing.
A 30-year-old German tourist died earlier this week following a fatal shark attack while swimming in the waters off Dakhla, Morocco.

The incident took place shortly after 4 p.m. on Monday, roughly 180 kilometers west of Dakhla in southern Morocco.

According to reports from German and Spanish media, the woman was on a British-flagged yacht when she jumped into the ocean and was bitten on the leg.

Reports also indicate that shark attacks are uncommon in the area where this tragedy occurred.

"For a German tourist, her vacation ends fatally. The 30-year-old was attacked by a shark. The animal bit off the German's leg," wrote the German newspaper Focus Online.

Comment: Other fatal shark attacks in 2024: See also:

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Tsunami

About 15 cars swept away by floodwater in Alcalá del Júcar, Spain


Topbuzztimes.com
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 10:13 UTC
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Around fifteen cars were swept away by the waters this Wednesday after the ravine overflowed in the town of Alcalá del Júcar (Albacete).

According to sources from Europa Press, Castilla-La Mancha emergency service 112. At that time it was not raining in the city, but "it had rained higher up", when a flood of water crossed the city, overflowing the ravine.

The Castilla-La Mancha Emergency Service received the call at 3:27 p.m. and sent Civil Protection personnel and mobilized firefighters from Casas Ibáñez and the Civil Guard. The only thing to regret was material damage, according to the 112 service.

The president of the Provincial Council of Albacete, Santi Cabañeromoved to the town of Alcalá del Júcar where an intense flood occurred that, "in a matter of minutes" dragged several vehicles into the river, leaving much damage in the area, but causing no injuries.

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Cloud Grey

Polish city urged to evacuate as floods batter central Europe

Laura Gozzi, Nick Thorpe, Adam Easton and Rob Cameron
BBC
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC
A flooded area in Nysa, Poland
© ReutersA flooded area in Nysa, Poland
The mayor of a Polish city has asked all 44,000 residents to evacuate, as widespread flooding continues to batter central Europe.

Nysa mayor Kordian Kolbiarz asked people to head for higher ground, citing the risk of an embankment breaching and releasing a cascade of water into the town from a nearby lake.

The death toll from the floods that hit over the weekend rose to at least 16 on Monday, with seven confirmed fatalities in Romania. Casualties were also recorded in Austria, the Czech Republic and Poland.
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Fire

7 people killed in wildfires in Portugal


BBC
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:53 UTC
Wildfires have affected Portugal
© EPAWildfires have affected Portugal for several days
At least seven people, including three firefighters, have died as wildfires continue to rage across Portugal, according to local news outlets.

Parts of the country have been ablaze since the weekend, with temperatures in some areas topping 30C (86F). The northern and central parts have been worst affected.

The firefighters - two women and a man - died while tackling a blaze in Tábua in Coimbra, central Portugal, the country's civil protection authority said.

More than 5,000 firefighters have been tackling the wildfires that Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro said are "raging across the country".

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Cloud Precipitation

Heavy rains cause severe flooding in Mexico City

Sandra Garcia
The Herald of Mexico
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 12:58 UTC
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Puddles, flooding, fallen trees and disruption to transportation are some of the effects left by the heavy rains and strong winds recorded in Mexico City (CDMX) during the course of Monday, September 16. Among the most affected municipalities are Tlalpan, Iztacalco and Venustiano Carranza.

In fact, the Secretariat for Comprehensive Risk Management and Civil Protection has announced that the rainfall recorded this afternoon could continue to cause damage, which is why it has asked the capital's population to follow all official recommendations.


(Translated by Google)

Comment: Related: Death toll rises to 9 after landslide caused by heavy rain in Jilotzingo, Mexico

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Snowflake

Historic snowfall in the Alps - over 5 feet of snow dumped

Curtis Grevenitz
ktvh.com
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 12:17 UTC
Obertauern
Obertauern, Austria
It can snow any month of the year here in Montana, but what's going on in Europe right now is historic. Many higher elevations in the Alps have been buried under three to five feet of snow. Like Montana, while snow in the Alps this time of year is not uncommon, this amount of snow in September is rare and record-breaking.

Even some of the valleys in Austria are dealing with two to three feet of snow. Toward the ski areas, some of the settled snow depth is greater than 5 feet, indicating that the snow totals were even higher.

A strong north flow across Europe has created their version of a pineapple express. Moisture from the North Atlantic hit the Alps similar to moisture streaming in from the Pacific and slamming into the cascades or Sierra Nevada, where snow totals can reach many feet more frequently.

Not all snow, this storm has created equally historic flooding with dams bursting, power knocked out, and it was responsible for at least 18 deaths. As this snow melts, more flooding is likely.

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Arrow Down

Sinkhole swallows minivan in Tarzana, Los Angeles


KTLA 5
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 11:40 UTC
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A van was stuck Tuesday night in what appeared to be a sinkhole on a Tarzana street.

This report aired on Sept. 17, 2024.

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Volcano

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is erupting again in a remote part of a national park


AP
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 11:23 UTC
This photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, captured during a Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
© A. Ellis/U.S. Geological SurveyThis photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, captured during a Hawaiian Volcano Observatory helicopter flyover Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, shows the eruption in Kilauea’s middle East Rift Zone in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii.
One of the world's most active volcanoes is erupting again in a remote part of a Hawaii national park.

Kilauea erupted briefly Sunday night in an area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park that's closed to the public. The volcano's middle East Rift Zone eruption then resumed Monday night, U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said.

Eruptive activity increased early Tuesday but there is no immediate threat to homes or infrastructure, the observatory said.

Volcanic gas known as "vog" may reach downwind subdivisions near the park, the observatory warned.

The park encompasses the summits of two of the world's most active volcanoes: Kilauea and Mauna Loa. But the eruption's location in a remote wilderness area more than 6 miles (10 kilometers) from the nearest road doesn't make public viewing possible, according to park officials.

During a Tuesday morning helicopter overflight, geologists said they observed fountaining eruptive fissures and active lava flows on the floor of Napau Crater.

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Cloud Precipitation

Best of the Web: A once-in-1,000-year rainfall event from an unnamed storm floods homes and forces rescues in North Carolina -18 inches of rain in 12 hours

Mary Gilbert
CNN
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:02 UTC
The Brunswick County Sheriff's Office shared an image of flooding taken outside the county courthouse on Monday, September 16
© Brunswick County Sheriff's OfficeThe Brunswick County Sheriff's Office shared an image of flooding taken outside the county courthouse on Monday, September 16
Floodwater surged into homes, stranded vehicles and forced water rescues in coastal North Carolina on Monday after a tropical storm-like system dumped historic amounts of rain in a matter of hours.

"It's probably the worst flooding that any of us have seen in Carolina Beach," Town Manager Bruce Oakley told CNN of the tourist town not far from Wilmington. "We've had to rescue people from cars, also some from houses and businesses."

Emergency services fielded dozens of calls for rescue, Oakley added.

Carolina Beach was placed under a state of emergency Monday after a "historic" 18 inches of rain fell there in 12 hours at one station, a once-in-1,000-year rainfall event, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington. More than a foot of rain in 12 hours was reported elsewhere in the area, a once-in-200-year rain event.

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