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Five missing after floods and mudflows in Dagestan, Russia

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 09:58 UTC

Teams from the Emergencies Ministry (EMERCOM) of Russia are searching for 5 people who were swept away by floods and mudflows in mountainous areas of Dagestan.

Heavy rain affected the republic from 22 to 23 August, 2021. EMERCOM reported flooding damaged hundreds of homes and roads across the districts of Gunibsky, Gergebilsky, Levashinsky, Laksky and Kurakhsky. Damage to a pipeline has left thousands without gas.

Flooding caused severe damage in the community of Urma in Levashinsky District in particular, where at least 1 house was completely destroyed and 600 others damaged.

15 dead after floods and mudslides in Merida, Venezuela

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 09:46 UTC

Flood damage in Merida, Venezuela, August 2021.

At least 15 people have died after heavy rain caused foods and mudslides in the state of Mérida in western Venezuela.

Hours of heavy rain fell on the steep slopes surrounding the Mocotíes Valley Area late on 23 August 2021. Mudslides and overflowing rivers inundated communities in the valley below. Powerful floods dragged cars through streets, buried roads with mud, rocks and debris and damaged or destroyed homes. Power supply has been cut in affected areas.

Governor of the state, Ramon Guevara, reported 11 fatalities in the municipality of Tovar and two in the municipality of Antonio Pinto Salinas. Officials later reported 2 fatalities in Sucre municipality. Six people are thought to be still missing.

Signs and Portents: Rare two-headed turtle and 6 albino turtles hatch at conservation centre in London, Ontario

Jaden Lee-Lincoln
CTV News
Wed, 18 Aug 2021 10:05 UTC

Sam Arevalo of the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority holds up two rarities: An albino baby snapping turtle and a two-headed map turtle.

© Mike Hensen/The London Free Press
Sam Arevalo of the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority holds up two rarities: An albino baby snapping turtle and a two-headed map turtle.

It's a hatching season unlike any other for the Turtle Team at the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA), whose main goal is to repopulate endangered turtle species like the spiny softshell turtle and others.

Scott Gillingwater, a species at risk biologist for UTRCA, says it's been a successful hatching season with the roughly 4,500 spiny softshell turtles they'll be raising -- and some unique newborns including a two-headed map turtle and six albino snapping turtles.

"That could be genetic, it could be pollutants, but I think the reason we're seeing more than typical is because we are being successful in our efforts. We're bringing in more eggs. There's always a higher chance the more eggs you have," said Gillingwater.

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake off Kuril Islands, Russia

Volcano Discovery
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:01 UTC

Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 39 km depth

Date & time: 24 Aug 2021 05:37:52 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Tuesday, 24 Aug 2021 4:37 pm (GMT +11)
Magnitude: 6
Depth: 39.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 48.74°N / 154.96°E↗ (North Pacific Ocean, Russia)

Routes cut and dozens stranded by heavy snowstorm in Neuquén, Argentina

Clarin.com
Sun, 22 Aug 2021 19:19 UTC

The snow covered Caviahue and the temperature dropped to minus 20 degrees

The heavy snowfall that occurred in recent days in the Andean region began to cause complications. There were around 50 people stranded in the Bariloche bus terminal and the Municipality of Neuquén reported that the terminal of the capital city receives services from long-distance companies that left for the different areas of the province, but that they had to return because they did not can circulate.

For now, traffic on Route 237 was cut off due to the complicated situation in the Collón Cura area. This route connects Bariloche with Piedra del Águila and the cities of the Alto Valle.

In addition to route 237, the National Highway suspended traffic on routes 40 and 22 where the inconvenience to circulate due to accumulation of snow persists .

Lightning bolt kills 4 youngsters, another kills 3 adults in Bangladesh

Business Standard
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 18:42 UTC

At least seven people including four teens were killed and three more injured in separate incidents of lightning strike in Sadar and Chirirbandar upazilas in Dinajpur on Monday.

The deceased were identified as Sajjad, 13, son of Ainul Islam, Atiq, 16, son of Bablu Mia, Mim, 10, son of Saju Mandal, Apon, 16, of Kalipur area, Abdur Razzak, 28, son of Saimul Islam, Nur Islam, 26, son of Moksed Ali and Abbas Ali, 25, son of Altaf Hossain.

Police said the children were playing in the ground at Upasahar of Sadar upazila around 3:30pm while the thunderbolt struck them killing three on the spot and injuring several others.

Tiger eats man after dragging him off toilet in Khabarovsk, Russia

Adam Solomons
Daily Star (UK)
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 14:35 UTC

Tiger footprints and Mikhail's bloodied clothes and innards were found at the scene

A tiger is believed to have attacked and wounded a logger before dragging him away into the forest, locals fear.

Logger Mikhail Shabaldin, 41, was sitting on the toilet while at work in a remote Russian village before vanishing.

Tiger footprints were found at the scene in Khabarovsk, the eastern region which borders China.

A terrifying video of Mikhail's shocked colleague reacting to pieces of toilet paper and even the missing man's bloodied clothes and innards has led locals to fear for the logger's fate.

Majestic amur tigers - the world's largest felines - prey wildlife and humans alike in Russia, China and North Korea.

Massive wildfires devastate protected area of Bolivian forest

Philip Whiteside
Sky News
Sat, 21 Aug 2021 12:51 UTC

An area equivalent to twice the size of greater London has already burned in the Santa Cruz region

An area twice the size of greater London has burned in an area home to an isolated indigenous community, near the Brazil border.

More than 1,000 square miles of Bolivian forests have been destroyed by wildfires, authorities say.

So far 280,000 hectares, an area equivalent to just less than twice that of greater London, has been devastated in a southeastern region bordering Brazil and Paraguay.

As of Friday, Bolivia's Santa Cruz fire department said 15 fires have yet to be contained and continue to threaten, among others, the Nembiguasu conservation area.

August snow on Togwotee Pass, Wyoming

County10.com
Sun, 22 Aug 2021 12:28 UTC

It's 7:40 am on Sunday, August 22nd, and there is snow on Togwotee Pass. Not necessarily a surprise considering the cooler temps we've had recently.

Lightning reportedly causes explosion and fire at Pemex oil platform in Gulf of Mexico

Kirill Kurevlev
Sputnik
Sun, 22 Aug 2021 21:36 UTC

Comment: Update Monday 23 August

This explosion killed five, and another two are still missing.

This is not the first incident for the company in recent months. In early July, the company's underwater pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico burst, followed by an underwater fire, which caused a mesmerizing sight dubbed the "eye of fire" by the media.

An explosion followed by fire occurred on Sunday at an oil platform of the Mexican oil company Pemex, six people were injured, local media reported.

Also, the media reported an alleged statement by the company operating the facility on fire, indicating that the cause was a bolt of lightning striking the ethylene tower.

Comment: News reports show that there have been fires at the Pemex facility in 2015 and 2019 - and there may be more - in addition to the two fires in 2021.

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Earth Changes

Five missing after floods and mudflows in Dagestan, Russia

15 dead after floods and mudslides in Merida, Venezuela

Signs and Portents: Rare two-headed turtle and 6 albino turtles hatch at conservation centre in London, Ontario

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake off Kuril Islands, Russia

Routes cut and dozens stranded by heavy snowstorm in Neuquén, Argentina

Lightning bolt kills 4 youngsters, another kills 3 adults in Bangladesh

Tiger eats man after dragging him off toilet in Khabarovsk, Russia

Massive wildfires devastate protected area of Bolivian forest

August snow on Togwotee Pass, Wyoming

Lightning reportedly causes explosion and fire at Pemex oil platform in Gulf of Mexico

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