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Nearly 5,000 dead fish off Barrington shore, Rhode Island


NBC 10 NEWS
Sun, 16 Aug 2020 14:06 UTC
Marine Fisheries found nearly 5,000 dead fish off of Bullocks Cove and Allen's Cove on Friday.
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Marine Fisheries found nearly 5,000 dead fish off of Bullocks Cove and Allen's Cove on Friday.
Marine Fisheries found nearly 5,000 dead fish off of Bullocks Cove and Allen's Cove on Friday, the Department of Environmental Management said.

The DEM responded to a report of two fish kills in West Barrington and across the bay in Warwick Friday morning.

The fish covered about a 50-yard stretch of the beach, according to DEM Chief Public Affairs Officer Michael Healey.

Healey said although they have not determined an official cause yet, they believe the deaths relate to low levels of dissolved oxygen (DO) in the bay due to the heatwave.
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Hurricane slams Sipacate, Guatemala

Chave Weather
YouTube
Sun, 16 Aug 2020 13:49 UTC
Several homes completely lost their roofs in Sipacate due to the strong wind on Friday, August 14.
© Walter Nájera
Several homes completely lost their roofs in Sipacate due to the strong wind on Friday, August 14.
High winds cause damage in Sipacate, Escuintla, Guatemala. August 15th 2020.

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Lightning strike kills 3 women, injures 4 others in Chhattisgarh, India


Deccan Herald
Sun, 16 Aug 2020 12:51 UTC
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Three women were killed and four others were injured on Saturday in a lightning strike at a village in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district, police said.

A group of women was working in a paddy field at Hardi village under Sarangarh police station when they were struck by the bolt from sky around 11 am, said Raigarh superintendent of police Santosh Singh.

The deceased are identified as Vinita Jangde (20), Sashi Mahant (30) and Nanki Tandan (50), he said, adding that four others sustained burn injuries.

A police team shifted the injured women to Sarangarh Civil Hospital, he said, adding that a case has been registered.

Source: PTI
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At least 10 tornadoes reported across Minnesota

Kyle Brown
kstp.com
Sat, 15 Aug 2020 12:17 UTC
Funnel cloud near Gaylord
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Funnel cloud near Gaylord
The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center received at least 10 reports of tornadoes Friday evening across Minnesota, although more reports are still coming in.

Storms producing tornadoes developed in western Minnesota and moved eastward across the state starting around 3:38 p.m., according to preliminary reports. The highest concentration of reports occurred in a line from northwest of Alexandria to south of Hutchinson, with other reports coming from southeast and northwest Minnesota.

The NWS also confirmed an EF-0 tornado touched down near Crystal around 7:55 p.m. Maximum winds were estimated to be around 75 mph, causing "significant" tree damage in Crystal, New Hope and Robbinsdale.

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Lightning bolt kills over 30 sheep in Sorogain, Spain

Cristina Hodgson
Olive Press
Sat, 15 Aug 2020 11:23 UTC
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A lightning strike has killed over 30 sheep, a cow and a ram in Sorogain, in the Valley of Erro.

The macabre images released by the Guardia Civil look like something out of a gory, zombie-apocalypse film.

The Guardia Civil was alerted by a farmer from Sorogain, Navarra, that an electrical storm which lashed down on the area on Saturday night, had left a ghastly aftermath.

It had resulted in the death of 28 sheep and one ram on his property.

Several other sheep and a cow owned by a neighbouring farmer also died as a result of the electrical storm after being struck by lightning.


Comment: In addition, a strike killed 2 horses in Kent, UK on August 13.

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22 people dead and almost 40,000 hectares of farmland damaged after 2 weeks of heavy rains and flooding in North Korea


Floodlist
Sun, 16 Aug 2020 11:06 UTC
A view of the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center shows flooding along the bank of the Kuryong River in Yongbyon, North Korea, August 6, 2020
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A view of the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center shows flooding along the bank of the Kuryong River in Yongbyon, North Korea, August 6, 2020
Over 20 people have died in North Korea after two weeks of heavy rains and flooding. Thousands of homes and wide areas of farmland have been damaged or destroyed.

In a press statement of 14 August, 2020, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said that 22 people have died and 4 are missing after weeks of heavy rain and floods in North Korea.

The country's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that floods had damaged or destroyed 39,296 hectares of farmland, 16,680 homes and 630 public buildings across the country.

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Latest storms and hail in Spain caused severe damage to several crops - 360,000 hectares affected


Fresh Plaza
Fri, 14 Aug 2020 11:33 UTC
Damage to an olive grove in the Sevillian town of Gilena
© Efeagro / José Manuel Vidal
Damage to an olive grove in the Sevillian town of Gilena
According to estimates by the Spanish Group of Combined Agricultural Insurance Entities (Agroseguro), the storms and hail registered recently in various parts of Spain have damaged a total of 24,000 hectares of crops.

The region of Castile-La Mancha has been particularly hit by these meteorological events, with the greatest damage being recorded in Campo de Calatrava and Montiel, in Ciudad Real, and in Albacete.

In the province of Ciudad Real, hail has caused plenty of damage to almond trees (just at the beginning of their harvest season) and to summer vegetables (melon, watermelon, tomato and onion). In Albacete, the hail storms have hit similar crops, as well as other like corn or lettuce, as revealed by Agroseguro data.

In the case of Extremadura, a region also strongly affected, the greatest damage has been reported in the Las Vegas Altas region, in the province of Badajoz, especially in fruit trees (some plum and peach varieties) and in crops such as tomatoes.


Comment: View also: Summer flash floods hit Andalusia, Spain

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Flash floods kill 13 so far in Balochistan, Pakistan


Pakistan Today
Wed, 12 Aug 2020 10:55 UTC
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The death toll in rain-related incidents in Balochistan has climbed to 13 as two more people swept away in floodwater in different areas of the province on Wednesday.

According to a report released by Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) regarding the casualties and damages in rain-related incidents, 13 people including two women and three children have died in Balochistan during the recent monsoon rains.

The flash floods injured seven people and caused damage to 861 houses, while 46 houses were partially destroyed.

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Tornado hits Santa Catarina, Brazil

Chave Weather
YouTube
Sat, 15 Aug 2020 10:41 UTC
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Tornado hits Tangará, Santa Catarina, Brazil. August 14th, 2020.

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Three die as rains lash India's Jaipur city, flooding low-lying areas

P R Sanjai
Bloomberg
Sat, 15 Aug 2020 10:31 UTC
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What the rain did to Jaipur
Three people died as heavy rains lashed the Indian city of Jaipur, flooding low-lying areas of Rajasthan state's capital.

Fifty families were moved to safety from affected areas in the city and about the same number were rescued, the Press Trust of India reported. At least one vehicle was swept away by currents while crossing a bridge in the Kanota area where a dam had overflown, according to the report.

The deluge comes after Mumbai, home to India's financial markets and the central bank, last week suffered its heaviest daily downpour for the month of August in 47 years, flooding large parts of the mega city and disrupting businesses and services.

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