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In a video posted on LiveLeak, the unusual-looking creature sports an underdeveloped mouth and nose.
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In a video posted on LiveLeak, the unusual-looking creature sports an underdeveloped mouth and nose.
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A worker clears snow at a pasture in Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 14, 2016. Local people have stored livestock fodder to cope with continuous snowfall in Altay since Nov. 9.
A worker clears snow at a pasture in Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 14, 2016. Local people have stored livestock fodder to cope with continuous snowfall in Altay since Nov. 9.
The extreme weather since has left more than 160,000 head of sheep in danger around Altay in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Most of the sheep were on their way from their summer grazing areas to their winter ones. But now they can hardly move.
Local authorities have had to initiate emergency measures to help move the sheep to their grazing destination in time. But the blizzards are so severe that even rescuers are finding it difficult to reach the trapped sheep in time.
The hailstorm also killed livestock and destroyed houses on Saturday night.
A local chief yesterday described the incident as a tragedy and said people were in need of temporary shelter, clothing and food.
Bulilima District Administrator Mrs Ethel Moyo confirmed the incident and said members of the Civil Protection Unit had been deployed to assess the damage.
"I received a report that several homesteads and livestock were destroyed by rains over the weekend. I've not received detailed information on the extent of the damage but as the CPU we are set to travel to the area to assess the damage.
"From there we will then mobilise resources to assist the affected with whatever is needed,'' she said.
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Boat now leaving from platform 5
Boat now leaving from platform 5
Indonesia's national disaster agency (BNPD) said yesterday that flooding has affected 12 villages in five districts in Karawang Regency, West Java Province since Sunday 13 November, 2016.
A total of 19 669 people (9314 families) have been affected by the floods, with 6,373 people (893 families) forced from their homes.
Among the worst hit districts are Pakisjaya, where 2,440 people have been displaced and East Telukjambe, where 3,273 are displaced. The districts of West Karawang, Batujaya, West Telukjambe have also been affected.
Flooding has damaged 5,776 homes, along with 4 schools, 12 mosques and 133 hectares of rice fields.
Drainase Kota Bandung sudah tidak mampu menampung aliran permukaan dari hujan lebat. Banjir di Wastukancana Kota Bandung 13/11/2016. pic.twitter.com/YA5Np0rgFB
— Sutopo Purwo Nugroho (@Sutopo_BNPB) November 13, 2016
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A family of cows were left stranded after the massive New Zealand earthquake caused a landslide
A family of cows were left stranded after the massive New Zealand earthquake caused a landslide
Up to 100,000 landslides were caused by New Zealand's 7.8 magnitude earthquake, officials said, as aftershocks continued to shake parts of both islands of New Zealand and emergency crews worked to help people in the main affected areas.
A major relief effort continued on Tuesday, with thousands of people stranded by the quake, which blocked roads and damaged many buildings across parts of the North and South islands.
Emergency services and defence personnel were evacuating hundreds of tourists and residents from Kaikoura, the heavily hit South Island town, amid more strong aftershocks on Tuesday.
The powerful earthquake killed two people. It struck just after midnight on Sunday, destroying farm homesteads, sending glass and masonry toppling from buildings in the capital, Wellington, on the North Island and cutting road and rail links throughout the north-east of the South Island.
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Jeff Erickson from Unalakleet, western Alaska was out walking in the snowy landscape near the North River on Wednesday when he made the epic discovery.
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As per the weatherman, even more snow storm is likely to bash the region by Monday. However, possibilities of the snow storm ending on Monday is also expected.
The worst snow storm has already hammered areas of Western Ukraine and northern Romania. However, this time, central and eastern Ukraine along with parts of southern Russia are most likely to witness moderate to a few heavy snow spells into Monday morning.
Moreover, snow will abate off by Monday with just some light snow making its appearance over Eastern Ukraine and Southern parts of Russia particularly during the afternoon hours.
However, as per the experts, the hefty and wet snow can also result in number of power outages throughout Ukraine creating travel chaos as well.
Alpe d'Huez, France
Resorts such as Verbier, Courchevel and Alpe d'Huez in the northern Alps laid on festivities to welcome tourists for what they said would be an exceptional weekend of skiing.
With temperatures dropping, even some low-lying areas are expected to open before the usual start of the season next month, according to The Times.
With 50cm of snow falling on the highest slopes at Courchevel, the local tourist office laid on concerts and a giant tea party for those skiers who made it through traffic jams to reach the slopes.
Officials at Courchevel said that skiing would be free over the weekend while Alpe d'Huez slashed prices from €51 to €18 a day.
James Cove, editor of PlanetSki.eu, said: "These are the best November snowfalls since 1996 in the north-west Alps.
"It is amazing that we have had this level of snowfall so early in the winter, with the whole of the European Alps already covered in snow."
One of the world's rarest tropical turtles is 'lucky to be alive' after being washed up on a chilly Welsh beach thousands of miles away from her tropical home.
The female turtle, part of a rare species usually found swimming in the Gulf of Mexico, is being warmed up by vets at a specialist sea zoo.
Named Menai, she is believed to be either a Kemp's ridley turtle, the rarest sea turtle species in the world, or an Olive ridley, a species which has never before been found in the UK.
The two species are difficult to tell apart, but both are usually found in warm waters more than 4,000 miles (6,437km) away, in the waters around Florida and Mexico.
She was found on the shore at the Tan-Y-Foel beach on the Menai Straits at Angelsey, North Wales - and has been named Menai by experts looking after her at the Angelsey Sea Zoo.
The turtle is thought to have been carried across the Atlantic Ocean by the Gulf Stream together with strong westerly winds.
The species turtle, that was found washed up on the beach in North Wales (shown right), is usually found in warm waters more than 4,000 miles (6,437km) away, in the waters around Florida and Mexico (left)
The animal was euthanized by a family member after the attack, according to the sheriff's office.
EMS Director Eric Morrison says the child was brought to the Champion Fire Department by family members. The 2-year-old was then transported to Wilkes Regional and then flown to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
Morrison says the injuries are potentially life threatening.
The boy is listed in critical condition at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem.
The Sheriff's Office and Wilkes County Animal Control are investigating.
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