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Tsunami

9 people dead as flood swept away their car in Himachal Pradesh, India


ETV Bharat
Sun, 11 Aug 2024 12:12 UTC
Car washed away in flood at Punjab's Jejo (ETV Bharat)
© ETV BharatCar washed away in flood at Punjab's Jejo.
A car carrying a wedding party has been washed away in the flood in Jejo Khad in Punjab. The wedding party members are from the Dehla village in Una district of Himachal Pradesh. They were going to Mahalpur in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab for a wedding. About 10 people along with the car were washed away due to the strong flow of water in Jejo Khad of Punjab.

As per the latest information, nine people died in the accident. The bodies of 8 people have been recovered. One person is still missing and the search is on. At the time of the accident, a young man somehow managed to escape from the water. He has been admitted to the hospital.


Comment: Also in the same state according to NDTV:
Heavy Rains, Landslides, Flash Floods Block 288 Roads In Himachal Pradesh

Landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rains over the last two days has led to the closure of more than 280 roads in Himachal Pradesh, with 150 being closed on Saturday, according to officials.

Water from overflowing streams has entered several houses in Una while the Lahaul and Spiti police have issued an advisory for residents and travellers to exercise extreme caution and not to cross the Jahalman Nallah as its water level is "rapidly" rising, they said.

Rescue operations to trace about 30 people who went missing after the July 31 flash floods in Kullu, Mandi and Shimla districts are being conducted but there has been no major success. So far, 28 bodies have been recovered, the officials said.



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Boat

Russia's fourth dam bursts in two weeks

Daria Svitlyk
KyivIndependent.com
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 11:09 UTC
Houses flooded in Dalnerechensk, Russia
© Civil Defense and Emergencies Service in Primorsky KraiHouses flooded in Dalnerechensk, Russia, after a local dam burst on Aug. 6, 2024.
A dam burst in the town of Dalnerechensk in the far east of Russia overnight on Aug. 6, regional authorities told state-owned TASS news agency. This marks the fourth such case in Russia in two weeks.

On July 26, a dam broke at the Kialimskoye water reservoir in the Karabash urban district of Russia's Chelyabinsk region.

In the Segezha district of Karelia, a dam on the White Sea-Baltic Canal burst on July 29, killing one person. The Khonkholoy dam in Buryatia broke due to floods on Aug. 4, causing water to wash away several bridges.

In April 2024, the Russian city of Orengurg was flooded after several rivers, including the Ural, burst from their banks, and the Orsk Dam collapsed. The water levels in the city rose 2 meters above the critical level, flooding 11,700 homes, according to the local authorities.


Comment: Footage from RT of the Buryatia republic floods on August 4 mentioned above:

Dozens of houses in Russia's Buryatia region were flooded after a river overflowed due to heavy rainfall, forcing locals to evacuate.


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Tornado2

Flurry of waterspouts over Lake Erie


The Weather Channel
Sat, 10 Aug 2024 10:51 UTC
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Debby's not done yet. The system spawned several waterspouts near the shores of Lake Erie. Can you count them all?

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Attention

Dead fin whale washes ashore Torrance Beach, California

Dean Fioresi
CBS News
Sat, 10 Aug 2024 10:26 UTC
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A large fin whale washed ashore Torrance Beach on Saturday evening and died before rescuers could arrive on the scene.

Lifeguards first discovered the whale at around 6 p.m. inside the surf line on the stretch of beach between Redondo Beach and Malaga Cove, near the intersection of Via Riviera and Paseo De La Playa, according to the Los Angeles County Lifeguards.

They called wildlife experts from the Marine Mammal Care Center and National Marine Fisheries Service to the scene, who confirmed that the whale was dead.

The cause of death remains unknown at the time.

"Due to it size & location it is expected that the whale will remain on the beach while responders create a plan to remove it," said lifeguards said. "If you are in the area please give the animal & responders plenty of space to work!"

It's unclear exactly when the whale's carcass will be recovered from the area.

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Attention

Two ancient North American structures crumble as tribes forewarn impending doom: 'Bad omen'

Katherine Donlevy
New York Post
Fri, 09 Aug 2024 13:20 UTC
The Double Arch, Hole in the Roof, Utah, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
© National Park ServiceThe Double Arch in Utah’s Glen Canyon National Recreation Area spontaneously crumbled Wednesday, the National Parks Service said.
Two ancient North American structures collapsed within just nine days of one another — with one native tribe warning the "bad omen" points to impending doom.

The Double Arch, a massive geological feature that draws thousands of tourists to Utah's Glen Canyon National Recreation Area each year, spontaneously crumbled Wednesday, the National Parks Service said.

The arch, also known as the Hole in the Roof and the Toilet Bowl, was 190 million years old.


Comment: Hard to get more explicit than that in terms of symbolism, eh?


Less than two weeks earlier, a pyramid at the Ihuatzio Archaeological Zone in the Mexican state of Michoacán partially buckled under intense rain.

The bricks on the roughly 1,100-year-old pyramid — a significant piece of the Purépecha people's histroy — broke apart from the central part of the southern facade and spilled onto the grass.

Comment: Well, this doesn't sound good.

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Cloud Lightning

Rare form of 'red lightning' caught on camera over Puerto Rico on August 4

Adam Kovac
Gizmodo.com
Wed, 07 Aug 2024 11:38 UTC
A gigantic jet explodes skywards over Puerto Rico.
© Caribbean Astronomy SocietyA gigantic jet explodes skywards over Puerto Rico.
Remote cameras recently captured a rare natural light show in the sky over Puerto Rico. The hauntingly beautiful bursts are called gigantic jets, an uncommon form of lightning that originates in clouds and shoots upwards, high into the atmosphere, rather than down towards the ground.

Cameras operated by the Caribbean Astronomy Society captured the images in the early hours of August 4. While members of the society were reviewing the footage to examine meteors, they instead saw the bright bursts, which lasted for a few seconds. In a Facebook post, the organization said they had received reports of people seeing the jets from several areas of the island.

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Doberman

Woman mauled to death by unknown number of dogs in Butte County, California

Matthew Nobert
FOX40.COM
Fri, 09 Aug 2024 10:45 UTC
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More than a dozen Great Danes are possible suspects in the deadly mauling of a Butte County woman, according to the Butte County Sheriff's Office.

The body of Feather Falls resident Davina Corbin, 56, was found just before 2 a.m. on Thursday by a resident who contacted the sheriff's office.

An autopsy of Corbin determined that she had bite marks across her body along with other evidence that led forensic pathologists to determine she was attacked by a domestic dog(s).

Deputies located a property near the trail and after securing a search warrant found 25 Great Dane's on the property.

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Seismograph

Magnitude-6.5 offshore earthquake occurs in Sea of Okhotsk, Russia


Crisis24.garda.com
Sat, 10 Aug 2024 09:47 UTC
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A magnitude-6.5 offshore earthquake occurred in the Sea of Okhotsk at around 14:28 Aug. 10. The epicenter was about 155 km (97 miles) east of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Oblast.

The tremor occurred at a depth of about 407 km (253 miles), and moderate shaking was probably felt throughout Sakhalin Oblast. There have been no initial reports of damage or casualties.

It could take several hours until authorities can conduct comprehensive damage assessments, especially in remote areas. Moderate aftershocks are likely over the coming days. The event has not prompted any tsunami advisories.
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Seismograph

California suffers more than 50 aftershocks after being rocked by a 5.2-magnitude earthquake

Stacy Liberatore
The Daily Mail
Wed, 07 Aug 2024 20:53 UTC
california earthquake 2024
© USGSThe United States Geological Survey (USGS) has detected at least 57 quakes with in 20 miles of the epicenter, Kern County, which unleashed a 5.2-magnitude Tuesday evening, August 6, 2024
Parts of California have been hit by more than 50 earthquakes in just 12 hours.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has detected at least 57 quakes with in 20 miles of the epicenter, Kern County, which unleashed a 5.2-magnitude Tuesday evening.

The swarm has ranged from 2.6 to 4.5 magnitudes, with the largest striking at 12:10am Wednesday.

Seismologists said the state is seeing a 'robust aftershock sequence, with a 4.5-magnitude just 45 seconds after the mainshock.'

The initial earthquake happened at 9:09am PST about 14 miles southwest of Lamont.

Comment: Local station Fox11 reports:



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Black Cat

2 children killed in leopard attacks in a district of Uttar Pradesh, India - 6th such death there in 2 months


Times of India
Sat, 03 Aug 2024 11:56 UTC
Stock image of leopard
© Getty
Two children died in separate leopard attacks in Mahewaganj, Lakhimpur Kheri district, on Thursday and Tuesday. These incidents mark the sixth leopard attacks outside the Dudhwa forests over the past two months, resulting in four deaths and two injuries. On Thursday evening, Guddu (9) was killed by a leopard while collecting fodder from his field.

Earlier, on Tuesday night, Krishnakant Yadav (10) was attacked by a leopard while sitting on a charpoy in the courtyard of his home in Deehpur village, about 30 km away. His body was found on Wednesday morning.

DFO Sanjay Biswal said, "We have recovered leopard pugmarks in Mahewaganj. A cage has been set up to capture the leopard, and camera traps have been installed to monitor its movement.Locals are advised to stay alert ."

"In the second incident, it is unclear whether the attacker was a leopard or a hyena, as no pugmarks were found due to heavy rainfall," Biswal added.

Comment: See also these reports from recent years indicating a rising trend in fatal attacks:


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