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2 kids dead, 1 missing after truck swept away in Arizona flood

abc7news
Mon, 02 Dec 2019 12:32 UTC

The bodies of two children were found Saturday, but searchers were still looking for a third child who went missing after a truck they were in was swept away while attempting to cross a runoff-swollen Arizona creek in what a sheriff's official called a "horrible and tragic incident."

Gila County sheriff's Lt. Virgil Dodd said the first body found was of a 5-year-old boy. The second child's age and gender weren't provided in a statement released by the Sheriff's Office.

Dodd said the 5-year-old boy's body was found about 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) downstream of the crossing which had been closed hours before the truck tried to cross Friday despite barricades and warning signs.

Drivers "really need to not ignore that. It's very dangerous. It's very hazardous," Dodd said in announcing the first death. "In this case, this horrible and tragic incident ... that's what happens when you ignore these types of signs."

The Sheriff's Office said emergency personnel and law enforcement helicopters on Friday rescued two adults and two children who also were in the military-style truck swept downstream in Tonto Creek near the small community of Tonto Basin, which is about 52 miles (83 kilometers) northeast of Phoenix.

Heavy snowfall in the Victoria Alps, Australia on second day of SUMMER - up to a FOOT of snow overnight

9News Staff
Mon, 02 Dec 2019 09:27 UTC

Falls Creek

It's the first week of summer and rather than sunshine and heat, it's snowing.

Many parts of Victoria have shivered through a cold and wet start to the hotter months, with snow blanketing the alps, leaving Victorian's reaching for their winter woollies.

Falls Creek and The Hotham Alpine Resort in Victoria and Perisher Ski Resort in New South Wales all saw significant dumps of snow this morning, with falls of between 15cms-30cms recorded.

Three rescuers killed in helicopter crash as major flash-flooding hits southeastern France for second week in a row

Deutsche Welle
Mon, 02 Dec 2019 08:16 UTC

Three rescuers died in a helicopter crash during an overnight mission near the southern French city of Marseille, the French Interior Ministry said Monday.

The crew had been on a reconnaissance and rescue flight in the Var region when their EC145 helicopter lost radio contact.

The helicopter and its three occupants were found at 1:30 a.m. local time (0030 UTC) near the town of Rove, the ministry said.

"An investigation will determine the exact circumstances of this tragedy," it added.

The country's Civil Defense said a pilot, an engineer and a firefighter were on board.

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Highest CO2 concentrations on record and coldest in Europe in decades

Adapt 2030
Sat, 30 Nov 2019 19:27 UTC

Global CO2 levels are the highest on record despite all of the measures and cuts through the last decades but remarkably we are still here and coastal cities continue to be inhabited. Some emergency. Bawwwwk. Europe freezes with Russia leading a full 10C+ drop in the last week from -40C to -52C, yes that is below zero. Otherworldly snowscapes pelt Romania and Austria.

Comment: FRIGID cold spreads across northeast Russia, down to -54 °C reported in Verhojansk!

Family escapes truck engulfed in flames after it was struck by lightning near Ottawa, Kansas

kwch.com
Sun, 01 Dec 2019 07:54 UTC

The Gillihan family was on their way back home to Hutchinson on I-35 near Ottawa Friday night after visiting a dying family member in Overland Park when their truck was struck by lightning.

"They say you see the light before you die, and I thought we were all dead," said John Gillihan, who was driving the truck.

The lightning struck the truck, causing it to go airborne, then it slid to a stop on the side of the road. The five members of the Gillihan family inside of the truck got out just in time.

Shallow 6.0-magnitude quake hits 60km east of Amatignak Island, Alaska

Xinhua
Mon, 02 Dec 2019 07:40 UTC

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted 60 km east of Amatignak Island, Alaska at 0501 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 27.33 km, was initially determined to be at 51.3218 degrees north latitude and 178.2425 degrees west longitude.

3 dead, hundreds displaced by floods and landslides after heavy rain in Sri Lanka - up to 9 inches in 24 hours

Floodlist
Sun, 01 Dec 2019 14:38 UTC

At least 3 people have died after heavy rain triggered a landslide in the Central Province of Sri Lanka.

The landslide occurred in Walapane, about 17 km north east of the city of Nuwara Eliya, on 30 November, 2019. One person is thought to be missing.

Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Centre (DMC) says that stormy weather and heavy rain has been affecting wide areas of the country over the last few days.

Around 9 locations in the country recorded more than 100mm of rain in 24 hours to 01 December, 2019. Periya Pandivirichchan in Vavuniya district recorded 238mm and Yodha Wewa in Mannar District recorded 231 mm of rain during the same period. Further heavy rain of up to 150mm is likely, according to Sri Lanka's Department of Meteorology. Strong winds of up to 80 km/h are also possible.

Snowy howl: Blizzard strands 1,000 near Grand Canyon, delays Thanksgiving travelers - almost 2 feet of snow dumped

David Schwartz
Reuters
Fri, 29 Nov 2019 14:20 UTC

Grand Canyon and Tusayan were without power Friday following a snowstorm.

Some 1,000 people were stranded without heat or power in a small Arizona town near the Grand Canyon on Friday during a major winter storm that threatened to disrupt travel for millions as it moves east one day after the Thanksgiving holiday.

The Town Council of Tusayan, just south of Grand Canyon National Park, declared a state of emergency early on Friday morning, citing the power outage and nearly two feet (60 cm) of snow that has made roads impassable.

"We are working to arrange emergency shelter at the National Park, in buses, and at other locations," said Mayor Craig Sanderson said in a written statement.

Comment: According to the website Current Results (weather and science facts) the average total snowfall in November for Grand Canyon Village is 4.7 inches over 1.9 days - so this latest storm has produced roughly 5 times more snow than would normally be expected in the area for the entire month (and apparently in just a single day).

Avalanche following heavy snowfall kills 3 shepherds in Pakistan

Dawn
Fri, 29 Nov 2019 12:27 UTC

Three people were killed when they were hit by an avalanche in Phander valley of Ghizer district.

According to police, Mirza Nazir Shahbaz and Mirza Hassan, all residents of Dalomal Phander, were at Chishi Nullah to bring their yaks on Wednesday when the avalanche hit them.

The local volunteers and police personnel rushed to the area and retrieved the bodies. The deceased were shifted to Dalomal village to burial.

The intermittent snowfall has paralysed routine life in upper parts of Gilgit-Baltistan. The snowfall has disconnected Astore, Skardu, Ghizer and Shigar from other areas.

Two Indian Army personnel killed in avalanche on Siachen glacier

Scroll.in
Sun, 01 Dec 2019 12:07 UTC

Two personnel of the Indian Army were killed in an avalanche in Siachen glacier in Ladakh early on Saturday, PTI reported. The avalanche hit an Army patrol unit at an altitude of about 5,500 metres in the southern part of the glacier, defence spokesperson Colonel Rajesh Kalia said.

An avalanche rescue team managed to locate and pull out all members of the patrol. Army helicopters were also pressed into service to evacuate the personnel, Kalia said.

On November 18, four Indian Army personnel and two civilians were killed in an avalanche in the northern part of the Siachen Glacier

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Earth Changes

2 kids dead, 1 missing after truck swept away in Arizona flood

Heavy snowfall in the Victoria Alps, Australia on second day of SUMMER - up to a FOOT of snow overnight

Three rescuers killed in helicopter crash as major flash-flooding hits southeastern France for second week in a row

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Highest CO2 concentrations on record and coldest in Europe in decades

Family escapes truck engulfed in flames after it was struck by lightning near Ottawa, Kansas

Shallow 6.0-magnitude quake hits 60km east of Amatignak Island, Alaska

3 dead, hundreds displaced by floods and landslides after heavy rain in Sri Lanka - up to 9 inches in 24 hours

Snowy howl: Blizzard strands 1,000 near Grand Canyon, delays Thanksgiving travelers - almost 2 feet of snow dumped

Avalanche following heavy snowfall kills 3 shepherds in Pakistan

Two Indian Army personnel killed in avalanche on Siachen glacier

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