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Fire

Best of the Web: Israel deploys troops to control massive wildfires near Jerusalem


France24
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:14 UTC

Comment: Israeli media is telling its citizens this is the work of 'Palestinian terrorists'...


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© Oren Ben Hakoon/ReutersA helicopter dropping water to fight a wildfire near Latrun, Israel, on Wednesday.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz ordered troops to deploy on Wednesday to support firefighters battling rapidly spreading wildfires near Jerusalem, calling the situation a "national emergency".

The country's Magen David Adom (MDA) rescue agency reported hundreds of civilians were currently at risk from the fires.

Sixteen people were being treated for minor injuries from smoke inhalation, the MDA said, adding the alert level had been raised to the highest level.

Police closed the main Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway and evacuated residents along the route as brushfires broke out again in an area ravaged by blazes a week ago.

"We are facing a national emergency, and all available forces must be mobilised to save lives and bring the fires under control," Katz said in a statement from his ministry.


Comment: Shame.

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Eagle

Florida man dives into lake to save wounded eagle on April 20: 'This is the symbol of America man'

Steffi Feldman, Emelie Herrmann
tag24.com
Tue, 29 Apr 2025 11:05 UTC
With great effort, the brave man brings the battered animal to shore and saves its life.
With great effort, the brave man brings the battered animal to shore and saves its life.
A Florida man recently saved the day for an injured bald eagle whose life was in danger. Here's how the daring animal rescue went down!

When 69-year-old Doug Hay and his wife heard something crashing into the lake adjacent to his property, they went to investigate the cause of the noise.

As he told FOX 13, he discovered a badly injured bald eagle in the middle of the water, desperately trying to stay afloat with its wings.

Seeing another eagle circling above, Doug suspects that the two birds were fighting with each other before one of them fell into the water.

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Tsunami

Landslide caused by glacial lagoon overflow kills 2 in Peru


NEWS9 Live
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:47 UTC
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A landslide triggered by the overflow of a glacial lagoon at the foot of Vallunaraju Mountain in Peru's Ancash region claimed two lives on April 28, 2025.

The overflow into the Casca River resulted in a devastating mudslide that injured eight people and displaced hundreds.

This marks the second such incident in the area, with authorities warning of 160 at-risk lagoons in the region.

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Waterspout swirls over Padma River in Bangladesh


unb.com.bd
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:15 UTC
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A rare tornado-like phenomenon appeared over the Padma River in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia on Tuesday afternoon, as a dramatic waterspout spiralled into the sky.

The scene lasted only a few minutes before dissipating and the situation returned to normal.

A video of the incident which has gone viral on Facebook shows a waterspout resembling a funnel cloud rising from the river while onlookers startled by the sight are seen running away from the riverbank.

No damage or injuries were reported in connection with the incident.

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Seismograph

Shallow 6.8-magnitude earthquake hits Macquarie Island region

Christian Baha
breakingthenews.net
Tue, 29 Apr 2025 08:26 UTC
Epicenter of Tuesday's earthquake in the South Pacific
Epicenter of Tuesday's earthquake in the South Pacific
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck near the Macquarie Island in the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

The quake was registered at 2:53 pm UTC at a depth of 10 kilometers, in the region of the subantarctic Macquarie Island, which is located about halfway between New Zealand and Antarctica in the southwestern Pacific Ocean and has no permanent inhabitants.

Meanwhile, a little bit earlier, at 1:16 pm UTC, another earthquake was registered closer to New Zealand, marking a magnitude of 6.2. Its epicenter was recorded 286 kilometers southwest of New Zealand's seaport town of Bluff, which has a population of 1,840 and is located on the southern coast of the country's South Island.

The US Tsunami Warning Center issued no tsunami warnings following the earthquakes.

Comment: Related: Shallow 6.2-magnitude earthquake hits off New Zealand

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Shallow 6.2-magnitude earthquake hits off New Zealand


News.az
Tue, 29 Apr 2025 08:14 UTC
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A 6.2-magnitude earthquake has hit off the west coast of New Zealand.

There is no tsunami warning, News.Az reports citing foreign media.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake occurred shortly after 1 a.m. local time. It was 187 miles (300 kilometers) southwest of Invercargill, New Zealand, and six miles (10 kilometers) under the sea.

Monitors in New Zealand described the quake as moderate. There were no immediate reports of damage.

New Zealand, which is home to 5 million people, sits on the ''Ring of Fire,'' an arc of seismic faults around the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes and volcanoes are common.
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Spectacular waterspout filmed from airplane over Phuket, Thailand on April 25


The Weather Channel
Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:21 UTC
Plane passengers film incredible view of waterspout
Plane passengers film incredible view of waterspout
On the approach to Phuket in Thailand, airplane passengers were treated to an unusual view on April 25. A huge waterspout was circling the island.

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Attention

17 killed by elephants in 4 months in Kerala, India

Arjun Raghunath
Deccan Herald
Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:03 UTC
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The people from tribal communities are traditionally known for their coexistence with wild animals. But Kerala is witnessing frequent deaths of persons from tribal communities in wild elephant attacks.

According to wildlife protection activists, out of the 17 deaths due to wild elephant attacks reported in the state so far this year, at least 14 victims were from the tribal communities. Kali, 63 of Attapadi in Palakkad and Arumugahm, 67, of Meppadi in Wayanad are the latest in the list. The two were killed last week.

Changes in behaviour of elephants owing to illegal human interventions in forests and evading traditional knowledge among the people of tribal communities in understanding the forests and the wildlife are pointed out by experts as possible reasons for the tribal persons coming under fatal attack of wild elephants.
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Lightning

Lightning strike kills 15 cattle in Bhutan


Kuenselonline.com
Tue, 29 Apr 2025 10:55 UTC
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A lightning strike yesterday morning killed 15 cattle in Bamengang village (Mithun), located along the border between Norbugang and Dophuchen gewogs in Samtse Dzongkhag.

According to Dophuchen Mangmi, who led gewog officials to the site, a three-hour walk from the nearest road, the lightning strike occurred between 4 am and 4:30 am. Of the 25 cattle belonging to four households, 10 survived the incident.

A couple who had been tending to the herd escaped unharmed, although some of their belongings were reportedly burned in the strike.

Local authorities are compiling a report, which will be submitted to the dzongkhag administration before being forwarded to the relevant ministry for further action.
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Cloud Precipitation

Extreme hailstorm wreaks havoc in Romania - flooded streets and yards covered with thick layer of ice

Milena Nita
Libertatea.ro
Sun, 27 Apr 2025 17:57 UTC
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The torrential rains and hail announced yesterday by the National Meteorological Agency (ANM) wreaked havoc in much of the country, flooding several streets and covering people's yards with a thick layer of ice.

Among the counties and cities most affected by the ANM weather warnings for bad weather are Brașov, Vâlcea, Dâmbovița, Arad, as seen in the images posted by Meteoplus on its Facebook page.

In Brașov, in the Râșnov area, torrential rain flooded entire streets, which were also covered in "lumps" of hail.

In Nicolae Bălcescu commune in Vâlcea county, people's yards were covered with a layer of hail, which looks like snow, even though we are officially past the middle of spring.

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