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Taxi plunges into sinkhole in Hong Kong

Michael Shum
The Standard (Hong Kong)
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:24 UTC
Hong Kong taxi plunges into sinkhole
Hong Kong taxi plunges into sinkhole
A taxi was fully submerged in a four-meter by eight-meter sinkhole on Lai Chi Kok Road in Cheung Sha Wan early yesterday.

Fortunately, the driver and passenger escaped the vehicle in time.

At around 12.32am, a taxi was traveling eastbound toward Mong Kok on Lai Chi Kok Road when an underground water pipe burst, which led to suspected road subsidence.

The taxi became trapped in the sinkhole, which continued to widen as water flowed out and flooded all three lanes of the road.

By around 1.50am, the taxi was completely submerged in a hole that reached depths of five to six meters, filled with water, sand and mud. Officers from the Water Supplies Department said they managed to isolate the burst mains at 5am.

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Lightning kills couple, their 15-year-old son in Madhya Pradesh, India

Sheenu Sharma
India TV News
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 13:02 UTC
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A couple and their teenage son were killed while their daughter was injured after lightning struck them at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh district, police said today (September 27).

A bolt from the sky hit farmer Raju Sen (45), his wife Krishna Bai (40) and their son Braj Sen (15) on Thursday evening (September 26) while they were working on their soybean field at Mehrajpura village in Khilchipur tehsil, about 25 km from the district headquarters, the official said.

All three died at the scene. Raju's daughter Priyanka (17) was wounded in the lightning strike and was admitted to the district hospital, he said. As per the rules, he said, a compensation of Rs 4 lakh per deceased person will be provided to their family.

More details are awaited in this regard.
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Australia on track for fifth consecutive wet year as weekend brings further rain to southern states and flood threat to NSW coast

Tom Saunders
abc.net.au
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:09 UTC
According to the current forecasts,
© Anthony AdamsAccording to the current forecasts, Australia is on track to record its fifth-consecutive year of above-average rainfall.
Australia has experienced its wettest January-August since 2011, laying the platform for 2024 to become our fifth consecutive year with above-average rain — and potentially among the dampest ever.

While September is on average our driest month, the current spell of wet weather will continue this weekend as twin cloud bands deliver further rain to southern states.

Heavy falls and flooding are possible on the NSW north coast, the crescendo of an unseasonable north-west cloudband that brought rain to the majority of the country this week, including record falls in parts of WA and the NT.

Thankfully, the AFL Grand Final appears set to be played in good conditions — after a sunny and warm day today in Melbourne, a second rainband will arrive across south-eastern states by Sunday, while a third band of rain is possible next week.
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Giant sinkhole opens up in Hiroshima, Japan


ABS-CBN News
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 12:31 UTC
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A massive sinkhole emerged in Japan's Hiroshima city, forcing locals to evacuate and affecting nearby infrastructure, according to public broadcaster NHK.

The sinkhole measured some 40 metres long and 15 meters wide after a water pipe burst near an intersection at the site, NHK reported. Residents were temporarily evacuated after eight buildings began to lean and crack.

Hiroshima city officials said the sinkhole emerged when workers carried out underground drilling works to build a storm drain.

No injuries have been reported.

Reuters

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Waterspout spotted over Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour for first time since records began

Denise Tsang
South China Morning Post
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 12:20 UTC
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Hong Kong Observatory says waterspout seen swirling across the harbour at 12.30pm
A waterspout was spotted over Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour for the first time since records began, the Observatory said on Saturday.

The weather forecaster, which had warned that violent gusts might sweep the city, said at 1pm the waterspout was seen swirling across the harbour, from east to west, 30 minutes earlier.

It was the first time a waterspout - a rapidly rotating column of water - had been reported in the harbour since records began in 1959, the Observatory said.

According to clips circulating online, the waterspout formed in the sea near residential estate Laguna Verde Ocean in Hung Hom.

It then grew vertically and moved swiftly to the west. It dwindled and subsequently vanished several minutes after hitting a wall at the outdoor Tai Wan Shan Swimming Pool.

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Woman dies after being attacked by 2 of her German Shepherds in Chehalis, Washington

Ty Vinson
The Olympian
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:00 UTC
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Deputies are investigating after a 91-year-old woman was attacked by two of her own German Shepherds on Wednesday near Chehalis. The woman died on the way to the hospital.

According to a news release from the Lewis County Sheriff's Office, deputies were dispatched at around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday to the 400 block of River Road on a call about a dog bite. When they arrived, they found the woman had been attacked by her two dogs, resulting in major trauma to both of her lower arms.

The woman was transported to Adna High School to meet Life Flight to be taken to the hospital. She died on the flight there.

The two dogs were voluntarily turned over by their co-owner and they were euthanized.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Lewis County Sheriff's Office at 360-748-9286.


Comment: On the same day: Man killed after being attacked by dog in Dunklin County, Missouri

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Dead whale washes up in Hartlepool, UK

Madeleine Raine
Hartlepool Mail
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 11:35 UTC
The removal of a dead whale found on a beach in Hartlepool earlier this week has been described as a “complex operation” that requires a “specialist company.”
The removal of a dead whale found on a beach in Hartlepool earlier this week has been described as a “complex operation” that requires a “specialist company.”
The whale was first spotted on the Headland, in Hartlepool, on Sunday, September 22, and experts believe it to be a Minke, the smallest of all baleen whales.

Hartlepool Borough Council has been working with a number of organisations to find a safe way to remove the whale from the beach.

A spokesperson for the council said: "The council has been working with a number of partner organisations over the last few days to secure the safe removal of the dead whale from a beach on the Headland.

"Due to the sheer size of the whale and its location, this will be a complex operation that requires a specialist company.

"This is likely to take a number of days and in the meantime we would ask that people stay away from the whale's body."

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Latest winter predictions are starting to align onto a specific Winter scenario for U.S., Canada and Europe

Andrej Flis
Severe Weather Europe
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 21:10 UTC
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A projected position of the polar vortex for Winter 2024-25
A look at the very latest Winter 2024/2025 forecast data shows the growing influence of a weak La Niña phase. Seasonal prediction systems are slowly aligning and starting to point to a specific weather scenario for the upcoming Winter season, but past forecasts issued in September were often too warm over the United States.

The global weather system has many large-scale and small-scale driving factors. The main factor this year will be a weak La Niña event in the Pacific, but we also expect the Polar Vortex to play a larger role in mid-Winter.

Cold La Nina growing

La Niña is a cold phase of the large and powerful oceanic ENSO oscillation. It is a region of the tropical Pacific Ocean that shifts between cold and warm phases. The cold ENSO phase is called La Niña, and the warm phase is called El Niño.

These ocean temperature anomalies (warmer or colder) occur in specific regions of the Pacific Ocean, as shown in the image below. The main region is 3.4 and is also the main area where we determine what phase is active and how strong it is.
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Large hailstones rain down on the town of Chajarí, Argentina

WanderingWeatherWatch
YouTube
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 12:37 UTC
Large hailstones fell in the towns of Chajarí and Villa del Rosario
Large hailstones fell in the towns of Chajarí and Villa del Rosario
A huge hailstorm in Argentina!

This morning, the town of Chajarí in the Entre Ríos province of Argentina was shaken by an impressive storm in which incredibly large hailstones rained down.

Houses, vehicles and agricultural land in the city received serious damage.

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15 die in Indonesia mine collapse after heavy rain causes landslide, 25 missing


South China Morning Post
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 11:52 UTC
A mining location in Solok, West Sumatra, reportedly experienced a landslide that buried dozens of people.
A mining location in Solok, West Sumatra, reportedly experienced a landslide that buried dozens of people.
A landslide at a gold mine in western Indonesia has killed at least 15 people and left 25 missing, the local disaster agency said on Friday.

The landslide hit a remote site in West Sumatra province on Sumatra island on Thursday evening after heavy rain in the area, said provincial disaster mitigation agency spokesperson Ilham Wahab.

"The information we can provide was that a landslide occurred at a gold mine last night, causing several people to be buried. Efforts to search for the victims are ongoing," he said.

Ilham added that three people were injured and 25 were still missing.

Irwan Efendi, the head of the provincial disaster agency, said rescuers must trek eight hours to get to the site, which is inaccessible by road. He added: "The victims are the residents who manually mine for gold."

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