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Strong shallow magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits off Mauritius


Sputnik
Tue, 02 Apr 2019 12:50 UTC
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A 6.0-magnitude earthquake has been registered off the coast of Mauritius on Monday, the data of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) showed.

The quake was registered at 18:39 GMT. The epicentre of the earthquake was located 264 kilometres (164 miles) to the northeast of the town of Port Mathurin at a depth of 10 kilometres.

No casualties or damages have been reported.

The earthquakes with magnitude 6.0 up to 6.9 are considered to be strong earthquakes according to the Richter magnitude scale. Strong earthquakes can cause damage to some well-built structures in populated areas and are usually felt in wider areas with a range up to hundreds of miles/kilometres from the epicentre.
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Highly unusual spring snowfall hits Tabuk, Saudi Arabia


Arab News
Mon, 01 Apr 2019 13:29 UTC
Saudi Arabia snow
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Tabuk residents expressed their happiness with the weather.
Spring snowfall has swept in to the mountains of north-west Saudi Arabian, turning the area white and delighting residents.

Clouds began to form early Sunday over Jabal Al-Lawz in Tabuk Province and by sunset, snow, covered all the area turning the ground into a white blanket.

Visitors rushed early Monday to witness the weather conditions near the Jordanian border and at the site of the NEOM mega project. Many shared videos and photos of the rare weather conditions at the mountain.

Fahd Al-Belawi said he and his family are pleased with the snow, adding that they came early to the mountain to enjoy the weather, which he described as "one the best times in the year."

Residents Nayef Al-Harby and Mohammad Al-Shammari said this was their first time to see the region covered in snow.

"This is the first time we have seen the top of Jabal Al-Lawz blanketed in white, we've been waiting for this during the past days so we can come to enjoy the weather," they told SPA.
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Signs and Portents: Double-headed carpet python found in Port Macquarie, Australia

Robert Dougherty
walchanewsonline.com
Mon, 01 Apr 2019 21:05 UTC
Cute as a two-headed button: The double-header baby carpet python was found and sheltered by reptile remover Stuart Johnson.

Cute as a two-headed button: The double-header baby carpet python was found and sheltered by reptile remover Stuart Johnson.
A rare double-headed carpet python has been discovered unexpectedly by a Port Macquarie reptile expert.

The two-headed baby was found and sheltered by reptile remover Stuart Johnson, after it was abandoned by its parent in March.

Unfortunately, it did not survive more than 12 hours after hatching.

Mr Johnson, who maintains reptiles at Billabong Zoo and operates Port Macquarie's Reptile Solutions, said the find was rare.
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Windsock

Two children killed as 'dust devil' lifts bouncy castle high into the air in central China


CGTN
Sun, 31 Mar 2019 20:44 UTC
A powerful dust devil blew away an inflatable bouncy in central China’s Shangqiu City, killing at least two children

A powerful dust devil blew away an inflatable bouncy in central China’s Shangqiu City, killing at least two children
As of Sunday night, two children were killed after a "dust devil" blew away an inflatable bouncer at a scenic spot in Yucheng County in China's central Henan Province.

The incident happened at around 3:00 p.m. local time on Sunday, and also left 20 people injured including one child with serious injuries.

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Rare massive waterspout off Penang, Malaysia, damaged at least 50 houses


Channel News Asia
Mon, 01 Apr 2019 20:25 UTC
The spout in Malaysia was seen spinning near
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The spout in Malaysia was seen spinning near Tanjung Tokong's shores for about five minutes before it briefly arrived on land.
A rare waterspout damaged at least 50 houses in the town of Tanjung Tokong in the Malaysian state of Penang on Monday (Apr 1).

The spout was seen spinning near Tanjung Tokong's shores for about five minutes before it briefly arrived on land.

It ripped off the roofs of some houses and fell several trees at about 1.35pm, said a Penang Civil Defence Force spokesman, adding that there were no injuries reported.

"We are currently busy clearing the debris from houses which were ripped off by the storm,'' the spokesman told reporters.

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Cloud Precipitation

Deadly flash floods strike again in Afghanistan and Iran - now over 80 dead since mid-March


Floodlist
Mon, 01 Apr 2019 19:32 UTC
floods
© Shamshad News ‏
Parts of Afghanistan and Iran have once again been devastated by flash flooding and torrential rain. Over 80 people have now died in floods in the two countries since mid-March.

Iran

Iran's Tasnim news agency reported that at least five people were killed in the floods in Lorestan province on Sunday, 31 March, 2019. In a 24 hour period to 01 April, 2019, Khorramabad, capital of Lorestan Province, recorded 106.9 mm of rain and Hamedan in Hamadan Province, recorded 98.6 mm.

The flooding has caused damage to infrastructure, homes, bridges and roads in Lorestan province, where the areas of Nurabad in Delfan county and Dorud, Dorud County, have been hardest hit.

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Seven-year-old boy mauled by cougar near Lake Cowichan, British Columbia


vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca
Fri, 29 Mar 2019 12:40 UTC
A cougar
© Dreamstime
A cougar
A seven-year-old boy is in serious condition with injuries to his head, neck and arms after being mauled by at least two cougars near Lake Cowichan.

"At this point we believe there may be two or more cougars involved," conservation officer Ben York told CTV News Friday.

Land and air ambulance units were dispatched to the scene on Point Ideal Drive at approximately 3:30 p.m.

The child was flown to a Vancouver hospital in serious condition, according to the town's mayor.

"I was just talking to a young girl who was looking after him. He doesn't live in that area, I don't think, he was just visiting. And she was the one that told me his arms were chewed up and that he'd be ok," Mayor Rod Peters said.

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Cloud Lightning

Lightning bolt kills 2 students, injures 2 others in Ganjam, India


odishabytes.com
Mon, 01 Apr 2019 11:52 UTC
dead students
Two students died on the spot and two of their friends were seriously injured when lightning struck them near Bhanjanagar in Odisha's Ganjam district on Sunday night.

Police sources said four students of the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) at Belguntha were on their way to Bhanjanagar on two bikes at night when they were suddenly struck by lightning on Thengadhar-Mandara road. While two students died on the spot, two others were seriously injured.

Some people passing through the area found the bodies and the injured students and informed the police, which rushed to the spot and admitted them to the Community Health Centre (CHC) at Belguntha.

Comment: Elsewhere recently in India lightning killed 2 children in Andhra Pradesh while strikes killed a total of 4 individuals in Bangladesh and a man at a graveyard in Thailand.

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Windsock

Freak storm in Nepal kills 27, injures hundreds


Daily Mail
Mon, 01 Apr 2019 06:07 UTC
Nepal storm
© AFP
Local and district hospitals were inundated with injured victims coming in from the affected areas

At least 27 people have been killed and hundreds injured after a freak storm hit southern Nepal, destroying houses, uprooting trees and toppling electricity poles, officials said.

The thunderstorm swept through the district of Bara and adjoining areas late Sunday killing at least 27 people and injuring more than 600, according to the home ministry.

"The winds took away everything, my home and my family," Ram Babu Patel, 45, who lost his wife in the storm in a village in Bara, told AFP over the phone.

Prakash Tharu, a volunteer on the ground, described a scene of devastation in the villages.

"The storm destroyed everything in its path. Houses have no roofs and trees are all down," Tharu said.

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Snowflake Cold

Coldest night in years for Australia's south east

Imogen Reid
news.com.au
Sun, 31 Mar 2019 20:31 UTC
Despite it still being March, parts of the country
© Nine News
Despite it still being March, parts of the country are experiencing a very wintry weekend.
Temperatures plummeted over the weekend with Sydneysiders shivering their way through the coldest March night in 20 years.

Temperatures have plummeted as a cold snap swept across the southeast of the country producing chilly conditions, strong winds and the potential for flash flooding.

After enjoying a warmer than average March, Sydney residents woke up to a frosty 12 degrees this morning after shivering through its coldest March night in the last two decades.

Last night the temperature dropped to 12.9 degrees in the city's CBD, only a touch warmer than what was recorded at the airport.
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