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Magnitude-6.0 earthquake occurs in Halmahera Island, Indonesia


Crisis24.garda.com
Mon, 11 Sep 2023 17:00 UTC
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A magnitude-6.0 earthquake occurred in Halmahera Island, North Maluku Province, at around 21:51 Sept. 11.

The epicenter was about 39 km (24 miles) north-northeast of Ternate.

The tremor occurred at a depth of about 162 km (101 miles), and light shaking was probably felt throughout much of Halmahera and surrounding islands.

There have been no initial reports of damage or casualties as a result of the earthquake; however, significant damage is unlikely. It could take several hours until authorities can conduct comprehensive damage assessments, especially in remote areas. Moderate-to-light aftershocks are likely over the coming days.
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Terrifying moment 'XL Bully' dog mauls 11-year-old girl in the street in Birmingham, UK

Dan Sales, Natasha Anderson
Daily Mail
Sun, 10 Sep 2023 16:37 UTC
A video circulating online which was taken from the top deck of a double-decker bus showed the rampage erupt

A video circulating online which was taken from the top deck of a double-decker bus showed the rampage erupt
This is the horrific moment an XL Bully dog attacks a little girl before going for two men trying to save her.

The nightmare bite attacks unfolded as the animal's owner was taking it for a walk on Saturday afternoon in Bordesley Green, Birmingham.

A video circulating online which was taken from the top deck of a double-decker bus showed the rampage erupt. The little girl's arms was chomped on by the animal before a man managed to pull the dog off her.

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Rare quadruple waterspout tornadoes form off Philippine coast


MSN
Fri, 08 Sep 2023 16:13 UTC
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Residents and vacationers in Bohol witnessed the spectacular moment four waterspout tornadoes formed off the coast of the Philippines on September 7.

Incredible footage captured the rare weather phenomenon as four funnel-shaped columns descended from storm clouds over the sea.

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Homes destroyed, 3 dead after floods and landslides in Guria, Georgia

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Sun, 10 Sep 2023 16:05 UTC
Flood and landslide damage in the Guria Region, Georgia, September 2023.
© Georgia Emergency Management Service
Flood and landslide damage in the Guria Region, Georgia, September 2023.
Heavy rain on 08 September caused landslides and flooding in the Guria region of Georgia. The country's Emergency Situations Management Service said dozens of people have been evacuated and 3 people have lost their lives.

Roads, bridges and other infrastructure have all been damaged, along with dozens of residential homes. The Emergency Management Service evacuated 122 people from the villages of Ozurgeti and Lanchkhuti municipality on 10 September. Around 10 homes have been completely destroyed.

According to the Ministry of Interior, 3 people have died in three separate incidents. The an elderly woman who died when a landslide destroyed her home in the village of Silauri in Ozurgeti Municipality.

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Brrrrr! Spring snow for parts of South Africa


Times Live
Mon, 11 Sep 2023 11:32 UTC
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Very cold, windy and wet conditions and light snowfall are expected on Monday over parts of the Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and interior of the Western Cape.

The South Africa Weather Service issued a yellow level 1 alert for damaging wind between Plettenberg Bay and Maputo and along the KwaZulu-Natal coastline.

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Thirteen dolphins die after beaching on Skye, Scotland

Mike Merritt, Lizzie Roberts
The Times
Sat, 09 Sep 2023 10:17 UTC
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Thirteen dolphins have died after they beached on Skye, two months after the UK's largest stranding of pilot whales in the Outer Hebrides.

British Divers Marine Life Rescue was warned of unusual activity in a pod of common dolphins in Dunvegan Bay on Monday. Some of the animals became "stuck in deep mud". This weekend experts will try to find why the dolphins became stranded.

The deaths follow the UK's biggest pilot whale stranding when 54 creatures died on the Isle of Lewis in July. Only one whale was successfully refloated despite the efforts of rescue teams at Traigh Mhor, North Tolsta. Diggers were used to take the dead mammals from the remote beach to a landfill site.

Among the dead was a female pilot whale.

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Comment: 3 days earlier: Concern for dolphins spotted 40 miles inland in River Great Ouse in Cambridgeshire, UK

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Concern for dolphins spotted 40 MILES inland in River Great Ouse in Cambridgeshire, UK

Paul Brackley
Cambridge Independent
Sun, 03 Sep 2023 10:00 UTC
Common dolphins swimming in the River Great Ouse, near Bluntisham in Cambridgeshire.
© Jon Heath
Common dolphins swimming in the River Great Ouse, near Bluntisham in Cambridgeshire.
Dolphins have been spotted about 40 miles inland in the River Great Ouse in Cambridgeshire. It is the furthest they could travel upstream on the river, and may be the furthest inland that the species has ever been seen in the UK.

It is believed the two dolphins are a mother and calf, and their sighting on the Ouse, around Bluntisham and Earith, has prompted concerns for their wellbeing.

Jon Heath, the county bird recorder for Cambridgeshire, who took these pictures and regularly contribute to the Cambridge Independent's nature coverage, went to see them after they were spotted by photographer Simon Stirrup on Thursday.


Comment: 3 days later: Thirteen dolphins die after beaching on Skye, Scotland

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Shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake hits near Indonesian island: USGS


The New Straits Times
Sat, 09 Sep 2023 16:53 UTC
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A shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit near the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said.

The tremor hit at 9:43 pm local time (1443 GMT) at a depth of 9.9 kilometres, according to the USGS.

Indonesia's geophysics agency (BMKG) reported no immediate tsunami but warned of possible aftershocks. It initially reported a magnitude of 6.3.

"I was having a good sleep (when the earthquake jolted). I jumped out of bed immediately," said Qamariah, a 41-year-old housewife in Central Sulawesi's Malei village.
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2 dead, dozens of buildings flooded in 3 Japan prefectures in wake of Typhoon Yun-yeung


The Mainichi
Sat, 09 Sep 2023 16:37 UTC
A car is seen resting next to a toppled fence in the wake of Typhoon Yun-yeung following flooding of a river in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Iwaki on Sept. 9, 2023.
© Mainichi/Naohiro Koenuma
A car is seen resting next to a toppled fence in the wake of Typhoon Yun-yeung following flooding of a river in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Iwaki on Sept. 9, 2023.
Two people have been confirmed dead in the wake of heavy rain from Typhoon Yun-yeung, which weakened into a tropical depression on the evening of Sept. 8, while 77 buildings were flooded above or below floor level in Chiba, Ibaraki and Fukushima prefectures, where linear precipitation zones were observed, Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency reported.

At around 6:15 a.m. on Sept. 9, a man apparently aged in his 70s or 80s was found collapsed in a ditch in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Iwaki, and was showing no vital signs. He was later confirmed dead. According to the Iwaki Fire Department and other sources, a woman in her 70s also suffered light injuries when evacuating from her home. The Iwaki Municipal Government reported that one structure was totally destroyed by a landslide, while many cases of flooding were also confirmed.

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Waterspout spotted off coast of South Carolina


Hawaii News Now
Fri, 08 Sep 2023 11:03 UTC
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© Jim Iseman
People in the Myrtle Beach area got a glimpse of a waterspout that formed off the coast on Friday.

As of around 12:30 p.m., the storms that produced the twister are rolling onshore from the Atlantic Ocean.

A waterspout is described as "a whirling column of air and water mist" by the National Ocean Service. They can form in fair weather or stormy weather.

When a waterspout reaches land, the National Weather Service issues a tornado warning.

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