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Four shelters have been opened for flood victims in Cihuatlán.
In, the municipal government opened four shelters to house evacuees, Mayor Fernando Martínez Guerrero announced, and was preparing to declare a state of emergency Friday morning as clean-up begins.
The El Pedregal arroyo in Melaque overflowed its banks, causing heavy flooding, as did the Río Purificación. A sinkhole partially closed the Santa Cruz-Melaque highway and in Emilio Zapata the Cuixmala River breached its banks leading to the closing of Highway 200 in both directions.
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A waterspout ripped the tops off trees in the Serra de Tramuntana mountains
A waterspout ripped the tops off trees in the Serra de Tramuntana mountains
Giant hailstones of up to two centimetres across pelted down on areas including Bunyola, Valldemossa, Soller and Escorca mid-morning before the storm moved on to Andratx, Calvia and Palma.
Several of the island capital's beaches had to be closed due to discharges of untreated waste water.
A waterspout, or tornado forming over water, wreaked havoc in the Serra de Tramuntana mountains. The tops of trees were torn off and there were landslides, leaving roads impassable.
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Residents shift from a flooded village near the banks of river Bhargavi in Odisha’s Khordha district on Saturday.
Residents shift from a flooded village near the banks of river Bhargavi in Odisha’s Khordha district on Saturday.
Five more people lost their lives in rain-related incidents in the state on Friday, raising the deaths to nine, while 415,817 people in 10 districts are affected, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), PK Jena, said.
Forty of the 64 sluice gates of the Hirakud Dam, built across the Mahanadi near Sambalpur in Odisha, were opened by the authorities on Friday to discharge excess water.
The flood in the Mahanadi river system is likely to affect coastal districts such as Puri, Khurda, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur and Nayagarh, another official said.
Many other rivers are in spate submerging low-lying areas and snapping road connectivity.
In Karachi 19 more people lost their lives in various rain-related incidents on Friday, bringing the total number of causalities in the port city up to 50. Nearly all major roads of the city, including I.I.Chungrigar Road, University Road, Shahrah-e-Faisal remained underwater, hampering routine life in the provincial capital.
Nine more people lose their lives in Punjab and at least six were killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as unprecedented rainfall across the country has continued to cause devastation in all provinces.
In Kot Radha Kishan, five people were killed as a roof of a house collapsed in Bhotan Poroman area, said rescue sources. The bodies were retrieved from the debris and were shifted to a nearby hospital for autopsy.
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Firefighters at the Pine Gulch fire near Grand Junction.
Firefighters at the Pine Gulch fire near Grand Junction.
Incident command provided an updated size for the fire near Grand Junction on Thursday night.
The blaze is now larger than the 2002 Hayman fire west of Colorado Springs, which burned roughly 138,000 acres and destroyed 133 homes. The Hayman fire, which was previously the state's largest wildland blaze, was also blamed for several deaths.
The Pine Gulch fire has not destroyed any homes or caused any injuries, but firefighters have been battling it for about a month. It started on July 31 and was ignited by lightning.
The fire was 77% contained as of Thursday evening.
Three other major fires are burning in Colorado. No homes have been destroyed or injuries reported from any of them.
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The new funnel filmed from air by the team of Yamal-based TV station. July 2020
The new funnel filmed from air by the team of Yamal-based TV station. July 2020
The recently-formed new hole or funnel is the latest to be seen in northern Siberia since the phenomenon was first registered in 2014.
It was initially spotted by chance from the air by a Vesti Yamal TV crew en route from an unrelated assignment.
A group of scientists then made an expedition to examine the large cylindrical crater which has a depth of up to 50 metres.
Such funnels are believed to be caused by the build up of methane gas in pockets of thawing permafrost under the surface.
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Floodwater has inundated a village at Louhajang upazila in Munshiganj, making access to food and safe water extremely difficult for the villagers. The photo was taken on Thursday, July 23, 2020
Floodwater has inundated a village at Louhajang upazila in Munshiganj, making access to food and safe water extremely difficult for the villagers. The photo was taken on Thursday, July 23, 2020
Health Emergency Operation Center and the Control Room of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed the figure in a media statement on Friday, reports Bangla Tribune.
After analysing the control room data from the last two months, it appears that most of the deaths were caused by drowning.
Snow-Forecast predicted that the Matroosberg area will receive a light covering of snow on Saturday [August 29]. "Temperatures will be below freezing, with a maximum of 0°C on Monday morning [August 31], and min -7°C on Saturday night [August 29]. Winds will also be decreasing, with fresh winds from the west on Saturday morning [August 29], and calm by Monday night [August 31]."
Lots and lots of snow falling at Rogge Cloof Eco Village just outside of Sutherland. pic.twitter.com/ZchSQ8M6i6
— Storm Report SA (@StormReportSA1) August 29, 2020
Comment: From the same source on the same day:
Cape Town mesmerised by snow on Table Mountain
It's snowing on Table Mountain. This is the second time in recent years that snow flurried over the top of the majestic mountain.
Snowing on Table Mountain
A video of snow coming down on the mountain was shared by Table Mountain Aerial Cableway, and Capetonians are thrilled by the sight.
It's official! It's snowing on Table Mountain! Our team shot this video of the frosty winterland on top of our African Wonder this morning. Stay warm everyone!#TheTableMountainComeback #WonderWaitingForYou #ReturnOfOurAfricanWonder #TableMountainCableway #CapeTown pic.twitter.com/ghbsxwHV4L
— Table Mountain C/Way (@TableMountainCa) August 29, 2020
"Must be cold down there. Take care," one social media user commented.
"Snow, wow we don't really get it like before," another said.
Comment: In Pierre Lescaudron's book Earth Changes and the Human-Cosmic Connection he explicates the possible factors involved in earthquakes, volcanoes and sinkholes. The following extract may help explain the mysterious and sudden appearance of some of these craters in Siberia, why their proximity to methane deposits may be relevant, and why some have reportedly been accompanied by a 'big bang' and a 'pillar of fire':
- Sinkholes: The groundbreaking truth
- GARGANTUAN sinkhole swallows several cars and building is evacuated in Rome (VIDEO)
- Mysterious Siberian crater, Batagaika, 'gateway to a subterranean world'
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