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A ferocious line of wind and waterspouts in china dropped octopus, shrimp, starfish from the sky miles inland.
Kilimanjaro glacier grows after massive record breaking rain season in Eastern Africa.
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Green gemstones
A ferocious line of wind and waterspouts in china dropped octopus, shrimp, starfish from the sky miles inland.
Kilimanjaro glacier grows after massive record breaking rain season in Eastern Africa.
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A landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains killed at least 12 people in Bangladesh's border district of Cox's Bazar
Eleven people died in Naniarchar including a family of four, while several people remained missing, district administrator Mamunur Rashid told the AFP news agency.
Aid agencies have been warning of the potential for a humanitarian catastrophe over the coming months as heavy rains lash an area home to the world's largest refugee camp.
Landslides have so far killed at least 13 people this week, including a Rohingya boy who was crushed to death by a collapsing mud wall at the Kutupalong refugee camp on Monday.
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A Canada Goose takes off in this undated file photo.
A Canada Goose takes off in this undated file photo.
Universite de Montreal veterinary specialists were brought in to examine the carcasses that were spotted Thursday morning near Contrecoeur, Que.
Veterinarian Stephane Lair said Friday evening that the geese had small lesions in their hearts that indicated a possible strike.
He said the level of decomposition indicates that they all died at the same time, which rules out disease or intoxication due to a pollutant.
Manitoba and Saskatchewan got hit with a brutal hailstorm yesterday. Cars are damaged, windows are shattered, and thousands are still without power. Unbelievable photos and videos show enormous chunks of hail raining down from the sky, accompanied by severe winds and thunder.
From Ontario's destructive windstorm on Wednesday to the snowstorm in Newfoundland last week, Canada's had a very bizarre start to the summer this year. At this point, no amount of crazy weather can ever surprise a Canadian.
Weather Canada has even issued a tornado warning, which remains in effect in parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan that are near the U.S. border.
As of 14 June, at least 3 people had died and around 36,000 displaced in Assam. Severe flooding has also affected the north eastern states of Manipur, where 6 people have died, and Tripura, where at least 3 people have died and 15,000 displaced.
Meanwhile monsoon rain, strong winds and high waves continue to batter the south western state of Kerala, where 13 people have died in the last few days.
The victim was identified as Pedro Obando, 31 years old, who apparently worked as a canopy tour guide in the area. No additional information has been offered so far regarding the accident or the details on how the tragedy occurred.
This Thursday heavy rainfall affected most of the Costa Rican territory accompanied with an important thunderstorm.
In the past years the month of June registers close to 96 thousand lightning strikes, but this year the first 14 days of June have already registered close to 85 thousand.
Authorities recommend that during a thunderstorm people stay away from metal and water, do not seek shelter under trees and stay away from electrical poles, wires and equipment.
Photos circulating the web in China show people's windshields struck by everything from falling tree limbs to falling shrimps, starfish and even an octopus.
Comment: Following a brutal, record breaking winter, spring brought epic flooding and life-threatening hail to nearly every region on the planet:
- Flash flooding hits Guadalajara, Mexico - Passengers forced to swim out of rail cars
- El Paso County in Colorado sees worst overnight hailstorm in more than 20 years
- Floods in Switzerland, Italy and Germany following 2 inches of rain in an hour
- Flash flooding hits Baton Rouge, Louisiana - 3 INCHES of rain falls in less than an hour
- Floods inundate southern Israel as freak rains batter country
- Severe hailstorm brings flooding to Užice, Serbia
- Intense hailstorm pounds Medina, Saudi Arabia with huge stones, damaging cars and creating traffic chaos
- Hail larger than softballs pummeled Cordoba, Argentina (PHOTO, VIDEO)
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Staff at Igloo Lake Lodge stand amid six-foot-tall snowbanks that encompass the Labrador fishing camp on June 13.
Staff at Igloo Lake Lodge stand amid six-foot-tall snowbanks that encompass the Labrador fishing camp on June 13.
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Liquid from the Porta Potty spilled out of the cabin as the portable plastic toilets swirled in the air.
People were forced to dive for cover after a huge blast of wind whipped through a park in Commerce City, Colorado.
As they attempted to take cover by lying on the ground, the wind whisked two portable toilets straight into the air and flattened a nearby tent.
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File photo for representation purpose.
File photo for representation purpose.
The districts of Gonda, Faizabad and Sitapur were the worst affected. "13 persons were killed in dust storm in the past 24 hours. While six died in Sitapur, three died in Gonda, two died in Kaushambi and one person each was killed in Faizabad and Hardoi," an official spokesman said in Lucknow.
28 others also sustained injuries at various locations due to the high-velocity winds.
Comment: See also these others report for May and early June: Powerful 'freak' dust storms kill over 125 people in north India, highest death toll in decades - UPDATES
Over 25 people dead in dust storm in India's North
Another deadly dust storm hits Uttar Pradesh, India, 17 killed
Comment: A day earlier a bolt of lightning killed 2 farmers and seriously injured another in the Philippines.