At least two people were killed and 11 injured in flash floods caused by heavy rain across Iraq.
The worst-hit areas were in the mountainous Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq, where a deluge of rainwater inundated streets on Tuesday, catching residents off guard.
The two victims were trapped in their vehicle and swept away by floodwaters in Dahuk province, authorities said late on Tuesday.
In response to the crisis, local authorities across Iraq announced Tuesday and Wednesday would be holidays, mainly for schools.
Emergency services are warning inland Northern Territory communities to prepare for heavy rainfall and possible flooding in coming days as ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan moves west across the territory.
The former cyclone was downgraded to a tropical low on Tuesday morning, having rapidly weakened after crossing the NT coast as a category three system about 3:30pm Monday. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has forecast the system will slowly track west across the NT over the rest of this week, bringing heavy rainfall to communities in its path.
Plans to evacuate about 700 residents from Borroloola were suspended on Monday after deteriorating weather conditions prevented two Australian Defence Force (ADF) planes sent to collect them from landing safely. Instead, locals were urged to stay in the community and find a safe place to shelter as the cyclone passed.
In the middle of a storm in Soto La Marina, a fisherman tragically lost his life when lightning struck him while he was going early Monday morning to fish for shrimp in Laguna de Morales, Tamaulipas.
Testimonies collected at the scene indicated that the incident occurred at approximately 1:00 on Monday; The victim's body managed to be rescued in his own boat.
At the entrance to the lagoon there were dozens of his companions who had also gone out to fish for shrimp.
Sources from the Attorney General's Office of the State of Tamaulipas confirmed the death of the fisherman, and they are conducting investigations into this event.
Local residents see a road damaged by landslides near Gumine Station, in the Chimbu region, Papua New Guinea.
Flooding, landslides and torrential rains have killed at least 23 people in Papua New Guinea's Highlands region, where homes have been damaged and roads washed away.
Acting Director for the National Disaster Centre, Lusete Man said a mother and child were among the dead as bad weather hit multiple communities.
"The 23 were buried under tons of mud in three separate landslides in different parts of Simbu province," Man said on Monday.
"We are still experiencing heavy rains, landslips, flooded rivers, that have caused extensive damages in the highlands."
The province, also known as Simbu, is made up of six districts and is home to about 376,000 people.
Coastal communities have also been hit, with rising king tides sweeping away seafronts and flooding beachside villages.
Evacuation centres are open in Fiji and roads are closed as flooding followed heavy rain, which was expected to continue on Sunday.
In an update issued just after 10am Sunday local time, the Fiji Times reported Ba town was underwater, with Vinod Patel park and main street Ba flooded, and the Elevuka creek had burst its banks.
Vehicles have been stopped by Fiji Police Force officers from entering the town area and all shops are closed.
Road access from Ba to Tavua is also closed due to flooding at Wailailai Flats.
In a a statement on Saturday night, Minister for Disaster Management Sakiasi Dikota said they had confirmed reports of flooding in the Western and Northern parts of Fiji, and floodwaters had entered Nadi town.
Some of the major rivers in the Western and Northern divisions were above alert or warning levels.
On the afternoon of last Friday, March 15, residents of the state of Coahuila witnessed an intense storm that left serious material damage. The reason was because with the rain, hail was also recorded, which was the size of tennis or even baseball balls.
It was through social networks where photos and videos of the events were shared. The material allows us to see how the intense hail strongly hits the vehicles that were parked, causing the windshields to be broken. Likewise, other properties were affected by this intense storm, leading the authorities to ask the population to be alert as the storm is expected to continue.
The events were recorded in the Carboniferous Region, which is made up of the municipalities of Sabinas, San Juan de Sabinas and Múzquiz, so the undersecretary of Civil Protection of the entity, Francisco Martínez, confirmed that only material damage was recorded and for now, no person injured.
Amidst the awe-inspiring spectacle of a lightning strike illuminating the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, a striking resemblance to the map of Palestine has ignited fervent debate.
The footage, originally captured by Dubai-based photographer Zohaib Anjum, has garnered nearly 12 million views, sparking a fervent response on social media platforms.
Many viewers have drawn parallels between the path of the lightning strike and the map of Palestine, leading to interpretations by some as a potential divine sign urging intervention in the conflict.
While the emotional resonance is palpable, experts caution against attributing religious significance to the natural phenomenon, emphasizing the unpredictability of lightning's path.
Where the roads weren't closed, accidents abounded. Thursday morning, Denver Police and C-DOT Crews worked together to free a wrecked vehicle from the snow after it crashed into the concrete barrier on I-25 at Centennial.
Nederland, Colorado, reported 53 inches of snow -- over four feet -- from the storm. Most of the Denver Metro area had received 6 to 12 inches of snow by noon, while the airport recorded 5.7 inches, falling short of the biggest snowstorm this season, as 7.5 inches of snow fell on Oct. 28-29, 2023.
Thursday's snowstorm around Colorado was best measured in feet, not inches, with totals reaching beyond four feet in some locations.
Clouds are clearing out and you may even see some sunshine poking through today. Conditions will warm up and dry out through Tuesday, when a weak storm system might bring some light snow to the mountains, according to the National Weather Service.
Temperatures on Friday are well above freezing and snow is already starting to melt around the Denver metro area — something that will continue as highs will stay in the 40s, 50s and 60s for the foreseeable future.
The NWS is continuing to update its snow totals map. As of now, the list tops out at 61.5 inches in Aspen Springs, a community just north of Black Hawk.
We have collected a list of snow total data from the NWS of more than 300 locations.
These are the totals for the past 48 hours as of 3 p.m. Friday, according to the latest data from the NWS:
Aspen Springs (community near Black Hawk): 61.5 inches
1 W Aspen Springs: 57
4 ENE Nederland: 53
4 SE Pinecliffe: 50.7 1 WSW Eldora: 46
1 NNW Genesee: 45.7
3 W Jamestown: 45.5
1 SW Manitou Springs: 44
4 NE Nederland: 43.5
1 NE Divide: 42
1 SSW Crescent Village: 42
4 SSE Pinecliffe: 41.2
1 NNE Echo Lake: 41
1 SSE St. Mary's Glacier: 40.5
1 N Genesee: 40
2 W Pennock Pass: 40
2 SSE Manitou Springs: 40
1 S Manitou Springs: 40
4 W Conifer: 39.5
4 E Aspen Springs: 36
Aspen Park: 36
2 S Estes Park: 36
1 SSW Rollinsville: 36
6 ESE Hillside: 36
At least three people were killed, 13 more injured, and more than 14,000 others were adversely impacted after Tropical Storm Filipo passed through Mozambique, according to preliminary data from the country's authorities as of Wednesday.
Paulo Tomas, spokesperson for the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD), told the state-run Radio Mozambique on Thursday that the deaths were recorded in the southern provinces of Inhambane and Maputo.
According to the spokesperson, there has also been an impact on the energy sector, with communication lines disrupted or conditioned, and homes flooded or destroyed.
Tomas said INGD teams are on the ground collecting more data for daily updates. "The authorities' forecast was 525,000 people at risk; at the moment, the data is still being collected."
"THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS and dangerous tornado on the ground," the National Weather Service's Cleveland office wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
Forecasters said they were monitoring two tornadic rotations including one in Crawford County Ohio and a stronger one in northern Ashland County.
The weather service warned that the threat of a few tornadoes was "likely." Forecasters also said scattered wind gusts up to 70 mph and hail the size of tennis balls are also possible.
Comment: Update March 15
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