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Lightning strikes kill 9 people, 47 sheep in Karnataka, India

Deccan Herald
Tue, 20 Oct 2020 19:59 UTC

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As many as nine people, including four women, were killed in lightning strikes as thunderstorm lashed parts of north Karnataka on Tuesday.

Two women were killed in the lightning strike at Bhairapur village in Siruguppa taluk, Ballari district, when they were removing weed at a chilli farm. Similarly, two shepherd women were struck dead by lightning at Chikkaulligeri in Saundatti taluk of Belagavi district. Deceased have been identified as Yellavva Inchal (30) and Bhagavva Kadakol (50). Revanna Malagi has suffered severe burns in the incident.

As many as 47 sheep belonging to Srikant Dalawai of Hukkeri were killed in a lightning strike near Naviluthirtha.

1,100 crashes, spinouts during October snowstorm in Minnesota - largest early storm in state history with 9 inches dumped

Minnesota.cbslocal.com
Tue, 20 Oct 2020 11:01 UTC

The Minnesota State Patrol says hundreds of crashes have happened so far during Tuesday's snowstorm, which may be one for the record books.

Between 11 a.m. and 8:30 p.m., there have been 493 crashes on Minnesota roads. Forty-eight of those crashes resulted in injuries, including one serious injury near Motley. There have been 614 vehicle spinouts and 22 jackknifed semi-trucks.

This storm system, which has dropped up to 9 inches of snow in parts of metro, is Minnesota's largest early season storm in recorded history. It's also the second largest October snowfall, with the historic 1991 Halloween blizzard coming in first.

Freak storm carpets Crete motorway with hail

Ekathimerini.com
Tue, 20 Oct 2020 11:25 UTC

Thunderstorms and torrential hail hit the popular tourist island of Crete of Tuesday as a storm swept through southern areas of Greece in the early hours.

People in Heraklion and Chania, the island's biggest cities, woke to the sounds of the pounding rain after midnight. Greek media showed images of a main motorway on the island blanketed white by a heavy coating of hail and workers shovelling piled up hail from streets in the coastal town of Malia.

Police have not reported any serious damage from the storm.

India floods: More rain forecast for Hyderabad, battling deluge - with 60 now reported dead

NDTV
Tue, 20 Oct 2020 19:43 UTC

Hyderabad Rain: After two spells of massive downpour in Hyderabad last week that killed 60, breached at least three major lakes, causing heavy flooding and havoc in many parts of the city, the administration is now gearing up for more rain.

The weather office has warned of heavy rain for the next three to days too.

Several cities on the Old City area continue to be flooded, with the police, the disaster response force, municipality and police stretched thin and working round the clock.

Parts of central Iowa walloped by up to 9 inches of early snow Monday

Philip Joens
Des Moines Register
Tue, 20 Oct 2020 18:35 UTC

Heavy snow fell across parts of Iowa on October 19th.

What was supposed to be a dusting of snow Monday morning turned into a full-blown central Iowa snowstorm.

Forecasts called for flurries and about an inch of snow in the metro, one day after the season's first measurable snowfall. Instead, an intense snow squall dropped up to nine inches in northern Polk County.

"Things just came together in the right fashion to produce the heavy snow that we're seeing across central Iowa right now," National Weather Service Meteorologist Jeff Zogg said early Monday afternoon.

Death toll due to floods, landslides rises to 102 in central Vietnam with 26 still missing

Tat Dinh
VnExpress.net
Mon, 19 Oct 2020 18:15 UTC

A flooded street in Ha Tinh Town, Ha Tinh Province on October 19, 2020.

The number of deaths caused by flooding and landslides in central Vietnam rose to 102 Monday night, with 26 still missing.

The Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control says the three provinces with the highest loss of lives are Quang Tri with 48 people, Thua Thien-Hue with 27 and Quang Nam with 11.

As of 4 p.m. Monday, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Quang Tri provinces had 166,780 households submerged in floodwaters, and 28,900 households with 90,900 residents had been evacuated.

Water levels were rising fast in rivers flowing through Ha Tinh. At 3 p.m., the water level had gone past the highest danger Level 3 by 0.5 m at Ngan Sau River near Chu Le Train Station. Water levels at the Ngan Pho and La rivers had reached danger Level 1.

Heavy rainfall floods the streets of Caracas, Venezuela

Disasters News
YouTube
Fri, 16 Oct 2020 14:54 UTC

On the afternoon of this Thursday, October 15, the city of Caracas was surprised with a fall of rain.

Streets flood with heavy rain and the traffic was affected.

Floods death toll hits at least 18 as over 25,000 evacuated in Cambodia - 204,650ha of crops inundated

The Star (Malaysia)
Sun, 18 Oct 2020 20:36 UTC

Water woes: A rescue team transporting people by speedboat through floodwaters on the outskirts of Phnom Penh

Flash floods in the country have so far left 18 people dead and forced the evacuation of 25,192 people, Seak Vichet, a spokesperson for the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), said.

Tropical storm-triggered rains caused floods in 19 of the kingdom's 25 cities and provinces since the beginning of the month, he said, adding that 212,676 people have also been affected by the floods."By Friday morning, the floods have killed 18 people, including eight children, " said Vichet.

The floods have also inundated 51,133 houses and 204,650ha of rice and other crops, he said.

Mudslide hits barracks in Vietnam, killing 14 and leaving 8 missing

Khanh Vu
Reuters
Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:57 UTC

This picture taken on October 18, 2020 and released by the Vietnam News Agency on October 18, 2020 shows military personnel searching for missing soldiers at the site of a landslide in central Vietnam's Quang Tri province.

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This picture taken on October 18, 2020 and released by the Vietnam News Agency on October 18, 2020 shows military personnel searching for missing soldiers at the site of a landslide in central Vietnam's Quang Tri province.

A landslide early on Sunday killed at least 14 military personnel and left eight missing in central Vietnam, the government said, in what could be the country's largest military loss in peace time as it battles major flooding.

The mudslide hit the barracks of a unit of Vietnam's 4th Military Region in the central province of Quang Tri, the government said in a statement on its website. It occurred days after another landslide killed 13 people, mostly soldiers, in the neighbouring province of Thua Thien Hue.

"We had another sleepless night," an emotional deputy defence minister, Phan Van Giang, told reporters on Sunday.

Floods cause fatality and prompt evacuations in Slovakia after days of heavy rainfall

Floodlist
Sat, 17 Oct 2020 11:56 UTC

Days of heavy rain caused flooding in several areas of Slovakia, causing 1 fatality and prompting evacuations.

The Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMÚ) said that the rain was brought by an area of low pressure which moved from the central Mediterranean, through the Balkans, the Carpathians and over Poland.

In a 48 hour period to 14 October, Košická Belá municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region recorded 123.1 mm of rain. In a 24 hour period to 15 October, Piesok in Modra municipality in the Bratislava Region recorded 65.5 mm and Kľak in the Žarnovica District, Banská Bystrica Region recorded 69.7 mm.

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Storms

Lightning strikes kill 9 people, 47 sheep in Karnataka, India

1,100 crashes, spinouts during October snowstorm in Minnesota - largest early storm in state history with 9 inches dumped

Freak storm carpets Crete motorway with hail

India floods: More rain forecast for Hyderabad, battling deluge - with 60 now reported dead

Parts of central Iowa walloped by up to 9 inches of early snow Monday

Death toll due to floods, landslides rises to 102 in central Vietnam with 26 still missing

Heavy rainfall floods the streets of Caracas, Venezuela

Floods death toll hits at least 18 as over 25,000 evacuated in Cambodia - 204,650ha of crops inundated

Mudslide hits barracks in Vietnam, killing 14 and leaving 8 missing

Floods cause fatality and prompt evacuations in Slovakia after days of heavy rainfall

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