Police said that C. Marichamy and K. Selvam had put up the pen for the goats on the farm of one Karuppasamy. When it started raining on Wednesday evening, lightning struck and all the 21 goats were electrocuted and died on the spot.
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Police said that C. Marichamy and K. Selvam had put up the pen for the goats on the farm of one Karuppasamy. When it started raining on Wednesday evening, lightning struck and all the 21 goats were electrocuted and died on the spot.
Local sources reported that lightning struck a house in the village of Al-Aqmar, Isolat Asbeel, in the district of Mayfa'a Ans, east of the city of Dhamar, during a women's wedding, killing and injuring dozens of women.
The sources added, according to the Yemeni agency "Khabar", that three women died, while another 30 women were injured, their injuries ranged from fractures and burns, as they were gathering. in home to attend the wedding party.
According to sources, another lightning struck the village of Maram in the same district, killing 3 women.
Most Yemeni governorates are experiencing heavy rains, accompanied by storms and thunderstorms. Some governorates have reported fatalities and injuries, due to thunderstorms or torrential torrents.
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Residents use a boat to move in a flooded neighbourhood in Kareli Gaus Nagar area of Allahabad on 12 August, 2021 following heavy monsoon rainfalls that caused the overflowing of the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers.
Residents use a boat to move in a flooded neighbourhood in Kareli Gaus Nagar area of Allahabad on 12 August, 2021 following heavy monsoon rainfalls that caused the overflowing of the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers.
DMD reported 252,000 people affected across 125 villages in 5 districts, as of 10 August. The situation has worsened after further heavy rainfall over recent days, with more expected.
As of 11 August, rivers were above the danger mark in the districts of Vaishali, Katihar, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Bhagalpur, Buxar, Jehanabad, Khagaria and Gopalganj.
Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar, carried out an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas on 11 August 2021 and instructed officials to further step up relief and rescue operation in 12 affected districts.
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A total of four people including two teenagers died from separate lightning strikes in Sherpur on Wednesday.
The deceased were identified as Mostofa Mia of Krishnapur Doripara village in Sherpur sadar, Azizul Haque of Lava village in Nokla upazila, Md Arman Hossain of Goshaipur village in Sreebardi upazila, and Russel Mia of Jhenaigati upazila.
Mostofa was struck by a thunderbolt on Wednesday afternoon when he was working in a paddy field during rain. Two others were injured in the strike.
Southern parts of Thailand get by far the most rain, with around 2,400 millimeters every year, compared with the central and northern regions of Thailand. The national weather service for Surat Thani reported yesterday to be the wettest day in the coming week with around 7.90mm or 0.3 inches of rainfall.
Multiple units with Sawyer County responded to the incident around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.
They said four male golfers who were visiting the area suffered injuries from a nearby lightning strike on the golf course.
The golfers were alert at the time authorities arrived and all four were brought to a local hospital.
"Fifteen years and I've never seen anything like it," Rowhouses at Soma resident John Thomas said.
The streets in the Old Market area turned into rivers. The worst damage was between 14th and 11th streets on both Jones and Leavenworth streets.
"I had a birds-eye view from the ninth floor watching all of this," Old Market Lofts resident Richard Berkland said. "I've never seen rain that fast coming down to an area that can't absorb the water."
"We were just hosting an event here and the light started to flicker," Vintage Ballroom operator Rebekah Pasqualetto said. "We knew it was raining but we didn't know how bad it was, so once the light started to flicker, we came outside and saw the river at the intersection."
On Monday, the authorities in Sichuan, China, told state-run news agency Xinhua that water levels across the province were dangerously high, prompting the evacuation of 80,794 people.
The authorities said that more than 440,000 people had been impacted by the rains , with extreme rainfall being seen across the state. The highest recorded rainfall was in Qingshen in Quxian County, where 575mm (23in) of rainfall was recorded in just two days.
Comment: As noted above, floods have been ravaging China for weeks now - with one region seeing a year's worth of rain in just 2 days - however this kind of weather pattern is not limited to China, or even Asia:
- Wettest July in Belgium for more than 40 years
- German floods death toll hits 180, with 150 still missing
- Heavy rain and flash floods affect 4 departments of El Salvador
- Siberian wildfire smoke reaches North Pole in historic first
- The Kazakhstan drought could be a harbinger of doom for the region & the West
- Drought ravages California's reservoirs ahead of hot summer
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A car abandoned by its owners under Drumchapel railway bridge.
A car abandoned by its owners under Drumchapel railway bridge.
A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms is in place for most of Scotland on Saturday and Sunday, with the Met Office warning it may cause flooding and power cuts.
The torrential downpours are set to continue across Scotland with a warning in place up until midnight on Sunday.
Comment: On the same day a lightning strike killed 2 people in Odisha, India.