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Italy: Summer storm brings thick layer of hail and flooding to north-east

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A hailstorm has hit the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy, turning the roads into wintery scene in August.

Footage showed roads blanketed by thick hail and areas covered in flood water in Reana del Rojale and Tarcento.


Comment: Also recently this August: German city sends in snowplows after severe summer hailstorm coats ground in a foot of ice


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Man dies after being struck by lightning at Florence Industrial Park, Alabama

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A man is dead after being struck by lightning in Florence Monday afternoon.

The Florence Police Department said the incident happened at 3155 Kendall Drive in the parking lot of the Florence Industrial Park. Police said the 28-year-old was a worker.

Florence Fire and EMS responded to the location.

Police said the man, whose name is being withheld while his family is notified, succumbed to injuries he received during the storm.

No additional details were immediately provided by authorities.


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Flash floods, landslides kill 8 in northern Vietnam

Floods have blocked many sections of Highway 32, which passes through Mu Cang Chai district.
© baoyenbaiFloods have blocked many sections of Highway 32, which passes through Mu Cang Chai district.
Flash floods and landslides have killed at least eight people across northern Vietnam, disaster officials said Monday.

After months of prolonged heatwaves and drought, heavy downpours that began at the beginning of August have damaged hundreds of homes and destroyed crops.

Eight people, including at least two children, were killed last week across the northern mountainous provinces of Yen Bai, Lai Chau, Son La and Thai Nguyen, the Hanoi-based disaster control authority said in an online report.



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At least 4 killed by flash floods in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar

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On Sunday, Mongolian National Emergency Management Agency reported that the death toll from the flash floods that struck the Mongolian capital on Saturday night has risen to four.

Tragically, the flood claimed the lives of a 10-month-old baby and a teenager in the Bayanzurkh district, one of the areas worst affected in Ulaanbaatar, as stated in the agency's official statement.


Comment: On the same day: Lightning strike kills 2 in western Mongolia


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Days of torrential rains and floods in Austria have left 1 person dead, officials say

Gnas in Austria: The water has flooded a residential area
© Gnas fire department / dpaGnas in Austria: The water flooded a residential area.
Torrential rains and heavy floods have ravaged southern Austria for the past three days, killing one person who was swept away by a quickly swelling river on Sunday, officials said.

After the person fell into the river, firefighters, divers and water rescuers immediately began rescue operations, according to the press department of the Carinthia province. But rescuers were only able to recover the dead body.

Austrian chancellor Karl Nehammer expressed condolences on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, saying that "our thoughts are with the relatives" of the person killed.

Since Friday, the southern Austrian provinces of Carinthia and Styria have been heavily affected by torrential rains, mudslides and rising rivers, with water surging into buildings. Several villages have been evacuated.


Comment: Related: Flash floods, landslides hit parts of Slovenia after month's amount of rain falls in a day - 3 dead


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Lightning strike kills 2 in western Mongolia

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Two girls aged 11 and 12 were killed and a boy aged 14 seriously injured due to lightning in western Mongolia, the country's National Emergency Management Agency said Sunday.

The incident happened in Tarialan soum (administrative subdivision) of Uvs province on Saturday evening, the emergency agency said, adding that the injured boy is now under treatment in a local hospital.

In the coming days, large parts of Mongolia, especially the central and eastern provinces, are expected to see torrential rains accompanied by lightning and thunder, the agency said, urging the public to take precautions.

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Flash flood emergency issued after 11-plus inches of summer rain in 24 hours in western Tennessee

The Tennessee Highway Patrol assisted the Obion County Sheriff's Office and Union City police with evacuations from areas affected by the historic flooding that hit the area Friday
The Tennessee Highway Patrol assisted the Obion County Sheriff's Office and Union City police with evacuations from areas affected by the historic flooding that hit the area Friday.

Strong thunderstorms are firing up across the Southeast, causing flooding emergencies as evacuations are underway from rising water. FOX Weather's Nicole Valdes is in Jackson, Tennessee, with the latest


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Middlebury, Vermont flooded as summer storm dumps month's worth of rain in just 3 hours

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Vermont's latest summer storm dumped a month's worth of rain in one community, leading to the rescue of three people from a car roof, and more rain was in the forecast Friday.

The highest rain totals were in Addison County, in the western part of the state, which had anywhere from 3 to 6 inches from the storm that moved through on Thursday, the National Weather Service in Burlington said.

The town of Middlebury received a month's worth of rain in three hours, meteorologist Marvin Boyd said.


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Heavy summer rainfall, wind and sandstorms batter parts of the UAE

Oud Metha the rain in Oud Metha.
© Angel TesoreroDust storm before the rain in Oud Metha.
Strong winds, rain showers and sandstorms battered parts of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday, with police and weather forecasters urging residents to remain cautious.

The National Center of Meteorology (NCMS) issued a warning at 12.36pm on Saturday to expect rough weather between 1pm and 8pm.

It predicted 45-kilometre hour winds across parts of the country, including Dubai and Al Ain.

Heavy rainfall and high winds were reported by residents in southeastern parts of Dubai on social media.

One social media user, posting on X, formerly known as Twitter, shared a video of heavy drizzle from his balcony, posting "summer rain in Dubai."


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German city sends in snowplows after severe summer hailstorm coats ground in a foot of ice

Emergency teams worked from 4pm local time until midnight to clear the ice
© Schulz/SDMGEmergency teams worked from 4pm local time until midnight to clear the ice
Snowplows were deployed in the southwestern German city of Reutlingen after a severe hailstorm coated parts of the city with up to 30 centimeters (12 inches) of ice, officials said Saturday.

A "localized storm with hail and heavy rain" swept over the downtown area on Friday afternoon, a city official told AFP news agency.

The fire brigade said it was called out more than 120 times due to respond to the sudden storm.

"The first operations were people locked in their cars unable to move due to hail on the ground or because the doors [on their vehicle] could no longer be opened," a spokesperson for the emergency response center said.