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Lightning strike kills 4, injures 2 in Odisha, India

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At least four persons including a woman were killed and two others injured when lightning struck them in Odisha's Nuapada district on Sunday, police said.

The incident took place when six people engaged in house construction work at Mallikamunda village in the district were struck by lightning.

They were immediately rushed to the nearby government hospital, where four were declared brought dead, police said.

The two injured persons were under treatment at the government hospital at Komna, they added.

Source: PTI

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Damage as tornado hits Foshan, Guangdong, China

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A tornado hit Foshan, Guangdong, China on June 18th 2022.

The tornado lasted for around 1 minute, causing damage in Nanhai District.

Electrical cables were pulled down, causing power outages.

The tornado caused fires, with emergency services working to contain blazes.


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Lightning strikes kill 9 in Bangladesh

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At least 9 people were killed and four others injured after lightning struck in Mymensingh and Sirajganj today (June 17, 2022).

In Mymensingh, six persons were killed in separate lightning incidents in Mymensingh's Nandail and Sadar upazilas, reports our local correspondent quoting Mizanur Rahman Akanda, officer-in-charge of Nandail Police Station.

The deceased were Sawon Mia (8), Swadhin Mia (10), and Abu Sayeed (12), Abu Bakkar (40), Jahangir Hossain (30) and Abu Sayeed (30). Of them, three were madrasa students and three farmers.

The three madrasa students were killed when they were hit by lightning while playing football at a field at Pongkarhati village in Nandail around 1:10 pm, said OC Mizanur.

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Explosions as tornado hits Guangzhou, China

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A strong tornado hit Guangzhou in Guangdong, China on June 16th 2022.

Trees were pulled down, blocking roads and damaging vehicles. Buildings were damaged as strong winds hit.

Thousands of homes were left without power as the tornado damaged electricity cables, causing explosions.

The tornado follows a period of heatwaves and record rainfall in the region which has caused widespread flooding, displacing a number of citizens.


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Rainbow ski field in New Zealand to open early after 6 days of 'extraordinary' snow - 2 meters deep, drifts of 3 meters

The Rainbow Ski Area team has been working “non-stop” to get the mountain ready for the season, with plans to open two weeks early.
The Rainbow Ski Area team has been working “non-stop” to get the mountain ready for the season, with plans to open two weeks early.
The team at Rainbow was gearing up to start making snow this week. Instead, they've been digging through 3-metre snow drifts to get to the groomer.

Rainbow Ski Area mountain manager Thomas Harry said the snow over the past week could set them up for the season.

"It's extraordinary for this time of year ... We are stoked."

The team was now aiming to open next Friday for the Matariki public holiday - two weeks earlier than expected.

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Czech village hit by severe summer hailstorm - looking like winter after leaving thick layer of hail

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Powerful storms in Olešnice in the Blansko region have left the town looking like winter. The streets were covered with hail, making many of the streets unnavigable.

Firefighters worked until late at night dealing with the aftermath of the storm, which according to meteorologists was possibly a dangerous supercell. Other regions are also dealing with the aftermath of the storm.

This is not the first time that a freak storm has wrought havoc in Olešnice. Twenty years ago, another severe storm brought heavy rainfall and flash floods, leaving two dead.


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Severe hailstorm damages crops and cars in the Apennines, Italy

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Yesterday afternoon there was one of the largest and strongest hailstorms in the upper Modena Apennines, from Frignano (from Serramazzoni to Lama Mocogno, from Fiumalbo to Pievepelago) to the entire Dragone Valley (Frassinoro, Montefiorino and Palagano).

In the evening, the regional network detected 70 mm of precipitation on the Cimone (which remained 'whitened' above 1500 meters above sea level), 40 on the Polle, and from 25 to 30 mm in the downstream municipalities.

Impressive the size of some hail up to about ten centimeters immortalized at Dogana di Fiumalbo, Palagano, Serramazzoni and La Verna di Montefiorino.

In Pievepelago there were no grains of exceptional size as elsewhere, but here the accumulations in the town have reached 20 centimeters in height, bringing a mid-winter landscape.


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Lightning strike kills dozens of livestock in Kyrgyzstan

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Lightning struck 30 small cattle in a high-altitude pasture in the Toktogul district of Jalal-Abad region, Head of the Jalal-Abad regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Abdulnasir Zakirov said.

The accident happened on the night of June 14-15 at Ak-Tash pasture.

Cattle breeder Rustom Tagaikulov sustained damage in the form of 30 sheep and goats.

No human casualties or injuries were reported.

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Tornado filmed in Lanžhot, Czech Republic

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Lanžhot (German: Landshut) is a town in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,600 inhabitants. It is the southernmost Moravian town.


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Severe hailstorm batters Bucharest, Romania - Traffic jams, fallen trees, flooded streets and subway station

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The storm with torrential rain, strong wind and medium hail disrupted traffic in Bucharest and delayed or even forced the diversion of flights that were to land at Henri Coanda International Airport in Otopeni.

Several trams were blocked from the intersection of Timișoara Boulevard with Brașov Street to Ghencea. People got off the trams and walked.

,Due to the unfavorable weather conditions, on Cal.13 Septembrie / Drumul Sării,, Bd. Mărășești, Bd. Timișoara, Str. In Brasov, STB vehicles are blocked due to water accumulations.

On Str. Delea Nouă, part of the trolleybuses of lines 70, 79, blocked due to a fallen tree on the network.