Two people including a woman were killed in a lightning strike in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj on Thursday morning.
The deceased were identified as Khairul Islam, 48, and Merina Begum, 37.
Officer-in-Charge of Shibganj Thana Chowdhury Jobaer Ahmad confirmed the news.
They were collecting mangoes during a storm at Akhina village under Chakkiti union of the upazila. The thunderbolt struck them, leaving them dead on the spot, he said.
Farms across France were hit by heavy hail and fierce storms over the weekend, the National Farmers' Union Federation (FNSEA) said on Monday, while their counterparts in Italy warned of the impact of drought on crop yields.
Hail, strong winds and torrential rain caused damage in nearly 65 departments of France, affecting wheat as well as fruit crops and vineyards, the FNSEA said in a statement.
"The damage is very significant, with some farms seeing 100% of their crop affected," the statement said.
The wheat harvest is approaching in France, the world's fourth-largest wheat exporter.
Comment: For months, world leaders have been warning of a looming global famine, and it would appear that unless unprecedented action is taken it's unlikely that the last two years (and more) of incompetence and corruption - exemplified by the lockdowns - can be rectified, and, indeed, mass starvation is up ahead:
Belgium was hit by thunderstorms and banks of heavy rain on Sunday, causing flash flooding that disrupted rail traffic, closed motorway exits, and led to the evacuation of a nursing home and affected festivals.
While the Brussels-Capital Region was spared from any damage, the flooding mainly occurred in the city of Landen in the Flemish Brabant province, where the rain caused the heaviest floods in 20 years.
The municipality's crisis unit was deployed but had difficulty reaching critical locations, Landen mayor Gino Debroux told VRT. "Our municipality has been very badly affected. The crisis unit has come together."
As a result, rail traffic between Landen and Ezemaal was disrupted from 14:30 until 19:00 and diverted via Hasselt. Delays of over an hour were reported, and replacement buses were deployed between Landen and Leuven. The international Thalys and Eurostar trains were also disrupted.
Richard Davies Floodlist Sun, 05 Jun 2022 10:48 UTC
Fierce thunderstorms, heavy rain and hail caused havoc across France from 03 June 2022. One person died in flood waters in Rouen.
The Ministry of Interior reported on 04 June 2022 that 65 departments across the country were affected by the severe weather. More than 3,500 interventions were carried out by firefighters. Damage to power infrastructure left thousands of homes without electricity. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said one person died in flood waters in Rouen. Across the country 15 people were injured, 2 of them seriously.
For the first time in over 20 years, Météo-France issued orange level alerts for 65 departments in the country. Many other departments were under yellow level alerts.
At least 3 people have died and thousands have been displaced after heavy rainfall caused flash flooding and damage in Cuba.
Cuba Civil Defence reported two fatalities in the province of Havana, as of 03 June 2022. Another fatality was reported in the province of Pinar del Río, where one person was also missing.
Cuba's Institute of Meteorology (INSMET) said that in a 30 hour period from 02 June to 03 June, Paso Real de San Diego in Pinar del Río province recorded 301 mm of rain. San Juan y Martinez, Pinar del Río Province recorded 279 mm; Playa Giron in Matanzas 193 mm; and Santiago de las Vegas in Havana 171 mm during the same period. Heavy rain will continue in the west and centre of the country on 04 June, INSMET said.
Richard Davies Floodlist Sat, 04 Jun 2022 11:01 UTC
Severe weather including strong winds, lightning and heavy rain has affected parts of Sri Lanka since 29 May 2022. As of 02 June, one person had died, over 600 were evacuated and 20,000 affected.
Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Center (DMC) reported one person died as a result of the severe weather in Rathnapura district, where a total of 3,426 people have been affected, 57 displaced and 74 homes damaged.
Other affected districts included Kegalle, Kandy, Kalutara, Gampaha (11,425 people affected), Colombo (7,023 people affected and 633 displaced) and Matara. A total of 22,338 people were affected, 690 displaced and 174 homes damaged.
In response to flooding in Ratnapura and Kalutara districts, the Sri Lanka Navy deployed 13 relief teams in flood-risk areas in from 01 June 2022, to provide relief to the flood victims and help with evacuations. More recently areas of Galle District have seen flooding, with Navy teams deplayed to Thawalama, Hiniduma, Nagoda and Mapalagama.
A strong storm with hail and wind also devastated the Croatian Zagorje on Thursday. The worst was in the villages along the border with Slovenia, where hail the size of a walnut fell. The mayor of Kumrovec described the stormy weather as a catastrophe and explained that huge amounts of hail on the roads in some places completely stopped traffic.
According to locals, the storm in the area of the villages of Kumrovec, Zagorska Sela and Klanjec was so severe that hail completely covered the yards of houses, streets and meadows in just a few minutes. It looked like it was snowing, they add.
Due to the huge amount of hail on the roads, traffic was completely stopped in some places. Mayor of Kumrovec Robert Šplajt he doesn't remember anything like that. "Disaster, disaster! Cars are stuck on the roads. I would go check the situation on the ground, but I can't go anywhere by car," he told the portal yesterday Zagorje international. In some areas, it also caused up to 70 centimeters of hail, which completely whitewashed the place.
Cattle breeders from mountain pastures of Issyk-Kul region are calculating the number of animals that died because of the blizzard.
As of the morning of June 3, 378 sheep and goats, 142 cattle, and 22 horses were killed, according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Counting the number of dead cattle continues.
Weather conditions in the mountain pastures of Issyk-Kul worsened May 30. Blizzard and avalanches hit the Karakol-Enilchek motor road, the height of snow cover in some sections reached over 1 meter. Volume of the avalanche was 80,000 cubic meters.
12 cattlemen with thousand of animals were trapped in pastures of Sary-Jaz valley due to heavy snow. Dozens of villagers tried to deliver the fodder to the animals, but they could not get there due to complicated traffic.
Locals are blaming governor of Issyk-Kul region Altynbek Sulaimanov for not cleaning up the roads.
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Good article. However, it isn't merely a case of one party vs the other. Someone above is still running the whole show.
Comment: For months, world leaders have been warning of a looming global famine, and it would appear that unless unprecedented action is taken it's unlikely that the last two years (and more) of incompetence and corruption - exemplified by the lockdowns - can be rectified, and, indeed, mass starvation is up ahead:
- Egypt's finance minister echoes warning of looming global famine where 'millions could die', intends to remove country's bread subsidies
- Wheat crops across the planet under threat from extreme weather, world output set to drop for first time
- 20+ million affected by African droughts
- Hailstones pile up as heavy storms hit Germany - up to half-a-metre high
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