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Lightning strike kills nearly 40 livestock in Jammu Kashmir, India

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Nearly 40 sheep and goats were killed after lightning struck the Sangar Dhoke area near Soliyan in Poonch district of Jammu Kashmir late on Tuesday night, officials said on Wednesday.

According to officials, the lightning strike caused heavy losses to Khalid Hussain, a resident of Hadi Bari Baik from the Bakarwal community.

Authorities said an assessment of the damage is underway, and necessary cognisance of the incident has been taken.

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Lightning strikes kill 3 people including a child in Al-Beheira, Egypt

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Al-Beheira Governorate in northern Egypt witnessed tragic incidents yesterday, Monday, due to a wave of bad weather and heavy rainfall, resulting in the death of 3 citizens, including a child, and the injury of a woman, as well as causing the death of an animal.

The security authorities in Damanhur reported that farmer Anwar F. A (37 years old) arrived at the teaching hospital dead, while Hagar S. Sh (27 years old) suffered burns on her arm and thigh after being struck by lightning.

In Itay Al-Baroud Center, child Abdul Rahman A. S (11 years old) from the village of Al-Dahriya was killed after being struck by lightning while he was in a farmland, and the incident also led to the death of an animal.

Meanwhile, in Kafr El-Dawar, authorities received a report of the arrival of Ahmed F. S (23 years old) from the village of Sidi Ghazi dead, as a result of being struck by lightning.

Several Egyptian governorates experienced a state of instability in weather conditions, with varying intensities of rainfall, especially in the capital Cairo and coastal governorates overlooking the Mediterranean Sea such as Matrouh, Alexandria, Al-Beheira, Kafr El-Sheikh, Dakahlia, and Port Said, in addition to the northern governorates of Monufia, Gharbia, Sharqia, and some areas of Greater Cairo.

Bad weather also led to reduced visibility on highways due to fog.

The Egyptian Meteorological Authority warned of the continued chances of intermittent rainfall in the coming days, with expectations of the ongoing impact of the atmospheric depression on the country.

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Lightning strike kills 2 children in Uganda

The aftermath after lightning strike
The aftermath after lightning strike
Two children were struck and killed by lightning on Saturday evening in Alipan East village, Pajule sub-county, Pader district in northern Uganda.

The victims, Emily Amaro-rwot, aged 3, and Jacob Omara, aged 8, died instantly around 6 p.m. after lightning struck their grass-thatched house during a heavy downpour. Their mother, Dorcus Adokorach, 25, said she was outside at the time of the incident.

She said that the children had run into the house to take shelter from the rain just moments before tragedy struck. The lightning also ignited a fire that destroyed the family's modest belongings including four sacks of harvested maize, two sacks of beans, household clothing, cooking utensils, and Shs 500,000 she had earned from selling produce.

Adokorach, who is divorced, now faces the painful task of rebuilding her life from scratch. Pajule sub-county councillor Charles Komakech described the incident as tragic and warned that lightning strikes have become increasingly common in the area.

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15 people, mostly children, missing after floods in Papua, Indonesia

Residents of Dal District, Nduga Regency, are searching for relatives who were lost due to flooding that hit the Panpan River, causing 15 people to go missing, in Kenyam.
Residents of Dal District, Nduga Regency, are searching for relatives who were lost due to flooding that hit the Panpan River, causing 15 people to go missing, in Kenyam.
At least 15 people, mostly children, are missing and are likely to be dead after floods and landslides hit Indonesia's easternmost Papua region after torrential rain, a local official said on Monday.

Thirteen of the victims were children aged between eight and 17 years old, Alfredo Agustinus Rumbiak, the police chief of the remote Nduga region, told Reuters.

The children were heading home after playing volleyball and had attempted to cross a river when the floods happened, he said.

They initially took refuge on some big rocks, but the current was too strong and they were swept away. Also, some rocks fell and buried them, Rumbiak said.

Residents, police and military personnel, as well as the local disaster mitigation agency are continuing to search for the victims, Rumbiak said, but their efforts are being hampered by the difficult, mountainous terrain.


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Heavy rains cause flooding and damage in Barahona, Dominican Republic

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Barahona experienced severe flooding on Sunday as heavy rains turned streets into rivers, overflowed ravines, and caused landslides in the El Derrumbao area, leaving several resorts damaged by mud, water, and debris.

According to the National Meteorology Institute, the torrential downpours began early Sunday due to an upper-level trough combined with the passage of a tropical wave. In Villa Central—where a new maternal and child hospital is under construction—rainwater flowed more heavily than some rivers during storm season.

The most affected areas included Villa Central, El Derrumbao, Villa Mirian beach, the boardwalk, the city market, and the neighborhoods of La Playa and Villa Estela. The city government and Fire Department worked together to alleviate flooding on key streets. At the Lisandra Aponte School, a wall collapsed, prompting emergency teams to evacuate several families from high-risk zones.

Authorities noted that the soil in Barahona was already saturated from the recent rains brought by Hurricane Melissa, which had drenched parts of the Dominican Republic before moving toward Jamaica as a Category 5 storm.


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Record-breaking October snowfall of over 15 inches for Reykjavík, Iceland

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Reykjavik saw record-breaking snow this week as a snowstorm piled up more than 15 inches.

The Icelandic capital was transformed into a winter wonderland.


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26 dead, 25 missing as heavy rains trigger landslides, floods across Kenya (UPDATE)

Severe effects of the mudslides that have wreaked havoc on homes and farmlands across Elgeyo Marakwet
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At least 13 people have died and dozens have been displaced as heavy rains continue to pound several parts of the country, triggering landslides, flash floods, and widespread destruction.

In a statement on Saturday, the Ministry of Interior and National Administration said the ongoing October - November - December short rains have caused "tragic loss of life, injuries, and destruction of property" in multiple counties.

The worst-hit area is Machember Sub-location in Mukurtwo, where a massive landslide struck on Friday night following intense rainfall. "So far, 13 bodies have been retrieved, while search and rescue efforts continue under difficult conditions," the ministry said.

Nineteen survivors have been rescued, while several others are receiving treatment at Chesongoch Mission Hospital.


Comment: Update November 2

Anadolu Ajansı reports:
The death toll from a landslide in Kenya's Rift Valley has risen to 26, as rescue teams continue searching for dozens of people still reported missing following heavy rains, the country's interior minister said on Sunday.

Kipchumba Murkomen told reporters that 26 people have been found dead and 25 others are still missing.

The landslide occurred early Saturday in the Elgeyo Marakwet East region, which is in its rainy season and lies 320 kilometers (200 miles) northwest of the East African nation's capital, Nairobi.

Murkomen said on Saturday that preparations were underway to deliver more food and non-food relief to affected families, with military and police helicopters on standby to assist in transportation.

Authorities have appealed to residents in high-risk zones to heed evacuation warnings as rescue operations continue in Elgeyo Marakwet.

Recent heavy rainfall has caused flooding and landslides across several counties, displacing hundreds and damaging key infrastructure.



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Giant hail causes injuries and damage to cars, homes across south-east Queensland, Australia

The Potter family saw giant hail at their home in Pratten, west of Warwick.
The Potter family saw giant hail at their home in Pratten, west of Warwick.
Parts of south-east Queensland have been hit by giant hailstones, lightning and rain, with the region urged to remain alert for more storm activity throughout Saturday night and into Sunday morning.

Thousands of the region's residents will enter the night without power after severe storms moved through the area during Saturday afternoon.

Large hailstones of up to 9 centimetres caused damage to cars and homes in several towns after what the Bureau of Meteorology characterised as a "widespread thunderstorm outbreak" across the south-east.

Paramedics took a woman in her 30s from the Esk area, north-west of Brisbane, to hospital in a stable condition after she received head and neck injuries in the storm, while nine other people were assessed for hail-related injuries.

A man in his 20s, a woman in her 20s and another woman in her 30s were taken to hospital with minor injuries.


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6 dead in Telangana, India as Cyclone Montha triggers heavy rains and flooding

Greater Warangal city remains waterlogged for the second consecutive day
© ETV BharatGreater Warangal city remains waterlogged for the second consecutive day
At least six persons died in separate rain-related incidents after heavy rains lashed different parts of Telangana due to the impact of Cyclone 'Montha' on October 29, police and district officials said on Friday.

A husband and wife were washed away while trying to cross an overflowing stream on a two-wheeler in Siddipet district and their bodies were traced on Friday, police said.

In other incidents, a man died when a road-side tree uprooted and fell on him while riding a bike in Suryapet district and an elderly woman died in a wall collapse incident in Mahabubabad district. A man in his mid 60s, who was bed-ridden, died when flood water entered his house in Warangal, officials further said.

There were some more incidents wherein people went missing after getting swept away in floodwaters

Heavy rains on October 29 led to waterlogging of roads and inundation of low-lying areas at several places in Warangal, Hanamakonda, Mahabubabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Nalgonda and Siddipet districts.

PTI


Comment: Related: Cyclone Montha triggers landslides in Odisha, India


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2 dead after New York City flooding that submerged vehicles, flooded subways after record rainfall

A still from a video showing flooding in Brooklyn, New York, Oct. 30, 2025.
© Abigail Ekue PhotographyA still from a video showing flooding in Brooklyn, New York, Oct. 30, 2025.
At least two people died Thursday in flooded basements after record rainfall in parts of New York City that also deluged some streets and subway stations, according to police.

The New York Police Department confirmed the two deaths to ABC News.

ABC New York station WABC said a 39-year-old man was found unconscious and unresponsive in a flooded basement in Brooklyn. The FDNY Scuba Team recovered his body from the basement before he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

In a separate incident in Washington Heights, in northern Manhattan, police said the body of a 43-year-old man was found in a flooded boiler room, WABC reported.

Police are investigating both incidents.