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Lightning bolt kills 3 children and 7 goats in Uttar Pradesh, India

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Three children were killed on Sunday after being struck by lightning in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Chitrakoot district, police said.

The incident took place in Chilimal village when the children had gone to the jungle to graze their goats, they said.

Superintendent of Police Ankit Mittal said the children, Nanbabu Nishad (12), Gudda Nishad (13) and Radha Devi (8) were struck by lightning around 2 pm.

A man, identified as Dharmendra alias Suraj, got injured while seven goats also died in the incident, the SP said.

Mittal said the bodies of the deceased have been sent for post-mortem.

Source: PTI

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Lightning bolt kills 3 in Uttar Pradesh, India

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A 20-year-old man and two boys were killed after being struck by lightning in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district on Saturday afternoon, police said

Shiv Pujan Pal, Kamlesh Pal (12) and Vinod Pal (8) were grazing their cattle in the jungle when the incident took place, Circle Officer (CO) Siyaram said

All the three suffered serious burns and were rushed to government hospital where they died during treatment, the CO said, adding the bodies have been sent for post-mortem.

Source: PTI

Comment: On the same day strikes caused the death of 2 individuals in West Bengal while
another was also fatally hit in Pakistan.


Cloud Precipitation

Death toll from rains, floods in Pakistan reaches 310

People wade through a flooded road during monsoon rain in Karachi, Pakistan.
© ReutersPeople wade through a flooded road during monsoon rain in Karachi, Pakistan.
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Saturday updated data of human and financial losses caused by the rains and floods during the recent monsoon season, raising the death toll to more than 300, including over 100 children.

The NDMA said the countrywide death toll stood at 310 - 135 men, 107 children and 70 women. The report said that Sindh was worst affected province with 136 fatalities, followed by 116 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 16 in Punjab, 21 in Balochistan, 12 in Azad Kashmir and 11 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

The NDMA said that 239 people - 6 women and 142 men and 41 children - were injured in the rain-related incidents, while 78,521 houses were destroyed and another 139,102 were damaged. Rains also damaged 13 roads, 10 bridges, 3 hotels, 3 shops, 5 mosques and 7 powerhouses.


Windsock

Turkish capital Ankara hit by freak sandstorm

A rare sandstorm engulfed Polatlı and Haymana districts in the capital Ankara on Sept. 12 which left six people wounded.
A rare sandstorm engulfed Polatlı and Haymana districts in the capital Ankara on Sept. 12 which left six people wounded.
A sandstorm hit the Turkish capital Ankara on Saturday, affecting daily life in the city.

According to initial reports, six people were mildly injured after being hit by "flying objects," Vasip Sahin, the governor of the capital, said on Twitter.

"There is no immediate report of loss of life or property for now," he said.

The sandstorm first hit Polatli district of the capital and then engulfed the entire city.

Mursel Yildizkaya, mayor of Polatli, said the entire district was covered with a cloud of dust and small-scale fires broke out due to lightning strikes, but the fires were put out.


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Flash floods destroy homes in Liuzhou, China

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China's Guangxi & Liuzhou floods, 11 September, 2020.


Comment: More footage:




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Flooding after heavy downpour in Mangaluru, India

Houses inundated by floodwater in Jeppu Kutpadi
Houses inundated by floodwater in Jeppu Kutpadi in Mangaluru.
The India Metrological Department (IMD) issued red warning for heavy rainfall in parts of Karnataka on September 11.

Downpour led to flood-like situation in Mangaluru.

Fire department and emergency services carried out rescue operation in the area.


Snowflake

Storms, deep snow hinder 3 Greenland expeditions

All three Greenland teams faced storms this week.
© Matthieu TordeurAll three Greenland teams faced storms this week.
Despite unfavorable conditions, the three Greenland expeditions are progressing across the Inland Ice.

Norwegian sisters Aase and Hanne Seeberg are performing strongly on their east-to-west traverse. After 22 days, they are due to arrive at DYE II, an old radar station about three-quarters of the way along their 600km route.

"They have found deep snow but have skied a regular 20km every day," reports expedition liaison Lars Ebbeson. "They cleared the Summit [the apex of the Ice Sheet] before the last storm on the east side, so have been able to progress over the last few days."

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This seems very 2020: Watch as smoke from US forest fires gets sucked into Pacific storm

A swath of wildfire smoke is getting pulled into an offshore storm
© GOES-17/NOAAA swath of wildfire smoke is getting pulled into an offshore storm
We've got another one for your 2020 list...

I'm going to file this under "I've never seen this in my career, but I probably should have expected it this year" as some of this thick smoke from the historic fires burning in Oregon and California is now getting sucked right into a Pacific storm.

Watch:


Arrow Down

Around 50 feared dead in DR Congo gold mine collapse after heavy rains flood nearby river

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About 50 people are feared dead after a gold mine collapsed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo following torrential rain, local authorities said Saturday.

The accident in the makeshift mine occurred on Friday in the town of Kamituga, in South Kivu province.

Provincial governor Theo Ngwabidje Kasi deplored "the tragic deaths of 50 people, most of them young".

However, Kamituga mayor Alexandre Bundya said "we are not yet sure of the exact number" of victims. A local resident who was at the scene, Jean Nondo, told AFP that "according to witnesses, there are more than 50 dead. There is only one survivor."

He said a river close to the mine had flooded after torrential rain.


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Huge waterspout filmed over Dalian Bay, China

Footage released by China's Dalian Meteorology Bureau shows a waterspout looming over East Harbour Business District at 2pm on Friday. Another waterspout was spotted in the morning
Footage released by China's Dalian Meteorology Bureau shows a waterspout looming over East Harbour Business District at 2pm on Friday. Another waterspout was spotted in the morning
Two waterspouts descended on a coastal city in eastern China today, leaving the locals stunned.

Footage released by the meteorological authority of Dalian shows one of them looming over a business district in the afternoon.

The spectacle occurred at around 2pm near the East Harbour Business District, according to Dalian Meteorology Bureau.