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Landslides in Malaysia's Sabah cut power to almost 250,000 people, at least 13 dead (UPDATE)

Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post
Mon, 15 Sep 2025 11:45 UTC
Volunteers deliver food and water to stranded Penampang residents after landslides and heavy rain cut off roads.
Volunteers deliver food and water to stranded Penampang residents after landslides and heavy rain cut off roads.
Nearly a quarter of a million people were left without electricity over the weekend in Malaysia's Sabah state after torrential rain triggered landslides that killed at least one person and took out a transmission tower that cut power across a large area.

Footage shared widely on social media showed the tower leaning precariously after it was hit by a landslide in the district of Penampang on the state's west coast on Saturday evening.

The incident cut power supply to six districts in Sabah's east coast, including the town of Sandakan, over 300km (186 miles) away.

State power company Sabah Electricity said power had been gradually restored in some parts of the affected areas on Sunday, but other parts of the state on Malaysia in northern Borneo remained without energy on Monday.

Malaysia has been struggling to deal with extreme weather events in recent years, as the climate crisis worsens droughts and rains, decimating crops and damaging homes and public infrastructure.


Comment: Bernama reports:
Landslide tragedy claims seven lives in Kolombong, Sabah

The final two victims of a deadly landslide in Kampung Cenderakasih, Kolombong, were found this afternoon, bringing the death toll to seven, including four children.

The landslide, which struck around 9.15am today, buried a house and killed seven people.

Kota Kinabalu police chief Assistant Commissioner Kasim Muda said the final two victims, a 24-year-old woman and her nine-year-old child, were located in the afternoon, following an earlier report by the Sabah Fire and Rescue Department that five bodies had been recovered.

The victims comprised three boys and one girl, aged between two and nine, along with two women and one man aged between 25 and 50.
Update September 16

News.az reports:
At least 13 people, among them seven children, have lost their lives in a series of landslides across Sabah, Malaysia, as relentless heavy rains lash the state's western coast.

The devastating storms are the deadliest to strike the region in nearly three decades, leaving communities reeling and emergency services struggling to respond, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.

Nearly 90 incidents of landslides, flash flooding and road collapses have been reported over the past week, according to state authorities, as residents brace for worse to come after the Malaysian Meteorological Department issued a fresh storm warning on Tuesday.

The death toll is the highest from a single weather event in Sabah since the 1996 floods that killed over 200 people and swept away dozens of houses along the riverbanks in the state's Keningau district, when tropical storm Greg struck.


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Rare September tornado outbreak slams North Dakota

Jesse Ferrell
AccuWeather
Tue, 16 Sep 2025 20:04 UTC
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There were more tornado reports yesterday in North Dakota than there have been in Septembers over the last 30 years.

More tornadoes touched down in North Dakota on Sunday than the state had seen in any September over the past three decades, combined. The outbreak began near Mobridge, South Dakota, where storms flipped an SUV towing a trailer and knocked down power lines. From there, the system tracked north into North Dakota, passing east of Bismarck and Minot, with many of the twisters documented by storm chasers.

A total of 20 tornado reports were received by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center in the Dakotas, with 18 in North Dakota. Since 1995, only 15 tornadoes had been reported in the month of September in the state, which typically has the most tornadoes in June.

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Landslide after days of continuous rain kills 6 in Agusan del Sur, Philippines

Chris V. Panganiban
mindanews.com
Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:06 UTC
A bridge in the remote Mahayahay village in San Luis, Agusan del Sur is nearly covered by debris in this photo from a netizen’s Facebook post.
A bridge in the remote Mahayahay village in San Luis, Agusan del Sur is nearly covered by debris in this photo from a netizen’s Facebook post.
Rescuers have recovered two bodies after a landslide buried six people near a girder bridge at Kilometer 31 in the remote village of Mahayahay, San Luis town on Sunday evening, September 14.

Barangay chairperson Sergio Manlomate told radio reporter Ranelo "Boy" Abad of government-run DXGP 89.7 FM that the landslide was triggered after a driver of a "Saddam" truck tried to pull out a fallen tree blocking the road to the bridge, inadvertently loosening massive rocks and mud from the mountainside.

A "Saddam" truck is a colloquial term for an old 6 x 6 military truck used to carry workers of logging companies that operated in the 1980s in the hinterlands of San Luis.

A joint retrieval team composed of local police, Army soldiers, and personnel from the Municipal isaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) recovered the remains of a boy identified as John Paul Abunda, and Junard Gonzales, a truck driver.

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Three homes destroyed by large tornado in southeastern Utah


FOX 13 News
Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:04 UTC
Tornado spotted near Blanding
© Gil ScottTornado spotted near Blanding
A tornado swept through San Juan County in southeastern Utah on Saturday afternoon, destroying multiple homes and triggering an official Tornado Warning.

Videos shared with FOX 13 News showed what appeared to be a large tornado south of Blanding in the Cahone Mesa area.

Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren said there were around 15-20 homes in the area, then later gave an update that three were destroyed. However, he said no injuries have been reported.

Nygren said the American Red Cross is helping anyone who needs emergency shelter, and there are 25 - 30 cots available at the Montezuma Creek Elementary School. He added that the local Chapter House is helping displaced residents to find hotel accommodations.

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Sudden severe hailstorm hits Beijing, China


bastillepost.com
Sun, 14 Sep 2025 11:39 UTC
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A sudden hailstorm caught people off guard in Beijing on Saturday evening.

Heavy rain and lightning were also reported across multiple districts, with Damozhuang Village in Mentougou District recording the highest precipitation at 31.1 millimeters.

The municipal government has issued a yellow alert for lightning, and several districts such as Dongcheng, Xicheng, Haidian, and Chaoyang have issued yellow alerts for hailstorms.

Weather authorities forecast that a scattered thunderstorm will move across the capital from west to east, with brief downpours and high winds expected in some areas.

China uses a four-tier, color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe level, followed by orange, yellow, and blue.

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Canada: Southern Manitoba communities flooded by as much as 103 mm (4 inches) of rain in just 4 hours

Darren Bernhardt
CBC News
Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:38 UTC
People walk near stranded cars at the flooded intersection of McKenzie Avenue and Brandt Street in Steinbach around 1 a.m. Friday.
© Christopher Gareau/CBCPeople walk near stranded cars at the flooded intersection of McKenzie Avenue and Brandt Street in Steinbach around 1 a.m. Friday.
Streets, basements and businesses were flooded after a torrential rainstorm hammered the southern Manitoba city of Steinbach on Thursday night.

Vehicles were left stranded in sudden lakes as the city was hit with 103 millimetres of rain in just four hours and 135 mm by the time it stopped, according to Environment Canada.

That's the equivalent of two months' worth of rain for that city, 40 kilometres southeast of Winnipeg.

La Broquerie (10 km east of Steinbach) and Niverville (20 km south of Winnipeg) also reported well over 100 mm.

"It was pouring like you can't believe," said Steinbach Coun. Bill Hiebert. "I had a call at 3 a.m. from a resident saying he had three feet of water in his basement."

It was worse for the Steinbach and Area Animal Rescue building, which took in almost two metres of water, vice-president Graham Pollock said.

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3 killed, 1 critical after being struck by lightning in Odisha, India

Subadh Nayak
kalingatv.com
Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:07 UTC
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At least three persons including a woman were killed while another woman sustained critical burn injuries after being struck by lightning in Odisha's Rayagada district on Friday.

One Sambari Pidika and her elder sister Pande Pidika along with two others were reportedly working in a cotton field in Bishnuguda village under Rayagada block today.

While they were working, it rained heavily in the area as predicted by the Bhubaneswar-based regional meteorological department. The heavy rainfall was accompanied by lightning strikes.

Unfortunately, all the four persons were struck by a lightning due to which Sambari died on the spot while Pande and the other two persons were rushed to the local hospital for treatment. However, doctors declared the two persons dead on arrival while Pande is still undergoing treatment at the hospital and her condition is stated to be critical.

Meanwhile, police initiated the process for their postmortem and handover the bodies to the family members of the deceased persons.

A pall of gloom descended on the village following the tragic incident and the local resident demanded compensation for the kin of the deceased persons as they were the bread earning members of the family.
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Heavy rains, flooding shuts schools, disrupts transport in Henan, China - 6.4 inches of rainfall in 24 hours

huaxia
Xinhua
Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:36 UTC
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Schools in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou were closed on Thursday as heavy rains swept across Henan Province, prompting red alerts and transport disruptions, local authorities said.

Non-boarding primary and secondary schools and kindergartens in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan, suspended classes on Thursday after the city launched its flood control emergency response. Residents were advised to avoid non-essential travel.

As of Thursday morning, rains and waterlogging had forced dozens of highway toll stations in Henan to close or impose vehicle restrictions, transport authorities said.

From Wednesday morning to Thursday morning, heavy rains swept much of Henan -- with downpours in parts of Xuchang, Zhoukou, Luohe and Nanyang. A total of 47 rainstorm and thunderstorm warnings were in effect, including red alerts in the city of Xuchang and Taikang and Fugou counties.

Xuchang recorded 163.8 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours to 8 a.m. Thursday, the highest in the country, according to the National Meteorological Center.

Provincial transport authorities have dispatched more than 10,000 personnel for flood control and rescue efforts.

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Dramatic moment lightning hits tree and starts fire in Wisconsin


MSN
Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:20 UTC
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A bolt of lightning struck a tree on a property in north-central Wisconsin on Tuesday, September 9, sending bits of bark and other debris flying through the air and setting the tree on fire. Security camera footage captured by Mike Smith shows the dramatic scene on Smith's property in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, on Tuesday.

A loud explosion could be heard as the lightning hits the tree, causing tree bark and debris to scatter across the property. Smith said he was not on the property at the time and received a text from a neighbor saying his tree was on fire. Later footage shows Smith's neighbors using lake water to put out the fire at the base of the tree.

Smith said that the fire department extinguished the fire that was further up the tree. "We had a freak bolt of lightning destroy one of our pine trees," Smith wrote on Facebook. "Thanks to our great neighbors for putting out the fire and helping me with communication with emergency services. Sad for our tree..."

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Heavy rains batter Italy, triggering floods, travel disruptions


Daily Finland
Thu, 11 Sep 2025 20:01 UTC
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Heavy rainfall has swept across Italy in the past 24 hours, triggering floods, landslides and transport disruptions, with northern and central regions among the worst affected, reported Xinhua.

The severe weather followed a 24-hour nationwide warning issued by the Italian Civil Protection Department for thunderstorms, hail and strong winds. The agency also placed five regions under an orange alert, the second-highest level for hydrogeological risk. The alert covered parts of Lombardy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Tuscany, as well as the entire regions of Lazio and Umbria. Southern areas, including Palermo and Trapani in Sicily, faced lower risk levels but remained on alert for flooding and related hazards.

On Elba Island off the coast of Tuscany, a violent thunderstorm inundated the main town of Portoferraio on Tuesday, temporarily isolating around 200 residents, local authorities said. Although floodwaters began to recede late Wednesday, Mayor Tiziano Nocentini urged residents to stay indoors and warned of possible new storms overnight. He noted that it was the fourth extreme weather event to hit the island in less than six months.

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