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3 waterspouts seen over north Auckland, New Zealand

A waterspout surprised Whangaparaoa residents
© Margay Property ManagementA waterspout surprised Whangaparaoa residents
A procession of waterspouts in north Auckland has wowed and alarmed residents.

Sir Peter Blake Marine Education & Recreation Centre operations manager Chris Robertson said staff spotted three waterspouts from their Long Bay centre.

Two were on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula coast and one headed towards Long Bay, he said.

Waterspouts get their energy from the sea but don't typically come ashore, MetService meteorologist Georgina Griffiths said.

Because Whangaparaoa is a thin strip of land they will come close to the coast. But they'll dissipate as soon as they come to shore."

"Most of their energy is in that nice warm water underneath."



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Lightning strike casualties on the rise in Nepal: At least 553 killed in 5 years

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- 28 deaths, 60 injuries in a month - At least 553 killed in five years

In recent years, lightning has emerged as one of the deadliest natural disasters with 28 deaths and 60 injuries recorded from April 13 to May 31 in this year alone.

According to Nepal Disaster Report 2015 released by the Ministry of Home Affairs, it may be due to climate change or increasing population.

If the 8,979 deaths and 23,302 injuries caused by the devastating 7.6 magnitude earthquake of April 25, 2015 and its subsequent aftershocks are excluded from the data of the last five years (2068-2072 BS) ,casualties from lightning outdo all other types of natural disasters.

A five-year figure maintained by the National Emergency Operation Centre under the MoHA shows that as many as 553 persons were killed and 1,132 other injured by lightning strikes during the period.

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Lightning bolt kills 3 and injures another 3 in Bhubaneswar, India

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In a tragic incident three persons were killed and as many sustained injuries after lightning struck at the Labanagiri hill at Panchagaon on outskirts of the Capital City on Wednesday.

Fire Services personnel shifted the injured persons to Capital Hospital. There condition is stated to be critical. The incident occurred at around 4.10 pm when the six persons were engaged in construction of a thatched house at Jagannath Mutt on the footsteps of Labanagiri hill.

As a thunderstorm accompanied by downpour started at 4 pm the people took shelter in the half completed hut. Few minutes later they were struck by a bolt of lightning in which the hut was charred. A rescue team rushed to the spot from Kalpana Fire Station and shifted the injured to hospital.

The deceased have been identified as Ram Patra, Santia Harichandan and Tutu Ojha. Till last reports came in, the injured - Saroj Samantara, Santia Behera and Mitu Sahu are undergoing treatment.

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Lightning strikes kill four in Noakhali and Barisal, Bangladesh

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Four people, including three members of a family, were killed in separate lightning strikes in Noakhali and Barisal districts on Tuesday, reports news agency UNB.

In Noakhali, three members of a family were killed as a thunderbolt struck them at Gucchhagram in Companyganj upazila in the afternoon.

Locals said Shahidul Islam, 35, along with his wife Parveen Akter Laizu, 25 and son Antar, 2, was going to his in-laws' house at Musapur riding a motorcycle.

On the way, when they took shelter in a cowshed due to heavy rainfall a thunderbolt struck them around 1:00pm, leaving the trio dead on the spot.

In Barisal, farmer Abu Akand, 45, received injuries as lightning hit him when he was working in the field around 11:00am.

Later, he was whisked off to Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital where physicians declared him dead.

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Severe storms and flash floods causes havoc in Milan, Italy

Flooded Milan
Flooded Milan
Flash floods wreaked havoc in Milan on Monday morning after a violent storm caused 90 litres of water to fall per each square metre of ground in just three hours.

Immediately after the storm began at around 10am some 200 calls were made to emergency services from citizens struggling to cope with the huge volume of rainwater, Ansa reported.

No casualties were recorded during the storm but emergency services were forced into action when more rain fell in a matter of hours than it had throughout the whole of May.

As drains and gutters overflowed, the accident and emergency room of Milan's Policlinico hospital needed to be evacuated.

Staff and students at Pascoloi secondary school were also forced to leave the building after the lashing rain started coming through the roof.


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Update: Lightning fatalities increase to six in Gazipur and Jhenaidah, Bangladesh

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The casualties occurred during thunderstorms on Monday, police said.

Three men died on the spot in Gazipur's Kaliganj Upazila after being struck by lightning. Another man died in Sreepur Upazila.

A woman and a 12-year old boy were also killed on the spot after being hit by lightning at Jhenaidah's Maheshpur Upazila.

Between May 12 and 13, 81 people died in lightning strikes in 26 districts across Bangladesh during a spell of thunderstorms, according to the disaster management ministry.

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Lightning bolt kills 2 and injures 5 in Moheshpur, India

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Two persons including a woman died and three others sustain thunder strike in Moheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah on Monday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Prashanta Das, 13, of Nasti village and Shukurjan Bibi, 35, of Nalpatua village of same upazila.

Thunder strike sustained Shanta, Maina Khatun and another of Nalpatua village were sent to Jessore medical college hospital in a critical state, said the locals.

Shukur Ali, an uncle of Shukurjan Bibi and Premakumar Das, relative of Prashanta Das confirmed the matter.

Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Moheshpur Ashafur rahman when contacted said, he was informed about the thunder bolt strike, but he could not provide detail about the incident immediately.

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Awesome localized rainfall filmed in Grozny, Chechen Republic

rain cloud over Grozny, Chechen Republic
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Look at this awesome local rain in Grozny, Chechen Republic, Russia captured on video on May 30, 2016. This is sure going to go viral in the next few hours. It is just too mind-blowing.

And here the impressive video by Instagram User yusupov_095_:


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Caught on camera: Massive bolt of lightning strikes plane during wild storm at China airport

The bolt of lightning makes the plane, which was parked at the airport, flash a vivid purple
The bolt of lightning makes the plane, which was parked at the airport, flash a vivid purple
This is the spine-tingling moment a plane gets hit by lightning at an airport in China.

Footage shows the airliner light up as it is struck at Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport during a wild storm on Monday.

The bolt of lightning makes the plane, which was parked at the airport, and the wheels flash a vivid purple.

The six-second clip appears to have been taken from CCTV footage.

Southern Airlines authorities told CCTVNEWS that the plane was hit as it was preparing for an overhaul at the airport. There were no passengers or crew members on the plane.


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Lightning bolt kills herd of 42 sheep in Andhra Pradesh, India

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A herd of 42 sheep was killed due to lightning at Kedaripuram village under Kambirinougam Panchayat in Kanchili Mandal on Sunday.

According to reports, while three shepherds grazing the sheep in fields, it started raining suddenly with heavy gales and thunderbolts.

When lightning struck them, they died. On information, villagers rushed to spot and informed the police and revenue officials.