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Heavy rain leaves 8 dead, homes destroyed by floods and landslides in Rwanda


Floodlist
Sun, 03 May 2020 18:35 UTC
Floods in Rwanda after heavy rainfall from 01 May 2020.
© MINEMA
Floods in Rwanda after heavy rainfall from 01 May 2020.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations (MINEMA) in Rwanda reports that heavy rain fell across the country from 01 May causing severe damages.

As of 03 May 8 people had died, 5 were injured, more than 100 houses had collapsed and roads were closed.

According to Meteo Rwanda, more heavy rain is expected in Kigali city, Northern Province and Rubavu, Nyabihu, Rutsiro, Ngororero, Muhanga and Ruhango districts over the next 7 days, increasing the risk of further floods and landslides. MINEMA urged people to take necessary precautions.

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Cell towers collapse during storm in Pune, India

PUNEKARider
YouTube
Fri, 01 May 2020 14:30 UTC
cell towers
Mobile tower falls down in Pune from top of a building in Mangalwar Peth. Heavy rains affects in Pune

Today wind speed was :- 16-20 Kmph

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Multiple tornadoes filmed in Puebla, Mexico

Infotainment
YouTube
Sat, 02 May 2020 19:10 UTC
tornadoes
Multiple tornadoes appear in San Nicolas Buenos Aires, Puebla, Mexico. May 1st 2020.

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Cloud Precipitation

Severe hailstorm hits Shahrood, Iran

Tetova News
YouTube
Mon, 27 Apr 2020 18:59 UTC
Severe Hail Storm

Severe hailstorm hits Shahrood (شاهرود , Shahrud), Iran - 26 April 2020

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Hailstorm wreaks havoc on fruit crops across north Kashmir

Reyaz Rashid
Kashmir Images
Sat, 02 May 2020 18:30 UTC
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Following rains and stormy winds, hailstorm hits different parts of frontier Uri sector in north Kashmir's Baramulla district inflicting large-scale damage to fruits industry by hammering down blossoming apple orchards, cherry crop, vegetable fields and other fruits.

The fruit industry suffered another jolt as the speedy hailstorm lashed horticulture rich areas of Boniyar and Uri and badly damaged fruit orchards in leaving the farmer community high and dry.

"Hammering relentlessly for about 10 to 15 minutes in many areas, the hailstorm left about a layer of white icy stones on the ground. Blossoming fruit orchards and vegetables suffered extensive damage due to the hailstorm," said an orchardist Irshad Ahmad of Uri.

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Parts of Australia have coldest start to May EVER as icy front from Antarctica hits - bringing blizzards, heavy snow - up to 40 inches recorded

Shive Prema
Daily Mail
Fri, 01 May 2020 18:15 UTC
Snow blankets a road in Mount Buller in Victoria with footprints seen on the path. Blizzard conditions are expected across all of the state’s Alpine region, bringing up to 50cm of snow by the weekend

Snow blankets a road in Mount Buller in Victoria with footprints seen on the path. Blizzard conditions are expected across all of the state’s Alpine region, bringing up to 50cm of snow by the weekend
Parts of Australia will shiver through the coldest-ever start to May with temperatures below zero as an icy front originating from Antarctica sweeps the country.

People in New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, ACT, South Australia and even Queensland woke up to chilly temperatures on Friday morning - and it's set to get even colder over the next week.

'At the moment, we have a very cold outbreak across the south east from well south of the country from the Antarctic,' the Bureau of Meteorology's Dean Narramore said.

'It's one of those cases where all of the ingredients are coming together for a very cold outbreak.

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Scientists report terrifying ice lumps that could be the largest hailstones recorded

Tessa Koumoundouros
Science Alert
Thu, 30 Apr 2020 18:54 UTC
One of the hailstones from the storm in Argentina.
© Victoria Druetta
One of the hailstones from the storm in Argentina.
The hailstone is so massive it even stunned meteorologists.

"It's incredible," said meteorologist Matthew Kumjian from Penn State University in the US. "This is the extreme upper end of what you'd expect from hail."

The hefty ice lump smashed down from a supercell thunderstorm in Argentina two years ago, in the heavily populated town Villa Carlos Paz. In a recently published study, Kumjian and colleagues have concluded the hailstone is possibly the largest ever recorded - estimated to be up to 23.7 centimetres (over 9 inches).

However, as its dimensions were only gleaned from video evidence (below, 11 seconds in), and not direct measurements, they can't conclusively say it's the largest to be recorded.

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Cloud Precipitation

Hailstones, the size of tennis balls, wreck havoc in Chhattisgarh, India

Shashi Sharma
International Business Times
Thu, 30 Apr 2020 18:38 UTC
Several houses have been destroyed by the hailstorm in Chhattisgarh's Pendra-Marwahi district.

Several houses have been destroyed by the hailstorm in Chhattisgarh's Pendra-Marwahi district.
Massive rains, accompanied by hailstorm wreaked havoc on the residents of Chhattisgarh's Pendra-Marwahi district last week. Tennis ball-sized hailstones landed everywhere, resulting in loss of property and damage to the crops. Videos and photos of big hailstones made the rounds on social media. People shared pictures of cars and sheds damaged in the hailstorm.

Even though the rain brought relief to the people, many people living in mud houses and huts had to face difficulties due to the hailstorm. A white layer of hailstones started appearing everywhere. Pictures shared on Twitter showed a car was badly damaged and a shed destroyed by the hailstones.

"A hailstorm in #Chhattisgarh - just look at the size of the hailstones and the damage it has caused! This was a couple of days in the Pendra area of the state!" a Twitter user Ananth Rupanagudi wrote on Twitter along with pictures of the hailstones and the damage caused by them.

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Cloud Lightning

Stunning forked lightning envelops entire Oklahoma sky as US states battered by bizarre weather


RT
Thu, 30 Apr 2020 17:00 UTC
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© Public domain/ Torsten Dettlaff/ file photo
A severe thunderstorm has served up an extraordinary sight in the skies above Oklahoma, with exceptional eyewitness footage showing lightning enveloping the entire countryside.

A barrage of thunderstorms blasted through Oklahoma bringing heavy hail, the threat of tornadoes and flooding, and even left extraordinary orange clouds in its wake.

The highlight of the wild weather was caught on camera by storm chaser Jake Heitman, who shared the amazing natural light show on Twitter.

The sky has a striking orange hue as the lightning rips through the atmosphere and unleashes ferocious peals of thunder.

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Cloud Precipitation

Heavy rains, hailstorm damage over 250,000 ha of crops in Haryana, India

Sampad Nandy
cogencis.com
Wed, 29 Apr 2020 12:40 UTC
Image for Representation

Image for Representation
Heavy showers, hailstorm, and lightning during the weekend have damaged major standing rabi crops, including wheat, spread over 250,000 ha in Haryana, a senior official with the state's farm department said.

"A basic report has shown that wheat, mustard, chana, and barley have been damaged. Most of these crops were ready to be harvested," the official said.

Of the total 2.49 mln ha under wheat in the 2019-20 (Jul-Jun) rabi season, standing crop on 200,000 ha has been affected due to untimely rains, he said, adding, at many places, crop lodging in wheat has also been reported.

In the state, around 55-60% of the total sown wheat has been harvested, according to the farm ministry.
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