Rain and hail storm in Rozzano and Varese, Milan, Italy.
Natural disaster on July 8, 2021
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Rain and hail storm in Rozzano and Varese, Milan, Italy.
Natural disaster on July 8, 2021
Awesome strong scenes from the hailstorm that hit the city of Turino! Italy
An Emirates flight had to turn around shortly after take-off in Italy on Tuesday when a hailstorm damaged the plane.
Flight EK205 left Dubai for New York via Milan at 9.51am.
Minutes after take-off in northern Italy, a hailstorm forced the pilots to head back to Malpensa Airport as hailstones battered the aircraft.
No injuries were reported, Emirates said.
Saareõue OÜ farm, which breeds and raises Aberdeen Angus cattle, lost seven animals - a bull, three cows and three one-year-old heifers - overnight during a thunderstorm. The owners are convinced they were killed by a lightning strike.
The owners discovered the animals under a tree where they had been sheltering and described the scene as looking like a horror movie.
"You think that such things happen somewhere in South America or the Amazon, but you can't think that it could happen on your farm," said Maarja Baumann, owner of Saareõue OÜ, who said the situation could never be prevented as it cannot be predicted where lightning will strike.
The farm now quickly needs to find a new breeding bull but finding one which meets the required standard may be difficult, the newspaper reported.
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Dozens of residents were left stranded on roads and in their homes as torrential rain stalled cars and invaded their homes and rescuers in rafts sailed along the roads which turned to rivers to help those in need. Pictured: Rescuers in Bensalem, Bucks County
Dozens of residents were left stranded on roads and in their homes as torrential rain stalled cars and invaded their homes and rescuers in rafts sailed along the roads which turned to rivers to help those in need. Pictured: Rescuers in Bensalem, Bucks County
According to forecasters, Monday's storms dumped 6 to 10 inches of rain in just 3 to 4 hours, swelling the Delaware River in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and Burlington County, New Jersey.
"Widespread and life-threatening flash flooding is occurring. This is an extremely dangerous situation," the weather service's Monday afternoon warning said. "Do not venture out unless it is an emergency or to move to higher ground."
The torrential rain flooded neighborhoods throughout Bucks County. The areas greatest impacted by the storm received 6"-10" of rain in around 3-4 hours. According to the NWS, this is estimated to be a 100-Year Flood-- meaning each year there is about a 1% chance of seeing this much rain.
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Fallen trees and broken branches have buried and heavily damaged cars near Zurich.
Fallen trees and broken branches have buried and heavily damaged cars near Zurich.
Swiss police reported that a local airport hangar in the southern town of Magadino had partially collapsed due to strong winds and heavy rain overnight. No injuries have been reported, but several planes were damaged, the authorities said.
Meanwhile, trees were blown onto roads and rail tracks in Zurich, causing travel chaos for commuters.
Switzerland has also warned citizens that several rivers could burst their banks, while some Alpine passes were temporarily closed due to heavy snowfall.
More than 4 centimetres of rain fell on Zurich overnight and over 3.1 centimetres of rain fell in just 10 minutes on nearby Waldegg, according to broadcaster SRF.
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The Miaoli City Fire Department received reports that a man had been struck by lightening on a pathway atop the riverside levee bank opposite the National Miaoli Agricultural and Industrial Vocational High School at 6:25 pm.
Fire department paramedics found the 31-year-old man, named Liu, without vital signs, and with injuries consistent with that of a lightning strike. The concrete pathway where Liu lay was badly damaged, and one of Liu's sneakers had been blown off and was badly damaged.
Liu was bleeding from his ears, had abdominal bruising, and there were lacerations and a puncture wound to his right calf. Liu was rushed to hospital but was declared dead shortly after arrival.
Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds caused flooding, stopped public bus lines and forced tourist sites to close.
Beijing authorities have issued stay-at-home orders for everyone on Monday. And they are asking companies to let employees work from home.
Heavy rains have also caused problems in other Chinese cities. It is in Hebei province, which borders Beijing. Floods have submerged parts of the city, blocking roads and sewer pipes. More extreme weather conditions are expected in the coming days.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to pay his condolences to the families of the deceased.
41 people were killed in Uttar Pradesh itself, whereas 20 people got killed in Rajasthan.
As many as 7 people lost their lives in Madhya Pradesh. Apart from this, 10 people got injured in the incidents as well.
Comment: Update: Fox News reports:
Lightning strike in India kills 18 people taking selfies at 12th-century tower
Some victims leapt to the ground from 12th Century Amer Fort
A lightning strike killed 18 people taking storm selfies at the top of a 12-century watchtower in northern India Sunday, according to officials.
There were nearly 30 people at the Amer Fort, a popular tourist attraction near Jaipur, where the lightning strike occurred, BBC News reported.
An eyewitness told Reuters TV partner ANI that "many people died in front of our eyes.
"If people had gotten help and authorities had reached on time then [they would have been alive]," the eyewitness said. "We brought many people down. We rescued the people who were still alive, those who were still breathing and pulled some people out of the gorge."
Law enforcement sources said most of those at the tower during the lightning strike were young people.
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Comment: 5 days later a plane was damaged in another hailstorm over the same city.