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At least 6 killed, over 20 injured as tornadoes batter Texas and Oklahoma

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At least six people have been killed after nearly two dozen tornadoes ripped through the south central region of the United states, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.

Three people were killed and some 20 injured by a fearsome tornado in , Texas located roughly 90 miles north of Houston. Two others were killed by another violent storm system in southern Oklahoma while another fatality occurred in Louisiana.

Comment: Mississippi was raked by three EF4 tornadoes within 40 Miles of each other in ONE week


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Mississippi was raked by three EF4 tornadoes within 40 Miles of each other in ONE week

A home in Hurricane Creek, Miss., that was demolished by a tornado
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A home in Hurricane Creek, Miss., that was demolished by a tornado Sunday night.
Sunday's EF4 tornado in southern Mississippi tore a path less than 40 miles from a pair of Easter Sunday EF4 tornadoes in the same area, making it the third violent tornado there in a week.

According to damage survey results released Monday evening by the National Weather Service office near Jackson, Mississippi, Sunday's tornado tore a 54-mile path through parts of five counties, from Walthall County to Perry County.

The tornado quickly intensified and earned an EF4 rating after the NWS examined what was left of a destroyed home in southern Marion County.


Comment: Devastating Easter tornadoes leave at least 33 dead across southern US


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Over 20 people dead or missing after floods in Luanda Province, Angola

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Over 20 people are dead or missing after severe weather in western Angola.

Angola news agency ANGOP reports that 11 people have died and 13 are missing after heavy rain and strong winds struck parts of Luanda Province early on 18 April, 2020.


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2 feet of spring snow in 3 days hits Lahaul, India

No trace of missing man as more avalanches hit Lahaul

No trace of missing man as more avalanches hit Lahaul
Even as the missing farmer of Bargul village of Lahaul, who was hit by an avalanche on April 13, remains untraced, the higher areas of Kullu and Lahaul have experienced more avalanches in the past few hours after the region received heavy snow.

Two days after Border Roads Organisation (BRO) cleared snow from Rahni nullah on Manali-Rohtang pass highway, a massive avalanche again blocked the highway on Sunday.

Another avalanche near Koksar had also blocked the highway. Border Roads Organisation officials said work is on to clear the debris. Rohtang Pass has received over 60cm of snow in the last three days.


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Flash floods swamp New Caledonia after nearly 8 inches of rain in 6 hours

Floods in New Caledonia, April 2020.
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Floods in New Caledonia, April 2020.
Bridges and roads were submerged after torrential rain caused flooding in parts of New Caledonia, 19 to 20 April, 2020. Some areas recorded almost 200mm of rain in just 6 hours.

Authorities declared "a dangerous meteorological event", referred to as an ORSEC EMD, for several communes including Hienghène, Poindimie, Houailou, Canala and Thio.

The heavy rain also triggered several landslides. Flooded or blocked roads left some communities isolated. Power supply was interrupted in some areas. Almost 200 mm of rain fell in just 6 hours in Hienghène.


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Huge hail lashes parts of Queensland, Australia amid severe thunderstorm with 180,000 lightning strikes

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Parts of Queensland has been hit by severe storms this afternoon, with giant hail lashing the Capricornia region.

A warning was issued for parts of the Central Coast, Whitsundays, Central Highlands and Coalfield districts, including Rockhampton, Gladstone and Yeppoon, the Bureau of Meteorology said.

Weatherzone said over 180,000 lightning strikes were recorded within a 100km radius of Rockhampton, with over 5000 ground strikes.


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Cape Breton in Nova Scotia, Canada hit by spring blizzard - foot of snow dumped

Sunday morning in Sydney looked more like February than the middle of April, as residents woke up to roughly 30 centimetres of snow, being blown about by howling winds.

Sunday morning in Sydney looked more like February than the middle of April, as residents woke up to roughly 30 centimetres of snow, being blown about by howling winds.
Cape Breton is just beginning to dig out from a mid-spring blizzard that walloped the region, giving people all the more reason to stay home.

Sunday morning in Sydney looked more like February than the middle of April, as residents woke up to roughly 30 centimetres of snow, being blown about by howling winds.

"I don't even know what to think," says Joseph Rudderham. "I figured we were all done with this, and I started parking trucks up, but now, I've got to bring them out again."


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Lightning strikes kill at least 9, injure 13 across Bangladesh

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Most of the deceased were working in their fields at the time

At least nine people including two children were killed and 13 others injured in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona, and Habiganj on Saturday.

In Sylhet, a father and son were killed and 10 others injured while harvesting paddy and being hit by lightning on Saturday in Kalaruka haor of Sadar upazila.

The deceased were Shomser Ali, 58, and his son Saiful, 12.

Sylhet Metropolitan police's Additional Deputy Commissioner Jedan Al Musa confirmed the matter.

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Lightning bolt kills 3 women in Kalasa, India

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Three women labourers died when lightning struck them at Balehole Hithlumakki in Kalasa.

The deceased are Jyothi (28), Madamma (62) and Mari (27).

All three hail from Pappireddipatti in Dharmapuri of Tamil Nadu.

The mishap occurred when they were collecting firewood in an estate belonging to Gajendra Hebbar.

They had come for work in the estate five months ago.

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Spring storm brings heavy snowfall to Colorado with 30 inches dumped on Jamestown

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Move over March, April is the new leader when it comes to big snows in Fort Collins.

The city officially recorded 12.2 inches of snow Thursday at the Colorado State University station, which nudged April past March in the number of 12-inch or larger snows.

Historically, April now has 14, one more than March, according to the Colorado Climate Center. April already has the most 16-plus and 20-plus snows in the city.

The 12.2 inches makes it our snowiest day of the season, surpassing the 11.6 inches that fell Nov. 26.