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Dozens wounded as lightning strikes pro-Bolsonaro rally in Brasilia
9+ hour, 49+ min ago (97+ words) According to the city's fire department on Sunday, at least 89 people received medical attention, and 47 were taken to hospitals, including eight in a serious condition. Former President Jair Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt....
Landslides in Nepal kill 11 as officials warn of more severe rainfall
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (312+ words) Six people in the same family were killed when a landslide crushed their home while they slept early Sunday, and five people in a neighboring village were killed in a separate landslide, according to Illam District's assistant administrative officer Bholanath…...
Flash floods in Indonesia leave at least 11 dead and 13 missing
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (382+ words) Torrential rains beginning Monday caused flooding and landslides in East Nusa Tenggara province and on the tourist island of Bali. Three members of a family were found dead after their house was swept away and five people were missing Wednesday…...
Strong winds and rain in Hong Kong as Tropical Storm Tapah passes nearby
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (135+ words) Hong Kong received heavy rain and wind Monday as Tropical Storm Tapah also affected nearby mainland China. China's hub of Guangdong province near Hong Kong halted some train and ferry services ahead of the storm, according to state media. Hong…...
A landslide buries buildings in outside Guinea's capital, killing 11 and injuring 10
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (157+ words) The landslide occurred Wednesday night in Maneah, a rural commune in the Coyah Prefecture located 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the capital Conakry, according to a statement by the National Agency for Emergency Management. "Last night, it was around 7 p.m. It was raining,…...
July was Earth's third-warmest on record, EU scientists say
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (352+ words) Despite a slightly lower global average temperature, the scientists said extremes " including heat and deadly floods " persisted in July. "Two years after the hottest July on record, the recent streak of global temperature records is over " for now. But this…...
Heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan kill 54 people in 24 hours
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (274+ words) Heavy monsoon rains killed at least 54 people in eastern Pakistan in 24 hours, bringing the total rain-related deaths in the country to 178 over the past three weeks, officials said Thursday. Rainfall has triggered flash floods and inundated several villages as the…...
Flash flooding kills 3 in West Virginia, rescue teams searching for missing people
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (391+ words) Flash flooding caused by torrential rains killed three people in northern West Virginia and rescue crews were searching for missing people Sunday, while authorities were assessing damage to roads, bridges, natural gas lines and other infrastructure. Officials said 2.5 to 4 inches…...
Join scientists as they drive into hailstorms to study the costly weather extreme
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (525+ words) Scientists in two hail-dimpled vehicles with special mesh protecting the windshields are driving straight into the heart of the storms, an area known as the "shaft" where the hail pelting is the most intense. It's a first-of-its-kind icy twist on…...
Officials say at least 2 people are dead and 8 are missing after stone quarry collapse in Indonesia
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (214+ words) A natural stones quarry in Indonesia's West Java province collapsed on several people who were working inside on Friday, killing at least two people and leaving several workers missing, officials said. At least 10 people were trapped in the rubble when…...