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Volcano in Indonesia Erupts with Electric-Blue Lava at Night And It's Mesmerizing
News18   10 July 2020   Indonesia  
<p>An eerily beautiful volcanic eruption in Indonesia will you leave you mesmerized.<br />Kawah Ijen volcano in Indonesia erupted electric-blue fire, that trickles down the mountain slope at night attracting crowds of tourists and photographers.<br />A Paris-based ...
Japan floods kill at least 18 people after record-breaking rainfall
CNN   07 July 2020   Japan  
A rail line lies upturned after being submerged by floodwater when the nearby Kuma River burst its banks, on July 5 in Hitoyoshi, Japan.
<p>Tokyo (CNN)Rescue workers in Japan are beginning a desperate search for survivors after dozens were left dead or missing following widespread flash flooding triggered by record rainfall on the southern island of Kyushu.<br />Local authorities confirmed ...
Myanmar: At least 50 die in jade mine landslide
Aljazeera   02 July 2020   Myanmar   Kachin  
The incident took place in the jade-rich Hpakant area of Kachin state [Handout/Myanmar Fire Services Department]
<p>At least 50 people have died after a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, according to officials.<br />The incident took place early on Thursday in the jade-rich Hpakant area of Kachin state after a bout of heavy rainfall, the Myanmar Fire Services ...
Landslide in Norway Sweeps 8 Buildings Into the Sea
nytimes.com   05 June 2020   Norway   Alta  
Anders Bjordal/Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate
<p>The slide, which ran more than 2,000 feet along the shore and nearly 500 feet inland, was the largest the area had ever seen. A dog was carried out to sea but swam to safety.<br />A freak landslide in Norway has swept at least eight buildings into the sea, ...
At least 20 people killed in landslides in Assam’s Barak Valley
Hindustan Times   02 June 2020   India   Assam  
A landslide occurred at Karimganj leading to the death of at least six people in Assam on Tuesday. (ANI Photo)
<p>Twenty people were killed and several injured in a series of landslides in three districts of the Barak Valley region of Assam on Tuesday, officials said, even as the state is grappling with floods.<br />Officials said at least six people in Karimganj district, ...
Greece earthquake: Huge 6.2 magnitude quake rocks Mediterranean Sea - residents 'rattled'
Express   21 May 2020   Greece  
Greece earthquake: A 6.2 quake has rocked near Greece (Image: EMSC)
<p>The epicentre of the quake, about 240 km (149 miles) south-west of Greece's Methoni region, was at a depth of 10 km, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). EMSC said. EMSC tweeted: "M6.2 #earthquake (#&sigma;&epsilon;&iota;&sigma;&mu;ό&sigmaf;) ...
2 Dams Fail in Michigan, Forcing Thousands to Evacuate
The New York Times   20 May 2020   USA   Michigan  
A dam on Wixom Lake in Edenville, Mich., on Tuesday.Credit...Kaytie Boomer/The Bay City Times, via Associated Press
<p>Two dams in Michigan were breached on Tuesday after days of heavy rainfall, forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents and bringing what officials warned would be life-threatening flooding to homes and businesses.<br />The failures of the Edenville ...
VIDEO: Dawn earthquake rocks Rome
The Local IT   11 May 2020   Italy   Rome  
Rome was hit by a mild earthquake on Monday morning. Photo: Filippo Monteforte/AFP
<p>A mild earthquake shook Rome early on Monday but there were no immediate reports of damage, emergency services said.<br />Firefighters said they had received numerous inquiries from people after the tremor struck shortly after 5:00 am, estimated at 3.3 ...
Uzbekistan: 70,000 evacuated after dam wall collapses
aa.com   02 May 2020   Uzbekistan  
<p>Some 70,000 people have been evacuated from eastern Uzbekistan as hundreds of houses were submerged under waters from a collapsed dam, said government officials on Saturday.<br />Agricultural lands and some residential areas in the region were flooded, ...
Earthquake of 4.8 Magnitude Rocks Crete
Greek Reporter   11 April 2020   Greece   Crete  
<p>An earthquake of 4.8 magnitude on the Richter scale shook Crete at 13:22 on Saturday, while 13 minutes later a 3.5 magnitude aftershock followed in the same area.<br />The epicenter was reported to be below the sea floor at 8 km. east of Sitia.</p>