🆕 DIGEST July 19, 2024
🟣 A powerful magnitude 7.3 #earthquake hit 107 km (66 mi) away from Calama, Antofagasta, Chile, in the evening of Thursday, Jul 18, 2024 The quake had a moderate depth of 166 km (103 mi) and was felt over a large region.
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🟣 A very strong magnitude 6.0 #earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near Amukta Island island, USA, in the late afternoon of Thursday, Jul 18, 2024 at 6.13 pm local time (GMT -9). The quake had a shallow depth of 42 km (26 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.
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🟣 USA. July 18 Several counties in northern Arkansas were blindsided by intense flash #flooding yesterday morning, causing the evacuation of 86 people from a Yellville nursing home. Dozens more Marion County residents have been displaced from their homes. The National Weather Service estimated that over 10 inches of rain, possibly more, fell over a 24-hour period in some parts.
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🟣 Turkey. July 18. A large forest #fire broke out in Izmir, Turkey. Due to strong winds, the fire reached settlements. The smoke from the fire caused disruptions at Adnan Menderes Airport, affecting flight schedules. In many parts of Turkey, the temperature has reached 40 degrees Celsius in recent days.
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🟣 India. July 18. #flooding #landslide Heavy #rains continued to lash several parts of Kerala, especially the hilly areas of its northern districts on Thursday, disrupting the normal life there. Incidents of flooding, uprooting of trees and minor landslides have been reported from many parts of northern Kerala districts.
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🟣 Indonesia. July 18. #wind Northern Aceh Province. Due to strong winds, many buildings have been seriously damaged, including houses, stalls, and market tents. In several villages, trees fell onto house roofs.
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🟣 China. July 18. #flooding #rains China's National Disaster Reduction Commission on Thursday activated a Level-IV emergency response to flooding in the northwestern Shaanxi province. China's weather authorities on Thursday renewed a yellow alert, the third-most severe warning, for rainstorms in several regions in the country
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🟣 Yemen. July 17. #Floods and heavy #rains have struck the city of Al-Mukalla, Hadhramaut. Torrential rains in some areas have caused serious damage to infrastructure and property. In the mountains near the port of Mukalla, there is an increased risk of landslides. The floods have also submerged several areas, swept away dozens of vehicles, and cut off main roads.
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🟣 Russia. July 19 #eruption Ebeko #volcano (Paramushir Island, Kuril Islands): explosions go on. The explosive eruption at the volcano continues at moderate levels.
The volcano continues to produce minor, sometimes strong vulcanian-type eruptions accompanied by ash plumes with an average altitude of 15,000 ft (4,500 m) over the past week. The spewed ash has been spread about 3 km to the southeast-southwest of the volcano over the past few days.
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🟣 Italy. July 19 At least five people died in Italy over the weekend due to a #heatwave that brought record-high temperatures across the country. The extreme heatwave is driven by the African anticyclone Charon and is forecast to dominate the weather in the Mediterranean until around the end of July.
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🟣 July 19. #heat Spain sweated under its first official heatwave of the year, with temperatures expected to reach 40 degrees Celcius (104 Fahrenheit).
Italy put 14 cities under the highest level of alert, especially in the central and southern regions. The health ministry said it will further extend the red alert to 17 Italian cities on Friday, as the intense heat was forecast to continue until Sunday.
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