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    There is also massive flooding



    Lots more pictures; http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...und-today.html


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    I just found out about flood in UK and I haven't heard
    about it on the news before. It looks very serious.

    Maybe TOT UK members can tell more about it ?

    Like Spiral says, more pictures on http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...d-warning.html

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    Crazy Huge Sinkhole Swallows Entire Block!


    Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cihaiPhq_Q


    Published on 7 Jan 2014

    This is one Monster Sinkhole! This thing took out multiple houses,buildings and streets!

    This Event took place in the area North of Rio in Brazil on 1/7/14

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    Just a small glimpse of extreme weather in 2013.


    Warning: This video may be too intense and dramatic for some viewers to handle. Viewer discretion is advised!

    Extreme weather events for 2013 here on this video. 2013 was one of the more extreme years on record with the biggest storms, the biggest tornados the most fireballs the biggest floods and the list goes on.


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    Floods hit South Philippines; 20 Dead, 13 missing, thousands displaced.



    January 14, 2014 – PHILIPPINES – Two days of heavy rains set off floods and landslides in the southeastern Philippines, leaving at least 20 people dead, 13 missing and thousands displaced, officials said Monday. Most of the dead and missing came from floods and landslides that hit Compostella Valley and Davao Oriental provinces, said Maj. Reynaldo Balido, spokesman for the disaster-response agency. A landslide Monday damaged five houses in Cagdianao municipality in Dinagat Island, off the northeastern coast of the main southern island of Mindanao, killing six residents including two boys aged 2 and 14, said police officer Elbert Ompoc. Another man drowned in Agusan del Sur province’s Prosperidad Township, on Mindanao, and seven others were missing, according to the civil defense regional bureau. The flooding, triggered by rains from a low pressure area, has affected 132,000 people from 10 provinces. Liza Mazo, a regional disaster-response official, said some 10,000 people fled to safer grounds in four provinces and an island. The same area was hit by a typhoon in December 2012, leaving nearly 2,000 people dead and missing and causing massive destruction. Government weather forecaster Gener Quitlong said rains may persist until Tuesday or Wednesday over central provinces, including those hit by Typhoon Haiyan, which killed more than 6,100 people and left nearly 1,800 others missing on Nov. 8. –ABC News

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    The sea froze so fast that it killed thousands of fish instantly


    January 14, 2014 – NORWAY - Norwegian public radio (Google-translated) reports on the instant dead of thousands of fish in a bay in the island of Lovund, Norway. An air temperature of -7.8 C (17.96 F) combined with a strong east wind froze the sea water instantly, trapping and killing the fish you can see in this fishapocalyptic image: The dog owner says that he has never seen such a phenomenon. NRK claims that the herrings were chased by cormorants into the bay when the deadly freezing happened. Aril Slotte—the head of pelagic fish department at Norway’s Institute of Marine Research—says it is not uncommon for herring to get very near the shore when chased by predators, sometimes getting trapped by the low tide in areas like this bay. –Sploid

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    M6.2 - 34km SSE of Palmerston North, New Zealand 2014-01-20 02:52:45 UTC

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    40.634°S 175.776°E depth=28.0km (17.4mi)
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    34km (21mi) SSE of Palmerston North, New Zealand
    37km (23mi) NNE of Masterton, New Zealand
    42km (26mi) E of Levin, New Zealand
    71km (44mi) ENE of Paraparaumu, New Zealand
    111km (69mi) NE of Wellington, New Zealand

    http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquak...00m4i4#summary

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    30,000 displaced by deadly floods in Indonesian capital



    More than 30,000 Indonesians have fled their homes in the capital due to flooding that has left five dead, officials said Sunday, with people using rubber dinghies and wading through waist-deep water to reach safer ground. Many parts of Jakarta were under murky, brown water after days of torrential rain produced the city’s first significant floods of the months-long rainy season. Buildings in some parts of the sprawling capital, which has a population of more than 10 million and is regularly afflicted by floods, were half submerged, with roads unpassable in many areas. “Yesterday the water was knee deep in my house,” Yulian Candra, who lives in west Jakarta, told news website Detik. “There has also been a power cut for the past two days.” The number of those forced to leave their homes jumped from less than 5,000 on Saturday to more than 30,000 on Sunday after heavy rain deluged Jakarta overnight. People waded through the floods clutching their belongings. Others used boats to make their way to evacuation centers, which are mainly housed in mosques in the Muslim-majority country, but also in government buildings and tents erected on the roadside. Some motorcyclists, cyclists and cars ventured out despite the weather, spraying up water as they drove along roads where the floods were not yet too high. The flooding was widespread across Jakarta, with the highest number of displaced in the south and west of the city and floodwaters reaching up to three meters (10 feet) in some places. Five people have so far been killed in the past week due to flooding, disaster agency official Tri Budiarto said, adding that those killed had either died by drowning or being electrocuted.

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    State of emergency declared after 6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Greek Island

    January 27, 2014 – GREECE – Schools were ordered closed and a state of emergency was declared on the Greek island of Kefalonia on Monday after an earthquake damaged homes and injured at least seven people. Hundreds of the island’s residents slept in their cars after a magnitude 5.8 temblor struck near the town of Lixouri on the western Greek island on Sunday, and was followed by dozens of aftershocks as powerful as magnitude 5.2, according to the Institute of Geodynamics in Athens. Seismologists noted it was too soon to tell whether the Sunday temblor, which the U.S. Geological Survey listed as having a 6.1 magnitude, was the main earthquake or whether a stronger one might strike in the following days. “We need 48 hours to say with 99 percent certainty that this was the main quake,” Thanassis Ganas, head of research at the Athens Geodynamic Institute, said on Skai television. He added, however, that the aftermath of Sunday’s temblor appeared to be developing smoothly, and that the multiple aftershocks were normal and expected.

    Kefalonia and nearby Zakinthos and Ithaki were devastated by massive earthquakes in 1953, when a 7.2 magnitude quake struck three days after a 6.4 temblor, leveling nearly all the buildings on the islands, killing hundreds of people and injuring thousands. Buildings constructed in the area since then have been constructed to strict anti-seismic specifications. Ganas said the quakes on Sunday and Monday were not created by the same fault as those of 1953. Local officials said two ferries were on the way to the island Monday to provide accommodation for residents whose homes were damaged. “There is damage but thankfully the island withstood” the quake, said Interior Minister Yannis Mihelakis, who arrived on the island shortly after the quake to review damage. Rockslides left some roads on the island shut and many homes and stores have suffered cracks and broken windows. Earthquakes are common throughout Greece, but the vast majority are small and cause no injuries or damage. –ABC

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    Wrath and fury of Sinabung turns regions of Indonesia into wasteland


    Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDJ4hmw9i6I



    Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDJ4hmw9i6I


    January 28, 2014 – INDONESIA – This stunning time lapse footage shows the eruption of Mount Sinabung on Sumatra Island, northwest Indonesia in recent weeks. While the images may look impressive, the active volcano has cause havoc in the region with over 25,000 people evacuated from the danger area since the active flows began last September and authorities raised the alert status to the highest level in November. The volcano, which became active in 2010 having lain dormant since the 15th century, has erupted hundreds of times since the latest activity began, sending volcanic debris as high as 4,000m into the air. This video shows the devastation wrought on a nearby village by the tons of ash descending from the air.

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    Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22jR1faWOOA


    Published on Jan 28, 2014

    2014 has stated with a bang, literally! With a surge of loud booms being heard and felt throughout much of north America. But then again, didn't the last few years start like this? This video includes strange and extreme weather events for most of the month of January and it's not looking good for a few heavily populated areas.

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    Giant rock smashes through building in Italy

    Pretty incredible escape ! (Although the big boulder already there might have been a clue not to build there)


    Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW1ojwuzZb0


    Published on Jan 29, 2014

    A family in northern Italy have a lucky escape after four thousand cubic metres of rock were sent hurtling down a cliff face and crashing through their farmyard

    A 300-year-old stone barn was flattened and farm vehicles and machinery destroyed when several giant boulders hurtled down a hillside in northern Italy last week.

    Footage filmed from a radio controlled quadcopter shows the aftermath of the incident in Tramin, South Tyrol.
    The path of the giant rocks through the surrounding vinyard can be clearly seen, as well as the ruins of the barn.

    Indredibly, one of the enormous rocks came to a stop just a couple of feet from the main house and no-one was injured in the incident
    Herbert Trebo, the owner of the farm, told local journalists the rockfall, which happened shortly after 8pm on January 21, "sounded as if a train had thundered through the living room."
    The family has been evacuated while authorities decide how to remove the rocks.

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    6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes off western Greece, hits island of Cephalonia - 2nd big quake in a week.

    February 3, 2014 – GREECE – A strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake rattled the island of Cephalonia in western Greece early on Monday, the second tremor of this scale to hit the region in just over a week. Τhere were no immediate reports of casualties. The tremor measured 5.7 in magnitude and struck at 0308 GMT, according to the Athens Geodynamic Institute. The United States Geological Survey said the magnitude was 6.1. Last week, a quake measuring 5.8 rocked the island, sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes and damaging some buildings. “All evidence shows that this was the strongest quake to follow the main one, which struck last week,” a senior official at the institute told Greek Skai TV. –Reuters

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    Severe weather in Cornwall continues to cause havoc in Cornwall, many coastal properties are damaged, schools are closed and everything seems paralyzed there. I hope our friends TOTers John Parslow and Tribe are save and well. If you can tell us some first hand information would be nice, it looks really scary there from the MSM pictures.

    Storm batters Cornwall.

    Two severe flood warnings, meaning an imminent danger to life, have been issued for communities on the Somerset Levels.

    The highest level of alert was issued by the Environment Agency for the A361, between East Lyng and Burrowbridge and the second for Saltmoor and North Moor.

    Residents of Fordgate, North Moor and Moorland are being advised to leave their homes as the River Tone spilled into Currymoor reservoir.

    The council said up to 150 properties could be affected....

    High tide at Porthleven brought waves crashing voer the sea wall and four boats belonging to local fishermen are reported to have sunk under the deluge.

    At Plymouth, police have closed Plymouth Hoe due to safety concerns.

    Meanwhile some structures near the waterside are said to have collapsed.

    Witnesses have likened the scene of destruction to a war zone.

    Debris is strewn on the road and at least one business premises is said to have been destroyed by the elements.

    As dawn broke, parts of the Westcountry woke up to scenes of devastation after a powerful storm ripped through the region.

    Travel is widely disrupted across Devon and Cornwall in the aftermath of a battering by powerful winds and rain.

    Dozens of trees are reported as having been felled in the region, making some roads impassable.

    The King Harry Ferry in Cornwall will begin sailing at 10.40am.

    The Torpoint Ferry is now operating with all three boats.

    The Tamar Bridge has been closed to high sided vehicles and motorbikes.

    The Saltash tunnel has now reopened after a closure forced by debris.

    http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/...ail/story.html

    http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/...ce-at-dawlish/



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    It is suspected that this severe weather has been engineered in compliance with the agenda 21 plans.
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    hi , yes , it has been the worst storm in all my years! all 21 of them ha ha ...we have lost our rail link to england and in my town we have lost a road into the adjacent village as it is now a lake and the walkways into town via the prom have collapesed into the sea. we thought we wouldnt see any worse damage but now we know we have worse to come . it is hard to sleep as the winds and rain batter our town . we are stocked up with candles and food . the electric went off for hours the day before yesterday and we have been told this will happen again , may of the surrounding villages have had trees fall and powerlines taken out completely , is going to cost a fortune to repair the damage and we are sad to see our beloved peirs washed into the sea never to be seen again.

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