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Ongoing rain in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul caused a ferry boat to capsize after hitting a bridge on the swollen Taquari river on May 2.Footage by Matheus Hinterholz shows the boat being carried away by the current and hitting the submerged bridge. The impact caused the vessel to capsize and get stuck against the bridge.As of early Friday evening, the death toll from catastrophic flooding in southern Brazil rose to 39, with 68 people still missing according to government officials. Credit: Matheus Hinterholz via Storyful
Countries in South and Southeast Asia have been coping with a weeks-long heatwave which has seen record temperatures sweep parts of the region. Pupils in the Philippines, India and Bangladesh have been told to stay at home and learn remotely due to a severe health risk. Schools in Cambodia have also cut back on their hours.
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STORY: Parts of the church and foundations of old structures from the old Pantabangan town resurfaced in recent weeks, following the prolonged lack of rain and the onset of the dry season, according to a statement by the National Irrigation Agency. The ruins of the old town resurface whenever the dam dries up due to prolonged hot weather conditions.According to the local government of Pantabangan, the old town was relocated in the 1970s when the dam was constructed. The dam serves as the main source of water and irrigation for Nueva Ecija and the surrounding provinces.
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STORY: From India, to Bangladesh and the Philippines... People, animals and crops are suffering under a sweltering heatwave.Climate experts attribute the excessive heat to climate change and the impact of a powerful El Niño in the western Pacific.Petch Manopawitr is a Thai conservation scientist: "The climate change model is already show that we are increasing the average temperature year after year. Right. So normally this year beats the year before. But because of the El Nino effect, that particular region hotter than normal."Here's how it's affecting everyday life. Residents of eastern India experienced their hottest April on record.Bharti Das, Resident: "We are struggling because of the heat. Despite our efforts to keep cool by pouring water on ourselves, and on the ground, nothing is working. We can feel steam rising from the ground."The country's weather department has predicted more heatwave days than normal between April and June.In the country's Kerala state, schools have closed... and elsewhere in India the dry spells have caused frequent forest fires.In neighboring Bangladesh, these Rohingya refugees are trying to keep cool in any way they can. Nurul Islam, Rohingya refugee: “This heat is unbearable. Especially in our tarp-made homes. During the daytime, it has been difficult to stay inside as the tarp soaks in the heat.”Schools have been closed and authorities are warning of forest fires, heat stroke and dehydration.Local government workers in Manila, Philippines rolled out a free mobile shower to help people through the heatwave.Ian Dimas, Valenzuela City Search and Rescue: "We are doing this program to help with the heat that our citizens are experiencing this dry season. Some people also experience water shortages and they cannot take a bath, so this program helps give free showers and alleviate the heat for this dry weather."Due to the heat and lack of rain... a receding dam here in the northern rice-producing province of Nueva Ecija has revealed the ruins of a centuries-old town.This farmer north of Manila says the rising temperatures have significantly affected his crops. Piling Payuyao, Farmer: "When the heat is very extreme we can't produce good quality fruits and vegetables, that is the effect of the heat. Farmers have to suffer a loss from low prices because of the poor quality.”The country has also suspended classes and warned people to take shelter and avoid prolonged exposure outdoors due to the possibility of heat stroke.Schools in Cambodia's capital started to cut classes by a couple of hours to make the day more bearable for students.Kry Sokheang, Student: “When the weather is so hot, it gives me a headache and I have difficulty staying to finish the class.”Experts worry about what it will mean for education and test scores.South of Phnom Penh at the Cambodian Wildlife Rescue Center, workers constructed a new water pond to keep their elephants cool. Try Siheng, Elephant keeper: “When I feel hot I think of my elephant too because animals here are in the enclosure not living in the wild. Animals living in the wild, they can run to find water but these animals here are in the enclosure so we must think of their needs of water.”Conservation scientist Manopawitr says the region's extreme heat is a bad sign of things to come.“Uninhabitable earth pattern is coming, you know, because we may not be familiar with that (the current heat). We think that we are fine with the hot weather, but now with the temperature, the heatwave, and the intensity of the long period of hot weather, I think we have to make sure that people know about the risk as well."
Lightning illuminated the night sky in Junction, Texas, on Friday, May 3, as a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the area.This footage was filmed by Chad Casey, who said he captured it in Junction on Friday evening.A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for parts of the state until Friday night.“Several rounds” of severe storms were expected across parts of the state through the weekend, local media reported. Credit: Chad Casey via Storyful