A leopard mauled eleven people in Prakash Nagar, India, yesterday as villagers fought back with “knives, stones and batons.” Finally, the jungle cat was shot with a tranquilizer by forest guards and later died of its wounds.
This is a home in Vicksburg, Mississippi, surrounded by an earthen levee, holding back — for now — the waters of the Mississippi River, which is expected to crest tomorrow. (Photo: Getty Images via the Daily Mail)
An unexpected side-effect of the flooding in parts of Pakistan has been that millions of spiders climbed up into the trees to escape the rising flood waters. Because of the scale of the flooding and the fact that the water has taken so long to recede, many trees have become cocooned in spiders webs. As a result, the mosquito population seems to have decreased, a small blessing likely caused by these webs.
Tokyo Electric Power Company Managing Director Akio Komiri weeps as Japanese officials finally admit that radiation leak is serious enough to kill people.
Kamaishi A tsunami more than 13 feet high struck Kamaishi and Miyako at 3:21 pm local time.
Ofunato A tsunami more than 10 feet high was observed at Ofunato Port. More than 300 houses were washed away in Ofunato city.
Kesennuma NHK television showed footage of a huge fire sweeping across Kesennuma, a city of more than 70,000 people. Whole blocks appear to be ablaze. Television footage also showed a large ship being swept away and ramming directly into a breakwater.
Ishinomaki A tsunami over 10 feet high was observed in Ishinomaki city and television footage showed homes being washed away.
Sendai In Sendai, the closest major city to the epicenter, the government put the official death toll at more than 300. Some 70,000 people evacuated to shelters, according to Kyodo News.
Soma At 3:50 pm on Friday, a tsunami surging higher than 24 feet struck Soma Port. Many oceanside houses were underwater.
Oarai A 14-foot tsunami hit Oarai Port at about 4:52 pm on Friday.
Tokyo Power has been cut to four million homes in and around Tokyo and several fires were seen blazing across the city. Downtown buildings shook violently during the quake.
Ichihara A large fire erupted at the Cosmo oil refinery and burned out of control with 100-foot high flames.
Japan: Planes and vehicles sit among the debris after they were swept away by the wave at Sendai airport. (Photo: Kyodo News / AP via the New York Times)
President Barack Obama practices passing a football with Prime Minister Julia Gillard of Australia in the Oval Office, March 7, 2011. Under Australian Football League rules, a player must hold the ball in front of them and punch it with a clenched fist in order to conduct a legal pass to another player. “Well that just seems silly,” said President Obama. “Tell me about it,” replied P.M. Gillard. (Photo: Pete Souza / The White House)
