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At least two people are believe to have died as extreme weather conditions and storms swept across the eastern United States.

Thousands of flights across the US had to be cancelled while the Associated Press reports 1.1 million homes were left without power. The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for the greater D.C. area, lasting throughout the day.

A special Weather Service statement warned, “There is a significant threat for damaging and locally destructive hurricane-force winds, along with the potential for large hail and tornadoes, even strong tornadoes.”

The storms spread from 10 states with tornado warnings issued from Tennessee to New York. It is thought more than 29.5 million people were covered by the warnings.

A special Weather Service statement warned, “There is a significant threat for damaging and locally destructive hurricane-force winds, along with the potential for large hail and tornadoes, even strong tornadoes.”

A 15-year-old boy in Anderson, South Caroline, was killed when a tree was struck by the storm. Anderson County Coroner’s Office said the boy was getting out a car at his grandparent’s house.

Meanwhile in Florence, Alabama, a 28-year-old was struck by lightning and died.

Flights were also disrupted across the States. At 6pm EST, there had been 6,000 flights cancelled or delayed, with Atlanta, Philadelphia, Charlotte, JFK and Newark all affected.

The Federal Aviation Administration was attempting to re-route some flights around the storm. While the White House moved President Joe Biden‘s departure on a four-day trip that’s taking him to Arizona, New Mexico and Utah forward by 90 minutes.

“This does look to be one of the most impactful severe weather events across the Mid-Atlantic that we have had in some time,” National Weather Service meteorologist Chris Strong said in a Facebook live briefing.

Strong advised residents: “Have yourself in a strong shelter. Be at home or be at work.”

By early Monday there had been 1.1 million homes without power across Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia and Virginia. Trees and power lines were reportedly down across a number of states.

Over the weekend there were around 280 severe storm reports, says the Daily Mail. And while the east has been battered by storms, the southern states – ranging from Florida to California – are expected to see dangerous levels of heat.

The National Weather Service, said: “‘Numerous record high temperatures and record high morning minimum temperatures are likely over the next few days with no end in sight going into the later part of this week.”

Heat warnings have been in place across the southern parts of the US for a number of weeks now. The weather service said they will “likely remain in effect ‘for the foreseeable future as there is no relief in sight to the heat for the remainder of the week across these areas.”



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India Pakistan Ceasefire Live Updates: PM Narendra Modi To Address Country At 8 PM

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India Pakistan Ceasefire LIVE Updates: All military bases and systems continue to remain fully operational and are ready to undertake any mission if the need arises, India said on Monday.



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The Indian Armed Forces released satellite images showing damage from Operation Sindoor targeting terror sites in Pakistan and PoK. India conducted 24 missile strikes in response to a terror attack, hitting significant targets and killing 100 terrorists.

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The Indian Armed Forces have shared satellite images that reveal visual evidence of the destruction caused by Operation Sindoor at terror sites across Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). The visuals show before-and-after comparisons of two prominent targets: Muridke and Bhawalpur, as well as India’s retaliatory strikes on Pakistan’s air defence radars and airfields.

India’s calibrated military response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack targeted terror infrastructure across Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) – which were home to operational centres for Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), and Hizbul Mujahideen. In an overnight attack last week, the Indian Armed Forces carried out the missile strikes on nine terrorist facilities – four in Pakistan (Bhawalpur, Muridke, Sarjal, and Mehmoona Joya), and five in PoK (Sawai Nala, Muzaffarabad, Syedna Bilal, Muzaffarabad, Gulpur, Kotli, Barnala, Bhimber, and Abbas, Kotli), they said.

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Murdike, a major commercial hub, is home to the headquarters of the Lashkar-e-Taiba. It is known as the “terror nursery” of Pakistan. LeT’s headquarters is reportedly spread over approximately 200 acres and houses a terror training camp and other infrastructure.

The Hafiz Saeed-led terror outfit is believed to be behind the April 22 attack in Baisaran near Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam in which 26 people were killed.

Before and after pictures of Operation Sindoor in Muridke – Point 1 and 2

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India’s strikes also targeted Bahawalpur in Pakistan’s Punjab – which serves as the base of the Jaish-e-Mohammed.

The Masood Azhar-led terror outfit is the mastermind behind the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai in 2008.

Here are before and after pictures of Operation Sindoor in Bahawalpur:

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Operation Sindoor on Pakistan’s airfields

After India launched precision cruise missile strikes at terror infrastructure to avenge the Pahalgam attack, Pakistan escalated the situation by attacking civilian areas in India with drones. In response, India hit selected military targets deep inside Pakistani territory such as radar installations, command and control centres, and ammunition depots in Rafiqui, Chaklala, Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur, and Sialkot among others.

According to the Indian military, the country’s actions on the nights of May and 10 were the first instance of a country damaging air force camps of a nuclear country. 

“Within three hours, 11 bases were attacked, including Nur Khan, Rafiqui, Murid, Sukkur, Sialkot, Pasrur, Chunian, Sargodha, Skaru, Bholari, and Jacobabad,” Air Marshal AK Bharti said at a press conference on Monday.

“It was time to convey some message to the adversary… hit where it would hurt. India’s retaliation though was precise, and measured. We have the ability to target every system in the air bases, but we showed restraint to avoid escalation,” he added.

Before and after pics of the airfields post Operation Sindoor:

Pasrur Air Defence Radar

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Chunian Air Defence Radar

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Sargodha Airfield

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Rahim Yar Khan Airfield

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Chaklala Airfield (Nur Khan)

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Sukkur Airfield

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Bholari Airfield

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Jacobabad Airfield

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India-Pakistan tensions

India last week carried out 24 missile strikes in 25 minutes across nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, killing 100 terrorists. According to the government, it went for the “snake’s head and not foot soldiers” this time, demonstrating its new approach to killing terrorists within Pakistan.

Tensions between the two countries heightened after India’s Operation Sindoor. Since then, India repulsed multiple waves of drone and missile attacks by Pakistan targeting Indian military installations in Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, and Punjab. On Saturday, multiple explosions were reported across multiple Pakistani air bases and were also heard in Srinagar. By evening, Pakistan called for a ceasefire, but ended up violating it within hours.

Sunday night was the “first calm” night along the Line of Control (LoC) in recent days, the Indian Army said.

“The night remained largely peaceful across Jammu and Kashmir and other areas along the International Border. No incidents have been reported, marking the first calm night in recent days,” army sources told NDTV.




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Drunk Man Beats Son, 6, To Death For Not Giving Him Water In Gurugram, Arrested: Cops

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In a shocking incident, an inebriated man beat his six-year-old son to death for refusing to give him water at a colony in Gurugram, police said on Sunday.

Police arrested Suman Kumar Singh, a native of Muzaffarnagar district in Bihar, from the Shakti Nagar area on Saturday, they added.

On May 6, police received information from the civil hospital that a child named Satyam was admitted to the facility in an injured condition.

The boy was referred to PGIMS Rohtak as his condition worsened, where he died during treatment, police said. On May 7, the child’s mother lodged a complaint at the Sector 10 police station after which police registered an FIR.

Singh, who was arrested following a probe on Saturday, has been sent to judicial custody, police said.

“During interrogation, the accused, who worked as a labourer, said as he did not get any work on May 6, he returned home and started drinking.

“When he asked his son to give him water, Satyam refused. He then slapped Satyam who threatened to complain to his mother. In a fit of rage, Singh banged Satyam’s head against the wall multiple times, leaving him critically injured. The child later died during treatment,” a spokesperson for Gurugram Police said.

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