At a Glance Torrential rainfall overwhelmed a dam, forcing officials to open the floodgates.This resulted in a flash flood that took many Makassar residents by surprise. Landslides were also reported in the region. The death toll in Indonesia rose to 59 Friday as more bodies were recovered from receding waters in the wake of torrential rain that brought landslides and flash flooding from an overwhelmed dam. Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesperson for the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, said 45 deaths are...

Rescue teams, composed of ten personnel of Gendarmerie Commando Special Public Security Command, three personnel of Underwater Search Unit of Antalya Provincial Gendarmerie Command and five divers of Antalya Police Department, search for a missing 20-year-old university student Kader Buse Acar who was swept away by rushing floodwaters in Antalya, Turkey, on Jan. 25, 2019. (Mustafa Ciftci/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Severe weather is responsible for the , according to Turkish news source Hurriyet Daily News. Local media reported that the girl...

At a Glance The sinkhole was estimated to be 80 feet wide and 20 feet long. One large tree toppled onto one of the condominiums. A large sinkhole opened up Wednesday between two Southern California condominium complexes, toppling trees and raising fears among residents that their homes could be swallowed up. The estimated 80-foot-wide, 20-foot-long hole opened up around 10:45 p.m. local time Wednesday in the Los Angeles suburb of La Habra, the Associated Press reported. There were no injuries...

At a Glance The boy went missing Tuesday from his grandmother's backyard in Elsun, North Carolina.He was found entangled in briars in the woods about 50 yards from the home. A 3-year-old North Carolina boy was found safe Thursday after spending two nights in below freezing temperatures. The FBI, state investigators, the U.S. Marine Corps from nearby bases at Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point and more than 600 volunteers searched for Casey Lynn Hathaway after he disappeared while playing Tuesday...

The winner of the 2018 International Drone Photography Contest is seen above. (zekedrone/Dronestagram) Dronestagram has . The contest, which attracts thousands of entries, is in its fifth year of featuring drone photography from around the world. The winner is a photographer who goes by the username "zekedrone," who submitted an image of several hippos taking a mud bath. The photo is named "Hungry Hippos." The second place photo is a gorgeous photo of a fishing boat casting a large, green...

In this Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, photo released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department shows an aerial views area where a helicopter rescued two campers off Alamo Mountain, California. (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department via AP) At a Glance The couple and their dogs were on a camping trip on Alamo Mountain, north of Los Angeles.They ran out of food and water and phoned for help. A California couple never dreamed their camping trip to a mountain north of...

A young fan cools off a fountain in the hot conditions during day 11 of the 2019 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Jan. 24, 2019, in Melbourne, Australia. (Matt King/Getty Images) Record-breaking heat has been plaguing areas of Australia since the beginning of the year sparking health warnings in some locations. Temperatures reached 121 degrees in some places on Thursday, and weather.com meteorologist Bob Henson wrote on Weather Underground that . At least 28 locations hit all-time highs on...

At a Glance Temperatures have reached as high as 120 degrees in parts of Australia.Heat and drought are drying up watering holes.Forty wild horses died of thirst and another 50 had to be euthanized.About 2,500 feral camels have been culled. Australia's extreme heatwave is taking a devastating toll on animals. Temperatures reached more than 121 degrees in some places Thursday as , according to Bob Henson, weather.com meteorologist and climate blogger at Weather Underground. Thirst is suspected in the near...

An arrow points to the tiny fragment of moon rock 14321 that researchers think formed on Earth more than 4 billion years ago. (NASA/LPI) At a Glance Scientist say a tiny piece of a moon rock most likely formed on Earth.The fragment is 4 billion to 4.1 billion years old, they say.That would make it the oldest Earth rock ever found. What could be Earth's oldest rock was found nearly 50 years ago, but it wasn't found on this planet....

Icicles hang from the monument of the Soviet Soldier at Soviet Heroes cemetery in Bucharest, Romania. (Vadim Ghirda/AP) At a Glance An ice storm in Romania's capital brought down hundreds of tree branches and power lines Saturday.Tram traffic was halted for over three hours after one tram came off its tracks.Over 14,000 customers lost power during the storm. An ice storm downed hundreds of trees and power lines and caused a tram derailment in Romania's capital Saturday. Emergency officials in...

This is the third North Atlantic right whale calf spotted this birthing season. It was seen with its mother, #1204, on January 17, 2019, off of Amelia Island in northeast Florida. (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, taken under NOAA permit 20556-01) At a Glance The North Atlantic right whales give birth off Florida and Georgia.Last year no calves were spotted during the birthing season.Only 411 North Atlantic right whales are thought to remain. After a year with no births...

At a Glance The wall and part of a roof fell Sunday morning during a wedding party.Officials report at least 15 people were killed and 34 injured.Intense rains are being cited as the cause for the collapse. More than a dozen people were killed and 34 injured when part of a hotel collapsed during a wedding Sunday in Peru, authorities said. Intense rains are being cited as according to Peru's National Institute of Civil Defense. Rescue personnel were working to...