- About 64 million people from Indiana to New England are at risk for severe storms tonight.
- Heavy rain and strong winds collapsed a tent at a college baseball game in West Virginia on Saturday.
- Flash flooding in Texas prompted rescues or evacuations of at least nine people.
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- A canopy on “Randy’s Ridge” at Kendrick Family Ballpark blew over during a severe thunderstorm warning, injuring multiple people.
- MECCA 911 labeled it a “mass casualty incident” and several people were taken to hospitals; witnesses reported at least three ambulances.
- The incident occurred amid the WVU vs. Cal Poly NCAA Super Regional where thousands were watching from the hillside; the game was in a lightning delay and is scheduled to resume.
- A seasonal mountaineering ranger, Robin Pendery, died after falling into a crevasse while on patrol near the 14,000-foot camp on Mount McKinley (Denali).
- The accident comes just a week after three Latvian climbers also died on McKinley, underscoring how treacherous the 20,310-foot mountain can be.
- The Park Service is investigating, and Denali officials mourned the loss and praised the dedication of their mountaineering rangers.
- Nepali guide Dawa Sherpa was found crawling down Everest six days after being presumed dead — he says he survived by chewing ice and eating a few chocolates from his pocket.
- He was trapped in a crevasse for days, escaped after an avalanche helped fill it, then slowly made his way down until a cleanup team found him near Base Camp.
- Airlifted to Kathmandu with dehydration, frostbite and a fractured bone; his family had even begun last rites and are now relieved as doctors say he’s stable.
- A truck carrying people home from a religious festival broke down in the Sahara near the Niger–Mali–Algeria border and the passengers were stranded for days.
- At least 49 people died of thirst; two survivors walked more than 50 km to reach water and alert authorities.
- Officials called the scene disturbing; the victims were buried at the site and the incident highlighted the extreme dangers of travel in that region.
- A Lufthansa plane’s nose gear suddenly collapsed while being prepared for a Frankfurt–LAX flight — a highly unusual incident.
- No passengers were onboard, but several crew members and ground staff were injured.
- The aircraft was grounded and the event will prompt investigations and likely cause operational delays.
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