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Cyclone Cleopatra: Massive Rainstorm Killed 18 In Sardinia

A massive rainstorm by Cyclone Cleopatra caused bad flash floods in Sardinia, Italy on Tuesday.
Bridges collapsed and cars were swept away by the gushing flood water.
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean and is one of Italy’s autonomous regions.
At least eighteen people were killed by the disaster while some others are still missing.
Italy’s civil protection chief, Franco Gabrielli, said the death toll may rise as crews reach isolated areas in the countryside where homes are submerged.
The northeastern city of Olbia was worst hit and Olbia Mayor, Gianni Giovannelli said that the water level raised up to 3 meters high (10 feet) in some part of the city.
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- Rescue workers pulling a boat along, wade on a flooded street at San Gavino Monreale in Sardina island November 18, 2013. Italian authorities declared a state of emergency in Sardinia on Tuesday, a day after a cyclone struck the Mediterranean island, killing at least 16 people and leaving hundreds homeless. Overnight, Cyclone Cleopatra dropped 450 millimetres of rain in an hour and a half, causing rivers to burst their banks, sweeping away cars and flooding homes across the island. Picture taken November 18. REUTERS/Rosaspress
- A rescue worker wades down a flooded street in San Gavino Monreale on Sardina island November 18, 2013. Italian authorities declared a state of emergency in Sardinia on Tuesday, a day after a cyclone struck the Mediterranean island, killing at least 16 people and leaving hundreds homeless. Overnight, Cyclone Cleopatra dropped 450 millimetres of rain in an hour and a half, causing rivers to burst their banks, sweeping away cars and flooding homes across the island. Picture taken November 18, 2013. REUTERS/Rosaspress
- Submerged cars are seen on a flooded street in San Gavino Monreale on Sardina island November 18, 2013. Italian authorities declared a state of emergency in Sardinia on Tuesday, a day after a cyclone struck the Mediterranean island, killing at least 16 people and leaving hundreds homeless. Overnight, Cyclone Cleopatra dropped 450 millimetres of rain in an hour and a half, causing rivers to burst their banks, sweeping away cars and flooding homes across the island. Picture taken November 18, 2013. REUTERS/Rosaspress
- A flooded street is pictured in San Gavino Monreale on Sardina island November 18, 2013. Italian authorities declared a state of emergency in Sardinia on Tuesday, a day after a cyclone struck the Mediterranean island, killing at least 16 people and leaving hundreds homeless. Overnight, Cyclone Cleopatra dropped 450 millimetres of rain in an hour and a half, causing rivers to burst their banks, sweeping away cars and flooding homes across the island. Picture taken November 18, 2013. REUTERS/Rosaspress
- Rescue workers pulling a boat along, wade on a flooded street at San Gavino Monreale in Sardinia island November 18, 2013. Italian authorities declared a state of emergency in Sardinia on Tuesday, a day after a cyclone struck the Mediterranean island, killing at least 16 people and leaving hundreds homeless. Overnight, Cyclone Cleopatra dropped 450 millimetres of rain in an hour and a half, causing rivers to burst their banks, sweeping away cars and flooding homes across the island. Picture taken November 18. REUTERS/Rosaspress
- Rescuers work in a flooded street in the small town of Uras, Sardinia, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. A violent rainstorm that flooded entire parts of the Mediterranean island of Sardinia has led to the deaths of at least nine people. Bridges were felled by swollen rivers and water levels reached 3 metres (yards) in some places. (AP Photo/Alessandra Chergia)
Gay Right Group Call For Boycott On Barilla

Where there’s Barilla, there’s home
Aurelio Mancuso, head of gay rights group Equality Italia called for a boycott of Barilla’s pastas, sauces and snacks.
He made the call after Guido Barilla, chairman of the world’s leading pasta manufacturer, told Italian Radio 24 on Wednesday that his company would never use a gay family in its advertising.
“I would never do (a commercial) with a homosexual family, not for lack of respect but because we don’t agree with them. Ours is a classic family where the woman plays a fundamental role.”
Barilla for many years has used the image of a happy family living in an idealized version of the Italian countryside, with the slogan, “Where there’s Barilla, there’s home.”
I support Barilla for supporting the classic family and not promoting gay family in his advertisement because homosexual family is against my religion.
It is funny when Mancuso called for the boycott as Barilla does not say anything against gay, what he said was that he does not want a gay family in his advertisements.
It is wrong and unfair for some people to force other people to accept homosexual family as normal because homosexual family is not accepted by lots of religions.
It seems that Mancuso cannot not respect Barilla’s freedom of speech and opinion.
Beautiful Sights On This Incredible Planet From CNN
Our planet Earth is very beautiful.
There are so many beautiful places for us to visit and enjoy their beauty.
But these places will be gone if we do not take care of our planet and if there are wars around the world.
Let us take good care of our planet and please stop the wars.
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Photos: Rare Celestial Dance Of Jupiter, Venus And Mercury

This conjunction of Jupiter, Venus and Mercury was shot in Las Vegas with the Stratosphere in the foreground. (Photo by lybrand/ Credit to Yahoo News).
At the end of May 2013, Jupiter, Venus and Mercury form a celestial triangle in the night sky.
The three planets shine together in a triangle formation low in the western sky in a planetary meet-up known as a conjunction.
We can even see them with naked eyes if the sky is clear and the place is not too bright.
This cosmic show is so special spectacular because it includes the three brightest planets visible in the May night sky.
Venus is the brightest of the trio, with Jupiter a close second and Mercury coming in third.
Flickr photographers snapped awesome photos of this very rare and special event.
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- From the photographer: “A trio conjunction of the three planets is taken on 28/05/2013 at Chelsea Beach, Victoria, Australia. Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury now all fit within a 5° circle and will stay that close together until the end of May. Your thumb at arm’s length will almost cover them. This remarkable planetary trio takes place low in the west-northwest shortly after sunset. The next closest grouping of these three planets will not happen until January 2021.” (Photo by Duy Duy Tran/ Credit to Yahoo News)
- Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus align above Uncompahgre Peak in Colorado on May 26, 2013. (Photo by Michael Underwood/ Credit ti Yahoo News)
- The planetary triangle seen near Tucson, Arizona, on May 27. (Photo by hale_bopp27/ Credit to Yahoo News)
- This shot was taken on May 25, 2013, near Crawford, England. (Photo by TheDaveWalker/Credit to Yahoo News).
- According to Space.com: “All the action is taking place low in the west-northwest sky about 45 minutes to an hour after sunset where, over a span of a week, the three planets will seem to perform slow acrobatics.” (Photo by RS Yoyo/ Credit to Yahoo News).
- By Dolor Ipsum This photo was taken on May 26 from Santa Fe, N.M. By Dolor Ipsum This photo was taken on May 26 from Santa Fe, N.M. By Dolor Ipsum This photo was taken on May 26 from Santa Fe, New Mexico. (Photo by Dolor Ipsum/ Credit to Yahoo News).
- This photo was taken on May 26, 2013, from Roncaglia, Marche, Italy. (Photo by Niki Glada/ Credit to Yahoo News).
- This photo was taken on May 26, 2013, from Lost Mountain, Georgia. (Photo by StephenGA/ Credit to Yahoo News).
- This conjunction of Jupiter, Venus and Mercury was shot in Las Vegas with the Stratosphere in the foreground. (Photo by lybrand/ Credit to Yahoo News).
- The three planets will start their separation on May 31, 2013. This photo was taken on May 26, 2013. (Photo by Julian Cooper/ Credit to Yahoo News).
- According to Reuters: “On Sunday, Mercury forms the top of the triangle. By Monday, Venus and Jupiter will be side by side, less than 1 degree apart.” (Photo by Nicholas David)
- This photo shows the planets near each other on May 26, 2013. From Friday to Tuesday, the three will “fit within a 5-degree circle — small enough to fit inside the bowl of the Big Dipper,” according to Space.com. (Photo by the real Kam75/ Credit to Yahoo News).
- From the photographer: “Venus, Mercury and Jupiter are giving a show on the evening skies as they present themselves in a 5º circle.” (Photo by Nimages DR/ Credit to Yahoo News).