Storyful1:247 hours agoAdele Stops London Show to Direct Help to Distressed FanStoryfulSinger Adele stopped her performance at the BST Hyde Park Festival in London momentarily on July 1 to direct help to a distressed person in the audience.Video filmed by audience member Kieran Weller shows the moment Adele abruptly stopped the show during a rendition of her song “Skyfall” when she noticed a group of people waving in the audience and called for security.“They’re coming right through now. Make room, everyone move out of the way please,” the singer said to the crowd.The show continued shortly thereafter. Reports said she stopped the show several times to help fans.Adele performed at BST Hyde Park for a second night on July 2. Credit: Kieran Weller via Storyful
Storyful1:0810 hours agoBlack Bear Strolls Down Busy Street in Whistler, CanadaStoryfulA black bear strolled down a busy street in Whistler Village, British Columbia, as tourists looked on in amusement, a TikTok video shows.Footage taken by Melissa Alves shows the bear walking past a crowd of people taking photographs. According to Alves, the bear walked towards Cow’s Ice Cream because it was likely attracted to the smell inside the shop.“In this case, I think letting the bear pass through without scaring it was the safest thing to do,” Alves told Storyful. Credit: Melissa Alves via Storyful
Storyful1:2716 hours agoCampers Struggle in High Winds as Violent Storm Leads to Cancellation of French FestivalStoryfulStorms brought violent winds to eastern France on Thursday, June 30, and prompted the cancellation of the first day of Eurockéennes de Belfort, one of France’s largest rock music festivals.Meteo France, the country’s weather service, issued an orange alert for 11 departments that day as violent storms bringing hail, strong winds and heavy rain were forecast.Video filmed by Eliott Schillinger shows the inside of a tent blowing in the wind at Eurockeennes de Belfort festival in Sermamagny.Eurockéennes de Belfort announced that the first day of the festival was cancelled and concerts on July 1 would not be able to take place due to the weather. The festival got underway on July 2. Credit: Eliott Schillinger via Storyful
Storyful3:401 day agoHeavy Rain From Tropical Storm System Floods Streets of Port Arthur, TexasStoryfulHeavy rain flooded the streets of Port Arthur, Texas, as a cluster of storm systems known as Invest 95L approached the Gulf Coast on July 1.Drone footage taken by Jaden Pappenheim shows residential streets underwater as cars slowly drive through.The City of Port Arthur Emergency Management Department warned residents to avoid driving in multiple areas of the city ‘due to high water levels.’ Credit: Jaden Pappenheim via Storyful
Storyful1:061 day agoRare Albino Porcupine Spotted on Tree Branch in MaineStoryfulAn albino porcupine was spotted foraging on a tree branch in Maine on June 20.Joe Libby recorded this footage showing the porcupine perched on a tree branch. He told Storyful he initially did not know what the animal was.“At first I laughed, thinking that someone somewhere is missing an illegal animal, maybe a white sloth or a spider monkey of some sorts,” he told Storyful.He then realized it was an albino porcupine. Libby said it appeared to be “relaxed and unbothered by us gawking.”Such a sighting is rare, according to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Only about one out of every 10,000 of the species is an albino, they said. Credit: Joe Libby via Storyful
Storyful1:081 day ago'Intense' Tornado Towers Over Small Town in SaskatchewanStoryfulA massive tornado was spotted swirling near the small town of Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, on June 29, amid warnings of severe thunderstorms hitting southern parts of the province that day.This video recorded by Jeremie Lizee shows a massive funnel cloud spinning above and touching down near Foam Lake. Local news reported that the twister struck power lines and toppled grain bins in the area.“At first we didn’t know what we were seeing,” Lizee told Storyful about the initial sighting. “We were debating getting further away because of potential debris, or if the tornado changes course. It was pretty intense.” Credit: Jeremie Lizee via Storyful
