Category Aircraft

Plane crash near Winton in New Zealand

Police said about 3.30pm today emergency services were called to a crash near Thornbury in Southland.   Police said the plane was a Cessna 182, owned by a local farming group, and had one pilot and three passengers, heading into…

Apocalyptic snow storm causes mayhem; State of emergency declared on Tuesday evening for Western and Central parts of New York, USA

Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency Tuesday evening for much of the western and central parts of New York’s North Country.   The declaration includes “Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, and contiguous counties,” according to a statement issued just after…

Early winter storm dumps several inches of snow on Minnesota, USA

An early blast of winter in the Upper Midwest unloaded several inches of snow across a wide swath of Minnesota and Wisconsin on Monday, causing difficult driving conditions and leading to school cancellations across the region.   The heaviest band…

Three die as Cyclone Hudhud lashes India and typhoon hits Japan

At least three people were killed on Sunday as a powerful cyclone was lashing a large swath of India’s eastern seaboard with heavy rain and strong winds on Sunday   Cyclone Hudhud one of two storms pounding Asia slammed into…

Severe Storm Causes Major Havoc and Batters South-East France

CLEARING-UP work started this morning after violent winds and torrential rain battered the south-east and east of France causing the death of one woman, closing Nice Airport and leaving thousands without power.    The A8 France-Italy motorway was closed by…

Powerful storm brings record snow to Southeast before it slams into New England, USA

A powerful early season winter storm dumped nearly two feet of snow in the mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina on Saturday, a day after it flooded Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive by whipping up 22-foot waves on Lake Michigan. And…