Category Avalanche Alert

Large avalanche in the Italian Alps has killed 6 people and several others are missing

A large avalanche in the Italian Alps has killed six people and several others are missing, Italian media are reporting.   The avalanche happened on Monte Nevoso (snowy mountain) near the Austrian border and as many as 10 people could…

Avalanche Buries People Under Snow In Norway

One person was killed and nine others injured after an avalanche smashed into homes in Norway.   The deluge of snow tore houses from their foundations, turned over cars and buried a number of people under metres of snow, in…

Alert Level Raised To Maximum 4 At Sinabung Volcano In Sumatra, Indonesia

The alert level of the volcano was again raised from “siaga” to “awas”, the highest on the Indonesian 1-4 scale. The reason is a currently elevated risk of possibly larger pyroclastic flows, that could be triggered by collapse of the…

MAGNITUDE 7.3 NEPAL

Subject To Change Depth: 10 km Distances: 86 km E of Kathmandu, Nepal / pop: 1,442,271 / local time: 12:50:19.0 2015-05-12 23 km E of Kodāri, Nepal / pop: 1,600 / local time: 12:50:19.0 2015-05-12