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Thousands urged to evacuate ‘immediately’ amid risk of severe flooding in parts of the UK

First responders prepare for high tide in Jaywick, Essex Thousands of people living along the east coast of England have been told to evacuate their homes ahead of expected severe flooding.   The Environment Agency has warned of “dangerous waves…

Lorries blown over, thousands of homes left without power and Forth Road Bridge closed as 93mph winds batter Britain – and there’s SNOW on the way – UK

The Forth Road Bridge near Edinburgh has been closed in both directions after a lorry was blown over at around 2am – PRESS ASSOCIATION GALE force winds are causing misery across Britain with the Forth Road Bridge forced to close,…

Severe floods continue to ravage southern provinces of Thailand

A man climbs on a bamboo ladder to enter his flooded house through a second-floor window in Narathiwat on Thursday. (Photo by Waedao Harai)    Residents in many parts of Phatthalung, Yala, Trang, Narathiwat and Nakhon Si Thamarat were still…

Major Incident Declared As Storm Angus Unleashes 106 mph Winds

A 200m-long cargo ship has hit a barge full of rocks in the English Channel, as Storm Angus continues to batter the south coast of England.   Eleven of the 23 crew members are so far known to have been…

MAJOR QUAKE MAGNITUDE 7.9 – SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND

Subject To Change Depth: 10 km Distances: 208 km SW of Wellington, New Zealand / pop: 382,000 / local time: 00:02:56.9 2016-11-14 97 km NE of Christchurch, New Zealand / pop: 364,000 / local time: 00:02:56.9 2016-11-14 61 km…

Italy’s strongest earthquake in 36 years reduces towns to rubble

Walls collapse exposing the inside of a home Italian towns hit by a 6.6 magnitude earthquake have been warned they could be hit by a “domino effect” of aftershocks.   People were pulled from the rubble in towns across central…