Category Bridge Collapse Alert

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…

Super Typhoon Haima is a beast, and it’s on a collision course with the Philippines

Super Typhoon Haima is expected to make landfall in the Philippines on Wednesday. (windytv.com) A dangerous typhoon is spinning like a table saw toward the Philippines just days after a major storm made landfall in Luzon. Local emergency managers are…

Deaths Reported As Typhoon Slams S. Korea

Super Meranti – Strongest typhoon of the year Meranti hits Taiwan – Full Dismay

Lionrock typhoon slams into Japanese areas still recovering from 2011 tsunami – aerial footage

Water Rescues from Phoenix Floods

Rains trigger more landslides in northern Chin State, Myanmar

After five days of heavy rain, landslides struck northern Chin State yesterday, breaking down transportation in the area.   The landslides hit Hakha, the capital of Chin State, and some northern parts of Tiddim and Tonzang townships. Houses were damaged…

Indian Bridge Collapses; 2 Dead; 20 People Missing

The collapsed bridge over the rain-swollen Savitri River Two people have died and at least 20 others are missing after a bridge collapsed into a flooded river in western India.   Two state-run buses plunged into the fast-flowing water when…