Category Bridge Collapse Alert

Severe weather in US State of Texas, China and India making headlines

Train falls into a collapsed bridge in Koochiching County, Minnesota just South of the Canadian border

COURTESY KOOCHICHING COUNTY A crucial timber rail bridge burned and collapsed just early Wednesday in Koochiching County, tipping two rail cars onto the banks of the Rat Root River and blocking a Canadian National rail artery that connects the Pacific…

Devastating flooding kills at least 3 with many missing in Texas and Oklahoma, USA

‘Worst I’ve seen’ At least three people have died and hundreds of homes have been destroyed in flash flooding in the southern US.   Two people were killed in weather-related accidents in Oklahoma and a man lost his life in…

Massive landslide blocks river in Western Nepal

Thousands of people have fled to safety following a landslide in western Nepal which blocked the flow of a river.   The Kali Gandaki River in Myagdi district, about 140km (90 miles) north-west of the capital, Kathmandu, has created a…

Policeman does mouth-to-mouth on dog after pulling it from landslide in Colombia

A heartwarming video captured the moment police officers rescued a dog from certain death by pulling it from a landslide.   The animal was spotted by two officers who were on patrol in the town of Salgar, Colombia, which was…

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

Catastrophic storms causes severe flooding and a massive sinkhole in Australia

Damage and destruction caused to the Arkinstall family home by flooding in Stroud in the NSW Hunter region A massive sinkhole has forced residents to flee their homes with three apartment blocks at serious risk of collapse.   Around 60…

8 Tornadoes Hit Texas, USA

A band of tornadoes that swept across parts of rural Texas over the weekend flattened buildings, tore the roofs off other structures and forced people to rush for shelter, the National Weather Service said Monday.   National Weather Service meteorologist…