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Hundreds Feared Dead In Nepal Earthquake

A magnitude 7.9 earthquake in Nepal has caused extensive damage in the capital Kathmandu, bringing down buildings and walls.   At least 50 people are trapped under the rubble of the city’s iconic nine-storey Dharahara tower, which was brought down…

MAGNITUDE 6.7 NEPAL

Subject To Change Depth: 15 km Distances: 90 km NW of Kathmandu, Nepal / pop: 1,442,271 / local time: 12:30:22.1 2015-04-25 87 km NE of Bharatpur, Nepal / pop: 107,157 / local time: 12:30:22.1 2015-04-25

MAGNITUDE 7.9 NEPAL

Subject To Change Depth: 15 km Distances: 29km (18mi) ESE of Lamjung, Nepal 53km (33mi) NNE of Bharatpur, Nepal 68km (42mi) ESE of Pokhara, Nepal 79km (49mi) NW of Kirtipur, Nepal 81km (50mi) NW of Kathmandu, Nepal

Atacama ‘Tsunami’: Freak rainfall floods devastate driest desert

Rain and snow kills four in Himachal Pradesh, India

Avalanche killed a couple in Pangi valley of Chamba district, while a landslide killed a woman and a boy of a family in Nirmand sub-division of Kullu district after boulders hit them. Hundreds of roads were blocked by heavy rain…

Mega Avalanche Kills At Least 100 With Dozens Still Missing in Afghanistan

“Worst avalanche the country has seen in 30 years” More than 100 people have been killed in avalanches triggered by two days of heavy snowfall in Afghanistan.   Rescuers have been battling treacherous conditions in their attempts to reach those…

Apocalyptic floods kill scores of people and displaces 1000’s in Mozambique and Malawi, Africa

A major highway in Mozambique has split after two bridges collapsed as a result of heavy flooding that has killed 25 people and displaces tens of thousands in the country, officials say.   Parts of the country are also without…

Severe flooding, mudslides widespread across Western Washington, America

Heavy rains doused Western Washington Sunday night and Monday, bringing widespread flooding and mudslides around the region.   Forecasters said as much as four inches of rain could fall over the Western Washington lowlands through Monday.   The National Weather…