Category Building Damage Alert

At least 10 dead, hundreds injured in Indonesia landslide

At least 10 people have died as landslides caused by a strong and shallow earthquake hits Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island early Friday. People fled their homes and more than 200 have been injured authorities said. Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency has…

Heavy rains trigger floods, landslides in E. Visayas, Philippines

Heavy downpour has triggered flooding and landslides in Samar and Southern Leyte provinces over the weekend, the Regional Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) reported on Monday. Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Regional Director Lord Byron Torrecarion, RDRRMC Eastern Visayas…

Ukraine rocked as huge gas pipeline explosion ‘leaves entire villages shaking’

A giant gas explosion has been reported in the Ukraine – with the explosion believed to have happened on a main gas pipeline in the Urengoy – Pomary region. Local news reports have suggested the explosion occurred near the village…

Tropical storm Chalane lands in Mozambique

A powerful tropical storm made landfall near the central Mozambique city of Beira early on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain and wind to an area devastated by Cyclone Idai nearly two years ago. Beira, a low-lying coastal city of 500,000 people,…

15 feared dead after landslide buries PNG village

Fifteen people are missing after a landslide in a remote part of Papua New Guinea’s Central Province. The area in Goilala District is the site of an informal alluvial mining camp, where people were panning for gold. Disaster officials have…

Norway landslide: At least 10 people injured and 26 missing, police say in Gjerdrum

Ten people have been wounded and 26 are missing after a landslide in southern Norway, police said. One of the victims was critically injured and more than a dozen buildings were swept away early on Wednesday in the municipality of…

Brits wake up to flooding chaos as Storm Bella lashes UK with 106mph winds

Many Brits have awoken to dramatic scenes of flooding after Storm Bella swept into the UK, tearing down trees and cutting power to homes. Two ‘danger to life’ flood warnings are in force this morning in Cogenhoe, South Northamptonshire, and…