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Army deployed in flood-affected North Bengal, India

The Army has been deployed for rescue and relief operations in landslide and flood-affected parts of north Bengal. The catastrophe claimed several lives in the hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling and property worth several lakhs is estimated to have been destroyed.…

Severe flooding strands more than 50 cars in Missouri, USA

Pettis County Emergency Officials were surprised by the number of people who tried to drive through water covered roads Pettis County Emergency Officials report more than 50 cars were stranded in flash flood waters during Wednesday night’s storm.   Emergency…

Devastating landslides due to heavy rainfall in Darjeeling and Rudraprayag, India

Many houses have been crushed in the landslide and several roads including the Haldwani-Ramnagar highway have been blocked Monsoon rains are continuing to wreak havoc across the country. Incessant rains have triggered deadly landslides in Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand.   Many…

Massive Chemical explosion at the Petroleum Center injures 7 with 2 in critical condition in Nebraska, USA

An explosion and fire at a northeast Nebraska petroleum distribution center left seven people injured Wednesday, two of them critically, officials said.   The explosion happened at Sapp Bros. Petroleum in West Point, about 70 miles northwest of Omaha, General…

Chemical explosion at a factory kills 4 in South Korea

An explosion at a chemical factory in the South Korean port city of Ulsan has killed four people, an official at the city’s fire department has told CNN. Two people remain missing following the incident.   Fire department officials initially…

Severe lightning and hail storms across Northern England, UK

Rhys Bradley used his phone to capture lighting over Bolton at about 22:30 BST on Wednesday Storms have swept across northern England in the wake of what for many places was the hottest July day on record in the UK.…