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Severe storm hits Ghana very hard

The Ghana Meteorological Service said it served notice of a possible storm at about 5.38pm June 3, but city authorities and disaster management agencies in the country failed to acknowledge it.   A heavy downpour in Accra claimed over 190…

Alert Level Raised To Maximum 4 At Sinabung Volcano In Sumatra, Indonesia

The alert level of the volcano was again raised from “siaga” to “awas”, the highest on the Indonesian 1-4 scale. The reason is a currently elevated risk of possibly larger pyroclastic flows, that could be triggered by collapse of the…

Severe dust-storm causes blackout in parts of Karachi, Pakistan

A severe dust-storm paralyzed the Karachi Airport temporarily on Wednesday and also caused 50 feeders of KElectric (KE) to trip, causing a blackout in parts of the metropolis.   According to KElectric spokesman Usama Qureshi the dust-storm caused 50 out…

Severe dust storm kills a child and injures 2 in Gausana village, India

A minor died while two others were injured when a wall collapsed on them during a dust storm this evening at Gausana village.    The accident occured when the three were taking shelter besides a wall during the dust storm…

Huge tornado wreaks havoc in North East China

Huge tornado wreaks havoc in North East China According to local reports the full damage remains unclear but the weather has destroyed several buildings

Severe flooding causes mayhem in Mombasa, Kenya, Africa

Parts of Mombasa have been rendered inaccessible in the aftermath of unusually heavy rains witnessed in the coastal belt over the weekend.   Although the Mombasa County government and the provincial and administration officials are yet to carry out a…

Severe storm unleashes it’s might in London, Canada

Weather experts will be in the London region to investigate Saturday’s fast and furious storm.    As a result of a wicked Saturday afternoon storm, tree branches were down, some trees uprooted and a roof was blown off a three-storey…

Tornado and storms strikes Indianapolis, USA

The National Weather Service (NWS) says an EF-1 tornado with winds up to 90 miles per hour touched down on the city’s southeast side Saturday night, causing damage to homes and knocking out power to thousands.   The tornado and…

Mega dust storm causes mayhem and forces a plane to make an emergency landing in Multan city, Pakistan

A Multan-bound PIA flight (PK-681) departing from Islamabad narrowly escaped a tragedy as it made an emergency landing at Multan International Airport because of a massive dust-storm and bursting of its front tyre, Civil Aviation sources revealed.   The dust…