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Chile volcano ash cloud reaches Brazil Some flights canceled

REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado Ash from the Chilean volcano Calbuco, which erupted without warning this week, reached as far as southern Brazil on Saturday and prompted some airlines to cancel flights to the capitals of Chile, Argentina and Uruguay.   Calbuco, considered…

Severe dust storm and lightning kills five in Uttar Pradesh, India

Five people including a woman were killed late Friday after a dust storm and lightning hit many parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Saturday.   While two people died in Jaunpur after being struck by lightning, two others…

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

Massive landslide leaves 2 homes on the brink of falling into the Delaware River, New Jersey, USA

A landslide has left two homes in New Jersey on the brink of falling into the Delaware River.   Erosion has been a problem for several years for some homes in Florence. But the recent rain has created a hole…

Severe storm kills 32 in India’s Bihar state

At least 32 people were killed in a storm which hit the eastern Indian state of Bihar late on Tuesday, a government official told BBC Hindi.   Fierce winds uprooted trees and electric poles and caused widespread damage in three…

Tornado kills 2, injures 60 in Southern Brazil

A tornado killed two people and injured about 60 others in Xanxere, a city in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, emergency management officials said Tuesday.   The tornado damaged about 500 houses as it tore through the city…

‘Worst storm in decade’ lashes Australia: 3 killed, thousands without power