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Super Typhoon Maysak to reach Yap today and heading towards Philippines

PHOTO: Typhoon Maysak is expected to intensify to a super typhoon. (Supplied: European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection) A warning is in force for the State of Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia, as the US National Weather…

TORNADO alert issued in Birmingham, UK

Birmingham was today battered by winds of up to 40mph as the country was put on TORNADO alert and weather experts predicted an Easter Bank Holiday washout.   Families hoping for sunshine at the weekend look set to be disappointed…

55mph winds recorded as storm causes road closures and fallen trees in East Anglia, UK

The tree that was brought down in the winds on Sunday afternoon crashing onto a car parked in Church Avenue, Norwich. Picture by SIMON FINLAY. The region was hit by a storm this afternoon which passed through East Anglia with…

Landslides and heavy rain damages scores of properties in the Kashmir Valley

At least 44 structures including 18 residential houses were damaged due to landslides caused by heavy rainfall in the Kashmir Valley over the past 24 hours, police said today.   A landslide caused by rain in Chontinar village of central…

Landslide kills 6 and 4 missing in Indonesia

Rescuers have found six bodies and are searching for four others after a landslide hit Sukabumi district of West Java Saturday night, an Indonesian official said on Sunday.   Soldiers, volunteers and policemen are searching for the missing persons under…

Apocalyptic hailstorm damages over 200 homes in Phrae, Thailand

A hailstorm pounded several villages in Phrae’s Nong Muang Khai district late Saturday night, causing severe damage to more than 200 houses and ravaging corn fields. Hailstones lashed several villages in Phrae late Saturday night, damaging more than 200 houses…

Tornadoes Flip Vehicles, Damage Property in Oklahoma and Arkansas, USA

Marking the first strike of severe weather for the month of March, multiple tornadoes swept across Oklahoma and Arkansas on Wednesday night.    There were seven tornado reports out of these areas, according to the Storm Prediction Center.   One…

Landslide endangers 3 houses in Des Moines, Washington, USA

Authorities have deemed these homes unsafe after a large landslide Friday just north of Saltwater State Park in Des Moines. (Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times) A landslide Friday afternoon endangered three homes overlooking Puget Sound in Des Moines, damaging at least…