Category Commuter Alert

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…

Major winter storm blankets Boulder County, wreaks havoc on U.S. 36

Boulder County was blanketed Saturday by a blizzard that is anticipated to continue throughout Sunday and possibly leave the city with a total of up to 16 inches of snow.   As of 9 p.m. Saturday evening, Boulder had received…

Emergency Declared After Heavy Rains Hit Atacama Desert Region, Chile

The Chilean government has declared a state of emergency in the Atacama desert region after flash floods hit what is normally one of the driest regions in the world. The declaration of emergency gives control of the region to the…

Severe storms lashing parts of Eastern Australia

THE southeast of Queensland has been battered by torrential rain for a second day in a row, with the latest downpours causing the suspension of train services and the Brisbane Roar game to be abandoned. Translink had earlier suspended trains…

Major train accident kills at least 34 and injures 50+ in Uttar Pradesh, India

Villagers, police and railway guards were trying to rescue passengers trapped in the coaches A passenger train has derailed in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, killing at least 34 people, a railway spokesman told the BBC.   The…