Category Commuter Alert

Severe flooding and landslide wreaks havoc in the Republic of Panama

Nine people have died in the Panama Republic following flooding and landslides in the western part of the country. Amongst the damage, over twenty homes were destroyed, leaving almost 100 people homeless. The floods and landslides occurred in Chiriqui Province…

Catastrophic flooding wreaks major havoc in Phoenix, USA

Severe flooding swept through the Phoenix metro area on Tuesday as some areas were hit by up to eight inches of rain. The National Weather service issued a flash flood warning for the desert city, The Associated Press said. Authorities closed a…

State of Emergency declared after severe flooding in Islip, New York, USA

Town of Islip Supervisor Tom Crocideclared a state of emergency to expedite the recovery process as services and equipment are brought in to clean up a record 13.1” or rain that flooded the area over the course of 12 hours. Islip’s…

‘Biblical’ rain brings flash floods to south London, UK

Flash floods left cars submerged and houses across the capital damaged as 10 days’ worth of rain fell in just a few hours this afternoon. The heavy rain mainly affected south east London with Greenwich, Lewisham, Peckham and Sydenham all…

Heavy rain causing flooding and power outages in Connecticut, USA

Streets are flooded in parts of Connecticut and nearly 1,700 power outages are reported as heavy rain moves across southern New England. The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings Wednesday morning for shoreline areas including New Haven, Middlesex and…

Massive landslide smashes into 2 passenger train wagons and derails them in Switzerland

A Swiss passenger train has derailed due to a landslide in the Tiefencastel municipality in the country’s east, police told local media, describing the incident as “serious.” First images from the scene show two carriages perilously hanging in woodland. The…

Nationwide blackout, power restored and lost again – explosion at Marsa distribution centre in Malta

A fault in one of the generating units of Delimara power station caused a nationwide power cut this evening. An explosion took place at the same time at a distribution centre near Marsa Industrial Estate. No one was injured but…

Super Typhoon Halong Leaves Path of Destruction In Sakhalin, Russia

Since making landfall in Russia’s Far East Monday night, Typhoon Halong claimed one life and caused eight serious injuries, as well as dozens of minor ones. The death and injuries were recorded in Sakhalin, Russia’s largest island. The victim died from electrical shock caused by wires damaged in the storm,…