Category Commuter Alert

Russia train crash death toll reaches 21; Many injured & in critical condition

Russia has declared a “day of mourning” as death toll from an underground train derailment in Moscow rises to 21 “Wednesday will be a day of mourning in Moscow, given the scope of the tragedy,” Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said…

Landslide causes carnage; One dead in Switzerland

An 82-year-old woman was found dead in a Swiss stream Sunday, police said, as heavy rain and landslides halted train and road traffic near the capital Bern Police said that the woman died in Thoerishaus, a village southwest of Bern…

SEVERE FLOODING WITH MORE STORMS ON THE WAY IN CHICAGO, USA

“I only have about three feet left of lawn. It was pretty bad. It’s the worst I’ve seen it,” said Alex Avalos Flooding is sure to get worse as we get more rain in our area this weekend and many…

Violent storm hits Bulgaria’s Lovech, leaves 11 villages without electricity

In the latest blow from heavy weather in Bulgaria this summer, a violent storm broke over the town of Lovech on July 10, bringing a barrage of rain and hail and leaving 11 villages without power. Local media reports said…

Powerful typhoon causes 3 dead 47 injured in Japan

Three people died and 47 others were injured across Japan as a powerful typhoon moved through the country’s southernmost main island of Kyushu on Thursday morning after lashing the islands of Okinawa, local press reported.   Neoguri, the season’s eighth…

Severe hailstorm causes mayhem & Kills a man in Sofia, Bulgaria

A man was killed in a severe hailstorm which hit Sofia shortly before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sofia City Hall reported. The pedestrian was killed by a tree which was knocked down by the storm in Boris’ Garden, the city’s…