Category Damage Reports

MAGNITUDE 6.9 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA #Sumatra #Indonesia

Subject to change Depth: 10 km Distances: 4.278°S 101.228°E

MAGNITUDE 6.8 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA #Sumatra #Indonesia

Subject to change Depth: 10 km Distances: 424 km W of Palembang, Indonesia / pop: 1,442,000 / local time: 05:23:58.7 2020-08-19 132 km SW of Bengkulu, Indonesia / pop: 310,000 / local time: 05:23:58.7 2020-08-19

Hailstorm destroys houses, gardens in Kassanda, Africa #Hailstorm #Kassanda #Africa

Over eight families in Kassanda district are stranded after a hailstorm ravaged the area, leaving them homeless. The Thursday evening downpour ravaged Kyanamugera and the nearby villages in Nalutuntu Sub County in Kassanda, destroying crop gardens, banana plantations and several…

Tornado Leaves 16 Injured, Over 800 Evacuated in Santa Catarina State, Brazil #Tornado #SantaCatarina #Brazil

A tornado hit the state of Santa Catarina on Friday, August 14th, and left a trail of destruction in at least six municipalities. According to preliminary information from the Civil Defense, there are 16 injured, 830 people displaced and 115…

6 tornadoes in Minnesota #Tornadoes #Minnesota #USA

The National Weather Service says Friday’s storms spawned at least six tornadoes in Minnesota. Survey crews determined the strongest tornado was an EF1 in McLeod County packing winds estimated at up to 95 mph. That tornado tracked for just over…

Flooding and heavy rainfall leave over 60 dead in Sudan #Flooding #Rain #Sudan #Africa

Flash floods have ravaged swaths of Sudan for weeks, leaving at least 60 people dead and destroying thousands of homes since late July, authorities and the U.N. humanitarian agency said Sunday. The flooding also injured two dozen people, and has…

Landslide in Nepal kills 5, over 30 people missing #Landslide #Nepal

At least five people died and over 30 went missing in a landslide at Jugal Rural Municipality in Sindhupalchowk district in central Nepal on Friday, a local government official and police said. “Five people have been taken out dead from…

Major Gas Main Fire in Peterborough, UK #Fire #Peterborough #UK

A huge gas main leak fire lit up the night sky in Hyholmes, Peterborough, this morning, with the ‘bright orange’ flames climbing higher than houses near the blaze. Around 80 people have been forced to leave their homes due to…