Category Disaster Declaration Alert

MAJOR QUAKE MAGNITUDE 7.9 – SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND

Subject To Change Depth: 10 km Distances: 208 km SW of Wellington, New Zealand / pop: 382,000 / local time: 00:02:56.9 2016-11-14 97 km NE of Christchurch, New Zealand / pop: 364,000 / local time: 00:02:56.9 2016-11-14 61 km…

Seven dead and 51 hurt as ‘speeding’ tram crashes in Croydon, UK

The number of people killed after a tram came off rails in south London has risen to seven.   Investigators from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch said the tram had been negotiating a “sharp, left-hand curve with a speed limit…

Heavy rains swell rivers in parts of Balkans

A man crawls onto the roof of a flooded car in Kashar, 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the capital Tirana. Tuesday Nov. 8, 2016. Albanian authorities have sent army troops and other personnel to help people evacuated because of floods…

Thousands affected by rains in Tamaulipas, Mexico

Vehicles trapped in flood waters in Madero Harsh weather conditions began Thursday in Tamaulipas with torrential rains that later moved into Veracruz and yesterday into Chihuahua, causing severe flooding and leaving two people dead.   Authorities were conducting a census…

Emergency investigation as Italian mountain develops huge crack after massive earthquake

A huge crack has appeared in an Italian mountain GEOLOGISTS are investigating Mount Vettore in Italy after a ten km crack has been spotted and fear the deformation could lead to another huge earthquake.   A researcher has discovered a…