Category Disaster Declaration Alert

Aftermath of Deadly Taiwan Typhoon

Tornado heavily damages 10 homes in South Carolina, USA

A tornado quickly blew through a neighborhood on the South Carolina coast early Friday and blew out windows, knocked down trees and heavily damaged ten homes.   The tornado touched down around 1 a.m. with maximum winds of 130 mph.…

Major sinkhole swallows vehicles at campsite near Queensland’s Rainbow Beach, Australia

PHOTO: A major sinkhole has swallowed vehicles at Inskip Point in Queensland. (Facebook: Kieren Hudson) A major sinkhole has swallowed vehicles at a popular camping spot near Queensland’s Rainbow Beach overnight.   The sinkhole, bigger than a football field and…

Massive landslide heralds evacuation alert for 38 properties in Birken, Canada

A two-storey house in Birken, north of Pemberton, was buried up to its roof line after a mudslide Sunday Residents of Birken, north of Pemberton, B.C., where a mudslide took place Sunday, have been put on evacuation alert as renewed…

Massive landslide kills at least seven in Sri Lanka

SEVEN people have been buried alive in a landslide at a tea plantation in central Sri Lanka, disaster relief officials say.   A ROW of houses on the estate in Kotmale was buried under the landslide during heavy rains on…

Apocalyptic Flooding Ravages Over 2,000 Houses In Kaduna, Nigeria

At least 2,000 houses in some parts of Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria, have been submerged by flood as a result of a heavy rainfall.   The flood was said to have been caused by an unusual heavy downpour that lasted…

Severe flash floods kill at least 11 across Iran

At least eleven people have lost their lives in flash flooding across Iran including the capital Tehran.   Head of Relief and Rescue Organization of Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), Naser Charkhsaz, said on Saturday the fatalities have occurred during…

Severe flooding has caused complete havoc in Sierra Leone, Africa

Heavy flooding in Freetown, Sierra Leone has killed at least 12 people and displaced thousands more from homes that were damaged or destroyed.  Emergency accommodations have been set up at the National Stadium to help deal with the disaster.  …