Category Disaster Declaration Alert

Flooding and landslides kill 53 in the Philippines

The death toll from flooding and landslides in the Philippines wrought by tropical storm Jangmi rose to 53 on Wednesday (Dec 31), officials said, with some regions saying they were caught off guard by the deluge.   In Catbalogan town…

A very rare EF1 tornado rips through Mercer County community, USA

A rare EF1 tornado touched down in the Spanishburg section of Mercer County on Oct. 8 leaving a path of destruction in its wake. The last time a tornado was reported in Mercer County was in April of 1965. The…

Apocalyptic hailstorm destroys over 50 houses in Lilongwe, Malawi, Africa

From worries that rain may not come this year now to worries brought about by disasters caused by the same much anticipated rain, this is the situation at Group Village Headman Senda and surrounding villages in Traditional Authority Kalumbu, in…

Tropical Storm Jangmi causes mayhem and 1000’s are evacuated in the Philippines

Another tropical storm has battered the southern Philippines with damaging winds and flooding rains The Philippines is currently feeling the impact of yet another tropical storm in what has been a very busy year for the archipelago. One person died…

Apocalyptic flooding with the threat of landslides strikes Malaysia and Thailand

Even by Malaysian standards, this flooding is epic.   Neighborhoods turned into islands surrounded by a sea of murky brown water. Streets doubled as rivers. Cars were swept away and toppled over.   The flooding has forced more than 132,000…

State of emergency declared; 4 killed as severe weather slams Southern USA

Severe weather slamming the southern U.S. two days before Christmas killed at least four people, flipped cars, knocked out power to thousands and damaged several homes and businesses.   In Mississippi, Gov. Phil Bryant declared an emergency for two southeastern…

Severe snowstorm forces Obama to order a disaster declaration for Buffalo, USA

President Obama on Monday signed a disaster declaration ordering that federal aid be provided to assist in the recovery efforts of several counties across the state affected by the severe winter storm and flooding late last month.   The counties…

Severe storm heads East leaving trail of mudslides, flooding in California, USA

Californians cleaned up Saturday after a major storm soaked the drought-stricken state before moving east to drop rain on the Southwest.   Perhaps the biggest job was in Camarillo, about 80 kilometres northwest of Los Angeles, where a mudslide on…

Massive landslide kills at least 18, and 90 missing in Indonesia

A mudslide set off by torrential rains rushed down hills into a village in central Indonesia and swept away scores of homes, killing at least 18 people and leaving 90 others missing, officials said today.   About 105 houses were…