Category Disaster Declaration Alert

State of emergency declared due to earthquake in San Francisco Bay area, USA

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 has shaken northern California, causing injuries and damage to buildings. The USGS said it struck at 03:20 local time (10:20 GMT) four miles (6km) north-west of the town of American Canyon, at a…

Severe flood situation in Sirajganj, Kurigram and Sherpur, Bangladesh

The flood situation in Sirajganj, Kurigram and Sherpur continue to worsen as heavy rainfall is leading to the constant rise in the water of the Jamuna and the Brahmaputra rivers. In Sirajganj, about 200 villages have been flooded afresh, leaving…

Severe flooding and landslide wreaks havoc in the Republic of Panama

Nine people have died in the Panama Republic following flooding and landslides in the western part of the country. Amongst the damage, over twenty homes were destroyed, leaving almost 100 people homeless. The floods and landslides occurred in Chiriqui Province…

Major landslide has killed 36 with 7 missing so far in Hiroshima, Japan

Rain-sodden slopes collapsed in torrents of mud, rock and debris Wednesday on the outskirts of Hiroshima city, killing at least 36 people and leaving seven missing, Japanese police said. Public broadcaster NHK showed rescue workers suspended by ropes from police…

Catastrophic flooding wreaks major havoc in Phoenix, USA

Severe flooding swept through the Phoenix metro area on Tuesday as some areas were hit by up to eight inches of rain. The National Weather service issued a flash flood warning for the desert city, The Associated Press said. Authorities closed a…