Category Emergency Updates

Landslide knocks north Taiwan railway line out for 4 days

Rocks fallen on the railway line between Taipei City and the east coast might take four days to be removed, Transportation Minister Lin Chia-long (林佳龍) said Friday (Dec. 4). Days of heavy rain are believed to have caused the landslide,…

Plane makes emergency landing on Minnesota interstate by award-winning pilot

The pilot of a small plane that made an emergency landing on a Minnesota interstate Wednesday was identified as an award-winning member of the U.S. aerobatics flying team. The single-engine Bellanca Viking plane landed and hit a vehicle, temporarily closing…

Hundreds flee as Mount Semeru spews lava and ash in Java, Indonesia

Photo Illustration Hundreds of Indonesians have fled their villages after a rumbling volcano spewed hot ash thousands of metres into the air and belched lava down its crater. Mount Semeru on Java island spouted the towering column on Tuesday, prompting…

Cyclone Burevi: Kerala issues alert, Health Minister Shailaja asks hospitals to be prepared

The Kerala health department has issued an alert in view of Cyclone Burevi to ensure the successful handling of health issues that might arise due to the storm and rain and possible infectious diseases post-disaster. Health minister KK Shailaja directed…

Heavy rains cause flooding, landslide in Northern Luzon, Philippines

Heavy rains from the tail-end of a frontal system caused flooding and a landslide in Northern Luzon, according to a report on 24 Oras News Alert on Saturday. In San Mateo, Isabela, 50 families had their houses flooded after the…

Cyclone Nivar makes landfall bringing rains, flood in southern India

A powerful cyclonic storm lashed India’s southeastern coast early on Thursday, uprooting trees and packing strong winds and rains as tens of thousands of people took refuge in shelters. The centre of Nivar made landfall at 3:05am local time (21:35…

25 rescued from flash floods in Skudai, Malaysia

Some 25 people from four families in Kampung Laut in Skudai here were displaced following a flash flood. Skudai Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Faisal Ismail said that they received a call about the flood at about 4.59pm on…