Category Emergency Updates

Severe flooding has killed at least 17 and destroyed thousands of homes in Sudan

Heavy rain and flooding has killed 17 people and left thousands of houses demolished in central Sudan over the past five days, the governor of the country’s capital said Tuesday. Abdul-Rahman Khidir said that central Sudan was most affected by…

Landslide destroys home; dozens of evacuations in North Salt Lake, USA

More than 20 homes have been evacuated and one completely destroyed after a hillside slid down here Tuesday morning.  The home on Parkway Drive crumbled after rain-saturated soil from the hill above started piling up behind it at around 6…

More than 500 foreign hikers rescued after deadly landslide in Nepal

More than 500 foreign tourists and their guides have been rescued after a deadly landslide in Nepal blocked a major highway, leaving them stranded in a border town over the weekend, Nepali hiking officials said on Monday. The mostly Indian…

Gigantic landslide swallows car park and leaves bus stranded in Japan

A bus containing terrified passengers lies trapped halfway down a mountainside after heavy rain caused this gigantic landslide. Amazingly, none of the passengers were killed as half a car park in Tokushima, Japan, was swallowed up. Two cars were left dangling over…

Hawaii to be Impacted by Two Hurricanes

Hawaii is bracing for the rare possibility of being impacted by two back-to-back hurricanes/tropical storms.   First, is Hurricane Iselle.  As of 7am CT it is located at 15.9N 138.6W; moving: W at 8mph; minimum pressure:  955 mb; maximum sustained…

Severe storm causes mayhem in Southern Ontario, Canada

“I’ve never seen anything like this — never in 38 years living in this neighbourhood,” A series of thunderstorms swept through Toronto and other parts of southern Ontario Monday, leaving roads flooded, drivers stranded in some cases and four people hurt…