Category Emergency Updates

Everest Avalanche Kills At Least 12 Nepali Guides

An avalanche swept down a slope of Mount Everest on Friday killing 12 Nepali mountaineering guides at the beginning of the main climbing season, a Tourism Ministry official said. The avalanche, the deadliest in eight years, hit the most popular…

Cyclone Ita’s tail causes severe damage in New Zealand

ROADS are closed, roofs blown off, and thousands of homes and businesses left without power as storms lash much of the country.   The fire service had received 844 emergency calls by 4pm local time on Thursday, with about a…

Severe storm causes major damage in Detroit, USA

It came through quick, but a spring storm early Saturday evening left its mark on parts of Metro Detroit. DTE Energy is reporting 62,000 customers — primarily in northern Oakland and Macomb counties — have lost power. Severe thunderstorms and…

Cyclone batters Australia’s Barrier Reef coast

A tropical cyclone battered Australia’s Barrier Reef coast Saturday, knocking out power and phone lines for thousands of people and threatening floods, despite weakening as it headed south toward major tourist resorts. Tens of thousands of people hunkered down overnight…

Severe Storms, Tornadoes Kill Two, Injure 20 in Deep South, USA

Two people were killed and about 20 other people were injured by a powerful spring storm that spun off tornadoes and flooded parts of the Southeast on Monday. In Mississippi, a 9-year-old girl was swept away and killed after the…

Severe Gales & Hailstorms Batter Northern Vietnam

Strong gusts and hailstorms have raged in the northern provinces of Ha Giang and Lao Cai over the past several days, damaging about 1,000 houses and many crops, and causing a loss of over VND5.7 billion (US$270,700).    Early Sunday…