Category Evacuation Alert

Major power outages to over 69,000 people as severe storms causes devastation in Kansas, USA

Thousands of people across the metro are in the dark after severe storms pounded the metro overnight.   As of 10 a.m. Tuesday, KCP&L said they currently have about 8,800 customers remaining without power. During the span of the storm,…

Emergency evacuation of 87,000 people in southwestern Japan

This was caused by the increased risk of flooding due to heavy rains. Only for one hour 70 millimeters of rain fell in the region on Monday morning, RIA Novosti reported. In Kumamoto, Kagoshima, Nagasaki prefecture and at Kyushu island…

Heavy rain triggers landslides in China’s Hunan

Landslide in Mibei Township under Dong Autonomous County of Xinhuang, Huaihua City, central China’s Hunan Province. Rain-triggered landslides blocked a river to form a barrier lake in the township. A total of 1,172 local residents have been relocated.

Red alert for Japan’s Kyushu island as landslides & flash floods loom, evacuation recommended to 20,000

Japan’s Meteorological Agency has issued a red-level weather alert for the Kagoshima, Kumamoto and Nagasaki prefectures of the island of Kyushu and recommended the evacuation of about 20,000 from southern Kyushu amid a looming threat of landslides and flashfloods as…

Post-tropical storm Arthur causes power outage to more than 200,000 homes in the Maritimes, Canada

More than 200,000 homes and businesses in the Maritimes are without electricity Saturday as post-tropical storm Arthur batters parts of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. With the number of power outages climbing steadily throughout the day, officials with the…