Category Evacuation Alert

Major train crash kills at least 30 & injures 50 in Northern India

Railway officials in northern India say a train accident has killed at least 30 people. Authorities said the Gorakhpur Express passenger train, travelling from Hisar city to Gorakhpur, slammed into a parked freight train at Chureb railway station in Khalilabad…

Major hailstorm severely damages 400 homes in Phra That Bung Puan Subdistrict, Thailand

A summer storm and a hailstorm has swept through Phra That Bung Puan Subdistrict of Muang district in Nong Khai province where over 400 homes have been severely damaged.    The storm also brought down 13 electricity poles, causing a…

Damaging cyclone strikes Siliguri in West Bengal

A cyclone hit Siliguri in West Bengal in the wee hours of Saturday, damaging houses, uprooting trees and injuring ten people. Heavy rains lashed Maynaguri block in Jalpaiguri district and over 1000 houses, acres of farmland and trees were washed away in…

Severe lightning storm causes 3 fires in Indianapolis, USA

Thunderstorms packing hail, gusty winds and dangerous lightning have swept across central and southern Indiana. An Indianapolis Fire Department spokeswoman says lightning strikes Wednesday were blamed for three fires, including a two-alarm blaze that caused an estimated $250,000 damage to…

Severe hailstorm, heavy rain lashes Bangalore

Heavy downpour accompanied by hailstorm threw life out of gear in many parts of the City, mainly South Bangalore, on Wednesday evening.    Several trees and electric poles were uprooted, leading to disruption in power supply and traffic jams and…

Major storm pounds Denver area with hail, street flooding; Tornado warning in Adams, Aurora, Denver, USA

A storm pounded northern parts of the Denver metro area Wednesday with hail, caused street flooding and closed Denver International Airport because of tornado warnings. At least four tornadoes were spotted in the region, but no significant damage was reported.…