Category Evacuation Alert

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…

Violent Storm Causes 1000’s To Be Homeless In Uganda, Africa

Nature continues to expose its ugly side ravaging villages with hail storms in eastern Uganda leaving thousands of people homeless and scores of villagers nursing serious injuries. The violent storm that struck in the dead of Sunday night battered three…