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Warning: Three major storms are hitting south east Asia at the same time

Any time you think the British weather is bad, be thankful you don’t live in Asia.   South of Taiwan on the left of the graphic is tropical storm Linfa, with Typhoon Chan-hom east of China in the middle. And…

Army deployed in flood-affected North Bengal, India

The Army has been deployed for rescue and relief operations in landslide and flood-affected parts of north Bengal. The catastrophe claimed several lives in the hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling and property worth several lakhs is estimated to have been destroyed.…

Devastating landslides due to heavy rainfall in Darjeeling and Rudraprayag, India

Many houses have been crushed in the landslide and several roads including the Haldwani-Ramnagar highway have been blocked Monsoon rains are continuing to wreak havoc across the country. Incessant rains have triggered deadly landslides in Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand.   Many…

Severe flooding kills at least 28 with many missing in China

Cars are stranded on a flooded street after heavy rainfall hit Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, June 28, 2015. (Reuters photo) At least 28 people have been killed or feared missing after heavy rains-triggered floods and landslides swept through four provinces…

Major power outage targets more than 90,000 across southeast Michigan, USA

DTE Energy says more than 90,000 people are still without power after high winds and rain took out power across southeast Michigan. The total is down from nearly 150,000 Saturday night.   Most of the outages are located in Wayne…

Severe Storm Pounds Philadelphia Region, USA

As heavy rain and potentially strong storms hit the Philadelphia region Saturday, the National Weather Service issued flood watches for large portions of the area. By Saturday night, street flooding already closed some roads in South Jersey.   Flooding remained…

Multiple tornadoes reported from storms across Red River Valley, USA

A large wall of thick, rotating clouds moved over the Midwest Saturday afternoon, with tornadoes and funnel clouds appearing across the region.   A line of storms stretching from the Canadian border into South Dakota formed and moved southeast across…

Severe hailstorm Rips Through South Central Manitoba, Canada

Vi Desjarlais took these photos of hail between St. Claude and Roseisle/Global News Tornado warnings were issued for parts of the province Saturday.   Radar indicated a potential tornado moved southeast at 40 km/h near Roseisle, Rosebank, and Miami, Manitoba.…

Red Alert issued as severe flooding and landslides targets Costa Rica

The president of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solis declared an emergency on Saturday and declared a RED ALERT as heavy rainfall continued to flood the entire province of Limon and the cantons of Turrialba and Sarapiqui.    President Solis said…