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Super Cyclone threat: Tens of thousands evacuated along AP coast, India

Tens of thousands of people from low-lying areas of coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh have been evacuated as the state intensified preparations to face Cyclone Hudhud, expected to reach the northern coastline around Visakhapatnam by forenoon tomorrow.   As many…

Tornadoes, floods and gales batter Britain as drivers are stranded in roads swamped with water with more on the way

Stormy weather led to huge waves crashing into the harbour in Porthcawl, South Wales Tornadoes, floods and gales of up to 75mph are continuing to batter Britain, with drivers becoming stranded on roads swamped with water. Forecasters have warned there…

Severe Storm Batters Ireland

Winds of up to 72mph (117km/h) pounded Ireland overnight leaving up to 6,000 without power and disrupting morning commutes as emergency services were inundated with reports of fallen trees and blocked roads. The country was placed on orange alert as…

Typhoon Phanfone Lashing Japan; Tokyo, Osaka in Cyclone’s Path

Typhoon Phanfone is lashing southern Japan with strong wind, high waves and torrential rain as millions brace for what looks to be a direct impact.   At one point on Saturday, the U.S. military’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center analyzed 150…

Severe storm causes mayhem in Northern Texas, USA

A fast-moving storm blew through North Texas on Thursday afternoon, leaving thousands without electricity and causing structure fires, downed trees and the collapse of a building in the heart of the Stockyards.   The University of Texas at Arlington had…

Tornado devastates 7 villages in Jamalpur and Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh

Tornado ripped into seven villages of Jamalpur and Lalmonirhat district yesterday, damaging over 200 dwelling houses.   Our Jamalpur correspondent reported that at least 100 houses were damaged as a tornado lashed Lauchapra village under Kamalpur union of Bakshiganj upazila…

Emergency evacuation alert sparks panic as Tropical Storm Fung-Wong heads for Taiwan

Taiwan evacuated almost 1,000 people from endangered areas as Typhoon Fung-Wong, which left at least 10 dead in the Philippines and caused Manila’s worst flooding in two years, approached packing wind gusts as strong as 120kph.   Fung-Wong, Phoenix in…

Landslides trap hundreds of motorists on mountainous Costa Rica highway

A harrowing Thursday evening continued into early Friday morning for hundreds of motorists trapped on the Braulio Carrillo Highway that connects San José to the Caribbean port city of Limón. Heavy rains triggered multiple landslides that stranded 380 2,000 people…

Apocalyptic floods affect 2.3 million in Pakistan

Sher Muhammad, 85, looked on with a sense of bewilderment: “I have not seen such a flood, not since around the time of partition [1947].” As the flood emergency deepens in Pakistan, now affecting nearly 2.3 million people, humanitarian teams…