Category Flash Flooding Alert

Supermoon tides flood South Florida residential areas for 3rd day

South Florida residents continue to brave tidal flooding from Sunday’s supermoon.   Locals in Miami Beach caught a small break, Thursday morning, before the tide rises again, causing water to flood ankle-deep.     Tourists have been caught of guard…

Severe Storms Cause at Least 10,000 Lightning Strikes in Queensland, Australia

Parts of south-east Queensland were lashed by hail and more than 10,000 lightning strikes as a severe thunderstorm hit the region yesterday, bringing power outages to more than 1,000 homes and businesses.   More severe storm cells had been forecast…

Heavy Rain Causes Flooding in Parts of Maryland, Virginia, USA

Heavy rainfall across the Washington region caused flooding in parts of Maryland and Virginia.    A flood warning was issued for parts of Culpeper, Fauquier, Loudoun, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, and a flash flood warning was issued for parts…

Massive landslide heralds evacuation alert for 38 properties in Birken, Canada

A two-storey house in Birken, north of Pemberton, was buried up to its roof line after a mudslide Sunday Residents of Birken, north of Pemberton, B.C., where a mudslide took place Sunday, have been put on evacuation alert as renewed…

Massive landslide kills at least seven in Sri Lanka

SEVEN people have been buried alive in a landslide at a tea plantation in central Sri Lanka, disaster relief officials say.   A ROW of houses on the estate in Kotmale was buried under the landslide during heavy rains on…

Severe flash floods kill at least 11 across Iran

At least eleven people have lost their lives in flash flooding across Iran including the capital Tehran.   Head of Relief and Rescue Organization of Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), Naser Charkhsaz, said on Saturday the fatalities have occurred during…