Category Flash Flooding Alert

Hurricane rips off roofs in Pavlodar Oblast, Kazakhstan

A hurricane has blasted through Pavlodar Oblast, Tengrinews reports citing the press office of the Oblast Department of Emergency Situations.   Heavy wind hit Aktorgay District of Pavldodar Oblast tearing off roofs of the local public school, KazPochta post office…

Flash floods hits Las Vegas, USA

A woman walks through flood water Monday, July 6, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP / John Locher) A thunderstorm with heavy rains and high winds moved across the Las Vegas area, flooding roads and knocking out power to hundreds.  …

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.…

Severe flooding strands more than 50 cars in Missouri, USA

Pettis County Emergency Officials were surprised by the number of people who tried to drive through water covered roads Pettis County Emergency Officials report more than 50 cars were stranded in flash flood waters during Wednesday night’s storm.   Emergency…

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…

State Of Emergency Declared After Severe Flooding hits Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

The city of Kamloops, B.C. has declared a state of emergency after a sudden thunderstorm flooded one neighbourhood, forcing around 100 people to leave their homes.   Heavy rains pounded down around 4 p.m. Tuesday, quickly dumping a metre of…

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…