Category Flash Flooding Alert

Landslide kills at least 41 in Nepal

At least 41 people were killed and eight injured on Thursday in a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall that buried six villages in Nepal’s mountainous northeast, the second major disaster to hit the country after the April 25 quake. The…

Severe Lightning Strikes Transformers In Florida, USA

The tornado warning for Martin County has expired, but not without some excitement.   CBS12 photojournalist Ernie Isgro and reporter Israel Balderas were driving along A1A in Martin County when a transformer exploded right in front of them.   According…

Apocalyptic Flooding Effects Tens Of Thousands In Parts Of India

The flood situation in Assam deteriorated drastically on Wednesday affecting about 1.95 lakh people in over 550 villages and destroying crops in more than 8,200 hectares in the Bramhaputra valley.   Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said in its…

Severe storm hits Ghana very hard

The Ghana Meteorological Service said it served notice of a possible storm at about 5.38pm June 3, but city authorities and disaster management agencies in the country failed to acknowledge it.   A heavy downpour in Accra claimed over 190…

Red Alert Issued As Severe Storm Grounds Hundreds Of Flights At Airports In Shanghai, China

Shanghai Airport Authority issued the top level red alert for severe flight delays around 2:45pm that means the takeoff and landing capacity was cut by 70 percent at Hongqiao and Pudong airports.   More than 250 flights were canceled and…

Severe flooding causes mayhem in Mombasa, Kenya, Africa

Parts of Mombasa have been rendered inaccessible in the aftermath of unusually heavy rains witnessed in the coastal belt over the weekend.   Although the Mombasa County government and the provincial and administration officials are yet to carry out a…

Severe storm unleashes it’s might in London, Canada

Weather experts will be in the London region to investigate Saturday’s fast and furious storm.    As a result of a wicked Saturday afternoon storm, tree branches were down, some trees uprooted and a roof was blown off a three-storey…