Category Severe Flood Alert

Major landslide hits areas of Kohima town, Highway block continues; Low Pressure area over Jharkhand, India

Continuous heavy rainfall, coupled with improper drainage system had caused major landslide and subsidence to around 140 feet, totally cutting-off the approach road of lower Naga bazaar area of Kohima town yesterday while a low pressure area lay over Jharkhand…

Catastrophic flooding strikes 27 villages in Sokoto State, Nigeria

Farm produce worth over N100 million were destroyed by flood in 27 villages in Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State, the Chairman of the Local Government, Alhaji Shehu Chacho, has said.   Chacho disclosed this to newsmen in Wurno…

Tropical Storm Erika Wreaks Havoc On Cuba, Haiti, Dominica

Tropical Storm Erika Pummels Dominica

Tropical Storm Erika causes mayhem in the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica

Tropical Storm Erika pounded the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica on Thursday, unleashing flooding and mudslides that killed at least four people and knocked out power and water supplies.   The storm, which was forecast to reach Florida as a…

Flood Alert As Warragamba Dam Spills Over In Sydney, Australia

Sydney’s giant Warragamba Dam is overflowing for the first time in two years after a period of heavy rainfall. The dam lies about 70km (43 miles) west of the city and is the largest urban water storage facility in the…

Landslide kills at least 8 in Indonesia

Eight people are missing and feared dead after a major landslide hit a road in remote eastern Indonesia, an official said Tuesday (Aug 25).   Heavy downpours in an isolated mountainous region of Papua province triggered the landslide Sunday, burying…

280,000 told to evacuate as typhoon hits Japan

The Japanese authorities advised 280,000 people to evacuate their homes as Typhoon Goni lashed southern Kyushu island and western Japan, bringing torrential rains and winds gusting at more than 180kmh.   The risk of landslides prompted officials in Yamaguchi prefecture…

Large 25,000-35,000 litre oil spill at the Vac Aero International Inc. in central Oakville, Canada

The Oakville Fire Department and other authorities have confirmed that a large oil spill at the Vac Aero International Inc. facility in central Oakville Sunday afternoon was caused when a pipe burst.   Officials initially estimated 25,000-35,000 litres of cooling…

Tornado Tears Through Australian Town