Category Severe Flood Alert

Flood risk upgraded to ‘Amber Alert’ in Northern Ireland

The Met Office has warned Northern Ireland to prepare for flooding, as it upgraded its severe weather warning to ‘amber alert’.   Heavy rain pelted much of the province on Thursday morning – but the worst is still to come.…

Severe Storm Causes Major Havoc and Batters South-East France

CLEARING-UP work started this morning after violent winds and torrential rain battered the south-east and east of France causing the death of one woman, closing Nice Airport and leaving thousands without power.    The A8 France-Italy motorway was closed by…

Super Typhoon Nuri’s top sustained winds reached 180mph and getting even stronger

Super Typhoon Nuri’s top sustained winds reached 180mph on Monday, November 3, and could go even higher as the storm pushes to the northeast. Still far to the south of Japan, Nuri could pass close enough to the island to…

Devastating flood coupled with a landslide strikes a coal mine in Turkey

Efforts to rescue the 18 Turkish workers trapped in a flooded coal mine were halted following a landslide early on Thursday, fuelling anxiety and despair among those hoping to find the workers alive.   “Time is ticking by (…)“It is…

Apocalyptic hailstorm coupled with massive flooding strikes parts of Colombia

Colombia’s second largest city Medellin stopped being the “city of eternal spring” for an hour on Wednesday after a torrential hail storm covered parts of the city in ice, while causing dozens of emergencies due to floods.   The heavens…

Flood Alert Issued in Tamil Nadu After Surplus Water Discharged from Amaravathi Dam, India

A flood alert has been sounded in a few areas of Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Karur district of Tamil Nadu as 30,000 cusecs of surplus water from the Amaravathi Dam in the Tiruppur district have been discharged into the Amaravathi River. …

Hundreds missing in Sri Lanka after landslide

At least 10 people are dead and hundreds are missing following a landslide in central Sri Lanka, officials tell the BBC.   The landslide, which came after heavy monsoon rains, engulfed about 140 houses in Badulla district, officials said.  …

Apocalyptic hailstorm leaves trail of destruction at Ndzevane, Swaziland, Africa

In a scene reminiscent to that of the Tsumani that struck Asia in 2011, residents of Gangankhulu Village near Ndzevane in the Lubombo region, stared death in the face when their houses collapsed, seriously injuring many while others were literally…

Heavy rain, thundersquall, hailstorm throw life out of gear in Bhopal, India

Though Saturday morning was sunny, clouds started gathering in the sky since afternoon and by 3pm, dense clouds had covered the city sky. Later, the weather changed drastically and Bhopal witnessed dust storm, thunder and lightning. Soon, hailstones lashed some…