Category Severe Flood Alert

Cat 4 Hurricane Gonzalo Is Slamming Bermuda With Powerful Winds Of 140 mph

Many trees are uprooting, power loss to 1000’s along with structural damage to many properties.   Flooding is a major concern.

Freak Snow Storm, Flooding, Damaging Gales Hits New South Wales, Australia

New South Wales in Australia has been hit by a freak snow storm leaving thousands of people without power and motorists stranded in floodwater. Gale-force winds whipped up surf with six-metre waves off the coast of Sydney, while all flights in…

Landslide causes mayhem and kills three people in Guatemala; El Salvador also on alert

A woman and her children were killed Wednesday buried by a mudslide after heavy rains in the north of the capital of Guatemala, Volunteer Firefighters reported.   The spokesman for the lifeguards, William Gonzalez, told local media that the tragedy…

Super Cyclone threat: Tens of thousands evacuated along AP coast, India

Tens of thousands of people from low-lying areas of coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh have been evacuated as the state intensified preparations to face Cyclone Hudhud, expected to reach the northern coastline around Visakhapatnam by forenoon tomorrow.   As many…

Massive landslide strikes Penampang-Tambunan Road near Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

INCESSANT rain since early yesterday morning caused a landslide at kilometre 49, Penampang-Tambunan Road near Kota Kinabalu yesterday.   The road is temporarily closed to traffic following the incident which occured about 80km from the city. Sabah Public Works Department…

Record rains flood 100’s of homes along with landslides causing devastation in Nicaragua

Nicaraguan authorities say a 5-year-old girl is dead after record rains unleashed landslides and flooding that swamped hundreds of homes.   The country’s Institute of Territorial Studies reports that 14.9 inches (378 millimeters) of rain fell in just 24 hours,…