Category Severe Flood Alert

Parts of Australia is going through relentless severe weather

VICTORIA shivered through a blustery night — but, be warned, the wild weather is not over just yet As the mop-up begins from yesterday’s chaos, Melbourne can expect showers and strong wind to continue this morning, with a maximum temperature…

Major landslide kills at least 17 people with at least 200 trapped in Maharashtra state, India

A mudslide surrounds a building in Malin village, where up to 200 people remain trapped, a rescue official said A landslide has struck a village in western India following heavy monsoon rains, killing at least 17 people and leaving as many as…

Nine killed in flash floods in China

Nine people have been killed in flash floods in southwest China’s Yunnan province, the ministry of civil affairs said Tuesday.    More than 1,600 people have been affected and 100 hectares of crops destroyed in the cities of Baoshan, Lincang…

Severe flash flooding in north-west after Tasmania cleans up from ‘tornado-like’ winds

Homes have been inundated by flash flooding in northern Tasmania just hours after the north-west was pounded by severe winds that left a trail of destruction and caused widespread power cuts.   The State Emergency Service (SES) has confirmed houses…

Weather goes crazy with record high temperatures, wildfires, mega flooding, then July snow & hailstorm in Siberia

Winter comes to summer including freak hailstorms, mega-flooding but also wild fires While it was hot in Kemerovo, our remarkable picture shows the giant hailstones that thudded down on the mountainous region. This came a day after an extraordinary hailstorm…

Landslide & Heavy Rain Kills 5 In Uttarakhand, India

Five people were killed in a landslide in Uttarakhand and the meteorological department Monday warned of another round of incessant downpour within 48 hours. Heavy rain pounded the state 10 days back. Officials have been asked to be “extra vigilant”…

Severe storms knock out power to 200,000 across Mid West State, USA

Storms with high winds, pounding rain and large hail uprooted trees, triggered tornado warnings and knocked out power to more than 200,000 customers across the state on Sunday.   The worst-hit area was southeast Michigan, with 180,000 DTE Energy customers…

Freak summer storm brings ‘rivers of hail’ and ‘snow indoors’ in the S/SE Of the UK

Courtesy of @Kennedy121 Lightning, heavy downpours and a huge hail storm created a scene described as the “zombie apocalypse” in Sussex this morning. The storms hit the Hove, Brighton and Worthing during the morning rush-hour, causing chaos on trains when a…

Typhoon Matmo causes over 70,000 to evacuate and strikes China

Typhoon Matmo caused the evacuation of thousands of people along China’s southeast coast after it came ashore in Fujian province. The 10th typhoon to impact China in 2014, Matmo is moving northward after landfall Wednesday. Heavy rains were reported across the…