Category Food Loss Alert

Thousands affected by rains in Tamaulipas, Mexico

Vehicles trapped in flood waters in Madero Harsh weather conditions began Thursday in Tamaulipas with torrential rains that later moved into Veracruz and yesterday into Chihuahua, causing severe flooding and leaving two people dead.   Authorities were conducting a census…

Vietnam floods kill seven

At least seven people have been killed and two are missing after fresh flooding in central Vietnam.   The dead and missing were all reported in Quang Binh province where rainfall of up to 966 millimetres was reported, the National…

Record Snowfall Freezes Northeastern B.C. Grain Harvest

Rick Kantz of the B.C. Grain Producers Association says snow has forced farmers across the Peace region in northeastern B.C to leave anywhere between 10 to 20 per cent of their crop in the fields. (Dave Gilson/CBC) A record snowfall…

Entire crops decimated by freak hail storm in central west New South Wales, Australia

Thousands of hectares of grain crops in New South Wales have been decimated in a freak hail storm.   A number of storm cells ripped through the central west on Friday night damaging crops, felling trees and ripping rooves off…

Super Typhoon Haima Smashes Into Philippines

Category 5 typhoon Haima hit the Philippines overnight. Photo: Weather Channel Philippine forecasters say a super typhoon has slammed into the country’s north-eastern coast amid fears it may bring widespread damage similar to that wrought by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.…

Mega Hailstorm Destroys Crops and Homes In Jinja, Uganda

Several acres of both food and cash crops have been ravaged and several houses destroyed by a hailstorm that hit Busede Sub-county in Jinja District. Mr Charles Kanabi, the area district councilor, said the hailstorm that hit more than seven…

At least 21 die in massive floods in central Vietnam; alert issued for typhoon Sarika

The Vietnam government said on Sunday that at least 21 people died and eight are still missing in four central provinces in the past week due to massive floods, as the country braces for Typhoon Sarika.   The government said…