Category Food Shortage Alert

Severe dust storm kills 14 people in Uttar Pradesh, India

The severe dust storm that hit many parts of Uttar Pradesh on Friday has left behind a trail of devastation and death and officials on Saturday confirmed death of more than 14 people.   Besides, over two dozen people were…

Super Typhoon Maysak to reach Yap today and heading towards Philippines

PHOTO: Typhoon Maysak is expected to intensify to a super typhoon. (Supplied: European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection) A warning is in force for the State of Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia, as the US National Weather…

Apocalyptic hailstorm damages over 200 homes in Phrae, Thailand

A hailstorm pounded several villages in Phrae’s Nong Muang Khai district late Saturday night, causing severe damage to more than 200 houses and ravaging corn fields. Hailstones lashed several villages in Phrae late Saturday night, damaging more than 200 houses…

Apocalyptic wildfire causing catastrophic damage in Chile

Massive wildfires in drought-stricken southern Chile have wiped out hundreds of plant species, and are now threatening animal life and a national park.   “We are witnessing a massive environmental catastrophe” in southern Chile, Accion Ecologica chief Luis Mariano Rendon…

Severe hailstorm affects over a thousand hectares of blackberry and avocado in Mexico

The strong hailstorm that lasted more than ten minutes last Saturday night in Ziracuateiro affected more than a thousand families, a thousand hectares of blackberry, and a thousand hectares of avocado in this municipality.   The mayor, Carlos Sandoval Portugal,…

Massive hailstorm leaves destruction across many parts of Nagpur, India

The Second Capital City of Maharashtra, Nagpur on Sunday evening was bruised and battered by the brief spell of heavy unseasonal rains accompanied by hailstorm that caught citizens unaware and left a trail of destruction. The strong winds and grape-sized…