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At least two tornadoes tear through North Texas, USA

Neighbors and friends help clean up after Thursday night’s tornado passed the area on Friday, May 8, 2015 in New Fairview, Texas. Strong storms spawned several tornadoes and dumped heavy rain on North Texas overnight, flooding roads and damaging train…

Eruption at Mt. Karangetang causes hundreds to flee in Indonesia

Hundreds of residents of Siau, Sitaro Islands regency, North Sulawesi, have fled to safer ground after Mount Karangetang erupted.   Mt. Karangetang erupted at 12:30 p.m. local time on Thursday, prompting residents in Bebali subdistrict, East Siau district, in Siau,…

State of emergency declared in RM of St. Louis, Sask., Canada

A state of emergency has been declared because of flooding in the rural municipality of St. Louis, south of Prince Albert, Sask.   The villages of Hoey, Domremy and Bellevue are included in that area.   A number of roads…

Landslide kills 4 and 9 are missing in Indonesia

Four people were killed and nine others remain missing after a landslide buried homes on Indonesia’s main island of Java, an official said.   A landslide triggered by a pipeline explosion on Tuesday engulfed eight homes and trapped villagers in…

Major Landslide Sweeps Away Houses and Over 40 Acres of Agricultural Land In Kenya

Authorities said more than 25 families lost their homes in a landslide that hit the Hamisi Constituency in Vihiga County. The disaster affected four villages, including Gimariani, Kidundu, Mukisangula and Muhembe. The locals are assessing losses as more than 40…

Catastrophic storms causes severe flooding and a massive sinkhole in Australia

Damage and destruction caused to the Arkinstall family home by flooding in Stroud in the NSW Hunter region A massive sinkhole has forced residents to flee their homes with three apartment blocks at serious risk of collapse.   Around 60…

Pyroclastic flows destroy village on southern flank at Sinabung volcano in Sumatra, Indonesia

Image: @endrolewa / twitter A series of strong pyroclastic flows occurred yesterday 28 April 2015, reaching 3-4.5 km distance. The largest, at 18:20 local time touched and burnt the (evacuated) village of Guru Kinayan on the southern slope of the…

8 Tornadoes Hit Texas, USA

A band of tornadoes that swept across parts of rural Texas over the weekend flattened buildings, tore the roofs off other structures and forced people to rush for shelter, the National Weather Service said Monday.   National Weather Service meteorologist…

Nepal earthquake CCTV: Building collapse during destructive tremor

Two Deadly landslides hits Salvador in north-east Brazil

At least 14 people were killed in landslides in the city of Salvador in north-east Brazil on Monday.   Heavy rains flooded streets and triggered two separate landslides, sweeping away hillside homes in poor neighbourhoods and injuring 10 people.  …