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Severe winds and a tornado batters parts of New Zealand

Destructive winds wreaked havoc throughout the middle of the country yesterday – with a tornado striking Greymouth, tearing iron off roofs and smashing buildings. Wellington was also buffeted, and flights were cancelled.   One West Coast resident described the height…

Catastrophic flooding caused by 3 days of non-stop heavy rain wreaks havoc in Maiduguri, Nigeria

No fewer than 100 persons were on Saturday displaced in Maiduguri after their homes were flooded by a heavy downpour. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the city had witnessed continuous downpour since Thursday and the victims had relocated…

Major flood risk for more than 400,000 people in India after Nepal’s devastating landslide; 150 are still missing in Nepal

The Indian government says more than 400,000 people in the east of the country are at risk of flooding after a landslide that killed at least nine people in neighbouring Nepal The landslide, triggered by heavy rains, has left scores…

Severe flooding devastates Miziya, Bulgaria

Miziya, a town in Vratsa District, northwest Bulgaria, and the region suffered a flood on late Saturday evening and Sunday, which led to the collapse of houses, the press centre of the Interior Ministry announced.   It was announced the…

China quake death toll rises to 367, about 1,900 injured; set to rise; 12,000 homes destroyed

Over 360 people were killed and 1,900 injured after an earthquake measuring from 6.1 to 6.5, according to different estimates, toppled buildings in Chinese Yunnan province. The majority of the dead were from Ludian county, which Chinese state television said…

Flood Alert triggered as landslide blocks river and at least killed 8 in Nepal

Bihar has ordered evacuation of people after a drastic rise in the water level of the Kosi river Saturday following a landslide that killed eight people in Nepal with mud and rocks crashing down and blocking a tributary of the…

Massive underground gas blast has killed at least 5 and injured about 200 people in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

An underground gas explosion has left at least 200 people injured in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Thursday, according to preliminary reports. The Associated Press reported that at least five people were killed and 228 were injured. Firefighters are among those killed…

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…

Devastating EF2 Tornado with winds up to 120 mph strikes, Revere, USA

“Nobody here has ever seen damage like what we’ve seen this morning,” Mayor Daniel Rizzo said Revere residents will be recovering for days after an EF2 tornado with wind gusts up to 120 mph left sections of the city ravaged,…

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…