Category Landslide Alert

Landslide hits Kg Baru Subang shop, Bangladeshi worker killed, Malaysia

A 43-year-old factory worker was buried alive in a landslide while he was answering nature’s call at a furniture factory in Kampung Melayu Subang, today In the 10.40am incident, the victim, a Bangladeshi, was buried in two metre deep soil,…

Severe storm topples trees and crush homes in Phuket, Thailand

A sudden gale that Phuket’s microclimate produces in the monsoon season toppled a banyan tree in Phuket City about 10pm last night, damaging two houses and a parked pickup. Resident Preecha Lakkeaw, who lives on the road behind Phuket Provincial…

Extreme Storm Floods Balkans, Serbia Declares Emergency

“biggest water catastrophe in Serbia’s history.” A massive storm has dumped record rainfalls on the Balkans, causing severe flooding, especially in Serbia, and parts of Bosnia. Schools have been closed in Serbia, where several people have drowned. Croatia is on…

China Red Alert: Biggest storm hits Shenzhen with severe floods

A man carries a girl as he walks along a flooded street in Shenzhen, Guangdong province Meteorological authorities issued a red alert as the biggest storm ever since 2008 hit Shenzhen, flooded several districts and submerged more than 2000 vehicles,…

Severe rainstorm triggers landslide killing one and 10,000 evacuated in Central China

One person was killed in a rain-triggered landslide while flooding has forced the relocation of another 10,000 residents in a county in central China’s Hunan Province, local authorities said Saturday. Heavy rains started to hit Suining County at 3 a.m.…

Hong Kong Issues Highest Storm Warning for Second Time in 2014

Rain dowsed Hong Kong yesterday causing street flooding and prompting the city’s weather service to raise a black storm warning, the second time the highest alert has been triggered this year. The Hong Kong Observatory also issued warnings for winds…

Severe storms, flooding rain hit North Texas, USA

A strong storm system has deluged North Texas with up to 4 inches of rain, triggered flash-flood warnings and prompted a high-water rescue of a group of children.   Dallas police say emergency personnel rescued five children trapped Thursday morning…