Category Major Events

MAGNITUDE 7.0 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION

Subject to change Depth: 92 km Distances: 260 km SE of Mati, Philippines / pop: 105,000 / local time: 20:23:04.9 2021-01-21 211 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines / pop: 2,100 / local time: 20:23:04.9 2021-01-21

‘Extremely loud’ explosion in city centre – at least three people dead in Madrid, Spain

At least three people have died and six others were injured after an “extremely loud” explosion destroyed a residential building belonging to the Catholic Church in Madrid’s city centre. The blast happened near a nursing home and a school –…

UK weather: Storm Christoph brings ‘danger to life’ flood warnings – with snow also expected

The Met Office has warned of “danger to life” from floods, gales and snow as Storm Christoph heads to the UK. An amber warning for rain has been issued for northern, central and eastern parts of England from Tuesday, with…

Storms hit Sunshine Coast and Brisbane, Australia tearing down trees and power outages

Residents on the Sunshine Coast are cleaning up this morning after a short but severe storm tore through some suburbs, bringing trees down onto homes and leaving hundreds without power. A quick burst of heavy rain and strong winds caused…

At least 10 dead, hundreds injured in Indonesia landslide

At least 10 people have died as landslides caused by a strong and shallow earthquake hits Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island early Friday. People fled their homes and more than 200 have been injured authorities said. Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency has…

Heavy rains trigger floods, landslides in E. Visayas, Philippines

Heavy downpour has triggered flooding and landslides in Samar and Southern Leyte provinces over the weekend, the Regional Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) reported on Monday. Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Regional Director Lord Byron Torrecarion, RDRRMC Eastern Visayas…