Category Major Events

Major storms to strike eastern Dakotas and western Minnesota, USA

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Severe storms flood and damage homes in Indiana, USA

Heavy thunderstorms swept through Indiana early Sunday morning. According to Mooresville dispatch, the rain flooded homes, stranding residents.   The Mooresville Fire Department reported five water rescues on Bishop St., six on Taylor St., and one on Edgewood Dr.  …

Severe wildfire destroys multiple homes; pilot escapes serious harm in water bomber crash in Puntzi Lake, Canada

A pilot battling wildfires in British Columbia’s Interior escaped serious injury after crashing his single-engine plane into a lake while scooping water, says a spokesman for the Transportation Safety Board.   Bill Yearwood said the incident occurred just before 3…

Severe Wildfire Forces Rimrock Meadows Residents To Evacuate In Douglas County, USA

The Grant County Sheriff’s Office has sent out a Level 3 Wildfire evacuation notice for those who live in the Rimrock Meadows community as of Saturday evening.   Deputies say a wildfire starting about 17 miles northwest of Ephrata is…

Explosion at Fireworks Warehouse Kills at Least 3 in China

A warehouse containing fireworks exploded in northern China on Sunday, killing at least three people and injuring more than a dozen others, state media reported.   The morning explosion happened in Ningjin county in Hebei province, which borders Beijing, and…

Flood waters, lightning cause problems in cities in Hampton, Virginia, USA

Storms brought lightning strikes and caused flooding, creating trouble for people across Hampton Roads Saturday.   “It just got real dark, and the rain just started coming real hard,” said Giovanni Torres who thought his SUV could make it down…

Explosion inside the Colima Volcano prompts for immediate evacuations in Mexico

Residents of the Mexican hamlet of La Yerbabuena were evacuated after an explosion was registered inside the Colima Volcano, emergency management officials told EFE.   The inhabitants of that small community on the side of the volcano, which straddles the…

Typhoon Chan-hom could be the strongest to strike Zhejiang province, China since 1949

PHOTO: Typhoon Chan-hom (centre left) lashes Japan’s Okinawa island chain as it pushed towards Taiwan and onto China. (AFP: Japan Meteorological Agency) Typhoon Chan-hom has crossed China’s heavily populated eastern coast, forcing the evacuation of almost 1 million people, shutting…

MASSIVE LANDSLIDE SHUTS JAMMU SRINAGAR HIGHWAY, AMARNATH YATRIS STRANDED KASHMIR BOUND

More than 2,000 passenger vehicles, including 68 carrying Kashmir-bound Amarnath pilgrims, have been left stranded on the Jammu-Srinagar National highway, following its closure due to massive landslides at several places triggered by overnight rainfall.   The Jammu-Srinagar National highway has…