Category Major Events

Blizzard Alert, Building Damage Alert, Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Major Events, Power Lines Down Alert, Power Outage Alert, Rain Alert, Rescue Alert, Road Closure Alert, Severe Weather, Snow Storm Alert, Snowdrift Alert, Vehicle Alert, Winter Storm Alert

Damaging snow storm knocks out power to hundreds of homes in Canterbury New Zealand

About 1400 Canterbury homes are facing a third night without power after a particularly nasty snow dump. Contractors have spent the day trying to get the power back on, and while they have repaired dozens of lines, they haven’t…

Earth Extremities
June 20, 2015

Building Damage Alert, Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Major Events, Rain Alert, Record Flood Alert, River Alert, Road Closure Alert, Severe Flood Alert, Severe Weather, Vehicle Alert

Record flooding strikes Rader, Missouri, USA

Residents in one small Webster County town say the flood waters got higher than anyone can remember early Friday morning. It was a rushed morning in the Corle household, as the water from the Osage Fork of the Gasconade…

Earth Extremities
June 20, 2015

Building Collapse Alert, Building Damage Alert, Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Fire Alert, Major Events, Rescue Alert, Vehicle Alert

Huge warehouse blaze in Vilnius, Lithuania

Earth Extremities
June 20, 2015

Bridge Collapse Alert, Damage Reports, Evacuation Alert, Major Events, Rescue Alert, Road Closure Alert

Bridge Collapse Caught on Camera

Earth Extremities
June 19, 2015

Bridge Closure Alert, Building Damage Alert, Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Flash Flooding Alert, Food Loss Alert, Gale Force Wind Alert, Lightning Alert, Major Events, Power Lines Down Alert, Power Outage Alert, Rain Alert, Rescue Alert, River Alert, Road Closure Alert, Severe Flood Alert, Severe Weather, Thunderstorm Alert, Vehicle Alert

Severe storms and rain kill eight in South China

Severe storms accompanied by heavy rains in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in south China have wreaked havoc during the last few days. According to media reports, eight people have died in the incident, while three are missing. Out of the…

Earth Extremities
June 18, 2015

Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Fire Alert, Major Events, Wildfire Alert

Wildfire Rages At National Forest In California, USA

Earth Extremities
June 18, 2015

Building Collapse Alert, Building Damage Alert, Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Fire Alert, Homeless Alert, Major Events, Power Lines Down Alert, Power Outage Alert, Rescue Alert, Wildfire Alert

Massive wildfire threatens homes in Arizona, USA

Earth Extremities
June 18, 2015

Bridge Closure Alert, Building Damage Alert, Dam Alert, Damage Reports, Evacuation Alert, Flash Flooding Alert, Homeless Alert, Major Events, Power Outage Alert, Rain Alert, Rescue Alert, Road Closure Alert, Severe Flood Alert, Severe Weather

NEAR RECORD WATERS AT CHATFIELD’S DAM IN DENVER, COLORADO, USA

High water at Chatfield (credit: CBS) Recent heavy rain combined with the melting of above-average snow pack in the South Platte River Basin have pushed water levels at Chatfield Reservoir to near historic readings. As of 8:31 a.m. on…

Earth Extremities
June 17, 2015

Bridge Closure Alert, Building Collapse Alert, Building Damage Alert, Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Earth Subsistance Alert, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Fallen Trees Alert, Flash Flooding Alert, Homeless Alert, Landslide Alert, Major Events, Mudslide Alert, Power Lines Down Alert, Power Outage Alert, Rain Alert, Red Alert, Rescue Alert, River Alert, Road Closure Alert, Severe Flood Alert, Severe Weather, Vehicle Alert

Severe flooding and landslides causes complete mayhem in Meghalaya and Assam, India

The landslides were triggered by heavy rain (Photo courtesy: Alva Sangma) 12 people have died in Meghlaya in landslides triggered by heavy rains in the last four days. Five people died in two separate landslides in Meghalaya this morning.…