Category Major Events

Air Traffic Alert, Aviation Alert, Aviation Power Outage Alert, Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Major Events, Plane Diversion Alert, Planes Grounded, Power Outage Alert, Power Station Alert, Rescue Alert

Massive power outages causes total chaos at Belgian airports

Chaos hit Belgian airports on Wednesday when an electrical failure at air traffic control in Brussels caused Belgium-bound flights to be diverted, with departures delayed and flights cancelled over six hours. No plane was allowed to land or take…

Earth Extremities
May 27, 2015

Bridge Closure Alert, Bridge Collapse Alert, Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Fire Alert, Major Events, Red Alert, Rescue Alert, River Alert, Train Crash Alert

Train falls into a collapsed bridge in Koochiching County, Minnesota just South of the Canadian border

COURTESY KOOCHICHING COUNTY A crucial timber rail bridge burned and collapsed just early Wednesday in Koochiching County, tipping two rail cars onto the banks of the Rat Root River and blocking a Canadian National rail artery that connects the Pacific…

Earth Extremities
May 27, 2015

Building Collapse Alert, Building Damage Alert, Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Fallen Trees Alert, Gale Force Wind Alert, Homeless Alert, Major Events, Power Lines Down Alert, Power Outage Alert, Red Alert, Rescue Alert, Road Closure Alert, Severe Weather, State Of Emergency Alert, Tornado Alert, Vehicle Alert

Tornado Slams Mexican Border Town

Earth Extremities
May 25, 2015

Bridge Closure Alert, Bridge Collapse Alert, Building Collapse Alert, Building Damage Alert, Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Fallen Trees Alert, Flash Flooding Alert, Gale Force Wind Alert, Homeless Alert, Major Events, Power Lines Down Alert, Power Outage Alert, Rain Alert, Record Flood Alert, Red Alert, Rescue Alert, River Alert, Road Closure Alert, Severe Flood Alert, Severe Weather, State Of Emergency Alert, Storm Surge Alert, Tornado Alert, Vehicle Alert

Devastating flooding kills at least 3 with many missing in Texas and Oklahoma, USA

‘Worst I’ve seen’ At least three people have died and hundreds of homes have been destroyed in flash flooding in the southern US. Two people were killed in weather-related accidents in Oklahoma and a man lost his life in…

Emergency Updates, Major Events, Severe Heatwave Alert, Severe Weather, Temperature Alert

Mega Heatwave Kills More Than 500 People In India

The death toll from a heatwave in India rises to more than 500 people as weather forecasters warn of a “severe heatwave” ahead. In the capital city of New Delhi, a high of 44 C (111.2F) was recorded with…

Building Collapse Alert, Building Damage Alert, Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Fallen Trees Alert, Gale Force Wind Alert, Homeless Alert, Major Events, Power Lines Down Alert, Power Outage Alert, Red Alert, Rescue Alert, Road Closure Alert, Severe Weather, State Of Emergency Alert, Vehicle Alert

Tornado Kills 10 in Mexican Border City of Ciudad Acuna

A tornado raged through the northern Mexico border city of Ciudad Acuna early Monday, killing at least 10 people, destroying homes and upending cars and other vehicles. Rosario Cano, spokeswoman for the interior department of the northern state of…

Earth Extremities
May 25, 2015

Building Damage Alert, Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Flash Flooding Alert, Gale Force Wind Alert, Hailstorm Alert, Homeless Alert, Lightning Alert, Major Events, Rain Alert, Red Alert, Rescue Alert, River Alert, Road Closure Alert, Severe Flood Alert, Severe Weather, State Of Emergency Alert, Vehicle Alert

State of emergency declared after flash flood tears through ‘resilient’ Cache Creek, Canada

Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta has declared a local state of emergency after a flash flood tore through town, driving dozens from their homes. “It was just unbelievable how fast it happened,” Ranta told The Province Sunday, a day…

Earth Extremities
May 25, 2015

Building Collapse Alert, Building Damage Alert, Damage Reports, Earth Subsistance Alert, Emergency Updates, Landslide Alert, Major Events, Mudslide Alert, Rain Alert, Red Alert, Rescue Alert, Severe Flood Alert, Severe Weather

Landslide triggers building to collapse killing 16 in China

A fatal building collapse, which killed 16 people, in southwest China’s Guiyang City was the result of a rain-triggered landslide, local authorities confirmed Saturday. An initial investigation has concluded that the accident was a geological disaster caused by heavy…

Earth Extremities
May 24, 2015

Building Damage Alert, Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Fire Alert, Flash Flooding Alert, Gale Force Wind Alert, Lightning Alert, Major Events, Oil Explosion Alert, Power Lines Down Alert, Power Outage Alert, Rain Alert, Rescue Alert, Severe Flood Alert, Severe Weather, Thunderstorm Alert, Vehicle Alert, Water Supply Alert

Apocalyptic rainstorm floods Moscow streets, lightning blasts gas station

A heavy rainstorm washed over the Russian capital on Friday, prompting an extreme weather warning, sending torrents of water rushing down the city’s streets, and blowing up a gas station with lightning. After a warm muggy Friday afternoon, the…

Earth Extremities
May 24, 2015

Dam Alert, Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Landslide Alert, Major Events, Mudslide Alert, Rescue Alert

Landslide at dam construction site kills two workers in Western Turkey

DHA Photo Two construction workers died while two others were wounded after being trapped under debris in a landslide on May 22 at a dam construction site in northwest Turkey. Eyüp Çatalbaş, 30, and Veli Gök died in hospital…

Earth Extremities
May 24, 2015

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