Category Major Events

Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Evacuation Alert, Flash Flooding Alert, Gale Force Wind Alert, Homeless Alert, Lightning Alert, Major Events, Power Lines Down Alert, Power Outage Alert, Rain Alert, Record Flood Alert, Red Alert, Rescue Alert, River Alert, Severe Flood Alert, Severe Weather, Storm Surge Alert, Thunderstorm Alert, Vehicle Alert

Severe Flooding Strikes With Historic Flooding On The Way In Oklahoma And Texas, USA

Flash floods forced more than 1,000 evacuations and numerous rescues across Oklahoma and Texas, as officials warned a “historic” deluge was still to come on Sunday. One firefighter in Oklahoma drowned after being swept away by flood waters. The…

Earth Extremities
May 24, 2015

Bridge Closure Alert, Bridge Collapse Alert, Building Collapse Alert, Building Damage Alert, Damage Reports, Earth Subsistance Alert, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Homeless Alert, Landslide Alert, Major Events, Mudslide Alert, Red Alert, Rescue Alert, River Alert, State Of Emergency Alert

Massive landslide blocks river in Western Nepal

Thousands of people have fled to safety following a landslide in western Nepal which blocked the flow of a river. The Kali Gandaki River in Myagdi district, about 140km (90 miles) north-west of the capital, Kathmandu, has created a…

Earth Extremities
May 24, 2015

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

Severe heatwave kills more than 200 in India

Searing heat intensified across India yesterday with the mercury maintaining its upward trend and heatwave sweeping across large parts of the country. Heatwave in several parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh has claimed over 200 lives in last three…

Earth Extremities
May 24, 2015

Food Loss Alert, Food Shortage Alert, Lightning Alert, Major Events, Severe Weather, Thunderstorm Alert

Major hailstorm damages apples, peaches and cherries in parts of Greece

Major damage was caused to apples and peaches in Kastoria and Kozani as a result of hailstorms last Tuesday. As reported to Agrotypos by the head of the branch of EL.GA Kozani, Mr George Vrontzou, “on Tuesday we had hail…

Earth Extremities
May 22, 2015

Bridge Collapse Alert, Building Collapse Alert, Building Damage Alert, Damage Reports, Disaster Declaration Alert, 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, Road Closure Alert, Severe Flood Alert, State Of Emergency Alert

Policeman does mouth-to-mouth on dog after pulling it from landslide in Colombia

A heartwarming video captured the moment police officers rescued a dog from certain death by pulling it from a landslide. The animal was spotted by two officers who were on patrol in the town of Salgar, Colombia, which was…

Earth Extremities
May 22, 2015

Bridge Closure Alert, Building Damage Alert, Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Flash Flooding Alert, Food Loss Alert, Food Shortage Alert, Homeless Alert, Major Events, Power Lines Down Alert, Power Outage Alert, Rain Alert, Red Alert, Rescue Alert, River Alert, Road Closure Alert, Severe Flood Alert, Severe Weather

Severe Flooding Forces Thousands From Homes In China

Earth Extremities
May 21, 2015

Building Collapse Alert, Building Damage Alert, Dust Storm Alert, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Fallen Trees Alert, Fire Alert, Gale Force Wind Alert, Hailstorm Alert, Homeless Alert, Lightning Alert, Major Events, Mudslide Alert, Power Lines Down Alert, Power Outage Alert, Red Alert, River Alert, Road Closure Alert, Severe Weather, Thunderstorm Alert

Freak dust storm in north India leaves 7 dead in Rajasthan

The dust storm kept many indoors while the rest had no option but to take cover. (Virender Singh Gosain/ HT Photo) A severe dust storm and light rain hit vast swathes of north India, leaving seven people dead and damaging…