Category Major Events

Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Major Events, Rescue Alert, Train Crash Alert

Train crash kills one, 8 injured in Austria

Two local trains collided head-on near Uebelbach, Austria, on May 6, 2015, killing one of the drivers -© APA/AFP Two local trains collided head-on in Austria on Wednesday, killing one of the drivers and injuring eight people, including two who…

Earth Extremities
May 7, 2015

Airport Fire, Aviation Alert, Building Damage Alert, Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Fire Alert, Major Events, Rescue Alert

Massive fire breaks out at Italy’s largest airport, terminal buildings evacuated

Earth Extremities
May 7, 2015

Building Collapse Alert, Building Damage Alert, Damage Reports, Earth Subsistance Alert, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Homeless Alert, Landslide Alert, Major Events, Mudslide Alert, Oil Explosion Alert, Red Alert, Rescue Alert, State Of Disaster Alert

Landslide kills 4 and 9 are missing in Indonesia

Four people were killed and nine others remain missing after a landslide buried homes on Indonesia’s main island of Java, an official said. A landslide triggered by a pipeline explosion on Tuesday engulfed eight homes and trapped villagers in…

Earth Extremities
May 6, 2015

Building Collapse Alert, Building Damage Alert, Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Disaster Declaration Alert, Earth Subsistance Alert, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Flash Flooding Alert, Food Loss Alert, Food Shortage Alert, Homeless Alert, Landslide Alert, Major Events, Mudslide Alert, Rain Alert, Rescue Alert, Road Closure Alert, Severe Flood Alert

Major Landslide Sweeps Away Houses and Over 40 Acres of Agricultural Land In Kenya

Authorities said more than 25 families lost their homes in a landslide that hit the Hamisi Constituency in Vihiga County. The disaster affected four villages, including Gimariani, Kidundu, Mukisangula and Muhembe. The locals are assessing losses as more than 40…

Earth Extremities
May 3, 2015

Bridge Closure Alert, Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Earth Subsistance Alert, Emergency Updates, Flash Flooding Alert, Landslide Alert, Major Events, Mudslide Alert, Rain Alert, Road Closure Alert, Severe Flood Alert, Stratosphere Alert, Train Alert

Landslide strikes a major railway route in Switzerland

A major railway route in Switzerland has been blocked by a landslide following persistent rain that has swollen rivers in much of the Alpine country. Switzerland’s national railway said the line between the capital of Bern and the city…

Earth Extremities
May 3, 2015

Damage Reports, Disaster Declaration Alert, Emergency Updates, Food Loss Alert, Food Shortage Alert, Hailstorm Alert, Lightning Alert, Major Events, Severe Weather, State Of Disaster Alert, Thunderstorm Alert

Mega hailstorm destroys 60% of crops in Pokhara, Nepal

Lekhnath and surrounding areas on Saturday afternoon has destroyed crops worth millions, initial report suggests. RSS reported that crops in more than 60 percent of farms of corn, fruits and vegetables were destroyed by the hailstorm which occurred for…

Earth Extremities
May 3, 2015

Bridge Collapse Alert, Building Collapse Alert, Building Damage Alert, Damage Reports, Earth Subsistance Alert, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Flash Flooding Alert, Gale Force Wind Alert, Homeless Alert, Landslide Alert, Major Events, Mudslide Alert, Power Lines Down Alert, Power Outage Alert, Rain Alert, Rescue Alert, Road Closure Alert, Severe Flood Alert, Severe Weather, Sinkhole Alert, Thunderstorm Alert, Vehicle Alert

Catastrophic storms causes severe flooding and a massive sinkhole in Australia

Damage and destruction caused to the Arkinstall family home by flooding in Stroud in the NSW Hunter region A massive sinkhole has forced residents to flee their homes with three apartment blocks at serious risk of collapse. Around 60…

Earth Extremities
May 3, 2015

Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Earth Subsistance Alert, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Landslide Alert, Major Events, Rescue Alert, Road Closure Alert, Vehicle Alert

Massive landslide disrupts Badrinath Yatra, India

A massive landslide in the early hours of Thursday morning at Hathi Pahaad near Vishnuprayag, almost 32 km from the Badrinath shrine, disrupted the Badrinath yatra which had begun barely five days ago. Over 1000 devotees from across the…

Earth Extremities
May 1, 2015

Active Volcano, Alert Level 1, Ash Plume, Building Collapse Alert, Building Damage Alert, Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Homeless Alert, Magma Movement, Major Events, Pyroclastic Flows, Red Alert, Rescue Alert, Toxic Gases, Volcanic Ash, Volcanic Lava, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

Pyroclastic flows destroy village on southern flank at Sinabung volcano in Sumatra, Indonesia

Image: @endrolewa / twitter A series of strong pyroclastic flows occurred yesterday 28 April 2015, reaching 3-4.5 km distance. The largest, at 18:20 local time touched and burnt the (evacuated) village of Guru Kinayan on the southern slope of the…