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Cat 3 Cyclone Ula maintains strength as it hits Fiji after battering Tonga’s northern island

PHOTO: Homes have been destroyed by Cyclone Ula. (Facebook: Tusi Finikaso)   The first tropical cyclone for 2016 is lashing Fiji’s outlying islands, after causing destruction in parts of Tonga.   Category three Cyclone Ula is bringing 150-kilometre-an-hour winds, strong…

Tornadoes Tear Through Texas, Killing Seven

At least seven people have died in the Dallas area after at least four tornadoes were spawned by severe storms.   Four of the victims were killed in vehicle accidents near the intersection of two major highways in Garland, east…

Avalanche Buries People Under Snow In Norway

One person was killed and nine others injured after an avalanche smashed into homes in Norway.   The deluge of snow tore houses from their foundations, turned over cars and buried a number of people under metres of snow, in…

State Of Emergency Declared Due To Devastation Caused By Typhoon Nona In The Philippines

President Benigno Aquino III on Friday declared a state of national calamity following the devastation caused by Typhoon Nona.   Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said President Aquino issued Proclamation No. 1186 “declaring a state of national calamity to hasten…

Typhoon Melor Slams into Philippines

Severe thunderstorm brings hail to South Island, New Zealand

Photo By RUSSELL SIMES A cold snap had seen temperatures plunge in the south, with Christchurch dropping by more than 10 degrees to sit at 6.5C – “feels like” 4C – by 2pm.   A dark, black cloud has rolled…

Tornado severely damages at least 50 homes in Lindale, Texas, USA

Lindale Mayor Robert Nelson has declared the city a disaster area, following a suspected tornado that damaged an estimated 50 homes Saturday afternoon, according to Smith County officials.    The American Red Cross has set up shelters at The First…