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Severe flooding strands more than 50 cars in Missouri, USA

Pettis County Emergency Officials were surprised by the number of people who tried to drive through water covered roads Pettis County Emergency Officials report more than 50 cars were stranded in flash flood waters during Wednesday night’s storm.   Emergency…

Devastating landslides due to heavy rainfall in Darjeeling and Rudraprayag, India

Many houses have been crushed in the landslide and several roads including the Haldwani-Ramnagar highway have been blocked Monsoon rains are continuing to wreak havoc across the country. Incessant rains have triggered deadly landslides in Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand.   Many…

State Of Emergency Declared After Severe Flooding hits Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

The city of Kamloops, B.C. has declared a state of emergency after a sudden thunderstorm flooded one neighbourhood, forcing around 100 people to leave their homes.   Heavy rains pounded down around 4 p.m. Tuesday, quickly dumping a metre of…

Severe flooding kills at least 28 with many missing in China

Cars are stranded on a flooded street after heavy rainfall hit Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, June 28, 2015. (Reuters photo) At least 28 people have been killed or feared missing after heavy rains-triggered floods and landslides swept through four provinces…

Big Dust Storm Of Monsoon Season Strikes Phoenix, USA

The first big dust storm of the monsoon season slammed the Phoenix area on Saturday with winds snapping utility poles and leaving thousands without power.   Arizona Public Service and Salt River Project, the two biggest utilities that serve metropolitan…

Major power outage targets more than 90,000 across southeast Michigan, USA

DTE Energy says more than 90,000 people are still without power after high winds and rain took out power across southeast Michigan. The total is down from nearly 150,000 Saturday night.   Most of the outages are located in Wayne…

Historic crisis as crippling drought hits Brazil

South America’s largest city is having its worst drought in a century. The city’s reservoir system is at historic low levels and may be completely dry by August.   A drought seems like a strange concept in a country that…