Category Power Outage Alert

Emergency Declared As Huge Storm Dumps Snow From Texas to New England, USA

A large winter storm has dumped deep snow across parts of the United States, prompting thousands of flight cancellations and the federal government to close its offices.   In New York City, a Delta flight skidded off the runway at…

Rain and snow kills four in Himachal Pradesh, India

Avalanche killed a couple in Pangi valley of Chamba district, while a landslide killed a woman and a boy of a family in Nirmand sub-division of Kullu district after boulders hit them. Hundreds of roads were blocked by heavy rain…

Mega Avalanche Kills At Least 100 With Dozens Still Missing in Afghanistan

“Worst avalanche the country has seen in 30 years” More than 100 people have been killed in avalanches triggered by two days of heavy snowfall in Afghanistan.   Rescuers have been battling treacherous conditions in their attempts to reach those…

SEVERE ARCTIC BLAST TO CONTINUE IN PARTS OF EASTERN USA

***EXTREME ALERT*** SEVERE ARCTIC BLAST TO CONTINUE IN PARTS OF EASTERN USA   THOUSANDS ARE WITHOUT POWER   DEATH RATE WILL START TO RISE ***BE ALERT & SAFE***

Destruction as massive cyclones hit Australia

(Infrared image courtesy of the Japan Meteorological Agency/Blue Marble surface image courtesy of NASA/Bureau of Meteorology/Australian Government) Two powerful cyclones pounded Australia Friday, leaving a trail of destruction with houses ripped apart, trees uprooted and electricity cut to thousands of…

Lightning strikes primary school injuring 16 students in Bajaria village, India

Sixteen students were injured when lightning struck a primary government school at Bajaria village, 35 km from Nainital, on Friday afternoon.    It is learnt that around 1.30 pm, when the school session was still in session, lightning struck the…

Worst drought in 84 years and water rationing to 200 million in Brazil

Brazil is struggling to supply enough water to its 200 million people, amid the worst drought in 84 years.   São Paulo’s 20 million citizens face having their tap water cut off five days a week, in a bid to…