Category Rain Alert

Severe flooding and landslide forces Cheyenne Mountain Zoo to relocate animals in Colorado Springs, USA

The wet weather has been causing some serious problems around the region.   Flooding and landslides have caused many trails and recreational areas to close, and now another popular attraction is being affected.   The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is in…

Major landslide at Tamei, India

Monsoon rain wreaked havoc causing major landslides in Tamei sub- Division of the Tamenglong District.   Tamei to Kangpokpi via Imphal road remained cut off for the last few days due to huge landslides near a diesel oil pump located…

Landslides are getting worse in Mekong River Delta, Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Landslides in the Mekong River Delta have deprived locals’ of their homes and depleted natural resources While people have to struggle hard with the rigors of the nature, they themselves cause serious landslides harmful to their lives.…

Damaging snow storm knocks out power to hundreds of homes in Canterbury New Zealand

About 1400 Canterbury homes are facing a third night without power after a particularly nasty snow dump.   Contractors have spent the day trying to get the power back on, and while they have repaired dozens of lines, they haven’t…

Record flooding strikes Rader, Missouri, USA

Residents in one small Webster County town say the flood waters got higher than anyone can remember early Friday morning.   It was a rushed morning in the Corle household, as the water from the Osage Fork of the Gasconade…

Severe storms and rain kill eight in South China

Severe storms accompanied by heavy rains in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in south China have wreaked havoc during the last few days. According to media reports, eight people have died in the incident, while three are missing. Out of the…

Severe snow storms cuts power, closes roads and schools in New Zealand

Severe weather has closed roads and schools, cut power, disrupted flights and caused flooding in Otago, Southland and the West Coast. Methven out in the heavy snowfall. Photo: Twitter / @demileesinclair Temperatures plummeted as a deepening low moved across the…

NEAR RECORD WATERS AT CHATFIELD’S DAM IN DENVER, COLORADO, USA

High water at Chatfield (credit: CBS) Recent heavy rain combined with the melting of above-average snow pack in the South Platte River Basin have pushed water levels at Chatfield Reservoir to near historic readings.   As of 8:31 a.m. on…

Severe flooding and landslides causes complete mayhem in Meghalaya and Assam, India

The landslides were triggered by heavy rain (Photo courtesy: Alva Sangma) 12 people have died in Meghlaya in landslides triggered by heavy rains in the last four days.   Five people died in two separate landslides in Meghalaya this morning.…