Category Rain Alert

Avalanche kills 4 Army men in Ladakh, India

Four army men were killed in an avalanche in Ladakh while five more bodies were recovered from debris of the houses that collapsed in landslides caused due to incessant rains in Jammu and Kashmir. With the recovery of the bodies,…

Severe flooding causes mayhem; Woman found dead after her car is swept away in Kentucky, USA

A woman died after her car was swept off the highway and into a flooded creek in Kentucky, police said Friday.   Authorities in Lee County received a call in the morning that a car had become submerged after heavy…

Severe Storms Bring Floods and Tornadoes to Missouri and Kentucky, USA

Emergency teams were called to more than 40 high-water rescues early Friday after a severe storm lashed parts of the Plains with tornadoes, rain and flooding.   Kentucky was soaked by up to five inches of rain, leading to flash…

Severe hailstorm the size of eggs hits Mizoram, India

The pre-monsoon thunderstorm, accompanied by massive hailstorm and strong wind, left trails of destruction in various parts of Mizoram last evening, state Disaster Management and Rehabilitation department officials today said.    The hails, bigger than eggs in size, hit many…

Lightning kills five in Bihar, India

At least five people, including two children and a woman, were killed on Monday when they were struck by lightning in two separate incidents in Bihar, officials said.   Three deaths were reported from two villages under Dharhara police station…

Super Typhoon Maysak to reach Yap today and heading towards Philippines

PHOTO: Typhoon Maysak is expected to intensify to a super typhoon. (Supplied: European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection) A warning is in force for the State of Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia, as the US National Weather…