Category Rain Alert

TORNADO alert issued in Birmingham, UK

Birmingham was today battered by winds of up to 40mph as the country was put on TORNADO alert and weather experts predicted an Easter Bank Holiday washout.   Families hoping for sunshine at the weekend look set to be disappointed…

55mph winds recorded as storm causes road closures and fallen trees in East Anglia, UK

The tree that was brought down in the winds on Sunday afternoon crashing onto a car parked in Church Avenue, Norwich. Picture by SIMON FINLAY. The region was hit by a storm this afternoon which passed through East Anglia with…

Landslides and heavy rain damages scores of properties in the Kashmir Valley

At least 44 structures including 18 residential houses were damaged due to landslides caused by heavy rainfall in the Kashmir Valley over the past 24 hours, police said today.   A landslide caused by rain in Chontinar village of central…

Landslide kills 6 and 4 missing in Indonesia

Rescuers have found six bodies and are searching for four others after a landslide hit Sukabumi district of West Java Saturday night, an Indonesian official said on Sunday.   Soldiers, volunteers and policemen are searching for the missing persons under…

Apocalyptic hailstorm damages over 200 homes in Phrae, Thailand

A hailstorm pounded several villages in Phrae’s Nong Muang Khai district late Saturday night, causing severe damage to more than 200 houses and ravaging corn fields. Hailstones lashed several villages in Phrae late Saturday night, damaging more than 200 houses…

Emergency Declared After Heavy Rains Hit Atacama Desert Region, Chile

The Chilean government has declared a state of emergency in the Atacama desert region after flash floods hit what is normally one of the driest regions in the world. The declaration of emergency gives control of the region to the…

Severe storms lashing parts of Eastern Australia

THE southeast of Queensland has been battered by torrential rain for a second day in a row, with the latest downpours causing the suspension of train services and the Brisbane Roar game to be abandoned. Translink had earlier suspended trains…

Massive hailstorm leaves destruction across many parts of Nagpur, India

The Second Capital City of Maharashtra, Nagpur on Sunday evening was bruised and battered by the brief spell of heavy unseasonal rains accompanied by hailstorm that caught citizens unaware and left a trail of destruction. The strong winds and grape-sized…