Category Rain Alert

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…

Tropical Cyclone Olwyn has intensified into a category 2 off Western Australia’s North West coast

The storm is approaching the west Pilbara coast with landfall expected between Exmouth and Mardie early Friday morning.   The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said there were sustained winds of 95 kilometres per hour near the centre of the cyclone…

Severe hailstorm, snow, rain and landslide hits Punjab, Haryana and Himachal in India

Temperatures on Sunday hovered below normal levels in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal as some parts of the three states continued to be lashed by rains and hailstorm.   The 300-km Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in J&K, which reopened yesterday after five…