Category Rain Alert

Winter storm to strike Israel

As rains poured down over much of Israel on Saturday, the country braced for a much stronger storm slated to begin during the week.   Already on Thursday evening, the Israel Meteorological Service issued an early warning about the possibility…

Severe Storm Causes Power Outages, Trees Down, Power Lines Across Roadways In Parts Of Hawaii

According to the County of Maui several roads are impassable at this time.   – Waipalani Road in Haiku is impassable due to power lines blocking both directions.   – Alii Drive in Wailuku is impassable due downed trees and…

Yellow Alert Issued Due to Flooding and Landslides in the Philippines

A yellow rainfall warning has been raised over some parts of the Visayas due to the tail-end of a cold front, state weather bureau PAGASA said on Saturday.   In an advisory issued at 8 a.m., PAGASA said flooding may…

Severe flooding has swept away cars on the New South Wales North coast in Australia

The force of the flash flooding damaged several cars parked beside a local creek near Mullumbimby. (Tara Leishman) Flash flooding has swept about 10 cars into a local creek near Mullumbimby on the New South Wales north coast.   About…

Flooding and landslides kill 53 in the Philippines

The death toll from flooding and landslides in the Philippines wrought by tropical storm Jangmi rose to 53 on Wednesday (Dec 31), officials said, with some regions saying they were caught off guard by the deluge.   In Catbalogan town…

Apocalyptic hailstorm destroys over 50 houses in Lilongwe, Malawi, Africa

From worries that rain may not come this year now to worries brought about by disasters caused by the same much anticipated rain, this is the situation at Group Village Headman Senda and surrounding villages in Traditional Authority Kalumbu, in…