Category Rain Alert

Massive landslide kills 2 with 7 still buried in SW China

Rescuers have found two bodies and are rushing to find another seven buried following a rain-triggered landslide Tuesday in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, local authorities said Thursday.   Nine people were buried as the disaster hit Xiaoxin Village in Dongchuan…

Apocalyptic hailstorm coupled with massive flooding strikes parts of Colombia

Colombia’s second largest city Medellin stopped being the “city of eternal spring” for an hour on Wednesday after a torrential hail storm covered parts of the city in ice, while causing dozens of emergencies due to floods.   The heavens…

Flood Alert Issued in Tamil Nadu After Surplus Water Discharged from Amaravathi Dam, India

A flood alert has been sounded in a few areas of Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Karur district of Tamil Nadu as 30,000 cusecs of surplus water from the Amaravathi Dam in the Tiruppur district have been discharged into the Amaravathi River. …

Hundreds missing in Sri Lanka after landslide

At least 10 people are dead and hundreds are missing following a landslide in central Sri Lanka, officials tell the BBC.   The landslide, which came after heavy monsoon rains, engulfed about 140 houses in Badulla district, officials said.  …

Heavy rain, thundersquall, hailstorm throw life out of gear in Bhopal, India

Though Saturday morning was sunny, clouds started gathering in the sky since afternoon and by 3pm, dense clouds had covered the city sky. Later, the weather changed drastically and Bhopal witnessed dust storm, thunder and lightning. Soon, hailstones lashed some…

Cat 4 Hurricane Gonzalo Is Slamming Bermuda With Powerful Winds Of 140 mph

Many trees are uprooting, power loss to 1000’s along with structural damage to many properties.   Flooding is a major concern.

Freak Snow Storm, Flooding, Damaging Gales Hits New South Wales, Australia

New South Wales in Australia has been hit by a freak snow storm leaving thousands of people without power and motorists stranded in floodwater. Gale-force winds whipped up surf with six-metre waves off the coast of Sydney, while all flights in…