Category Rain Alert

Major flooding strikes Mississippi, USA

Torrential rain fell for several hours Thursday in central Mississippi, flooding roads, homes and businesses in Winston County and Louisville, where the mayor declared a state of emergency. “Please do not travel anywhere in Louisville or Winston County unless it…

At least 7 killed, 3 missing amid torrential rains and landslides in South Korea

At least seven people were killed and three more went missing due to the ongoing torrential rains nationwide as of Saturday, according to authorities. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters confirmed another seven people were injured as of 11…

Cyclone Leaves 1 Dead and 24 Injured in Brazil

On Thursday, the Civil Defense reported that an extratropical cyclone has devastated southern Brazil, leaving at least one person dead, 24 injured and some 790,000 users without power. Between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, the cyclone caused floods and the…

Super typhoon Nanmadol batters southern Japan, ‘forcing more than 8 million to flee their homes’

As an intense typhoon batters southern Japan with torrential rain and gales, authorities have ordered millions people to evacuate their homes, according to local reports. Public broadcaster NHK said local governments have now ordered more than eight million people in…

‘Rain bomb’ hits Australia’s northeast, killing seven in floods

A severe storm system pummelled Australia’s northeastern city of Brisbane on Sunday, causing evacuations, power outages and school closures as the death toll climbed to seven from accompanying flash floods. More than 1,400 homes in the capital of Queensland state…

Death toll rises as heavy rains batter northern India

At least 41 people have died and more than a dozen were missing after landslides and flash floods triggered by several days of heavy rain hit northern India, officials say. Officials in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand said 35 people…