Category Red Alert

Massive Chemical Fire Extinguished After Two Days In Brazil

Photo By Rex Features A chemical fire that started after an explosion at a cargo warehouse in Brazil has been put out after two days.   The fire in Santos spread toxic gas over the country’s biggest port and across…

RED ALERT ISSUED Severe Flooding Causes A Bridge To Collapse Triggering Evacuation Of Homes In Parts Of The UK

Troops helped evacuate residents amid fears of flooding and a gas explosion after part of a town’s ancient bridge collapsed.   The Environment Agency warned people living near to the crossing over the River Wharfe in Tadcaster to leave immediately…

RED ALERT Emergency Meeting By Government Due To Apocalyptic Flooding In Parts Of The UK

Floods ‘Worst In Living Memory David Cameron is to chair an emergency meeting as more than 7,000 homes remain without power following unprecedented rainfall in the north of England.   Floods Minister Rory Stewart said rainfall in some areas reached…

RED ALERT ISSUED ‘Danger To Life’ Flood Warnings For Lancashire, UK

Rare red flood warnings – the severest possible, signifying a “danger to life” – have been issued for Lancashire and Yorkshire today.   Weather experts forecast up to 5 inches of rain in the north of England – an amount…

Military Sent In To Battle Christmas Severe Floods In Cumbria, UK

Armed Forces are on stand-by for a Christmas flooding crisis as the North braces for more severe weather.   Seven hundred Environment Agency staff and military personnel are being deployed as flood warnings have been issued in the North and…

Catastrophic damage to many homes due to landslide and sinkhole in Newport, Oregon, USA

Emergency administrators in Lincoln County said Friday that an overnight landslide caused “catastrophic damages” to homes in Newport.   Five homes sustained damage when a 40-foot stretch of hillside gave way in the 300 block of Northeast 70th Drive in…

State Of Emergency Declared Due To Devastation Caused By Typhoon Nona In The Philippines

President Benigno Aquino III on Friday declared a state of national calamity following the devastation caused by Typhoon Nona.   Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said President Aquino issued Proclamation No. 1186 “declaring a state of national calamity to hasten…

‘Tsunami’ Flood Hits Devastated Glenridding Village, UK

The flood-devastated village of Glenridding is underwater for the second time in four days, with residents urged to stay indoors for their safety.   There was yet more torrential rain overnight in Cumbria, with up to 67mm falling on already…