Category Red Alert

Deadly Flash Floods Kills At Least 16 In France

Up to 16 people have been killed in flash floods on the French Riviera, with the region receiving two months’ rainfall in just two hours.   France’s Alpes-Maritimes region, which lies on the Mediterranean coast bordering Italy, was hit by…

Massive Landslide Kills At Least 30; 100’s Missing; Buries More Than 100 Homes in Guatemala

At least 30 people have died and up to 600 people are feared missing after a hillside collapsed on a town in Guatemala, burying more than 100 homes.   Aerial video showed the tree-lined hillside laid bare above a huge…

Heavy Rains Flood Downtown San Jose, Costa Rica

Heavy rains were reported Friday afternoon in areas of downtown San Jose, La Sabana, Heredia, Moravia, Tibás, Guadalupe, Calle Blancos and Alajuela.   According to the national weather service, the Instituto Meteorolólogico Nacional (IMN), a cumulative 60 litres per square…

Apocalyptic Flooding Ravages Over 2,000 Houses In Kaduna, Nigeria

At least 2,000 houses in some parts of Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria, have been submerged by flood as a result of a heavy rainfall.   The flood was said to have been caused by an unusual heavy downpour that lasted…