Category Red Alert

Severe storm causes a landslide which kills 3; 2 missing in Corsica’s French Island

Search and rescue units continued their efforts on Thursday to find two hikers believed to be missing in the mountains on the French island of Corsica after it was hit by a landslide brought on by a severe storm, leaving…

Landslide kills at least 41 in Nepal

At least 41 people were killed and eight injured on Thursday in a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall that buried six villages in Nepal’s mountainous northeast, the second major disaster to hit the country after the April 25 quake. The…

Apocalyptic Flooding Effects Tens Of Thousands In Parts Of India

The flood situation in Assam deteriorated drastically on Wednesday affecting about 1.95 lakh people in over 550 villages and destroying crops in more than 8,200 hectares in the Bramhaputra valley.   Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said in its…

Alert Level Raised To Maximum 4 At Sinabung Volcano In Sumatra, Indonesia

The alert level of the volcano was again raised from “siaga” to “awas”, the highest on the Indonesian 1-4 scale. The reason is a currently elevated risk of possibly larger pyroclastic flows, that could be triggered by collapse of the…

Severe dust-storm causes blackout in parts of Karachi, Pakistan

A severe dust-storm paralyzed the Karachi Airport temporarily on Wednesday and also caused 50 feeders of KElectric (KE) to trip, causing a blackout in parts of the metropolis.   According to KElectric spokesman Usama Qureshi the dust-storm caused 50 out…

Massive thunderstorm complex, tornado capsized Chinese ship

The violent windstorm that tipped over a Chinese ferry boat carrying 458 people Monday evening originated from a towering group of thunderstorms that likely spawned a tornado.   The thunderstorms soared 40 to 50 thousand feet high in the atmosphere…