Category Red Alert

Massive hailstorm causes mayhem in Thailand

A hailstorm that ravaged Chaiyaphum’s Kaeng Khro district from Friday evening until yesterday morning killed one resident in her 40s and damaged 100 homes, four schools and state offices, an informed source reported.   Tambon Kaeng Khro Municipality officials were…

Severe hailstorm, snow, rain and landslide hits Punjab, Haryana and Himachal in India

Temperatures on Sunday hovered below normal levels in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal as some parts of the three states continued to be lashed by rains and hailstorm.   The 300-km Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in J&K, which reopened yesterday after five…

Huge fireball as train carrying crude oil derails in Canada

@Themehicano A train carrying crude oil has derailed in Northern Ontario and burst into flames. This is the fourth derailment in the province since the start of the year.   CN Rail, the owner of the rail network in the…

Massive fireball as crude oil freight train derails in Illinois, USA

March 5, 2015: Smoke and flames erupt from the scene of a train derailment. (AP) A freight train carrying crude oil through Illinois derailed, bursting into flames and promoting evacuations of everyone within one mile of the accident, authorities said.…

Emergency Declared As Huge Storm Dumps Snow From Texas to New England, USA

A large winter storm has dumped deep snow across parts of the United States, prompting thousands of flight cancellations and the federal government to close its offices.   In New York City, a Delta flight skidded off the runway at…

**Aviation Red Alert**Large explosion, ash to 37,000 ft (11 km) altitude at Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka, Russia

The volcano is in an intense phase of activity, characterized by strong explosions and partial collapses of the growing lava dome accompanied by tall ash plumes and pyroclastic flows.    An explosion this morning produced an ash plume that rose…

Incredible Volcano Villarrica Eruption Prompts 1000’s To Evacuate in Chile

A volcano in southern Chile erupted early Tuesday, spewing fiery plumes of lava into the night sky and forcing the evacuation of some 3,600 people in nearby towns.   At 3am local time, the volcano Villarrica erupted in a shower…