Category Red Alert

Apocalyptic heartbreaking storms lash Italy, Switzerland, France

At least 4 people are killed as landslides triggered by torrential rain slam into buildings on either side of the Swiss-Italian border Sunday, November 16, a day after floods in southern France killed 5 people. At least 4 people were…

Three die as Cyclone Hudhud lashes India and typhoon hits Japan

At least three people were killed on Sunday as a powerful cyclone was lashing a large swath of India’s eastern seaboard with heavy rain and strong winds on Sunday   Cyclone Hudhud one of two storms pounding Asia slammed into…

Apocalyptic flooding and landslides strikes St Lucia

Heavy rains caused widespread flooding in St Lucia on Saturday resulting in landslides and several f blocked roads.   Infrastructure Minister Phillip J Pierre said low-lying communities along the northern and eastern sections of the island were among the hardest…

Severe Post-Tropical Cyclone the Size of Alaska to strike Alaska

The 27 hardy Americans that are permanent residents of Shemya Island are used to extreme weather. But they’ve never seen a storm like this before. Shemya—the “black pearl” of the Aleutian Islands—is a community that’s geographically much closer to Tokyo…

Landslide sends coal train crashing off tracks on remote mountain line in Canada, leaving driver missing

A coal train operator is missing after his train was derailed and pushed into a flowing water by a landslide in remote, mountainous Canada.   Mining giant Rio Tinto confirmed the train was found in the waterway below the narrow…

Severe hailstorm the size of golf balls strikes parts of Australia

HAILSTONES as big as golf balls bucketed down on Hunter rooftops on Wednesday afternoon as a powerful thunderstorm ripped through the region, cutting power to homes and forcing the cancellation of train services.    The wild weather rolled in from…

Severe Storm Causes Major Havoc and Batters South-East France

CLEARING-UP work started this morning after violent winds and torrential rain battered the south-east and east of France causing the death of one woman, closing Nice Airport and leaving thousands without power.    The A8 France-Italy motorway was closed by…

Apocalyptic hailstorm destroys acres of crops and causes landslide to bury homes in Bolivia

A hail storm caused a landslide that buried at least three homes in a town in western Bolivia, affecting 20 families, media outlets said Tuesday.   Mud and rocks covered homes, vehicles and a tractor in Luribay, a municipality in…

Apocalyptic hailstorm coupled with massive flooding strikes parts of Colombia

Colombia’s second largest city Medellin stopped being the “city of eternal spring” for an hour on Wednesday after a torrential hail storm covered parts of the city in ice, while causing dozens of emergencies due to floods.   The heavens…