Category Red Alert

Red Alert activated due to Bardarbunga volcano eruption in Iceland

Iceland’s Meteorological Institute raised its alert over the nation’s largest volcano to red on Friday (Aug 29) after the Bardarbunga volcano began erupting overnight.   A ban on air traffic around the country’s largest volcanic system was also put in…

Massive landslide and flash flooding kills 7 and 20 are missing in Guizhou Province, China

Seven people are reported to have died and 20 are still missing after a landslide hit the village of Yingping in Guizhou Province, China, at about 8 pm on Wednesday 27 August 2014. A further 22 people were injured in…

State of emergency declared due to earthquake in San Francisco Bay area, USA

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 has shaken northern California, causing injuries and damage to buildings. The USGS said it struck at 03:20 local time (10:20 GMT) four miles (6km) north-west of the town of American Canyon, at a…

Flooding from heavy overnight rain closes interstate, schools in Indiana, USA

Torrential rains targeted a swath of northern Indiana overnight Friday, dumping nearly a foot of rain in one area, swamping highways, triggering at least one major rescue and leaving officials trying to cope with fire and flood.   Blackford County’s…

Severe flood situation in Sirajganj, Kurigram and Sherpur, Bangladesh

The flood situation in Sirajganj, Kurigram and Sherpur continue to worsen as heavy rainfall is leading to the constant rise in the water of the Jamuna and the Brahmaputra rivers. In Sirajganj, about 200 villages have been flooded afresh, leaving…

Severe flooding and landslide wreaks havoc in the Republic of Panama

Nine people have died in the Panama Republic following flooding and landslides in the western part of the country. Amongst the damage, over twenty homes were destroyed, leaving almost 100 people homeless. The floods and landslides occurred in Chiriqui Province…