Category Red Alert

Russia train crash death toll reaches 21; Many injured & in critical condition

Russia has declared a “day of mourning” as death toll from an underground train derailment in Moscow rises to 21 “Wednesday will be a day of mourning in Moscow, given the scope of the tragedy,” Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said…

TYPHOON SLAMS INTO PHILIPPINES; TENS OF THOUSANDS EVACUATE

A typhoon slammed into the northeastern Philippines late Tuesday night, flooding low-lying villages, ripping off roofs and knocking down trees and electric posts in a disaster-prone region where tens of thousands of people fled to safety ahead of the deluge.…

Evacuation orders issued as Wildfires rage at various areas in BC, Canada

Evacuation orders have been issued for Entiako Provincial Park, Tetachuck Lake and Chelaslie River as a wildfire in Chelaslie Arm grows to 8,000 hectares in B.C.’s northwest region. The Regional District of Bulkey-Nechako issued an evacuation order Monday, covering the northeast half of Tetachuck Lake to the south…

Landslide causes carnage; One dead in Switzerland

An 82-year-old woman was found dead in a Swiss stream Sunday, police said, as heavy rain and landslides halted train and road traffic near the capital Bern Police said that the woman died in Thoerishaus, a village southwest of Bern…

Severe storm Kills Four in New York State and Child at Maryland Camp, USA

Severe storms brought destruction and tragedy across the Northeast on Tuesday evening, with one child dying at a Maryland summer camp and a tornado killing four people, including a 4-month-old baby, in an upstate New York town. At about 7:15…

Large Landslide; 17 People Missing In China’s Southwest

Search ongoing for at least 17 people missing after landslide in Yunnan province At least 17 people are missing after a landslide in southwest China’s Yunnan province early Wednesday, according to Chinese media. Xinhua news agency said the landslide occurred…

Emergency evacuation of 87,000 people in southwestern Japan

This was caused by the increased risk of flooding due to heavy rains. Only for one hour 70 millimeters of rain fell in the region on Monday morning, RIA Novosti reported. In Kumamoto, Kagoshima, Nagasaki prefecture and at Kyushu island…