Category Red Alert

Over 2,000 Confirmed Dead In Afghan Landslide

More than 2,000 people have been confirmed dead in a landslide in Afghanistan after part of a hill above a village collapsed. The community, in Badakhshan province which borders Tajikistan in the country’s northeast, has been buried in more than…

Widespread flooding closes roads, causes landslide in Charles Village, USA

A month’s worth of rain caused widespread flooding Wednesday, prompting multiple rescues and causing a massive landslide that poured half a dozen cars onto train tracks in Charles Village. More storms were meanwhile possible, with tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings…

Cyclone claims one life in Tripura; 1400 houses damaged, India

A woman died and at least 1450 houses damaged and unspecified number of people displaced from their homes due to a cyclone accompanied by hail storms in two districts of Tripura, official sources said on Wednesday. Sandhya Rani Debbarma, 52,…

Tornado Toll Reaches 34 & More On The Way To Alabama & Mississippi, USA

Communities across the South were on high alert Tuesday as a devastating storm system that left at least 34 people dead threatened to pack a one-two punch on the hardest-hit areas of Alabama and Mississippi. The storm front killed at…

Large tornadoes sweep across Mississippi causing major damage, USA

Much of northern Mississippi remained on tornado watch Monday afternoon after a twister made its way through Tupelo, according to a National Weather Service report. Major damage has been reported, although the number of casualties is still unknown. Parts of…

Major train derailment, bridge collapse near Moncks Corner, USA

Emergency officials are at the scene of a train derailment and bridge collapse in the area of Highway 52 near Moncks Corner.   Berkeley County Rescue Squad spokesman Bill Salisbury reported that several cars derailed from the train below a…

Severe storms leave behind damage in the Knoxville area, more on the way, USA

Strong to severe storms are expected throughout the afternoon in Tennessee.   Most of the region is under a tornado watch. A 40 percent chance of spotty daytime storms become more wide-spread tonight with an 80 percent chance. There is…

Tornadoes strike central, southern US, killing 12

A broad tornado sliced through Little Rock’s suburbs Sunday, killing at least 11 people and leaving behind a miles-long path of destruction as a powerful system rumbling off the Plains provided a violent kick-start to the nation’s tornado season.  …