Category Red Alert

Major Train Derailment Crash with Fire Near Downtown Lynchburg, Virginia, USA

Lynchburg police and firefighters responded about 2:00 p.m. Wednesday to a train collision and fire near the Amazement Square and Depot Grille. The crash is also a HazMat incident.   A material on the surface of the James River is…

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.  …

Severe floods in Serbia prompt emergency evacuation of more than 400 families

Flood waves on several rivers and their tributaries in Serbia have prompted the evacuation of at least 440 families in the last two days, leaving thousands of people without water and power supply.An emergency situation has been declared in five…

Cyclone Ita’s tail causes severe damage in New Zealand

ROADS are closed, roofs blown off, and thousands of homes and businesses left without power as storms lash much of the country.   The fire service had received 844 emergency calls by 4pm local time on Thursday, with about a…