Category Rescue Alert

Building Damage Alert, Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Drowning Alert, Earth Extremes, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Flash Flooding Alert, Homeless Alert, Landslide Alert, Lightning Alert, Major Events, Rain Alert, Rescue Alert, River Alert, Severe Flood Alert, Severe Weather, Vehicle Alert

#Floods and #Landslides Leave 5 Dead in #SriLanka

Disaster officials in Sri Lanka report that at least 5 people have died after heavy rainfall, lightning strikes, floods and landslides in several provinces of the country. Disaster Management Centre (DMC) reported that the severe weather has affected the provinces…

Earth Extremities
October 23, 2019

Building Damage Alert, Damage Reports, Earth Extremes, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Flash Flooding Alert, Homeless Alert, Major Events, Rain Alert, Rescue Alert, River Alert, Severe Flood Alert, Severe Weather

Over 70,000 Displaced as #Rivers Overflow in #Somalia

Photo By @AbdulBillowAli UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that overflowing rivers in Somalia have forced over 70,000 people to relocate to higher ground. Levels of the Shabelle river have increased after the onset of the…

Earth Extremities
October 23, 2019

Airport Flooded, Aviation Alert, Building Damage Alert, Damage Reports, Earth Extremes, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Flash Flooding Alert, Homeless Alert, Plane Cancellations, Plane Diversion Alert, Planes Grounded, Rain Alert, Rescue Alert, Severe Flood Alert, Severe Weather

Heavy #Rain Causes #Flood Chaos in #Cairo, #Egypt

Photo By @minafkamel Hours of heavy on 22 October, 2019, caused flash flooding across parts of Cairo, Egypt. Northeastern parts of Greater Cairo were the worst affected, including Nasr City and areas around Cairo’s international airport. Flights were delayed after…

Earth Extremities
October 23, 2019

Building Collapse Alert, Building Damage Alert, Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Earth Extremes, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Fallen Trees Alert, Homeless Alert, Major Events, Power Lines Down Alert, Power Outage Alert, Rescue Alert, Severe Weather, Telecommunications Alert, Tornado Alert, Vehicle Alert

#Tornado Causes One Death, Thousands Displaced In #Java, #Indonesia

A puting beliung (small tornado) swept through three different villages in Batu city in East Java over the weekend, leaving one dead and over 1,000 residents displaced. The tornado destroyed about 20 houses, a telecommunications transmitter and parts of the…

Earth Extremities
October 22, 2019

Agricultural Alert, Building Collapse Alert, Building Damage Alert, Crops Alert, Damage Reports, Disaster Declaration Alert, Drowning Alert, Earth Extremes, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Flash Flooding Alert, Food Loss Alert, Food Shortage Alert, Homeless Alert, Landslide Alert, Major Events, Rain Alert, Rescue Alert, Severe Flood Alert, Severe Weather

Hundreds #Homeless After #Floods in Eastern and Western Regions, #Uganda

Homes were destroyed after floods in Eastern Region of Uganda, October 2019. Photo: Uganda Red Cross More flooding has affected the Eastern Region of Uganda, leaving hundreds homeless. This is the third spate of flooding and rain-related disasters since June…

Earth Extremities
October 21, 2019

Agricultural Alert, Building Damage Alert, Crops Alert, Damage Reports, Earth Extremes, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Flash Flooding Alert, Food Loss Alert, Food Shortage Alert, Homeless Alert, Major Events, Rain Alert, Rescue Alert, Severe Flood Alert, Severe Weather

Thousands Affected by #Floods in #Diffa Region, #Niger

Flooding began in early October 2019 in the Diffa Region of Niger. Photo: UNOCHA Media in Niger, quoting officials from the Diffa Region, said the Komadougou river in Niger broke its banks in early October, forcing 23,000 people to flee…