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Super Typhoon Soudelor bears down on northeast Asia

An infrared image of Soudelor showing relative cloud temperatures Super Typhoon Soudelor is barrelling towards Taiwan, Japan and China after leaving a trail of destruction in the Northern Marianas islands. The cyclone has developed into the world’s most powerful storm…

Indian Army Rescues 1,000 In Flood-Hit Gujarat

The Indian Army continued its rescue and relief efforts on Sunday in flood-hit Gujarat, evacuating around 1,000 people, military officials said.   Troops from the Southern Command and South Western Command undertook the rescue operations and provided relief material such…

Catastrophic Flooding And Landslides; Death Toll To Rise In Burma

At least 27 people have been killed by flash floods and landslides The death toll from flash floods and landslides in Burma is set to spike, the United Nations has warned, with more heavy rain forecast for the coming days.…

Landslide kills at least 5, 1 missing in Bandarban, Bangladesh

Rescuers are trying to recover the dead bodies after a landslide took place at Lama Haspatal area in Lama upazila of Bandarban early Saturday. Photo: STAR Body of one more victim was recovered this afternoon raising the Bandarban landslide death…

Severe Flooding Kills At Least 27 And Hampers Rescue Efforts In Myanmar

Apartments are destroyed following a landslide due to heavy rain in Harkhar, Chin State of Myanmar on July 30, 2015. (Agence France-Presse) Severe flooding across Myanmar hampered rescue efforts on Saturday as thousands sheltered at monasteries after rising waters triggered…

Thousands evacuated as cyclone hits Bangladesh

A cyclone hitting the Bangladesh coast has forced the evacuation of thousands from mainly poor fishing communities, police and other officials said.   Cyclone Komen, forming in the Bay of Bengal, has destroyed dozens of makeshift homes on Bangladesh’s southernmost…

Heavy rain, high winds and hail blitz the Black Hills, USA

Storms that raged through the Black Hills Monday afternoon and evening seemed to throw their biggest punches at the city of Custer.   At least a half-foot of hail accumulated there, making late July seem like mid-February.   Custer Mayor…

Dust storm in Bengal leaves 200 homeless

The dust storm, accompanied by heavy rains, lashed Chara Panchla Badamtala village under Panchla police station last evening A dust storm has caused havoc in a village in Howrah district, destroying houses rendering around 200 people homeless, uprooting trees and…

Devastating floods and landslides raises death toll to 10 in Quang Ninh, Vietnam

Rescuers trying to find people who were reportedly missing after a major landslide buried three local houses with 10 people inside in Quang Ninh Province’s Ha Long Town. Photo: Linh Linh Incessant rain triggering floods and landslides continued to wreak…