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Typhoon Soudelor kills dozens in China

At least a dozen people have died and five are missing in the eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou in the wake of Typhoon Soudelor, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency, which cited local disaster management officials.   It was…

Tornado rips open a Wal-Mart store and injures 6 in Alabama, USA

Troy Fire Department Chief Thomas Outlaw said that so far none of the injuries appeared to be serious. It’s not clear how many people were in the Wal-Mart when the storm hit. The storm caused significant damage to the Wal-Mart…

Severe heatwave causes vehicles to catch fire in Bahrain

A spate of vehicle fires across Bahrain in recent months has been blamed on the scorching summer heat.   Every month for the last three months there have been at least 10 recorded vehicle fires that Civil Defence personnel have…

Landslide Sweeps Away Bus Killing At Least 3 In Nepal

At least three persons were killed today as a passenger bus was swept away by a landslide into a tiveer in western Nepal.   According to the police the incident occurred along the Butwal-Palpa road section of the Siddhartha Highway…

Huge gas explosion kills 4; 6 injured in NE China

The death toll from a liquified gas explosion at an apartment building in Northeast China’s Liaoning Province on Friday has risen to 4, with another six injured, local authorities said.   The blast, which occurred at 11:50 a.m. on Friday…

Cyclone Komen ravages Myanmar district

Photo: Eleven Media Group/ANN In Maungdaw District, Rakhine State, Cyclone Komen has destroyed more than 1,700 houses, 130 schools and 29 monasteries. More than 280,000 sowed acres of farmland have been swamped, according to the land records department. Komen hit…

Red Alert Issued For Approaching Super Typhoon Soudelor to China

Typhoon Soudelor made landfall in the town of Hsiulin in eastern Hualien county at 4..40am (0640 AEST) Saturday morning, bringing fierce winds and torrential rain.    Forecasters had predicted the storm would have maximum sustained winds at landfall of about…

Typhoon Soudelor threatens China after leaving 6 dead and 4 missing in Taiwan

A man passes a damaged structure from Typhoon Soudelor in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015. Soudelor brought heavy rains and strong winds to the island Saturday with winds speeds over 170 km per hour (100 mph) and gusts over…

Saipan Residents Recover After Typhoon