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Severe storms and rain kill eight in South China

Severe storms accompanied by heavy rains in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in south China have wreaked havoc during the last few days. According to media reports, eight people have died in the incident, while three are missing. Out of the…

Severe snow storms cuts power, closes roads and schools in New Zealand

Severe weather has closed roads and schools, cut power, disrupted flights and caused flooding in Otago, Southland and the West Coast. Methven out in the heavy snowfall. Photo: Twitter / @demileesinclair Temperatures plummeted as a deepening low moved across the…

NEAR RECORD WATERS AT CHATFIELD’S DAM IN DENVER, COLORADO, USA

High water at Chatfield (credit: CBS) Recent heavy rain combined with the melting of above-average snow pack in the South Platte River Basin have pushed water levels at Chatfield Reservoir to near historic readings.   As of 8:31 a.m. on…

Severe flooding and landslides causes complete mayhem in Meghalaya and Assam, India

The landslides were triggered by heavy rain (Photo courtesy: Alva Sangma) 12 people have died in Meghlaya in landslides triggered by heavy rains in the last four days.   Five people died in two separate landslides in Meghalaya this morning.…

Major wildfire destroys dozens of homes, menaces highway in Alaska

A fast-spreading Alaska wildfire has destroyed up to 45 homes and forced authorities to restrict traffic on a major highway connecting two of the state’s largest cities, state officials said Monday.   As many as 200 firefighters have been battling…

Severe flooding kills at least 12; zoo animals escape in the Georgian capital

Rescuers work among debris at a flooded street in Tbilisi, Georgia, June 14, 2015 (Reuters / Irakli Gedenidze) The city of Tbilisi has suffered an incessant and torrential downpour that resulted in flooding of the low-land areas of the Georgian…