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Rain and snow kills four in Himachal Pradesh, India

Avalanche killed a couple in Pangi valley of Chamba district, while a landslide killed a woman and a boy of a family in Nirmand sub-division of Kullu district after boulders hit them. Hundreds of roads were blocked by heavy rain…

Mega Avalanche Kills At Least 100 With Dozens Still Missing in Afghanistan

“Worst avalanche the country has seen in 30 years” More than 100 people have been killed in avalanches triggered by two days of heavy snowfall in Afghanistan.   Rescuers have been battling treacherous conditions in their attempts to reach those…

Fuel Tanker Bursts Into Flames On A Highway In New Jersey, USA

A truck carrying 9,000 gallons of fuel has burst into flames after overturning on a major highway in New Jersey. Thick black smoke was visible five miles (8km) away in downtown Philadelphia after the tanker caught fire on the Route…

SEVERE ARCTIC BLAST TO CONTINUE IN PARTS OF EASTERN USA

***EXTREME ALERT*** SEVERE ARCTIC BLAST TO CONTINUE IN PARTS OF EASTERN USA   THOUSANDS ARE WITHOUT POWER   DEATH RATE WILL START TO RISE ***BE ALERT & SAFE***

Dust storm to continue for 3 days, rain likely in Muscat, Oman

MUSCAT Dust storm is likely to continue for the next three days across the Sultanate and there are chances of isolated rain along Muscat coast in the next two days, according to the Met office.   The dust storm combined…

Destruction as massive cyclones hit Australia

(Infrared image courtesy of the Japan Meteorological Agency/Blue Marble surface image courtesy of NASA/Bureau of Meteorology/Australian Government) Two powerful cyclones pounded Australia Friday, leaving a trail of destruction with houses ripped apart, trees uprooted and electricity cut to thousands of…

Cars submerged under water as high spring tides bring flooding to South-West London, UK

Submerged cars: Flooding at Richmond on Friday (Picture: Robert Jackson) High tides on the River Thames left cars submerged under several feet of water in west London today.   Flood alerts have been issued by the Environment Agency for riverside…

Oil Train Blast ‘Like Atomic Bomb Went Off’ In Southern West Virginia, USA

A house has been destroyed and two towns evacuated after a train carrying 100 tankers of crude oil derailed, causing a massive explosion.   The train derailed during a snowstorm in southern West Virginia on Monday. One tanker ended up…