Category State Of Disaster Alert

Heavy rains swell rivers in parts of Balkans

A man crawls onto the roof of a flooded car in Kashar, 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the capital Tirana. Tuesday Nov. 8, 2016. Albanian authorities have sent army troops and other personnel to help people evacuated because of floods…

Vietnam floods kill seven

At least seven people have been killed and two are missing after fresh flooding in central Vietnam.   The dead and missing were all reported in Quang Binh province where rainfall of up to 966 millimetres was reported, the National…

Italy’s strongest earthquake in 36 years reduces towns to rubble

Walls collapse exposing the inside of a home Italian towns hit by a 6.6 magnitude earthquake have been warned they could be hit by a “domino effect” of aftershocks.   People were pulled from the rubble in towns across central…

‘Mini-tornado’ lifts roofs and smashes windows in central New Plymouth, New Zealand

Firefighters were kept busy securing homes and businesses after a mini-tornado hit central New Plymouth early this morning.   The fire brigade received the first call about 1.45am to a roof lifting on Fulford St, and this was followed during…

Horrific Storm Causes Total Mayhem In Parts Of Australia

BUILDINGS collapsed as a freak storm hit the NSW town of Parkes and the rest of the state was battered by storms with rain, hail and high winds.   Some have described the storm as a “mini tornado” with “a…

Super Typhoon Haima Smashes Into Philippines

Category 5 typhoon Haima hit the Philippines overnight. Photo: Weather Channel Philippine forecasters say a super typhoon has slammed into the country’s north-eastern coast amid fears it may bring widespread damage similar to that wrought by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.…