Category State Of Disaster Alert

Deadly Flooding Rips Through Ellicott City, Maryland, USA

A deadly flood ripped through the center of Ellicott City, Md., on Saturday night, killing two people and shattering store fronts in the historic town west of Baltimore, officials said.   A man and a woman died in the flooding,…

Severe Flooding Kills At Least 7 With Over 20,000 Displaced In Assam, India

The overall flood situation continued to be grim in Assam with over six lakh people affected across 14 districts till Sunday evening while one person died in Lakhimpur on Sunday taking flood-related death toll to seven this year.   An…

Landslides displace 118 families in rural Bajura, Nepal

A landslide poses threat to houses in Rajali, Badimalika Municipality-9 of Bajura district, in July 2016. Photo: Prakash Singh As many as 118 families have been displaced in a week due to landslides triggered by incessant rainfall in Badimalika Municipality…

Wildfires Causes Hundreds To Flee Los Angeles Homes In California, USA

A fast-moving wildfire has burned through nearly 90 square kilometres of land, prompting hundreds of people to flee from their homes in the drought-parched foothills northwest of Los Angeles.   The so-called Sand Fire broke out shortly after 2 p.m.…

Severe floods kill scores, displace tens of thousands in China

Heavy rain in China has killed at least 154 people and forced tens of thousands from their homes, according to state media reported.   About 114 people were killed and 111 others missing in the northern province of Hebei after…

Massive Landslide Hits The Hunan Province, China

Violent dust storm batters homes, cotton fields near Knott, Texas, USA

Farmland and homes across the Permian Basin sustained significant damage Thursday night when a violent dust storm swept through the region.   Powerful winds dumped layers of sand and debris on fields once thick with growing crops in rural communities…