Category State Of Disaster Alert

Tornado severely damages at least 50 homes in Lindale, Texas, USA

Lindale Mayor Robert Nelson has declared the city a disaster area, following a suspected tornado that damaged an estimated 50 homes Saturday afternoon, according to Smith County officials.    The American Red Cross has set up shelters at The First…

‘Tsunami’ Flood Hits Devastated Glenridding Village, UK

The flood-devastated village of Glenridding is underwater for the second time in four days, with residents urged to stay indoors for their safety.   There was yet more torrential rain overnight in Cumbria, with up to 67mm falling on already…

Storm Desmond floods: violent mudslide plunge down mountain as thousands evacuated from homes, UK

Massive Landslide Kills At Least 30; 100’s Missing; Buries More Than 100 Homes in Guatemala

At least 30 people have died and up to 600 people are feared missing after a hillside collapsed on a town in Guatemala, burying more than 100 homes.   Aerial video showed the tree-lined hillside laid bare above a huge…

Major landslide hits areas of Kohima town, Highway block continues; Low Pressure area over Jharkhand, India

Continuous heavy rainfall, coupled with improper drainage system had caused major landslide and subsidence to around 140 feet, totally cutting-off the approach road of lower Naga bazaar area of Kohima town yesterday while a low pressure area lay over Jharkhand…

Catastrophic flooding strikes 27 villages in Sokoto State, Nigeria

Farm produce worth over N100 million were destroyed by flood in 27 villages in Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State, the Chairman of the Local Government, Alhaji Shehu Chacho, has said.   Chacho disclosed this to newsmen in Wurno…

Severe storm causes mayhem in Chicago, USA

Severe storms swept through the Chicago area Sunday afternoon and evening, leaving a path of destruction in their wake.   Officials from National Weather Service determined that damage in Grayslake was caused by a tornado.   The Grayslake fire chief…

Dust storm in Bengal leaves 200 homeless

The dust storm, accompanied by heavy rains, lashed Chara Panchla Badamtala village under Panchla police station last evening A dust storm has caused havoc in a village in Howrah district, destroying houses rendering around 200 people homeless, uprooting trees and…

Devastating floods and landslides raises death toll to 10 in Quang Ninh, Vietnam

Rescuers trying to find people who were reportedly missing after a major landslide buried three local houses with 10 people inside in Quang Ninh Province’s Ha Long Town. Photo: Linh Linh Incessant rain triggering floods and landslides continued to wreak…

Severe flooding kills 36 in Pakistan

A bus passes through the flooded streets of Peshawar, Pakistan, July 23, 2015. Photo: REUTERS / Khuram Parvez Torrential rains and floods in Pakistan have left 36 dead and affected more than 250,000 people, disaster management officials said Saturday, with…