Category State Of Disaster Alert

Apocalyptic floods kill scores of people and displaces 1000’s in Mozambique and Malawi, Africa

A major highway in Mozambique has split after two bridges collapsed as a result of heavy flooding that has killed 25 people and displaces tens of thousands in the country, officials say.   Parts of the country are also without…

Severe rainfall causes flooding and landslides in Surigao del Sur, Philippines

FLOODED AIRPORT. Continuous rain floods the Tandag airport grounds. Photo by Jofel Perez Patrimonio/Tandag City LGU Classes and work were suspended in several towns in Surigao del Sur on Friday, January 9, after continuous rain caused flooding and landslides in…

Apocalyptic flooding displaces 1000’s with 8 killed in Zimbabwe, Africa

The Zimbabwean Red Cross says about 800 families have been evacuated from northern parts of the country, after they were marooned by heavy flooding over the weekend.     Zimbabwe has witnessed incessant rains during the past week, resulting in…

Heatwave warning as bushfires rage in Victoria and South Australia

Firefighters fear more lives and home are at risk as they continue to battle raging bushfires in South Australia and Victoria.   Residents of a country Victorian town have been told to head to a nearby football ground as fire…

Flooding and landslides kill 53 in the Philippines

The death toll from flooding and landslides in the Philippines wrought by tropical storm Jangmi rose to 53 on Wednesday (Dec 31), officials said, with some regions saying they were caught off guard by the deluge.   In Catbalogan town…

Apocalyptic hailstorm destroys over 50 houses in Lilongwe, Malawi, Africa

From worries that rain may not come this year now to worries brought about by disasters caused by the same much anticipated rain, this is the situation at Group Village Headman Senda and surrounding villages in Traditional Authority Kalumbu, in…

Apocalyptic flooding with the threat of landslides strikes Malaysia and Thailand

Even by Malaysian standards, this flooding is epic.   Neighborhoods turned into islands surrounded by a sea of murky brown water. Streets doubled as rivers. Cars were swept away and toppled over.   The flooding has forced more than 132,000…

Massive snowstorm slams Moscow

A massive snowstorm in Moscow on Thursday caused delays to more than 150 flights and brought traffic to a standstill.   None of Moscow’s three airports have been closed, but all three were hit with severe delays, including more than…