Category State Of Disaster Alert

State of emergency declared; 4 killed as severe weather slams Southern USA

Severe weather slamming the southern U.S. two days before Christmas killed at least four people, flipped cars, knocked out power to thousands and damaged several homes and businesses.   In Mississippi, Gov. Phil Bryant declared an emergency for two southeastern…

Severe snowstorm forces Obama to order a disaster declaration for Buffalo, USA

President Obama on Monday signed a disaster declaration ordering that federal aid be provided to assist in the recovery efforts of several counties across the state affected by the severe winter storm and flooding late last month.   The counties…

Major snow storm causes tens of thousands of people to be without power in South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, USA

An early season snow is combining with gusty winds to cause power outages, road closures and other adverse impacts across the South.   At the peak of the snow, tens of thousands of people were without power in South Carolina,…

Freak Snow Storm, Flooding, Damaging Gales Hits New South Wales, Australia

New South Wales in Australia has been hit by a freak snow storm leaving thousands of people without power and motorists stranded in floodwater. Gale-force winds whipped up surf with six-metre waves off the coast of Sydney, while all flights in…

Hurricane Gonzalo Kills 1 in St. Maarten and Injures 12 in Antigua; Bermuda Under Alert

Hurricane Gonzalo was upgraded Tuesday evening to a Category 3 storm, only the during the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season.   Although Gonzalo was back over open water, the storm left its mark across the Caribbean, killing one person in St.…

Cyclone Hudhud Of 130mph Flattens At Least 6,000 Buildings And Kills At Least 22 People In India

At least 22 people are dead in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Hudhud, which ripped through India’s eastern coast Sunday and Monday with wind speeds over 100 miles per hour. The Times of India reports that 15 people were killed…

Apocalyptic floods affect 2.3 million in Pakistan

Sher Muhammad, 85, looked on with a sense of bewilderment: “I have not seen such a flood, not since around the time of partition [1947].” As the flood emergency deepens in Pakistan, now affecting nearly 2.3 million people, humanitarian teams…

Emergency disaster declared due to severe flooding and landslides in parts of the Philippines

Following the heavy downpour last Wednesday night until yesterday, floods and landslides were reported in Cebu City and different areas of the province.   PDRRMO reported rock falls along the Transcentral Highway in the boundary between Balamban town and Cebu…