Category State Of Disaster Alert

Tornado Rips Through Campground, Kills 2 and Injures Dozens in Virginia, USA

“Something crazy is going on outside,” a woman shouts. “I’m scared.” Moments later, the same voice yells that a tree has fallen and another says, “It’s on that guy’s camper.” Overturned campers, downed trees The footage posted on the website…

Three more killed in landslides, toll now 5, India

In less than a week, the toll in landslide-related incidents rose to five in the Uttarakhand hill districts with two fresh casualties reported late Wednesday in Chamoli district.    Executive director Puish Rautela of the Uttarakhand Disaster Management Response Centre…

Typhoon Matmo causes over 70,000 to evacuate and strikes China

Typhoon Matmo caused the evacuation of thousands of people along China’s southeast coast after it came ashore in Fujian province. The 10th typhoon to impact China in 2014, Matmo is moving northward after landfall Wednesday. Heavy rains were reported across the…

Severe storm Brings Hail, Rain and Power Outages to Kelowna, Canada

Heavy rain pounded the Central Okanagan on Wednesday as a thunderstorm rolled into the region.   Residents could see the storm coming as cloudy skies quickly turned dark and the city was suddenly the victim of a downpour. Lightning lit…

Severe storms knock down trees, cut power in Spokane, Washington, USA

Severe thunderstorms walloped the Spokane area Wednesday afternoon, knocking trees into houses and cars and cutting power to thousands. The Spokesman-Review reports that sustained winds of 50 to 70 mph were reported just after 4 p.m. before the system moved into…

Severe storm with golf size hail devastates Virginia, USA

The sky turned black and cellphones pinged with emergency messages. Moments later, a fierce storm tore through a sprawling, carnival-like campground Thursday, snapping dozens of trees and flipping over RVs.   Two people were killed and more than two dozen…

Extreme Typhoon kills 27 in Vietnam, Philippines on second storm alert

Extreme weather caused by Typhoon Rammasun has killed 27 people in Vietnam, with the storm unleashing flash floods, landslides and lightning strikes, authorities say. Heavy rain flooded more than 7,000 houses and thousands of hectares of cropland, with the north…

Super Typhoon Rammasun causes at least 46 deaths in China and here comes Typhoon Matmo

The death toll from the strongest storm to hit China for decades has reached 46 with another 25 missing, authorities said Tuesday, as another typhoon approaches the country’s eastern coastline. Typhoon Rammasun has left 19 people dead in south China’s…