Category State Of Disaster Alert

Power outages hit water supply, residents fume in Arera Colony, India

Contrary to Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) claims that water supply has been restored to optimal level, residents continued to face water problem. This time, power outage compounded the problem.   Unscheduled power cut by power discom in Arera Colony on…

Severe hailstorm, heavy rain lashes Bangalore

Heavy downpour accompanied by hailstorm threw life out of gear in many parts of the City, mainly South Bangalore, on Wednesday evening.    Several trees and electric poles were uprooted, leading to disruption in power supply and traffic jams and…

Major storm pounds Denver area with hail, street flooding; Tornado warning in Adams, Aurora, Denver, USA

A storm pounded northern parts of the Denver metro area Wednesday with hail, caused street flooding and closed Denver International Airport because of tornado warnings. At least four tornadoes were spotted in the region, but no significant damage was reported.…

Severe storm causes devastation yet again in the Nizamabad district, India

Would-be bride among three killed in lightning. The tragedy left the families on both sides shocked as she was to get married on Tuesday evening Three persons, including a bride, were killed in separate incidents of lightning in Warangal district,…

300 + ‘catastrophic’ landslides & Hundreds homeless in the Balkans

LANDSLIDES in Bosnia have left hundreds of people homeless, while thousands more have fled homes in neighbouring Croatia and Serbia as Balkan countries battle the worst flooding since modern records began. Throughout hilly Bosnia, floods are triggering landslides covering roads,…

Severe rainfall causes a landslide – at least 2 missing in South America

HEAVY rains caused a landslide in the community of Nueva Italia, Colón, engulfing one home.   Two people were reported missing while looking for crabs in the mangrove area around Fort Sherman.   In Panama City there was flooding in streets and parks…

Severe storm kills five in South Punjab

Dust storm followed by heavy rain and hailstorm in some areas lashed Southern Punjab last night while at least five people were killed and many injured in rain-related incidents, disclosed reports received from different areas. The storm was so intense…