Category State Of Emergency Alert

Record 51C Temperature Recorded In India

A record temperature has been set in India, where the mercury rose to 51 degrees Celsius (123.8 Fahrenheit) in the north-western town of Phalodi.   The previous record of 50.6 Celsius had stood for 60 years.    That, too, was…

Tornadoes Wreak Havoc in Oklahoma and Nebraska

Tornado Kills At Least One, Destroys Homes In Oklahoma, USA

  A tornado that tore through Wynnewood, Oklahoma, this afternoon, left one man dead, destroyed several homes and severely damaged others, and also killed some livestock, officials said.   According to the Garvin County Office of Emergency Management, the victim…

Massive Landslide Kills At Least 49, Destroys Several Homes In Rwanda, Africa

At least 49 people have been killed in landslides caused by floods in Rwanda, local authorities said.   The rains which hit Gakenke district in the country’s northern province, also destroyed about 300 homes.   Statistics show that of the…

Massive Landslide Kills At Least 14, 25 Missing In Fujian, China

14 people have been found dead and 25 are still missing after a landslide occurred around 5am local time Sunday in Taining county, Fujian, according to the official Weibo account of a local rescue department.    According to Chinese state…

Massive Wildfire Spreads Causing 80,000 To Evacuate In Canada

Eighty-thousand people in the Canadian city of Fort McMurray have been told to get out as a massive wildfire approaches. Authorities have issued a mandatory evacuation order for the city, which is in the heart of the country’s oil sands…

Super Cyclone Devastates Arunachal’s Changlang district, India

At least 2 people were killed when a massive cyclone lashed at Chakma inhabited area of Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday. The deceased people included an infant who was barely one-year old and a 17-year old girl named…