Category State Of Emergency Alert

Hurricane rips off roofs in Pavlodar Oblast, Kazakhstan

A hurricane has blasted through Pavlodar Oblast, Tengrinews reports citing the press office of the Oblast Department of Emergency Situations.   Heavy wind hit Aktorgay District of Pavldodar Oblast tearing off roofs of the local public school, KazPochta post office…

Fire engulfs chemical plant in Waller County, Texas, USA

A fire at a chemical plant Saturday night lit up the sky northwest of Houston and led to a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents.   Twelve fire departments responded to the fire at the Flowchem facility located on FM 529…

Army deployed in flood-affected North Bengal, India

The Army has been deployed for rescue and relief operations in landslide and flood-affected parts of north Bengal. The catastrophe claimed several lives in the hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling and property worth several lakhs is estimated to have been destroyed.…

State Of Emergency Declared After Severe Flooding hits Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

The city of Kamloops, B.C. has declared a state of emergency after a sudden thunderstorm flooded one neighbourhood, forcing around 100 people to leave their homes.   Heavy rains pounded down around 4 p.m. Tuesday, quickly dumping a metre of…

Severe flooding prompts major rescue operations in Uttarakhand and Gujarat, India

Rescue teams help out pilgrims amid a heavy water flow due to heavy rainfall in Rudraprayag on Saturday. (PTI Photo) Rescue workers on Saturday reached out to hundreds of people stranded in the interiors of Gujarat and authorities in Uttarakhand…

Red Alert issued as severe flooding and landslides targets Costa Rica

The president of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solis declared an emergency on Saturday and declared a RED ALERT as heavy rainfall continued to flood the entire province of Limon and the cantons of Turrialba and Sarapiqui.    President Solis said…

New Zealand Cleans-up After Record Floods

State Of Emergency Declared Due To Severe Flooding In Parts Of New Zealand

There are states of emergency in both Whanganui and the Rangitikei District Civil Defence are describing the flooding in Whanganui as a “one in 100 year event.”   Homes and business have been inundated, after the city’s river burst its…