Category State Of Emergency Alert

Devastating flooding kills at least 3 with many missing in Texas and Oklahoma, USA

‘Worst I’ve seen’ At least three people have died and hundreds of homes have been destroyed in flash flooding in the southern US.   Two people were killed in weather-related accidents in Oklahoma and a man lost his life in…

Tornado Kills 10 in Mexican Border City of Ciudad Acuna

A tornado raged through the northern Mexico border city of Ciudad Acuna early Monday, killing at least 10 people, destroying homes and upending cars and other vehicles.   Rosario Cano, spokeswoman for the interior department of the northern state of…

State of emergency declared after flash flood tears through ‘resilient’ Cache Creek, Canada

Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta has declared a local state of emergency after a flash flood tore through town, driving dozens from their homes.   “It was just unbelievable how fast it happened,” Ranta told The Province Sunday, a day…

Massive landslide blocks river in Western Nepal

Thousands of people have fled to safety following a landslide in western Nepal which blocked the flow of a river.   The Kali Gandaki River in Myagdi district, about 140km (90 miles) north-west of the capital, Kathmandu, has created a…

Policeman does mouth-to-mouth on dog after pulling it from landslide in Colombia

A heartwarming video captured the moment police officers rescued a dog from certain death by pulling it from a landslide.   The animal was spotted by two officers who were on patrol in the town of Salgar, Colombia, which was…

Massive wildfire has burnt over 8,000 hectares so far in Little Bobtail Lake, Canada

The Little Bobtail Lake fire has grown significantly in the last day burning nearly 8,000 hectares by Wednesday afternoon.   The wildfire — roughly 70 kilometres southwest of Prince George, B.C. — has already forced the evacuation of 80 people…