Category State Of Emergency Alert

Massive landslide kills more than 50 in Afghanistan

More than 50 people are feared dead in a landslide in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday.   The deputy governor for Badakshan province, Gul Muhammad Bedar, told reporters that 90 homes in a village near Afghanistan’s border with Tajikistan have completely…

State Of Emergency Declared By Governor Jindal Due To Severe Storms Across South Louisiana, USA

Governor Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency due to severe weather across South Louisiana.  A very strong storm system quickly moved across the state this morning.  The National Weather Service (NWS) issuing a series of Severe Thunderstorm Warnings,…

MAGNITUDE 6.7 NEPAL

Subject To Change Depth: 10 km Distances: 78 km E of Kathmandu, Nepal / pop: 1,442,271 / local time: 12:54:09.8 2015-04-26 18 km SE of Kodāri, Nepal / pop: 1,600 / local time: 12:54:09.8 2015-04-26

Hundreds Feared Dead In Nepal Earthquake

A magnitude 7.9 earthquake in Nepal has caused extensive damage in the capital Kathmandu, bringing down buildings and walls.   At least 50 people are trapped under the rubble of the city’s iconic nine-storey Dharahara tower, which was brought down…

MAGNITUDE 6.7 NEPAL

Subject To Change Depth: 15 km Distances: 90 km NW of Kathmandu, Nepal / pop: 1,442,271 / local time: 12:30:22.1 2015-04-25 87 km NE of Bharatpur, Nepal / pop: 107,157 / local time: 12:30:22.1 2015-04-25

MAGNITUDE 7.9 NEPAL

Subject To Change Depth: 15 km Distances: 29km (18mi) ESE of Lamjung, Nepal 53km (33mi) NNE of Bharatpur, Nepal 68km (42mi) ESE of Pokhara, Nepal 79km (49mi) NW of Kirtipur, Nepal 81km (50mi) NW of Kathmandu, Nepal

State Of Emergency Declared As Calbuco Volcano Erupts For First Time Since 1972

Chile’s Calbuco volcano has erupted for the first time in 43 years, prompting an evacuation of at least 4,000 people.   The volcano, which has been inactive since 1972, spilled a huge ash cloud into the skies above southern Chile…