Category State Of Emergency Alert

Emergency Declared After Heavy Rains Hit Atacama Desert Region, Chile

The Chilean government has declared a state of emergency in the Atacama desert region after flash floods hit what is normally one of the driest regions in the world. The declaration of emergency gives control of the region to the…

A passenger plane has crashed in France killing all 150 on board

A passenger plane has crashed in France, with all 150 people on board thought to have died.   The Airbus A320, operated by Lufthansa’s Germanwings budget airline, came down in the southern French Alps between Barcelonnette and Digne.   Flight…

Airport closed and evacuations as Turrialba Volcano erupts in Costa Rica

San Jose’s international airport was forced to close and several villages were evacuated after clouds of ash from the newly active Turrialba volcano reached the Costa Rican capital, authorities have said.   Flights were suspended because of poor visibility at…

Apocalyptic wildfire causing catastrophic damage in Chile

Massive wildfires in drought-stricken southern Chile have wiped out hundreds of plant species, and are now threatening animal life and a national park.   “We are witnessing a massive environmental catastrophe” in southern Chile, Accion Ecologica chief Luis Mariano Rendon…

Major train accident kills at least 34 and injures 50+ in Uttar Pradesh, India

Villagers, police and railway guards were trying to rescue passengers trapped in the coaches A passenger train has derailed in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, killing at least 34 people, a railway spokesman told the BBC.   The…

Record Breaking Snow Strikes Italian Village

“It was a spectacle that took our breath away. In some parts of the village the snow was like a long white wall,” village mayor Antonio Monaco told the Italian news agency ANSA, as translated to English by the Telegraph.…

Massive hailstorm causes mayhem in Thailand

A hailstorm that ravaged Chaiyaphum’s Kaeng Khro district from Friday evening until yesterday morning killed one resident in her 40s and damaged 100 homes, four schools and state offices, an informed source reported.   Tambon Kaeng Khro Municipality officials were…

Huge fireball as train carrying crude oil derails in Canada

@Themehicano A train carrying crude oil has derailed in Northern Ontario and burst into flames. This is the fourth derailment in the province since the start of the year.   CN Rail, the owner of the rail network in the…