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Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says the country is in a “national emergency” over the outbreak of the mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus in the country. The virus, which is similar in symptoms to Dengue fever, often leads to fever…
At least 22 people are dead in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Hudhud, which ripped through India’s eastern coast Sunday and Monday with wind speeds over 100 miles per hour. The Times of India reports that 15 people were killed…
Nicaraguan authorities say a 5-year-old girl is dead after record rains unleashed landslides and flooding that swamped hundreds of homes. The country’s Institute of Territorial Studies reports that 14.9 inches (378 millimeters) of rain fell in just 24 hours,…
Fifty nine people died in flash flood and landslide triggered by cloud burst in Meghalaya, the state government said today. “The number of deaths due to flash floods and landslides is 59 while five persons are still missing,” Deputy…
Auckland’s power cut is costing retailers at one of the city’s largest shopping malls more than $1 million a day in sales. The Sylvia Park mall at Mt Wellington, south of the central city, was shut yesterday and again…
Efforts to recover the bodies of at least 24 climbers have been suspended again after the eruption on Japan’s Mount Ontake intensified. A BBC correspondent near the mountain on Tuesday said the volcano was shooting out even more ash, smoke…
French meteorologists have issued a Red Alert – the maximum warning – to residents in southern France due to heavy storms and the threat of flash flooding. Four people were killed in raging flood waters in the same area two…
Landslide burying several homes in central China’s Hubei Province killed at least 7 people on Saturday, authority said. According to local government report, the rain-triggered landslide tore through 4 houses in Xuan’en County of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture…
Residents of Kookoowe Village, Kassanda sub-County in Mubende District are counting losses after a severe hailstorm coupled with strong winds struck on Friday. The heavy rain left a number of houses with roofs and destroyed some gardens.
Seven people were unconscious and eight suffered serious injuries after a volcano erupted in central Japan shortly before noon on Saturday, according to local media. Ash spewed from the volcano, named the Ontake that straddles Nagano and Gifu prefectures in…
