Category Vehicle Alert

Plane crashes into a car in Minnesota, USA

(credit: Minnesota State Patrol) A driver in northwest Minnesota had an unusual sight in her rearview mirror late Tuesday morning — a small plane catching up to her on the road.   According to the state patrol, a single-engine private…

Lightning kills five in Bihar, India

At least five people, including two children and a woman, were killed on Monday when they were struck by lightning in two separate incidents in Bihar, officials said.   Three deaths were reported from two villages under Dharhara police station…

TORNADO alert issued in Birmingham, UK

Birmingham was today battered by winds of up to 40mph as the country was put on TORNADO alert and weather experts predicted an Easter Bank Holiday washout.   Families hoping for sunshine at the weekend look set to be disappointed…

55mph winds recorded as storm causes road closures and fallen trees in East Anglia, UK

The tree that was brought down in the winds on Sunday afternoon crashing onto a car parked in Church Avenue, Norwich. Picture by SIMON FINLAY. The region was hit by a storm this afternoon which passed through East Anglia with…

Landslides and heavy rain damages scores of properties in the Kashmir Valley

At least 44 structures including 18 residential houses were damaged due to landslides caused by heavy rainfall in the Kashmir Valley over the past 24 hours, police said today.   A landslide caused by rain in Chontinar village of central…

Landslide kills 6 and 4 missing in Indonesia

Rescuers have found six bodies and are searching for four others after a landslide hit Sukabumi district of West Java Saturday night, an Indonesian official said on Sunday.   Soldiers, volunteers and policemen are searching for the missing persons under…

Apocalyptic hailstorm damages over 200 homes in Phrae, Thailand

A hailstorm pounded several villages in Phrae’s Nong Muang Khai district late Saturday night, causing severe damage to more than 200 houses and ravaging corn fields. Hailstones lashed several villages in Phrae late Saturday night, damaging more than 200 houses…

Major winter storm blankets Boulder County, wreaks havoc on U.S. 36

Boulder County was blanketed Saturday by a blizzard that is anticipated to continue throughout Sunday and possibly leave the city with a total of up to 16 inches of snow.   As of 9 p.m. Saturday evening, Boulder had received…