Category Water Supply Alert

Major landslide knocks out water main leaving 44,000 without water in Malaysia

A landslide on Jalan Lebuh Putra, Kulai, Johor, has left 44,000 people without water for four days, according to a report on The Star Online.   “My whole family was forced to take showers at different mosques,” said housewife Khairunazrifah…

Record breaking heatwave, then fierce storms coupled with lightning and flooding in California, USA

California had record-breaking heat on Wednesday as triple-digit heat struck inland areas even as lightning closed beaches and mountains and deserts were drenched by fierce, fast-moving storms.   The sweltering but erratic weather was caused by a high-pressure area coupled…

Massive floods in Japan: Houses washed away, helicopters rescue residents

Tropical Storm Erika Wreaks Havoc On Cuba, Haiti, Dominica

Tropical Storm Erika Pummels Dominica

Flood Alert As Warragamba Dam Spills Over In Sydney, Australia

Sydney’s giant Warragamba Dam is overflowing for the first time in two years after a period of heavy rainfall. The dam lies about 70km (43 miles) west of the city and is the largest urban water storage facility in the…

Typhoon Goni kills at least 10 and 5,000 forced to flee homes after northern Philippines hit by floods and landslides

At least 10 people have died and two are missing after Typhoon Goni hit the northern Philippines, forcing more than 5,000 to flee their homes, officials have said.   Pounding rain and winds set off landslides and flooded low-lying villages,…