Category Water Supply Alert

Massive landslides caused by melting snow bury homes in parts of India

Massive landslides, triggered by fast melting of snow above Billing Nullah, about 1.5 km from Keylong, the district headquarters, blocked the flow of a rivulet for more than 40 hours, resulting in formation of a huge lake about one km…

Severe hailstorm, heavy rain lashes Bangalore

Heavy downpour accompanied by hailstorm threw life out of gear in many parts of the City, mainly South Bangalore, on Wednesday evening.    Several trees and electric poles were uprooted, leading to disruption in power supply and traffic jams and…

Major storm pounds Denver area with hail, street flooding; Tornado warning in Adams, Aurora, Denver, USA

A storm pounded northern parts of the Denver metro area Wednesday with hail, caused street flooding and closed Denver International Airport because of tornado warnings. At least four tornadoes were spotted in the region, but no significant damage was reported.…

Severe storm causes devastation yet again in the Nizamabad district, India

Would-be bride among three killed in lightning. The tragedy left the families on both sides shocked as she was to get married on Tuesday evening Three persons, including a bride, were killed in separate incidents of lightning in Warangal district,…

300 + ‘catastrophic’ landslides & Hundreds homeless in the Balkans

LANDSLIDES in Bosnia have left hundreds of people homeless, while thousands more have fled homes in neighbouring Croatia and Serbia as Balkan countries battle the worst flooding since modern records began. Throughout hilly Bosnia, floods are triggering landslides covering roads,…

Extreme Storm Floods Balkans, Serbia Declares Emergency

“biggest water catastrophe in Serbia’s history.” A massive storm has dumped record rainfalls on the Balkans, causing severe flooding, especially in Serbia, and parts of Bosnia. Schools have been closed in Serbia, where several people have drowned. Croatia is on…

China Red Alert: Biggest storm hits Shenzhen with severe floods

A man carries a girl as he walks along a flooded street in Shenzhen, Guangdong province Meteorological authorities issued a red alert as the biggest storm ever since 2008 hit Shenzhen, flooded several districts and submerged more than 2000 vehicles,…

Over 2,000 Confirmed Dead In Afghan Landslide

More than 2,000 people have been confirmed dead in a landslide in Afghanistan after part of a hill above a village collapsed. The community, in Badakhshan province which borders Tajikistan in the country’s northeast, has been buried in more than…