Category Weather Warnings

Flash floods, landslides displace 2,000 residents in Cagayan, Philippines

MORE than 2,000 residents have been evacuated in 30 barangay (villages) in three northern Cagayan towns, with a 60-year-old male farmer missing and believed to have drowned during widespread flooding brought about by heavy downpours Maj. Stanley Banan, Sanchez Mira…

Landslide forces residents to evacuate as wild weather lashes Sydney, Australia

Sydney has been plunged into chaos after severe weather swept through the state, causing flash flooding and triggering a landslide at a remote walking trail in the city’s north. Aerial footage shows the land spill at the Mackerel trail near…

Man dead, daughter missing after landslide in St Andrew, Jamaica

A frantic search is underway for a teenage girl who is believed to be trapped under the rubble of her house which crumbled this morning in Shooters Hill, St Andrew in Jamaica amid heavy rainfall. Her father, who residents only…

Floods, landslides affect 3.6M people in E. Africa

At least 3.6 million people were affected by floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains across East Africa since June, the UN humanitarian agency said in a report Saturday. “Water levels of several lakes in Kenya and Uganda are rising,…

High winds destroy holiday homes at Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, UK

Several caravans were destroyed or damaged as high winds swept through holiday parks last night. One resident described a ‘mini tornado’ hitting a park in Eastchurch, on the Isle of Sheppey , where she has a holiday home. She said…

Wild storms leaves thousands without power and causes mayhem in south-east Queensland, Australia

A person has been struck by a tree during wild storms which have brought destructive winds, lightning and heavy rain to south-east Queensland. Critical care paramedics took the patient to Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital in a serious but stable condition,…

Landslide buries 22 army personnel at Quang Tri mountain in Vietnam

A sudden mountain landslide buried at least 22 members of an army economic group in the central province of Quang Tri early Sunday. The landslide hit an area of more than a hectare at around 1 a.m. Mountain rocks pummeled…

Flood death toll rises to 18 in Cambodia as over 25,000 evacuated

Flash floods in Cambodia have so far left 18 people dead and forced the evacuation of 25,192 people, Seak Vichet, a spokesman for the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), said on Friday. Tropical storm-triggered rains caused floods in 19…