Category Severe Weather

At least 14 dead, 41 missing in flood and landslide in Baglung, Nepal #Floods #Landslide #Baglung #Nepal

Nim Bahadur BK, a resident of Lankuribot in Dhorpatan Municipality Ward No. 9, Baglung district, woke up to find his house shaking on Wednesday midnight. The 45-year-old woke his wife and three children up and rushed outside just before the…

Death toll from flooding in northwest Pakistan rises to 48 #Flooding #Pakistan

Flash floods triggered by week-long monsoon rains that have hit northwestern Pakistan, including the scenic Swat Valley, have brought the death toll to 48, a government spokesman said Thursday. Hundreds of homes have been damaged or swept away. The army…

12 Dead In Nepal Landslide And Flash Floods, Dozens Missing #Landslide #FlashFloods #Nepal

Flash floods and a landslide triggered by heavy rains killed 12 people in Nepal and at least 36 people were missing in the Himalayan nation’s biggest monsoon-related disaster this year, officials said on Thursday. Home Ministry official Murari Wasti said…

Hurricane Nana downgraded to tropical storm after landfall in Belize #Hurricane #Nana #TropicalStorm #Belize

Hurricane Nana made landfall in southern Belize near 2 a.m. EDT Thursday, September 3, 2020, as a low-end category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds. By 11 a.m. Thursday, Nana had been downgraded to a tropical storm with 45 mph…

Devastation in Busan after typhoon Maysak lashes South Korea #Typhoon #Maysak #Busan #SouthKorea

Two young children who were swept away in North Carolina flash flood found dead #Floods #NorthCarolina #USA

Rescuers in North Carolina found the bodies of a 5-year-old girl and her 4-year-old brother who had been swept away by floodwaters, bringing an end to a dayslong search, authorities said Thursday. “We were hoping a for a better outcome,”…

Strong typhoon sweeps southern Japan, heads to Koreas #Typhoon #Japan

A powerful typhoon blew over Japan’s southernmost islands on Tuesday and was headed toward the country’s main southern island and the Korean Peninsula. More than 20,000 homes were left without electricity, according to Okinawa Electric Power Co. As of noon,…