Category Severe Weather

Severe Weather, Typhoon Alert

China issues alert over typhoon Kujira

China’s National Meteorological Center issued on Sunday afternoon a blue alert, the lowest level in its four-tier warning system, for Typhoon Kujira. Typhoon Kujira, the eighth typhoon in 2015 and the first one to hit China, was formed in…

Earth Extremities
June 21, 2015

Bridge Closure Alert, Building Collapse Alert, Building Damage Alert, Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Earth Subsistance Alert, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Flash Flooding Alert, Homeless Alert, Landslide Alert, Major Events, Mudslide Alert, Power Outage Alert, Rain Alert, Red Alert, Rescue Alert, River Alert, Road Closure Alert, Severe Flood Alert, Severe Weather, State Of Emergency Alert, Tidal Surge Alert, Train Alert, Vehicle Alert

State Of Emergency Declared Due To Severe Flooding In Parts Of New Zealand

There are states of emergency in both Whanganui and the Rangitikei District Civil Defence are describing the flooding in Whanganui as a “one in 100 year event.” Homes and business have been inundated, after the city’s river burst its…

Earth Extremities
June 21, 2015

Major Events, Power Outage Alert, Power Station Alert, Power Transformer Alert, Severe Heatwave Alert, Severe Weather

Intense heatwave claims at least 17 lives in Pakistan

At least 17 people died as the ongoing heat wave continued to grip the country. Unannounced power loadshedding multiplied the miseries of the people as maximum temperatures crossed the 45 degree Celsius mark in many parts of the country Loadshedding…

Damage Reports, Fallen Trees Alert, Severe Weather, Tornado Alert

3 Tornadoes strike two Virginia counties, USA

The National Weather Service has confirmed three separate tornadoes in two Virginia counties near the Chesapeake Bay. The weather service office in Wakefield says the tornadoes touched down between 8:45 p.m. and shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday in Richmond…

Earth Extremities
June 20, 2015

Fallen Trees Alert, Gale Force Wind Alert, Hurricane Alert, Major Events, Power Lines Down Alert, Power Outage Alert, Rain Alert, Severe Flood Alert, Severe Weather

Hurricane Bill expected to bring thunderstorms Saturday night through Sunday

Thunderstorms are threatening to put a damper on Father’s Day on Staten Island. Remnants of Hurricane Bill will produce heavy rainfall and thunderstorms starting around 9 p.m. Saturday and continuing throughout the day and into the night Sunday. …

Earth Extremities
June 20, 2015

Animal Activity Alert, Building Collapse Alert, Building Damage Alert, Damage Reports, Earth Subsistance Alert, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Landslide Alert, Major Events, Mudslide Alert, Rain Alert, Red Alert, Rescue Alert, Road Closure Alert, Severe Flood Alert, Severe Weather

Severe flooding and landslide forces Cheyenne Mountain Zoo to relocate animals in Colorado Springs, USA

The wet weather has been causing some serious problems around the region. Flooding and landslides have caused many trails and recreational areas to close, and now another popular attraction is being affected. The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is in…

Earth Extremities
June 20, 2015

Building Collapse Alert, Building Damage Alert, Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Earth Subsistance Alert, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Fallen Trees Alert, Homeless Alert, Landslide Alert, Major Events, Monsoon Alert, Power Outage Alert, Rain Alert, Rescue Alert, River Alert, Road Closure Alert, Severe Flood Alert, Severe Weather, Vehicle Alert

Major landslide at Tamei, India

Monsoon rain wreaked havoc causing major landslides in Tamei sub- Division of the Tamenglong District. Tamei to Kangpokpi via Imphal road remained cut off for the last few days due to huge landslides near a diesel oil pump located…

Earth Extremities
June 20, 2015

Bridge Closure Alert, Bridge Collapse Alert, Building Collapse Alert, Building Damage Alert, Damage Reports, Earth Subsistance Alert, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Homeless Alert, Landslide Alert, Major Events, Mudslide Alert, Power Outage Alert, Rain Alert, Rescue Alert, River Alert, Road Closure Alert, Severe Flood Alert, Severe Weather

Landslides are getting worse in Mekong River Delta, Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Landslides in the Mekong River Delta have deprived locals’ of their homes and depleted natural resources While people have to struggle hard with the rigors of the nature, they themselves cause serious landslides harmful to their lives.…

Earth Extremities
June 20, 2015

Blizzard Alert, Building Damage Alert, Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Major Events, Power Lines Down Alert, Power Outage Alert, Rain Alert, Rescue Alert, Road Closure Alert, Severe Weather, Snow Storm Alert, Snowdrift Alert, Vehicle Alert, Winter Storm Alert

Damaging snow storm knocks out power to hundreds of homes in Canterbury New Zealand

About 1400 Canterbury homes are facing a third night without power after a particularly nasty snow dump. Contractors have spent the day trying to get the power back on, and while they have repaired dozens of lines, they haven’t…

Earth Extremities
June 20, 2015

Building Damage Alert, Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Major Events, Rain Alert, Record Flood Alert, River Alert, Road Closure Alert, Severe Flood Alert, Severe Weather, Vehicle Alert

Record flooding strikes Rader, Missouri, USA

Residents in one small Webster County town say the flood waters got higher than anyone can remember early Friday morning. It was a rushed morning in the Corle household, as the water from the Osage Fork of the Gasconade…

Earth Extremities
June 20, 2015

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