Category Severe Weather

Severe dust storm and lightning kills five in Uttar Pradesh, India

Five people including a woman were killed late Friday after a dust storm and lightning hit many parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Saturday.   While two people died in Jaunpur after being struck by lightning, two others…

Severe storm kills 32 in India’s Bihar state

At least 32 people were killed in a storm which hit the eastern Indian state of Bihar late on Tuesday, a government official told BBC Hindi.   Fierce winds uprooted trees and electric poles and caused widespread damage in three…

Tornado kills 2, injures 60 in Southern Brazil

A tornado killed two people and injured about 60 others in Xanxere, a city in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, emergency management officials said Tuesday.   The tornado damaged about 500 houses as it tore through the city…

‘Worst storm in decade’ lashes Australia: 3 killed, thousands without power

Powerful storms overturn trains, downed trees/power-lines, flooded roads in southeast Alabama, USA

Devastating Weather Has Made 601 Farmers Commit Suicide In Maharashtra, India In Last 3 Months

A chilling humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Maharashtra, new government data shows. As many as 601 farmers, driven to desperation after crop damage due to unseasonal hailstorm and rains, have killed themselves in the last three months alone — which…

Spring snowstorm leads to 60 vehicle pileup in Wyoming, USA

At least 60 vehicles piled up and multiple people were injured Thursday after blinding snow fell in southeastern Wyoming. A 150-mile stretch of Interstate 80 stretching between Cheyenne and Rawlings, Wyo., was shut down through Friday after up to 9.8…