Category Severe Weather

Hurricane Odile is the most powerful on record to strike Mexico’s Baja California

The Category 3 cyclone, the strongest on record to hit the region, slammed the tourist destination of Cabo San Lucas and will weaken as it moves up the Baja California peninsula, forecasters say Odile, the strongest hurricane on record to…

Landslide strikes a campsite and buries a caravan near Břeclav, Czech Republic

Heavy rain triggered a landslide in the region of Břeclav in southern Moravia on Sunday. The incident happened at a campsite by the river, leaving one caravan buried under the debris. One woman was reportedly injured and had to be…

Major flood alert due to river bursting it’s banks in five districts, India

Bihar issued a flood alert in five districts on Saturday following a heavy gush of water in Son river from Indrapuri Barrage, an official said.   “We have sent alerts to the district magistrates of Arwal, Rohtas, Aurangabad, Jehanabad and…

Severe flooding sinks boat carrying a wedding party killing the bridegroom and 17 others in Pakistan’s Punjab province

Severe flooding sank a boat carrying a wedding party in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Sunday, killing the bridegroom and 17 others, officials said.   Senior police officer Mian Tanvir from the nearby city of Multan said the army-run boat carrying…

Major flooding causes mayhem in the Balkans with two killed in Slovenia

Authorities in Slovenia say two people have died in new floods that hit the Balkans this weekend after heavy rains.   Police said Sunday a 30-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl drowned after their van plunged into a flood-swollen stream…

Red Alert for wind impact in Vietnam, China, Philippines

The map shows the areas affected by tropical storm strength winds (green), 58mph winds (orange) and cyclone wind strengths (red) This tropical cyclone is expected to have a high humanitarian impact based on the storm strength and the affected population…

Landslide devours hamlet in Udhampur; 31 still missing

Ganesh Singh walked 30 km to reach his village only to find it missing, as a mountain had crumbled after heavy rain devouring the entire hamlet and with it 41 people, including his family of six.    Recalling the sequence…

Spectacular Hailstorm Triggers Flash Flood in Spain

A hailstorm sent torrents of water cascading through a city in eastern Spain on Tuesday, flooding houses and washing away cars.   The downpour in Teruel lasted less than 20 minutes but left chaos in its wake. Hundreds of people…