Category Severe Weather

Landslide strikes again; 4 dead‚ 8 injured in Dolakha, Nepal

Four persons, including two children, died and eight others were injured in a landslide in Jiri of Dolakha in the wee hours of Saturday.According to police, Sujal Jirel (5), Sushma Jirel and Pema Doma Tamang (37) and her 17-year-old daughter…

Devastating landslide hits 15 families and renders them homeless in Dharamsala villages

At least 15 families were rendered homeless after a massive landslide, triggered by incessant rains, hit Chohla and Patola villages of Kajlot panchayat, overlooking the hill-resort of Dharamsala in Kangra district, on late Friday evening.    The debris moving down…

Severe RED ALERT issued by Japan due to Super Typhoon Halong

Japan’s weather agency on Saturday (Aug 9) issued its highest alert as typhoon Halong barrelled toward southwestern Japan, warning of heavy rains and strong winds from a storm that has grounded more than 470 flights. The warning means that the…

Severe Tropical storm Iselle devastates many parts of Hawaii and there’s a hurricane on the way too

When Iselle finally hit the Big Island of Hawaii it had been downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, but the cyclone still left considerable damage in its wake and some areas of the island continue to be impacted. …

Severe flash flooding traps drivers, cuts off power in Cambridgeshire, UK

Torrential rain in Cambridgeshire caused a riverbank to collapse, left 856 homes without power, trapped drivers and closed two supermarkets. The weather also hit Norfolk and Lincolnshire, where homes were evacuated and an air display cancelled. BBC Weather said 50mm of rain fell…

Severe snow storm brings chaos to parts of New Zealand

Widespread snow to low levels in the south, on top of copious rain, is making conditions miserable for farmers and stock, especially dairy farmers who have started calving.   Snow and southerly winds buffeted Otago and Southland through Thursday night…

Severe flash flooding devastates Douglas County, USA

Families in Douglas County are digging out again after a flash flood Wednesday night left a wake of damage and debris. “It sounded like a freight train was coming down the middle of the canyon,” explains Matt Beaty, who lives…