Category Severe Weather

Flood Alert triggered as landslide blocks river and at least killed 8 in Nepal

Bihar has ordered evacuation of people after a drastic rise in the water level of the Kosi river Saturday following a landslide that killed eight people in Nepal with mud and rocks crashing down and blocking a tributary of the…

Parts of Australia is going through relentless severe weather

VICTORIA shivered through a blustery night — but, be warned, the wild weather is not over just yet As the mop-up begins from yesterday’s chaos, Melbourne can expect showers and strong wind to continue this morning, with a maximum temperature…

Major landslide kills at least 17 people with at least 200 trapped in Maharashtra state, India

A mudslide surrounds a building in Malin village, where up to 200 people remain trapped, a rescue official said A landslide has struck a village in western India following heavy monsoon rains, killing at least 17 people and leaving as many as…

Nine killed in flash floods in China

Nine people have been killed in flash floods in southwest China’s Yunnan province, the ministry of civil affairs said Tuesday.    More than 1,600 people have been affected and 100 hectares of crops destroyed in the cities of Baoshan, Lincang…

Devastating EF2 Tornado with winds up to 120 mph strikes, Revere, USA

“Nobody here has ever seen damage like what we’ve seen this morning,” Mayor Daniel Rizzo said Revere residents will be recovering for days after an EF2 tornado with wind gusts up to 120 mph left sections of the city ravaged,…

Severe flash flooding in north-west after Tasmania cleans up from ‘tornado-like’ winds

Homes have been inundated by flash flooding in northern Tasmania just hours after the north-west was pounded by severe winds that left a trail of destruction and caused widespread power cuts.   The State Emergency Service (SES) has confirmed houses…