Category Earth Subsistance Alert

Train derails due to landslide in Malaysia

A Tumpat-Kuala Lipis inter-city train derailed near the Kuala Gris station in Dabong, Kelantan, early today as a result of a landslide, said KTM Bhd.   Eastern region manager Zaid Ibrahim said none of the 33 passengers and four crew…

Hurricane Otto bears down on Costa Rica

Hurricane Otto Floods Hits Panama

Thousands affected by rains in Tamaulipas, Mexico

Vehicles trapped in flood waters in Madero Harsh weather conditions began Thursday in Tamaulipas with torrential rains that later moved into Veracruz and yesterday into Chihuahua, causing severe flooding and leaving two people dead.   Authorities were conducting a census…

Super Typhoon Haima Smashes Into Philippines

Category 5 typhoon Haima hit the Philippines overnight. Photo: Weather Channel Philippine forecasters say a super typhoon has slammed into the country’s north-eastern coast amid fears it may bring widespread damage similar to that wrought by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.…

Typhoon Sarika Hits Southern China

Super Typhoon Haima is a beast, and it’s on a collision course with the Philippines

Super Typhoon Haima is expected to make landfall in the Philippines on Wednesday. (windytv.com) A dangerous typhoon is spinning like a table saw toward the Philippines just days after a major storm made landfall in Luzon. Local emergency managers are…

Thousands flee as Typhoon Sarika lashes Philippines

Typhoon Sarika lashed the main Philippine island of Luzon on Sunday, flattening homes and toppling trees and power pylons as more than 12,000 people fled to safer ground, officials said.   Minor landslides and flooding were also reported a day…