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New Bohol sinkhole has created panic after the residents have been advised to evacuate the area. Mines and Geosciences Bureau has warned high threat of a landslide due to the new sinkhole in Tagbilaran City in Bohol. Four pe…
Heavy showers triggered flash flooding in Chai Chee, Bedok, Siglap and Marine Parade of eastern Singapore Wednesday afternoon. Floods made traffic impassable at the junction of New Upper Changi Road and Chai Chee Road at aroun…
Dust storm in Arizona has claimed lives of at least three people and injured more than a dozen. Dust storm caused multiple crashes on Interstate 10 north of Picacho Peak, Arizona Department of Public Safety said. At least 19…
St Jude storm, the severe European windstorm has claimed lives of at least 13 people. Out of 13, six death have been reported from Germany, five in Britain and one each in Netherlands and Denmark. The mother and her child di…
At least six people have been injured as wild weather hit New South Wales, Australia, Tuesday afternoon. Trees and power lines fell on three people at Engadine in Sydney's south, The Guardian reported. They were immediatel…
Update 2013/10/29; 06:50 UTC Altogether 13 people have been killed due to St Jude storm. Out of 13, six death have been reported from Germany, five in Britain and one each in Netherlands and Denmark. Update 15:55 UTC -Death t…
Heavy rainfall has flooded at least 26 houses in Gua Musang district of Pahang, Malaysia, The Star Online reported. Several of the 100 residents have been forced to leave their homes in Kampung Batu Papan, Kampung Kundur and K…
Mount Etna volcano eruption in Italy has briefly closed airspace nearby, Catania Airport said today. Plume of ashes was visible from much of eastern Sicily. Photo below shows Mount Etna volcano eruption as seen from the vill…
Flooding in Kolkata, India has claimed life of a person and injured another person this Saturday. Heavy downpour has affected train and other transport services in Parganas district, Howrah, Purba Midnapore districts and the l…
Massive landslide has blocked Denali National Park road in Alaska at Mile 37 where the road leads up to Sable Pass. According to the USA Today, about 30,000 yards of rock and soil fell from a point 500 feet above the road pili…
Update 2013/10/26; 01:35 UTC -Tsunamis of up to 40 centimetres were reported at four areas along the coast. -Workers at the Fukushima power station were told to leave waterfront areas for higher ground. -An evacuation order wa…
Indonesia's Mount Sinabung volcano eruption Thursday has prompted evacuation of more than 3,300 people, weather.com reported quoting National Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho. Most of the evacuated people a…
Tornadoes in Bandung and Pandeglang region of Indonesia have injured seven people and damaged 350 houses, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said. A tornado first hit the Bandung sub districts of Ciparay and Cimeny…
Water released from a dam caused Bertam River to flood the Cameron Highlands claiming lives of two foreigners with another missing. Rescuers have found dead bodies of an Indonesian woman and a Bangladeshi man. River also flo…
Tornado in France today has claimed life of a person and injured two others, local medias reported. Tornado caused heavy damages in Steent'je, near the French northern city of Bailleul. Photo below shows an inhabitant lo…
At least 100 people have been injured in tornado in Hayling Island in Hampshire. Tornado has damaged properties in Blackthorn Road and Ilex Walk, BBC Weather reported. A major tornado cleanup operation is underway. Below …
At least six people have been injured in hailstorm in Sherpur, Bogra this Sunday afternoon. Hailstorm also suspended traffic on the Dhaka-Dinajpur Highway for nearly half an hour, Dhaka Tribune reported. Bogra is one of the …
Hail, lightning and high winds hit Southeast Queensland, Australia leaving a trail of destruction. A freak lightning strike on a tree in Sunnybank caused extensive damage to nearby homes, news.com.au reported. Wind gusts of …
M 7.2 extremely dangerous earthquake in Bohol, Philippines has claimed lives of at least 171 people and injured more than 300 people. The Bohol earthquake 2013 which occurred on October 15, 2013 at 00:12 (UTC) had its epicente…
Nearly 100 wildfires across Australia have claimed life of a person and destroyed at least 80 houses. A 63-year-old man died from a heart attack from a fire at Lake Munmorah, north of Sydney, The Sydney Morning Herald reported…
Tidal flooding has caused trouble across several South Florida beach communities. High tides have caused flooding in Alton Road and 10th Street and Alton and 5th Street on Miami Beach. More flooding are expected to continue t…
M 3.5 minor earthquake shakes Kinneret, Israel Thursday night, the Geophysical Institute of Israel said. According to the Geophysical Institute of Israel, the quake's epicenter was in Lake Kinneret. Tremor was felt at aro…
A mudslide at Obudu Mountain Resort in Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State has trapped at least 20 people, local medias reported. Team of NEMA, SEMA and the Nigerian Air Force have been involved in rescue opert…
Typhoon Nari has left 11 dead and 5 missing in Vietnam. Floods have inundated more than 34,000 homes. Typhoon Nari hit Vietnam's central coast early Tuesday after crossing the Philippines over the weekend, killing 13 peopl…
Avalanche on Mount Everest has claimed lives of at least four people, Xinhua reported. Avalanche hit four Australian tourists, accompanied by six Tibetans. Fatalities include three local porters and a 60-year-old Australian ma…
Very severe cyclonic storm Phailin has affected people in India, Thailand, Myanmar and Nepal claiming lives of at least 43 people in India, local medias reported. Cyclone Phailin triggered India's biggest evacuation operat…
A landslide in Dai County of northern China's Shanxi Province has claimed lives of at least three people, Xinhua rpeorted. Landslide disaster occurred at 7:20 p.m. at the Mingli Mine, in Heishigou village of Nieying townsh…
Update October 18, 2013 The death toll has risen to 171 with 20 people still missing. According to recent official reports by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), 171 have been reported dead, …
We will be in holidays for at least a week this October. So there will be minimal posts from October 12 until October 18. Sorry for the inconvenience- Disaster Report A tornado hit the southeast Colorado community of Eads T…
We will be in holidays for at least a week this October. So there will be minimal posts from October 12 until October 18. Sorry for the inconvenience- Disaster Report Cyclone Phailin which is moving in from the Bay of Bengal, …
Eurasia's highest volcano, Klyuchevskoi, spewed ash up to 3.7 miles on Thursday morning, local emergencies department said. According to the emergency department, the cloud of ash poses no danger to residential areas. Howe…
Flash floods in Algeria have claimed lives of at least seven people, emergency services said. Two rivers burst their banks in Djelfa and flooded the nearby areas. Dozens of families are taking shelter in local schools, The D…
Landslide in Gabon's capital Libreville has claimed lives of at least two people, local medias reported. Landslide occurred after heavy rainfall around 5 a.m. claiming lives of a mother and at least one of her children. …
Rains triggered floods in southern Italy have claimed lives of at least two people and left three others missing. According to the Italian news agency ANSA, fatalities are from Latina and Ginosa. Rescuers are searching for t…
Mount Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture on Kyushu island of Japan erupted on Monday, sending a plume of ash and smoke to a height of 3 km. According to the Kagoshima Local Meteorological Observatory, the recent volcanic activ…
A forest fire in Lebanon prompted a nearby school to evacuate students injuring a firefighter, The Daily Star reported. Forest fire hit the southern Sidon town of Maghdouche causing the evacuation of students and teachers at t…
At least five people have died, and four others have been missing as Typhoon Fitow hit east China's Zhejiang Province, Xinhua reported. Two men died in Wenzhou city in Zhejiang province while three people died in the city …
Typhoon Fitow has claimed lives of at least two people and affected more than three million in China, Xinhua reported. Typhoon Fitow has caused direct economic damage of 2.28 billion yuan, according to the provincial flood con…
Flooding in Bayawan, Philippines has claimed lives of at least two people and caused the evacuation of 2,000 peoples. Twelve hours of continuous rains caused the overflow of rivers in Bayawan City, Sta. Catalina and Basay, Sun…
A tornado hit Sioux City, Iowa, about 6:30 p.m local time, the National Weather Service said. A tornado emergency has been declared for Cherokee, Iowa. A tornado warning remains in effect for northeastern Cherokee county unt…
Tropical Storm Karen has prompted state of emergency in the U.S. state of Louisiana which is forecast to hit the Gulf Coast between the state and the Florida Panhandle in the next few days. Extremely heavy rainfall, high tides…
Strong storm in Galway, Ireland has damaged buildings and knocked down several trees. Damages have been reported in several houses in the Clonfert and Banagher areas. Around 150 homes are without power after Co Galway storm.…
A landslide hit Tehran, the capital city of Iran, local medias reported. Landslide disaster occurred at Gulustan Avenue in western Tehran. Nearby houses were evacuated immediately. No injuries have been reported. Original …
Typhoon Wutip has claimed lives of at least three people and injured 35 others in Vietnam, Xinhua reported. According to the Central Committee for Flood and Storm Control, all fatalities are from Quang Binh province of central…
Landslide in Chaffee County, Colorado has claimed lives of at least five people and injured a 13-year-old girl, Denver Post reported. Injured girl has been airlifted to Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora with a broken …
At least seventy-four fishermen have been missing after typhoon Wutip sunk three fishing boats in the South China Sea. Rescuers however rescued 14 other fisherman from the boats which were sailing from the southern province of…
An EF-1 tornado touched down near Puyallup, causing damage to buildings and tipping a train off its tracks, The National Weather Service confirmed. According to the weather officials, Puyallup tornado was on the ground for fiv…