Showing posts from June, 2014
A landslide in SW China has claimed life of a person and left 15 others missing, Xinhua News Agency reported. Landslide disaster occurred in Fugong County in Yunnan Province of China. Natural disasters occur frequently in Ch…
M 5.2 moderate earthquake shakes Tucson today, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was located 50 km NW of Lordsburg. It was 3.1 miles deep. Earthquake st…
Landslides and floods in Guwahati today have claimed lives of at least nine people, The Times of India reported. According to The Hindustan Times, it is the worst floods in Assam since 1998 and have claimed lives of total 22 p…
Severe storm near Phelps, New York has claimed lives of at least two people, WHAM-TV reported quoting the Ontario County Sheriff Phil Povero. A tree fell on the car when they were driving down County Road 6 in Oaks Corners. …
A landslide at Aglung VDC in Gulmi district of Nepal has claimed lives of nine members of a single family, Gorkhapatra Online reported. Heavy rainfall on Thursday afternoon caused landslides at different places of Aglung VDC. …
At least 26 people died and around 337,000 people have been evacuated after storms brought torrential rain and flash floods to much of southern China, Xinhua reported. Eleven people died in Hunan, five in Jiangxi and four in F…
Landslide in Natal, the Brazilian World Cup host city has destroyed 25 houses. Around 50 hours of near non-stop rain in Natal has dumped a month’s worth of precipitation, The Sky News reported. A flood alert has been declare…
Massive tornadoes in Nebraska have claimed lives of at least two people leaving 19 people injured and destroying more than half of the town of Pilger, Norfolk Daily News reported. At least two tornadoes in Nebraska have caused…
Residents of Pilger starts tornado cleanup after storm took lives and caused extensive damages to the community's structures. Massive tornadoes in Pilger have claimed lives of at least two people leaving 19 people injured…
Recent flooding in Cape Town has affected more than 8,000 people, News24 reported quoting the Disaster Risk Management Centre. People of Khayelitsha, Strand, Vrygrond, Lotus River, Gugulethu, Delft and Philippi area of South A…
Heavy rains and strong winds have claimed lives of at least two people and destroyed six houses, Colombia Report has mentioned quoting The Administrative Department of Prevention, Attention, and Recovery of Disasters (DAPARD). …
Heavy storm in North Rhine-Westphalia state of Germany has claimed lives of at least six people disrupting public transport and leaving some roads impassable. Three people died when a tree fell on a garden shed in Duesseldorf,…
Heavy rains and floods have claimed lives of more than 100 people and injured around 100 others in Gazargah-e-Noor district of the northern Baghlan province of Afghanistan, Xinhua reported quoting the district governor Noor Moha…
Floods in Sri Lanka have claimed lives of at least 23 and displaced more than 100,000 people, Xinhua reported quoting the Disaster Management Center. Most of the fatalities and flood damage have been reported from the Kalutara…
Sangean Api volcano eruption in central Indonesia has forced evacuation of more than 7,000 people, Xinhua reported quoting Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of national disaster agency. Volcanic ash cloud has also forced the can…
A landslide caused by heavy rains has claimed lives of at least five people and injured three others in Guatemala, Reuters reported. According to the Guatemala's national disaster relief commission, landslide destroyed hom…
A state of emergency has been declared due to the devastating floods in the southern part of Siberia. Over 7,600 people have been evacuated from the dangerous areas, The Voice of Russia reported quoting Russian Emergency Situa…