Showing posts from April, 2015
Earthquake relief shelter at New Baneshwor, Nepal (Bivek Bhattarai/Disaster Report) At least four aftershocks have been felt in Kathmandu on Thursday. Three earthquakes rattled Kathmandu between 6:00 am to 9:00 am Thursday m…
Heavy storm in Lampang’s Ngao district has damaged around 400 houses on Wednesday night. About 300 houses in tambon Ban Phong lost roof tiles and another 100 houses in nearby tambon Ban Huad also have to make roof repairs, B…
Hundreds of residents have fled due to the Mt. Sinabung volcano eruption in Indonesia. According to The Jakarta Post, volcanic eruption has affected Gurukinayan subdistrict, Payung district, Karo regency, North Sumatra.
Earthquake damage at Universal College, Maitidevi, Kathmandu (Disaster Report) A 15-year-old boy has been pulled alive from the earthquake rubble in a Gongabu-based guest house after 132 hours. Pemba Lama, a resident of Nuwa…
Earthquake damage near Krishna Pauroti, Kamalpokhari, Kathmandu (Disaster Report) Several hoax messages have been circulated via the Social Medias raising fear among the people of Nepal. Magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Nepal ha…
Earthquake damage along newly constructed Bhaktapur road (Source: Disaster Report) The death toll from the April 25 earthquake and aftershocks in Nepal has reached 5,630 by Thursday afternoon, the National Emergency Operati…
Mega earthquake with epicenter in Gorkha, Nepal has claimed lives of more than 5,000 people and injured more than 10,000 people. All 1200 houses of epicenter area Barpak, Gorkha have been fully destroyed. Worst damages have be…
Magnitude 7.6 deadly earthquake hits Nepal today, the Nepal Seismological Center reported. According to the NSC, the quake's epicenter was near Lamjung- Gorkha border area of western Nepal. At least three strong earthq…
Landslide in Parachanar area of Kurram Agency, Pakistan has claimed lives of at least two people. Landslide disaster occurred when two women were collecting mud for their homes, The Express Tribune reported.
A rare tornado touched down in West Oahu, Hawaii Thursday afternoon, the National Weather Service confirmed. The National Weather Service confirmed a weak tornado in the Barbers Point area, Hawaii News Now reported.
Sandpoint, Idaho earthquake epicenter map (USGS) Magnitude 4.1 earthquake shakes Sandpoint, Idaho today, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was loc…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared Lincoln County in Nevada as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought . “Our hearts go out to those Nevada farmers and rancher…
The Calbuco volcano in Chile has erupted for the first time in 42 years causing evacuation of thousands of people. Chile's Onemi emergency office has declared a red alert following the eruption at Calbuco volcano . …
Hailstorm in Da Lat City in the Central Highlands' Lam Dong Province of Vietnam has caused widespread havoc. Heavy hailstorm hit three wards of 9, 11 and 12 in Da Lat City collapsing dozens of houses and greenhouses, Vie…
Morehead State University’s Kentucky Small Business Development Center is hosting free disaster preparedness workshop for business owners. “Disaster Preparedness for your Business” workshop will be held Tuesday May 5, from 5 p…
Nineteen people are confirmed dead in coal mine flooding in Jiangjiawan Mine in Datong City, Shanxi Province of China. A total of 247 people were working in Jiangjiawan Mine in Datong City when the disaster occurred around 6:5…
A tornado touched down in the Southern California desert sometime between 3:45 and 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Tornado was spotted in rural Riverside County, about 15 miles east-northeast of Eagle Mountain, NBC Southern California …
Heavy storm in Bihar, India has claimed lives of at least 32 people and seriously injured around 100 people on Tuesday night. Strong storm hit northeastern districts of Bihar close to the borders with West Bengal and Nepal w…
A mysterious giant sink has appeared in Siberia's Novokuznetsk Region measuring 20 meters in diameter and up to 30 meters in depth. The mysterious sinkhole was first spotted by Rinat Sharifullin, a local man whose house i…
A tornado in Xanxere city in Santa Catarina state of Brazil has claimed lives of two people and injured 120 others. At least 120 have been taken to hospitals, including 15 who are seriously injured, Associated Press has me…
Wild weather in New South Wales in Australia has claimed lives of at least three people. The cyclonic storm hit Australia's east coast cutting power to more than 200,000 homes and stranding a cruise ship off the coast in…
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits Swine flu ravaged area of Jajarkot, Nepal Seismological Center reported. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was located 47 km SSE of Jumla. It was 24.7 miles …
Recent Natural Disasters 2015: This natural disaster list covers important natural disasters in the world with detail update report.
Caribbean and Central American countries have formalized partnership for catastrophe risk insurance making Central American countries to be eligible to join a World Bank-backed insurance scheme. The Council of Ministers of …
A powerful earthquake off Taiwan on Monday morning caused a fire killing one person and injuring other. The 6.4 magnitude quake caused a junction box near a residential building in New Taipei City to explode, which stared the …
Thunderstorm that hit three villages in the Imphal East District of Manipur, India has damaged more than 100 houses. Thunderstorm caused heavy damage at Keibi and Chanung with several trees and bamboos uprooted in the areas, H…
Recent Natural Disasters 2015: This natural disaster list covers important natural disasters in the world with detail update report.
Governor Jay Inslee has declared a drought emergency in nearly half of the Washington on Friday. With more snow lost than added over the past month, runoff from snowmelt this summer is projected to be the lowest on record in 6…
A powerfull storm in seven Upazilas of Mymensingh and Kishoreganj districts of Bangladesh has claimed lives of at least eight people and left hundreds of houses damaged. Five people died in four Upazilas of Kishoreganj and an…
A landslide on the bank of the Padma River in Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh has claimed lives of two people. Landslide disaster occurred after parts of an embankment caved in and buried them, bdnews24 reported.
Recent Natural Disasters 2015: This natural disaster list covers important natural disasters in the world with detail update report.
A landslide in Tanzania's northwestern district of Kahama has claimed lives of at least 19 gold miners on Thursday night. According to Justus Kamugisha, Shinyanga regional police commander, at least 19 bodies have been rec…
Recent Natural Disasters 2015: This natural disaster list covers important natural disasters in the world with detail update report.
Massive dust storm hit Belarus this week — turning day into night. About 46 communities in the Minsk region suffered various kinds of damage, the Russian website RT reported quoting the Emergency Ministry.
At least three people have been confirmed dead after flash floods in Mandera swept away a Nairobi-bound bus. According to The Kenya Red Cross, 42 people were rescued after the bus which was carrying 60 passengers swept away, …
Recent floods in Karaganda Oblast in Kazakhstan have affected 1,760 houses in 35 villages, Tengrinews reported quoting the Oblast's Department of Emergency Situations. Sharp rise in temperature caused melting of snow and …
Magnitude 6.1 strong earthquake hits Greece today, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was located 47 km SW of Karpathos. It was 13 miles deep. The ear…
Windstorm in Salt Lake City has claimed life of a person and injured 25 others. Low visibility from blowing dust caused many crashes on Interstate 80 leaving a person dead and injured 25 others, The Salt Lake Tribune mention…
Ubinas volcano has spewed gases and ashes some 2,500 metres into the air triggering off a series of mudslides, Ukraine Today reported quoting Peru's Geological Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. According to Euro News, t…
Smartphones and other personal electronic devices could, in regions where they are in widespread use, function as earthquake early warning systems , a recent research done by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey mentioned. …
The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has taken step to work on earthquake preparedness in Nepal focusing on emergency measures from early warning systems to post-disaster communications. Such earthquake preparedness …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has launched a new feature to its free mobile app that will enable users to receive weather alerts from the National Weather Service for up to five locations across the nation. …
Much of China's northwest regions were blanketed by sandstorm on Wednesday evening. Many areas in the Beijing recorded PM10 air pollution causing traffic jams in most major districts of the city, South China Morning Post …
M 5.5 moderate earthquake shakes Cyprus today, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was located 14 km NW of Paphos. It was 6.2 miles deep.
Twitter can be a great help in better natural disaster response , said researchers who created real-time flood maps using data from tweets. Real time tweets about major floods can be turned into a mapping tool which could be…
A tornado that briefly touched down at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon has damaged four vehicles. The cars were parked at Lane County Community College when the possible tornado struck, The Weather Channel repor…
The Japan Meteorological Agency fears of Mount Zaosan volcanic eruption following several volcanic activities observed recently. An alert for a possible eruption of Mount Zaosan was issued on April 13. The climbers are urge…
More than 200 birds have been found dead in the hailstorm in Ahmedabad, Gujarat State of India. Parrots, kites and crows were among the 217 birds which died or were found critically injured at Vasna barrage, in Paldi and …
Multiple lightning strikes in Bangladesh have claimed lives of at least eight people in four different districts. Lightning strike killed three people in Kishoreganj, two each in Moulvibazar and Rajbari and one in Khulna dist…
A powerful tornado in Cotabato, Philippines on Sunday afternoon has caused damage to infrastructure and houses. The tornado collapsed the old grandstand inside the Mlang Pilot Elementary School (MPES) and mini covered court, …
M 3.5 light earthquake hits Los Angeles today, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was located just 2 km SE of Baldwin Hills and 13 km WSW of Los Angeles…
Forest fires in Russia's Khakassia republic in southern Siberia have claimed lives of at least 10 people. “According to preliminary data, at least ten people were killed. All the details are currently specified,” the Spu…
Severe weather in Israel has brought a rare hail storm in Tel Aviv Sunday afternoon. Recent weather system has also affected northern Israel with 20 centimeters of snow falling on Mount Hermon since Saturday, The Jerusalem Pos…
Flash floods in Kenya's Homa Bay have claimed lives of at least seven people including a seven month old baby. Victims were swept by heavy flash floods as they attempted to cross the bridges in Gongo and Kotieno, HomaBay p…
Severe thunderstorm, accompanied by massive hailstorm and squall , have damaged atleast 362 houses in Ratu village near Mizoram-Myanmar border. At least 12 houses have been completely damaged by the squall, the Business Standa…
A powerful damaging tornado in Illinois today has claimed life of a person and injured seven others. At least one person died in Fairdale with tornado damage reported on either side of Interstate 39 near Rochelle, Illinois, …
Around one third of Viet Nam’s most vulnerable communes have developed disaster risk reduction plans reducing 8% annual death rate, UN Development Programme said. In a meeting organised to review the progress of the nationa…
A landslide in a jade mining area in Phakant, Myanmar has left nearly 70 people missing. The bank of 15.25-meter-high jade mining burrow of Myayamone Co. ,Ltd collapsed near Lonekhin village in Phakant, Xinhua reported. A …
The Ubinas volcano in Peru erupted on Wednesday morning causing a layer of ash to fall over nearby villages. According to Peru21, the eruption at Ubinas volcano occurred at 4:24 a.m. Wednesday and spewed a column of ash …
Super Typhoon Maysak (Chedeng) has claimed lives of 12 people affecting Yap and Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia, as well as the Philippines. Maysak is responsible for widespread destruction and five deaths…
Landslide at Ghatgaun-6, Jhynjhyane in Surkhet district of Nepal has claimed lives of five workers. A group of seven labourers were working to construct an irrigation canal when land caved-in suddenly, The Himalayan Times r…
Update April 7, 2015 The death toll from severe storm and heavy rain in Bangladesh have risen to 41.
A natural disaster is a sudden natural event triggered by environmental factor which can cause loss of life or property damage. Earthquakes, floods, landslides, volcanoes, tornadoes, hurricanes, tsunamis, fires etc are som…
Flooding triggered by heavy rainfall in Haitian capital Port-au-Price has claimed lives of at least six people and damaged more than 8,000 homes. Recent floods in Port-au-Price have displaced 45 families. More than 8,379 hom…
Severe storm in China's Sichuan Province has claimed lives of at least seven people and injured 37 others. Twenty of the injured people have been hospitalized. The gales, with the maximum speed of 38.5 meters per secon…
A code orange weather warning has been issued in twelve Bulgaria districts because of the heavy downpours observed in the past 24 hours. Weather warning is in active in Silistra, Dobrich, Shumen, Varna, Burgas, Yambol, Haskovo…
Two volcanic eruptions at Turrialba volcano in Costa Rica spewed ash columns forcing several tourists to evacuate from the area. Turrialba volcano spewed the column of ash to 500 meters into the sky, the National University…
The earthquake of magnitude 3.6 shakes Pokhara, Nepal at around 06:17 local time Sunday evening. The epicentre is beleived to be near Pokhara valley on the northern side.
The freak sandstorm in Riyadh has caused chaos on the city’s streets and the cancellation of all flights at King Khaled International Airport (KKIA). The high-velocity winds and poor visibility grounded the flights at airpor…
Massive hailstorm in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India has claimed lives of at least three people and injured 150 others. "Ten cattle were killed and 150 people have been injured due to hailstorms," ADM Dhirendra Sach…
Magnitude 3.1 earthquake has been reported in Santa Clarita around 07:54 local time with epicenter located 7 km far. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), tremor was well felt in Chatsworth, Porter Ranch, Gr…
Tornado in Pomona has damaged at least 17 houses including two shops and a church. "Tornado was about 7 to 10 miles long and a quarter to a half mile wide," News-Leader has written quoting Pomona Fire Department A…
'Blood Moon' lunar eclipse on April 4, 2015 will be visible in most of North America, South America, Asia and parts of Australia. A total lunar eclipse happens when the Earth, sun and moon are perfectly aligned i…
Heavy storm around 4:30 pm Saturday evening has affected the lives of people of Kathmandu and halted traffics at various places in the capital city of Nepal. Nepal Meteorological Forecasting division had predicted 40% chance…
Massive hailstorm and strong wind have affected Mizoram-Tripura-Bangladesh border region. Seasonal cyclonic rain storms have left trails of destruction in various parts of Mizoram, The Economic Times has written quoting sta…
Soil erosion in Malaysia's Jalan Plumbum has forced 12 families to evacuate from their homes. The retaining wall near the houses collapsed after the surrounding soil eroded. "The area of the soil erosion had been dec…
The latest update of the Yellowstone volcano by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has shown total 56 registered earthquakes in the Yellowstone National Park region in March 2015. The largest event was a small earthqua…
Recent Natural Disasters 2015: This natural disaster list covers important natural disasters in the world with detail update report.
California has ordered mandatory water use reductions for the first time in its history. Gov. Jerry Brown, in an executive order, imposed restrictions to achieve a statewide 25% reduction in potable urban water usage through…
Five skiers have been killed in two separate avalanches in the French Alps on Wednesday. Three skiers, two Austrian and one Italian, were killed in an avalanche on the Massif des Ecrins in the French Alps, Radio France Inte…
Heavy floods and landslides have hit Jammu & Kashmir, killing at least 17 people and causing severe damage to several areas. Authorities have shifted 269 families from landslide prone areas to the safer places in Bandipora…
M 4.6 moderate earthquake in China shakes Kathmandu today, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was located 150km NE of Kathmandu, Nepal. It was 39.2 miles…