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5 quick tips before purchasing Flood Insurance in Missouri

Are you going to purchase flood insurance policies in Missouri? Are you searching the information regarding eligibility, cost, insurance companies and others. Then you have landed to the right place. Below are five tips before…

Two earthquakes jolt Kuwait today: KUNA

Two earthquakes jolted north of Kabd and south of Jahra areas today, the national network for monitoring earthquakes at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research said. The two tremors measured 5.2 and 3.7 on the Richter s…

Avalanche disaster in British Columbia, Canada kills 5

Avalanche disaster near McBride, British Columbia of Canada claimed lives of five people on Friday. Avalanche injured two others and have been sent to hospital in stable condition, Global News Canada reported.

Ethiopia drought relief efort needs $500M

The drought relief effort in Ethiopia needs about $500 million to support programmes beyond April aimed at providing support to 10.2 million people facing severe food shortage, the U.N. World Food Programme said on Thursday. …

Massive sinkhole opens up along southern Oregon coast

A massive sinkhole has been reported on a road near Highway 101 along the coast of southern Oregon. "The sinkhole widened Thursday afternoon west of the highway in the town of Harbor," KPTV-TV reported quoting the …

Sonic boom causes shaking in New Jersey: USGS

People across New Jersey and parts of New York and Connecticut felt multiple tremors on Thursday afternoon which were actually sonic booms caused by the testing of a fighter jet. According to the United States Geological S…

Flash flood hits Kampung Oh, Malaysia

Flash flood in Kampung Oh, Malaysia caused evacuation of at least six people including two children. The flash flood happened due to the failure of an irrigation gate near Jalan Chabang Tiga, at Kampung Oh,  New Straits Time…

Tornado in Coconut Creek, Florida injures 2

At least two people got injured after a tornado touched down in Coconut Creek, Florida. The tornado picked up cars and uprooted several trees at Broward College.

600 evacuated amid Hawick flood warning in Scotland

Around 600 people have been evacuated from low-lying parts of Hawick after severe flood warnings were issued in the areas. Emergency rest centres have been established at the Teviot Leisure Centre in Hawick and at Jedburgh T…

Hpakant jade mine landslide in Myanmar kills 6

Update 2016/01/27 Atleast six people are confirmed dead in the landslide.  __________________________ Atleast a dozen people have been missing in Kachin State’s Hpakant jade mining region of Myanmar on Monday. "Two…

Fresh earthquake of magnitude 4.2 rattles Siraha, Nepal

Magnitude 4.2 light earthquake rattled Siraha at 06:17 am Wednesday morning, Nepal Seismological Center reported. This is the fresh earthquake (not aftershock of Gorkha earthquake) with epicenter located near Krishnapur Birta…

Mudslide at France's nuclear waste management agency kills 1

One person was killed on Tuesday in a mudslide at a laboratory of France's national nuclear waste management agency in the northeast of the country, the emergency services said. At least two people were working at the si…

Akhtarma-Pashali mud volcano erupts in Azerbaijan

Akhtarma-Pashali, one of the largest volcanoes in Azerbaijan, erupted Tuesday morning in Hajigabul district.  Akhtarma-Pashali volcano erupted at 03:00 am in Udulu settlement, APA reported.

Taiwan Snow 2016: Severe weather kills 85

Severe weather in Taiwan has claimed lives of at least 85 people, mostly from hypothermia and the onset of cardiovascular diseases. Snowstorm killed 66 people in Taipei, New Taipei and Taoyuan, further 16 died in Kaohsiung a…

Recent snowstorm kills four in United States

Recent snowstorms in the United States have claimed lives of at least four people. According to The Associated Press , a man died in Whitley County, southeastern Kentucky when his car collided with a salt truck.

Snow emergency declared in Virginia in response to winter storm

Governor Terry McAuliffe has declared snow emergency as winter storm in Virginia is predicted to dump up to two feet of snow. Governor McAuliffe has urged Virginians to prepare for this major winter storm, which could dump u…

Nearly 1,000 evacuated as Mount Egon volcano erupts in Indonesia

Nearly 1,000 people have been evacuated as Mount Egon volcano in East Nusa Tenggara of Indonesia erupted with hot ash and toxic gas. As many as 927 people living in the dangerous evacuation zone of 3 kilometers have been eva…

Mississippi Disaster Recovery Centers operates in five places

The Mississippi and federal emergency agencies are operating five disaster recovery centers in Mississippi  to individuals affected by the December storms. The disaster recovery centers are located in Benton, Coahoma, Marshall, …

Avalanche in Savoie, eastern France kills 5 soldiers

An avalanche in Savoie, eastern France claimed lives of five soldiers Monday afternoon. About eleven soldiers were caught up in the avalanche. Six soldiers were saved by rescuers.

Snowstorm in Odessa, Ukraine kills two homeless people

Heavy snowstorm in Ukraine's port city of Odesa has claimed lives of two people who were sleeping on the streets. Severe weather conditions have caused cancellations of flights and ports.

Hurricane Alex landfalls on Terceira Island, Azores

Hurricane Alex made landfall on the island of Terceira in the central Azores Friday, the National Hurricane Center confirmed. At 15:00 UTC, Hurricane Alex was located 55 km N of Terceira in the Azores with a maximum susta…

Recent Natural Hazards in Australia 2016

This list contains all major natural disasters in Australia in 2016 with detail report. Click for most recent natural disasters in Australia

Landslide in Darjeeling kills 2, injures 5

A landslide in Darjeeling district of West Bengal state of India has claimed lives of two people and injured five others. The landslide took place at around 5:30 am in Bhotabhir, area close to Sikkim border, Press Trust of I…

Severe storm in Sydney kills 1, disrupts flights

Source: CareFlight via ABC News Severe storm in Sydney has claimed life of at least one person and injured another Thursday afternoon. The man died after his car, travelling on the Great Western Highway, was crushed by a …

El Salvador's Chaparrastique volcano spews ash

A plume of smoke rises from El Salvador's Chaparrastique volcano Jan. 12, 2016. (YouTube / Ministerio-de-Medio-Ambiente-y-Recursos-Naturales via CTV News) El Salvador's Chaparrastique volcano spewed a plume of ash an…

Flood kills three in Mozambican city of Pemba

Flooding triggered by heavy rainfall has claimed lives of at least three people in Pemba in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. In Natite, some buildings are underwater due to flash floods, Star Africa report…

Recent Natural Disasters In Pakistan-پاکستان قدرتی آفات

Recent Natural Disasters In Pakistan  پاکستان میں حالیہ قدرتی آفات This list contains all major natural disasters in Pakistan with detail report.  تفصیل رپورٹ کے ساتھ اس فہرست میں پاکستان میں تمام بڑی قدرتی آفات شامل ہیں The…

Recent Natural Disasters In Pakistan 2016

This list contains all major natural disasters in Pakistan in 2016 with detail report. Click for most recent natural disasters in Pakistan

Recent Natural Disasters in Australia

Recent Natural Disasters In Australia This list contains all major natural disasters in Australia with detail report.  Questa lista contiene tutte le principali catastrofi naturali in Australia con particolare rapporto. T…

Recent Natural Disasters In United States

Recent Natural Disasters In United States  This list contains all major natural disasters in United States with detail report.  The most recent natural disasters are at the top of the list. If certain natural disaste…

Recent Natural Disasters In India - भारत में हाल ही में प्राकृतिक आपदाएं

Recent Natural Disasters In India भारत में हाल ही में प्राकृतिक आपदाएं This list contains all major natural disasters in India with detail report.  इस सूची में  भारत कि प्रमुख  प्राकृतिक आपदाओं शामिल है The most recent natura…

Scotland launches its first national flood risk management plan

Scotland formally launched the country's first national flood risk management plan on Monday. The flood risk management plan comprises 14 separate local strategies and identifies a total of 42 flood protection schemes th…

Another major earthquake predicted in Nepal within years

A major tremor could hit Nepal’s Gorkha district within years rather than the centuries that usually pass between quakes, researchers say predicting Nepal earthquake. The research entitled “Himalayan megathrust geometry an…

Top 10 countries in the world by natural disaster risk

World Risk Index 2015 has kept Vanuatu with the highest risk of natural disasters in the world . The list of countries by natural disaster risk, as measured in the World Risk Index (WRI) has identified the disaster risk hot…

Magnitude 6.7 earthquake in Manipur kills 11, injures 200

Earthquake damage in  Dewlaland, Manipur (Twitter Photo/@RockyWahengbam) Update At least eleven people have been killed and 200 others have been injured. Six people died in India and five in Bangladesh. The Union home …

Major natural disasters 2016 plus natural disaster map

Map of Major Natural Disasters 2016 Get this natural disaster map free. Just paste HTML to embed in website to get updates on natural disasters 2016. Above is the major natural disasters occurred in 2016 so far. The natura…

Australia: Newcastle hit by heaviest rain in 154 years

An emergency crew member wading out to a car caught in flood waters in Newcastle (ABC/Daily Mail) Newcastle, Australian state of New South Wales,  has faced its wettest January day in 154 years after torrential rain batters…

2015 natural disaster insurance cost falls lowest in six years

The natural disaster insurance cost in 2015 has fallen to its lowest in six years, Germany-based reinsurer Munich Re published its annual Natural Disaster Review on Monday. The lowest insurance costs worldwide since 2009 wa…

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