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Natural Disasters List May 7, 2013-Mayon Volcano eruption claims 5

Recent Natural Disasters 2013: This natural disaster list covers important natural disasters in the world with detail update report.
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Recent Natural Disasters
  • Mayon Volcano in Philippines erupts
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    Mayon Volcano ash eruption in Philippines has killed at least five people.
    -Rescue teams and helicopters have reached Mayon volcano in the central Philippines. At least seven people are injured.
    -According to Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, no alert was raised for the volcano following the latest eruption and no evacuation order has been issued. Click for Mayon volcano eruption.
  • Landslide disaster in Yiyang, China
    -Landslide disaster in Yiyang city in Hunan Province of China has claimed lives of two people.
    -Landslide disaster occurred at Zhaojiatang village, in Heshan district of Yiyang City. Click for detail report on China landslide.
  • Avalanche on Everest base camp
    -An avalanche above the second base camp of the Mount Everest, World' highest peak has killed one climber.
    -Mountaineer Lopsang Sherpa caught in an avalanche at an altitude of 7,000 meter. Click for detail report on Mount Everest avalanche.


Recent Earthquakes 
  • M 3.3 weak shallow earthquake in Island of Hawaii, Hawaii (@ 8 km depth) with epicenter located 15 km SSE from Fern Forest. It will have well felt by the people of Pahoa, Eden Roc, Fern Forest and Hilo.
    01:12 UTC (local time Monday, May 06, 2013 at 03:12 PM @ epicenter)
  • M 3.7 light shallow earthquake in Southern California (@ 12 km depth) with epicenter located 5 km NNW from Meiners Oaks. It will have well felt by the people of Ventura, Carpinteria, Ojai, Oxnard and Santa Paula. Click for detail report on Ventura, California quake.09:06 UTC (local time Tuesday, May 07, 2013 at 02:06 AM @ epicenter)


Recent Flash Floods
Ongoing Major River Floods (Based on Satellite observation):
Afghanistan (Amu Darya), Angola (Cotundo), Australia, Bolivia, Botswana (Selinda), Brazil (Rio Juruena, Araquaia, Purus, Tocantins), China (Mekong, Xi Jiang, Brahmaputra, Yangtze, Indus), Colombia (Rio Negro), Honduras, Iraq (Shatt al Arab), Kenya, Mozambique (Chire), Pakistan (Indus), Peru (Ucayali, Rio Maraon), Philippines, Sudan (Blue Nile), United States (Mississippi, Arkansas), Vietnam, Zambia (Zambezi, Likando).

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Recent Volcanic Activity
Erupting Volcanoes: Fuego, Reventador, Etna, Nyiragongo, Ol Doniyo Lengai, Erta Ale, Barren Island, Raung, Paluweh, Gamalama, Sakurajima, Kakar, Tinakula, Yasur, Tolbachik and Kilauea.
  • Philippines/Mayon recent volcanic activity
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    Mayon Volcano ash eruption in Philippines has killed at least five people.
    -Rescue teams and helicopters have reached Mayon volcano in the central Philippines. At least seven people are injured. Click for Mayon volcano eruption.


Recent Tropical Cyclones
There is no tropical storm activity for today.


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This natural disaster list contains daily list of recent natural disasters around the world. The page is break down into various parts as Recent Natural Disasters (real time update report on rolling natural disaster around the world), Recent Earthquakes  (only earthquakes which are felt by people), Recent Volcanic Activity (erupting volcanoes), Recent Flash Floods (ongoing flood information), Recent Tropical Cyclones (active cyclones) and Natural Disaster News (facts and news about natural/environmental disasters on various topics like Tornado, Tsunami, Wildfire, Drought, Hailstorm, Heat Wave, Hurricane, Epidemic, Famine, Lahar, Limnic Eruption, Mudflow, Solar Flare and other disasters)
The major natural disasters are linked to definite page containing update report on that disaster.
The global natural disaster data are collected from different sources like USGS, EMSC, GDACS, EDIS..

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