عرض المشاركات من أغسطس, 2013
Mudslide in Pingtung County of Taiwan has injured at least 17 people, local medias reported. According to the Taiwan News, mudslide hit a train (Tze-Chiang Limited Express) near a tunnel in Pingtung County. Several other roc…
Torrential rainfall has caused flash floods in Central Trinidad. Flood caused damage to the houses in Cacandee Road and Lyle Lane in Felicity, Trinidad Express reported. The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (OD…
At least two tremors have been felt in Kathmandu, Nepal in interval of about 10 minutes. Updates below Felt reports below in comment section. Feel free to add yours! Update time Nepali (+5:45 UTC) Report prepared by Ashish Khan…
Tropical Storm Kong-Rey has claimed life of at least one people in Philippines, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said today. More than 17,000 individuals in Ilocos Norte, Benguet and Western Sam…
Tropical Storm Kong-Rey has caused widespread flooding in Taiwan and claimed lives of at least three people, emergency officials said. According to the National Fire Agency, two people died in Yunlin area and another one in so…
Tropical Storm Juliette has claimed life of one person at Pacific Mexican tourist resort of Cabo San Lucas early Thursday, Reuters reported. About 1,650 people are taking shelters, emergency officials said. According to the …
Landslide in La Chicharronera village of Honduras has claimed lives of at least six children and injured two others Wednesday night. Landslide engulfed two houses claiming the lives of children between one and nine years old, …
M 4.0 light earthquake hits Romania near Bulgarian Border today, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) reported. According to the EMSC, the quake's epicenter was located 56 km south of Romania's capit…
Tropical Storm Kong-Rey has caused widespread flooding in western cities in Taiwan. Coastal areas of Chiayi, Tainan and Kaohsiung are reported to be worst affected by the floods. Tropical Storm Kong-Rey has dumped more than …
A small volcano vent has suddenly appeared near Rome’s International Fiumicino airport, local medias reported. The geyser-like vent has been shooting out steam and mud over the weekend. Rome airport volcano is nearly two me…
Flash floods in Mali's capital Bamako have claimed lives of at least 24 people, Internal Security and Civilian protection Minister said in a statement. At least nineteen people have died in Taliko alone. Bankoni, Taliko, L…
Flash flood in an underground cave in western Austria has trapped at least 27 hikers, local medias reported. The flood waters closed the entrance to the cave about 320 kilometers west of Vienna. Emergency crews are in voice …
Landslides and flooding in Veracruz and Oaxaca have claimed lives of at least 14 people. Landslide in Gold Rock in Yecuatla Township buried six homes with nine people inside. Landslides in Tuxpan and Atzalan claimed lives of f…
M 4.2 moderate earthquake shakes Spanish Springs, Nevada today, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was located 3 km NE of Spanish Springs and 19 km NE of …
Landslide in Yiliang in Yunnan province of China hit People's Hospital, Xinhua reported. A rain-triggered landslide damaged part of the hospital Monday morning. Patients and residents were also evacuated. No casualties h…
Lightning in Jefferson County in eastern Oregon has injured at least one perosn. The lightning struck in the Madras area of Jefferson County, Koin reported. Original post: Natural Disasters List August 25, 2013
Lightning strike has claimed life of two brothers on a beach in northern Colombia. Lightning hit three people on the beaches of Cartagena's Marbella district of Colombia. Third person was also injured. Original post: Natu…
M 2.7 minor earthquake shakes New York today, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was located 13 km WNW of Glens Falls and 77 km N of Albany. It was 6.3 mi…
Around 170 villages have been flooded along Larkana Aqil Agani Loop embankment in Punjab, local medias reported. The water flow at Head Panjnad in river Chenab was recorded at 3,00,000 cusecs, Flood Control Centre said. Acc…
A state of emergency has been declared in San Francisco due to a raging wildfire expected to threaten city's water and power services. So called Rim Fire is only 5% contained and is burning on the slopes of the western Sie…
Flash flooding hit West Sussex Saturday with worst affected parts as Littlehampton and Rustington. According to the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, calls have been received mainly from Littlehampton, in particular Clifton…
At least one person has been missing in floods in Gotsu in Shimane Prefecture of Japan, local medias reported. Heavy rain has also caused mudslides in the area and collapsed one house each in Gotsu and Hamada city, CCTV report…
Landslides in Laos have claimed lives of at least sixteen people and washed away 38 houses, local authorities said. Landslides caused by two days of heavy rain buried several houses in Pakbaeng district, Oudomxay province of L…
A major eruption has occurred at Santiaguito lava-dome complex of Santa Maria volcano today. Santa Maria volcano eruption which started at 17:45 (local time) send ash plumes to a height of between 2 to 4 km. According to INSIVUM…
Severe flash floods have been reported throughout Southern Colorado Thursday night. Parts of Voyager Parkway, Black Forest Road, Squirrel Creek Road, West Colorado Avenue and Bandley Road have been closed. Power outages have a…
Recent wildfire in Portugal has claimed life of a firefighter and injured six others, Civil protection agency confirmed. Incident happened in Tondela, in north central Portugal. According to Portuguese medias, around 700 firefig…
Flash floods in Odisha, India have claimed lives of two people and displaced about 1,000 others, The Times Of India reported. Fatalities are from Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. More than 150 villages in Mayurbhanj and Balasore…
At least one person has been missing after an earthquake caused landslide in Ancona, Italy. Firefighters and harbor control are searching the missing person. Earthquake near Ancona also damaged one governmental building and a f…
Recent floods in Darfur have claimed lives of at least five people and injured seventeen others. Lightning strikes, floods heavily affected Umm Ger Namali in Wadi Salih locality in Central Darfur. Floods have damaged at least 5…
At least two phreatic eruptions have been recorded at the Poas volcano, the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) said. Poas volcano eruption was first observed at 9:55 a.m. and reached a height…
Landslide in southwest Guizhou Province of China has claimed lives of at least five people, Xinhua reported. Landslide buried a house around 10 p.m. Tuesday in Hezhang County of Bijie City. At least two people were rescued. Ori…
Below is a you tube video by Shanghaiist taken in Cencun Village, showing a tornado that formed during the typhoon Utor. Severe flooding and mud flows caused by Typhoon Utor have claimed lives of at least 22 people in Guang…
A tornado in southern Germany has injured 27 people including 16 children, The Local reported. Children were between 10 and 13 years old. The tornado hit the campsite in Aalen area in Baden-Württemberg state of Germany. Germ…
White island volcano eruption in New Zealand has send plume of steam and ash about four kilometers into the air. According to Geo Net, white island volcano erupted for 10 minutes at 10.23am. However people living in the Bay of…
Recent floods in Yobe state of Nigeria have destroyed more than 300 houses, local medias reported. Floods in Yobe state which lasted for four hours have killed several animals too. Potiskum, Gashu’a, Nguru, Fika, Gaidam, Dam…
Sakurajima volcano eruption 2013 has experienced one of its most powerful eruptions in decades. Sakurajima volcano which erupted at 4:31 p.m. local time Sunday (3:31 a.m. EDT U.S. time) send ssh plume approximately 16,000 feet…
Update 2013/08/19; 20:15 UTC - The death toll has risen to three, with 11 injured, while four still reported to be missing . -According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, heavy rain and floods brou…
Worst flooding in three decades in Heilongjiang Province of China has claimed lives of at least 11 people and left 3 others missing, Xinhua reported. Flooding has destroyed more than 1 million hectares of farmland and affected…
Chinese landslides have claimed lives of at least four people and left 13 others missing, Xinhua reported. Landslide around 1:50 a.m. at the village of Hongshan in Cangwu County claimed life of person. Another landslide around…
Update According to the State media, 27 people are confirmed dead and 41 are still missing. Others eight people have been rescued. At least 76 people, mostly women and children, have been swept away by flood waters in souther…
A sandstorm mixed with heavy rain hit the Wilayat of Mahout in the Governorate of Al Wusta, The Ministry of Information said. Rockfall has closed the Faj al Kham road. Local flooding also…
Torrential rain ad thunderstorms in Bermuda have caused flooding and wide spread power outages. More than 1,300 homes in Southampton and Warwick are without power due to lightning strikes, Bermuda Sun reported. According to …
Current Idaho wildfires have forced the evacuation of 1,600 homes. Evacuation orders are issued for the 100-square-mile Beaver Creek Fire including west of the towns of Hailey and Ketchum in central Idaho. More than 600 stat…
Tsho Rolpa glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) rumor panicked the people of Dolakha and Ramechaap districts of Nepal Thursday night. People of the Tamakoshi river banks in Dolakha, Ramechhap and Sindhuli were panicked due to th…
House collapse due to heavy rains in Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir has claimed lives of at least two women. The bodies were pulled out from the rubble in Latti, Udhampur district of J&K. Jammu and Kashmir floods clai…
Death toll from Cambodia floods have risen to nine, National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) said today. Banteay Meanchey, Preah Vihear, Kampong Thom and Kratie provinces are reported to be worst hit by floods. Camb…
Update 23:05 UTC Death toll from Typhoor Utor in Southern China has risen to three, Xinhua said. Five people are still reported to be missing. Typhoon Utor in China has claimed lives of at least one people and left five other…
A 14-year-old girl died Thursday afternoon when lightning hit her, Nepal based Ujyalo Online reported. Lightning hit the girl in farm in Chandrodaya region of Siraha. She was a S.L.C student from Chandrodaya Secondary School. …
Flash floods in Gambia have claimed life of a person and affected thousands of people. Flood water swept away a 37-year-old man in Nemakunku region of Gambia, Daily Observer reported. The torrential rain for more than 24 hou…
Jammu and Kashmir floods have claimed lives of at least ten people including four children. Others 50 were rescued whereas 17 are still reported to be trapped in Jammu and Samba districts, Free Press Kashmir reported. Flash …
Light earthquake rocks Eyre Peninsula overnight, Geo Science Australia says. Earthquake of magnitude 3.1 was located 24 km north east of Cleve. It was at 12 km depth. Eyre Peninsula earthquake was felt as far away as Kadina.…
Landslides and flooding caused by torrential rains have claimed lives of at least eight people and injured six, Pakistan based The Nation reported. Injured people are having treatment at District Headquarters hospital (DHQ). …
Five women were killed after being struck by lightning in separate incidents in Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Two were killed in Jafarpur Mahava and Chak Guraini villages in Manjhanpur area whereas two others were hit by li…
Lightning in Rolpa district of Nepal has claimed lives of two people, The Himalayan Times reported. Lightning hit two women working in their field in Jelbang, the eastern part of Rolpa Tuesday evening. Original post: Natural…
Floods, landslides in North Cascades National Park, U.S. have trapped at least 65 hikers. According to the Seattle Times, heavy flooding has been reported at the point where Cascade River Road and Boston Creek intersect, 1.5 m…
Update 16:15 UTC According to the USGS, earthquake had its epicenter 102 km WSW of Mutis, Colombia. Shaking Intensity (MMI) Light (IV): Nuqui, Mutis, Pizarro, Bellavista, Pie de Pato and Vigia del Fuerte. Weak (II-III): Med…
Two separate avalanche on Mont Blanc have claimed lives of four climbers and left one missing. According to The Local, an avalanche on Mont Blanc du Tacul claimed lives of two Italian climbers and injured another one. The in…
Landslides at different places in Khimti VDC of Ramechhap district of Nepal have claimed lives of at least seven people, local medias reported. Landslides around 2 am Tuesday morning at Khimti-4 and Khimti-3 claimed four lives…
A total of $5.5 billion federal assistance has been made to New Jersey survivors of Superstorm Sandy till now, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said in its news release on August 12, 2013. According to FEMA, total of…
Landslide in Rukum district of Nepal has buried at least five houses and displaced around 49 families, local medias reported. According to The Himalayan Times, landslide triggered by heavy rainfall destroyed five houses at Bai…
Flooding in Kano, Nigeria have destroyed about 408 homes, State Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation Agency said today. Seven members of a single family were rescued Sunday. Floods have also blocked several roads in Kano. The 2…
Cambodia flooding 2013 have claimed seven lives so far, National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) said today. Flooding in Banteay Meanchey, Preah Vihear and Kampong Thom provinces have displaced some 450 families, Xinh…
M 6.5 strong earthquake hits Maluku Islands in Indonesia today, the Indonesia Seismological Agency (BMKG) reported. The quake's epicenter was located in Banda Sea, 189 km WNW of Saumlaki. It was 121 km deep. Followin…
The Perseid Meteor shower 2013 will peak in the late overnight hours of Sunday and Monday (Aug. 11 and 12) Perseid rates can get as high as 100 per hour, with many fireballs visible in the night sky, NASA said. No special eq…
Utor is the eleventh named storm and the second typhoon of the 2013 Pacific typhoon season. Typhoon Utor is expected to be strongest storm to make landfall in Philippines this year. Below are updates You can also latest updates…
Flooding and landslide in Bududa, Uganda have claimed life of a four-year-old child and injured seventeen others, local medias reported. According to New Vision Uganda, injured people are having treatment at Bududa Hospital. …
Paluweh volcano eruption 2013 has claimed lives of five people including two children, National Disaster Management Agency confirmed. Fatalities from Paluweh volcano eruption includes three adults and two children. Some repo…
Update 17:05 UTC At least one person is dead and three are missing in mudslide and flash flooding in Manitou Springs, Colorado. According to the KUSA who has quoted the Manitou Springs Fire Department, a body was found in flash …
Landslid in Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone has claimed lives of at least six people local medias reported. Heavy rainfall caused landslide at King Jimmy along Wallace Johnson Street. All of them were homeless peopl…
Hailstorms in eastern China have claimed lives of at least six people and injured three, Xinhua News reported. Hailstorm hit Dangshan and Xiaoxian counties in Anhui province of China Friday morning. Severe hail damage has be…
Floods in Iwate prefecture of Japan have claimed lives of at least two people and left five others missing, local medias reported. Mudslide in Hanamaki, Iwate prefecture of Japan buried 91-year-old woman. Swollen river in Nich…
At least eight people including two children have drowned as boat capsizes in floodwater in Pakistan, local news reported. Two other people managed to swim to safety. Boat carrying ten people was on a fishing trip. Incident …
Flooding in Missouri, United States has claimed lives of at least three people including a child and his mother. Flood water swept away their car in Missouri. Another woman was swept away by overflowing creek outside of Jane, …
Forest fire in Sardinia, Italy has injured at least four people, L'Unione Sarda reported. A farmer was burned while trying to rescue his livestock near Oristano. Other three including a firefighter was hospitalized due to …
Wildfire in Southern California today has burned 10,000 acres, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) said. The so-called Silver Fire has injured three persons (2 firefighters, 1 civilian) and was 0 …
It was just before 5 p.m. Japan time when Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued an earthquake alert of magnitude 7.8. Loud alarms rang from cellphones and TVs and residents throughout Japan were said to prepare for a jolt. Bu…
Heavy storm in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland has claimed life of a man. Around 29,155 lightning flashes hit within four hours, the Local reported quoting the television weather service SRF Meteo. Storm damages have been …
M 5.1 moderate earthquake shakes Athens, Greece today, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the epicenter of Greece earthquake today was located 6 km SW of Kainouryion and 125 km NW of…
A state of emergency has been declared today in flooded eastern Amur region by the Russia's Ministry for Emergency Situations. Emergency was declared after Russian Emergency Situations Minister Vladimir Puchkov inspect the…
A request submitted by the state of California for federal aid regarding the Falls Fire in Riverside County has been approved, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said. Current…
Flooding in south-central Missouri has claimed life of a child aged between 4 and 6 years, local medias reported. Body of the child was found near Mitchell Creek on the west side of Waynesville. More than 50 houses are flood…
Firefighters are battling forest fire in Lebanon, The Daily Star reported. Fire is burning on a hill between the villages of al-Bira and Sendyaneh. Lebanon forest fire has already burned an SUV belonging to the Municipality …
Strong storm in Czech Republic has left some ten thousand homes without power, Czech national power company said. According to Xinhua News, the state of emergency was temporarily declared for the Central Bohemia and Pardubice …
Karymsky volcano in Russia has spewed ash to a height of 4 miles into the sky early Tuesday, local emergencies services said. The current Karymsky eruption poses no immediate threat to nearby settlements. However the clouds of…
Tornado in North Coogee, Australia has injured at least ten people, local medias reported. According to Perth Now, a water spout hit the Orsino Boulevard work site and injured ten workers. Injured people are having treatment…
Landslide triggered by heavy downpour in Kerala, India has claimed lives of at least nine people, local medias reported. An emergency cabinet meeting has been called by the CM to review the situation and start the disaster rel…