Showing posts from December, 2013
Floods in Zimbabwe have claimed lives of three children aged 9, 10 and 14 years. Police retrieved bodies of the children today who drowned in a flooded Mushawiri Dam, in Gutu, Masvingo yesterday. Other seven people have been…
Indonesia's Mount Sinabung volcano eruption 2013 has spewed hot ash up to 7,000 meters high displacing thousands of people midnight Tuesday, Xinhua reported quoting national disaster management and mitigation agency spokesma…
Update 2013/12/31, 01:55 UTC -At 8:00 am WST Tropical Cyclone Christine was estimated to be 155 kilometres south of Karratha and 135 kilometres north northwest of Paraburdoo, Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology said. -…
The Chaparrastique volcano in El Salvador erupted Sunday, spewing ash about 3 miles into the air. People from within three kilometers of the volcano have been evacuated and emergency shelters have been set up. Around 5,000 peo…
M 5.2 strong earthquake shakes Southern Italy today, sending many residents out on to the streets of Naples. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was located 5 km NNE of San Gregorio and 26 km WS…
M 4.1 moderate earthquake shakes Oklahoma today, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was located 7 km SW of Langston. It was 3.1 miles deep. Following USG…
Wild weather in Canary Islands of Spain has claimed lives of at least two people, the regional government said today. Two people including an 11-year-old girl were drowned in the Canary Islands when they were swept away by wav…
M 5.4 strong earthquake shakes El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was located 31 km NW of Frontera. It was 14.2 miles dee…
Avalanche in Bulgaria's Rila Mountain has claimed life of a man, FOCUS News Agency reported. Avalanche in Bulgaria's Rila Mountain hit the 54-year-old military pilot belonging from the Bulgarian capital city Sofia last…
Flooding in St Vincent and the Grenadines has claimed lives of at least eight people, National Emergency Management Organization said. Landslide and flooding in St Vincent and the Grenadines have damaged around 24 houses, Emer…
Update 03:35 UTC The Oklahoma Geological Survey has assigned 3.9 magnitude for today's Christmas eve earthquake in Edmond, Oklahoma. No damage or injuries have been reported till now. Related post: Oklahoma earthquake lis…
Flooding in Brazil has claimed lives of at least 20 people and left around 40,000 people homeless, Xinhua reported. Six people died in Espirito Santo and 14 in Minas Gerais. A state of emergency has been declared in Espirito S…
Strong storm has caused floods, power cuts and travel chaos to much of Britain claiming lives of at least three persons. Hurricane-force winds of up to 87 miles per hour hit the country bringing torrential downpours which caus…
Flooding in Ohio has forced evacuation of several homeowners with La Rue reported to be worst affected. Around six to eight people have been rescued by the authorities, local medias reported. Several state roads and streets …
Heavy ice storms in Canada have left nearly 500,000 people without electricity including 300,000 in Toronto alone. Some 200 flights have been cancelled at Toronto's Pearson International Airport on Sunday. It is expected…
Tornadoes and snowstorms in the states of Kentucky, Mississippi and Missouri have claimed lives of at least eight people on Sunday. A car with five people fell into a river in New Hope, Kentucky claiming lives of three people.…
Two tornadoes in Arkansas have injured at least five people and damaged around 23 houses. A tornado injured three people and damaged three houses near Hughes. Another tornado near Dermott, Arkansas injured two people and damag…
M 3.5 strongest earthquake this year shakes western Germany, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported. According to the EMSC, the quake's epicenter was located just 7 km S of Haltern and 44 km SW of…
Landslide in Central Java, Indonesia has claimed lives of four people and injured four others. Torrential rains in Kebumen district of Central Java, Indonesia triggered landslide on Friday, Xinhua reported quoting national dis…
Eight houses in Palpa district are at risk due to sinkholes, Nepal based Ujyaalo Online reported. Sinkholes have been reported in Bhayarthan village of Bandipokhara VDC of Palpa district of Nepal. Sinkholes around 2 metres d…
Update 05:50 UTC USGS has downgraded the magnitude to 4.6. According to GDACS, there are 360,485 people within 100 km. People of Chula Vista, El Cajon , Ensenada, Imperial Beach, La Jolla, San Diego, Spring Valley and Tijuana …
Storm in Ireland has claimed life of a woman and injured eight others after trees fall on their cars because of storm winds. Incident happened at around 4 pm at Grange South as the woman was driving into Mullingar from the Bal…
An avalanche in the Austrian Alps has claimed life of a British teenager and seriously injured his father. Austrian Alps avalanche hit the16-year-old boy, who was skiing with his father, twin brother and ski guide. The family …
Flooding in Indonesia has claimed lives of at least four people and displaced more than 4,000 people, the National Disaster Management and Mitigation agency said. The Solo and Lamong rivers burst their banks and claimed lives …
Storm in Bhutan has damaged more than 300 houses in eleven dzongkhags. Dogar and Shaba under Paro district are worst affected. Over 170 houses have been damaged in Haa district and 136 houses in Paro, Kuensel Online reported. …
Flash flood in Kenya has claimed lives of at least twelve people causing widespread destruction of property and infrastructure in Kajiado County. Flash flood swept away two women near Dawamu School on Saturday at Oltepes area …
M 5.1 moderate earthquake in central China has injured three people and damaged nearly 8,000 houses, Xinhua reported. According to the The earthquake hit the Badong County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture at a dep…
Heavy snowstorms have hit Israel, Lebanon, Turkey and Syria, causing chaos across the region.The Egyptian capital Cairo has seen record snowfall. Cairo snow 2013 is the first time in 112 years. As reported by The Weather Chann…
Landslide in Aurora, Philippines has claimed lives of four members of family, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) said. A landslide in Casiguran town in Aurora province on Wednesday night hit…
Heavy snow storm in Jerusalem, Israel has displaced around 1500 people making a record of strongest snow storm in last 60 years. About 1,000 stranded travellers are having shelter at the Jerusalem International Conference Centre…
Flooding in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has claimed lives of at least three people and displaced more than 2,000 people this week. Baixada Fluminense located between the Atlantic Ocean and the mountains of Rio de Janeiro is believe…
Update 14:15 UTC Swansea City’s preparations for their crucial Europa League clash in Switzerland has been disrupted due to the earthquake, Wales Online reported. M 4.0 light shallow earthquake shakes Liechtenstein today, the…
Snowstorms hit northern Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware and southern New England leading snow alert in New York City. A snow alert was issued by the New York City Department of Sanitation that began at 6 a.m. A wint…
Flooding in Libya has claimed lives of at least six people and damaged 400 houses, Xinhua reported. Heavy rainfall triggered flooding in Libyan western city of Zawiya on Saturday. Libya has witnessed the heaviest rainfall in…
Recent floods in Northeastern Brazil have claimed lives of at least 11 people and left six others missing, Bahia's Civil Defense emergency response agency said. Heavy rainfall caused flooding in Lajedinho which destroyed s…
M 4.5 moderate earthquake shakes Oklahoma today, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was located 11 km ENE of Edmond. It was 3.1 miles deep. Following U…
Hurricane Xaver with winds of around 100 km per hour and gusts of 130 km per hour claimed lives of at least five people in Poland, Xinhua reported. The victims include four on the roads when a car and a bus were crushed by fal…
An extreme weather warning has been issued in Northern Germany following hurricane Xaver moving at a speed of around 140 km/h. German Weather Service (DWD) has issued an extreme weather warning for Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein,…
Heavy storm in Scotland has claimed life of a person and injured four others leaving tens of thousands of homes without electricity. Winds of to 142 miles per hour hit the Scottish Highlands, and left all train services suspen…
Floods in Malaysia have claimed life of a teenager and forced evacuations of around 19,000 people, officials said on Wednesday. Swollen river swept away a 17-year-old boy who was fishing with his father in Terengganu. Evacua…
The Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka has spewed ash nine kilometers high in the sky, the Kamchatkan territorial emergency situations department said. No ash fall has been reported from towns nearby. According to disaster managem…
Storms and flooding in Italy have claimed lives of at least two people and forced evacuation of 1,700 people. Fatalities are from Pescara and Rome. Around 1,500 have been evacuated from Pescara and others 200 from Matera, A…
Flooding and landslides in Indonesia's Sumatra island have claimed lives of at least nine people. Fatalities include four children aged between two and 10. Heavy rainfall from Saturday evening caused landslide in Berast…
Heavy flooding in Havana has claimed lives of at least two people, the official state newspaper of Cuba, Granma reported. Fatalities are reported to be a 60 year old woman and 54 year old man. Both died in the building collaps…
Earthquake near Iran's nuclear plant has claimed lives of at least eight people and injured 210 others. At least 250 houses have been collapsed by the quake. M 5.6 strong earthquake shakes Borazjan area, Iran today, the …