Showing posts from April, 2014
The first major US tornado outbreak of 2014 has claimed lives of at least 21 people, Reuters reported. Dozen of tornadoes have been reported in Franklin, Davis, Monroe, Linn, York, Polk and Lee county. At least sixteen peop…
Flash floods in northern Afghanistan have claimed lives more than 100 people, the national disaster management authority told AFP. According to the national disaster management authority, fatalities are from Jowzjan province, …
A tsunami drill will be conducted in coastal districts of Sri Lanka today, the Disaster Management Centre said. Tsunami drill will cover 14 coastal districts of Sri Lanka at 3:00 p.m. local time, Daily Mirror has reported quot…
Flooding in Romania has claimed life of at least four people including a child and left two others missing. Natural calamity occurred in Teleorman county where more than 85 villages have been affected. A state of emergency …
The single deadliest avalanche ever on the world's highest peak has claimed lives of at least 15 people, Nepal based The Kathmandu Post reported. An avalanche occurred Friday morning in an area known as "popcorn field…
M 3.5 light earthquake shakes Oakham, Rutland region of Central England today, the British Geological Survey reported. According to the British Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was located just 1 km NW of Ashwell…
Landslide at goldmine in Guinea has claimed lives of at least seven people, Modern Ghana reported. Goldmine landslide occurred Tuesday in Kintinian area of Guinea, West Africa. Goldmine explosion in eastern Guinea claimed li…
Recent forest fires in Chile have claimed lives of at least 16 people and destroyed around 2,000 homes, Valparaiso's Emergency Committee said. Chile forest fires 2014 have destroyed some 756 hectares causing evacuations of…
The category 5 cyclone Ita is predicted to make landfall between Cape Melville and Cooktown region of Australia late Friday afternoon with very destructive winds to 300 km/hr. At 6:00 am EST Severe Tropical Cyclone Ita, Catego…
Lightning in Sialhawk village in eastern Mizoram region of India has claimed lives of at least two people. Lightning accompanied by rainstorm hit the Champhai district. Original post: Natural Disasters List April 9, 2014
Flooding in the Solomon Islands has claimed lives of at least 21 people, left 40 missing and made up to 49,000 homeless. A state of emergency has been declared after Honiara's main river, the Matanikau, burst its banks, Xi…
Magnitude 8.2 earthquake in Chile has caused Tsunami in Japan. A tsunami of up to 40 centimeters has been observed at a port of Iwate Prefecture early Thursday morning, Xinhua reported. The Japan Meteorological Agency has iss…
Update 2 April 2014 (15:05 UTC) -Death toll from earthquake in Northern Chile has risen to six. According to the Interior Minister Rodrigo Penailillo, most of the victims killed by falling debris or heart attacks. -Chile's…
Update 2014/04/01 According to the Washington governor, Jay Inslee, the Oso mudslide has claimed lives of at least 24 people and caused financial losses of $10 million. The number of people missing has been lowered to 22. U…