Showing posts from May, 2014
M 5.1 moderate earthquake in Iran today shakes buildings in Dubai, officials at UAE’s National Center of Meteorology & Seismology (NCMS) confirmed. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was lo…
At least three people have been missing in the massive mudslide that struck near the small mountain town of Colbran at around 6:15 p.m. local time Sunday. The three missing men have been identified as Clancy Nichols, his son D…
Heavy flooding in South China has claimed lives of at least 19 people and left 7 others missing, Xinhua News reported. Guangzhou, Zhaoqing and Qingyuan cities have been flooded, the provincial flood contorl and civil affairs aut…
Mount Kanchenjunga avalanche in Nepal has claimed lives of three people including one from India. According to the Nepalese officials, the three were swept away by an avalanche and were believed to be dead. They scaled Kanch…
Landslide in south China's Guangdong Province has claimed lives of at least six people, Xinhua News reported. Heavy rainfall caused landslide around 5 p.m. in Longshi Village. Local government has started disaster relief…
A violent storm system in New Mexico has claimed lives of six people in the collision. Vehicles crash occurred in Hidalgo County near the New Mexico-Arizona border in United States. The Lordsburg Regional Airport recorded gu…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has published the 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook on March 22. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts three to six hurricanes developing b…
Violent storms in France have claimed lives of at least two people and left tens of thousands without electricity, The Local reported. Fatalities are from Aveyron and the town of Bozouls. The sixty-old woman was killed in th…
Update 2014/05/22, 02:10 UTC According to the MBC TV, earthquake has claimed life of an old man and injured 50 others in Bhubaneswar. Injured people are having treatment at the Capital hospital in Bhubaneswar. Update 22:15 UT…
Record flooding in the Balkans has claimed lives of at least 20 people in Serbia and Bosnia and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes. It is believed to be the worst flooding since records began 120 years ago, The Assoc…
Rain-triggered landslide in Jinwutang Township in Hunan province of China has claimed life of a person, Xinhua News Agency reported. According to the Sanghai Daily, the rainstorms have also disrupted traffic, power and telecom…
Flash flooding in Afghanistan has claimed lives of at least three people, Pajhwok Afghan News reported. Fatalities are from Baghlan, Bamyan and Badakhshan provinces of Afghanistan. Flash floods washed away hundreds of house…
Update 22:45 UTC This is what Xinhua News Agency has written: "Suchatvee Suvansavat, head of the Engineering Institute of Thailand, announced on Tuesday that the 6.3-magnitude earthquake with a seven-kilometer-deep epice…
Update 17:40 UTC This is what TOLOnews is reporting: "According to the Governor of Badakhshan, more than 2,500 people have been killed and more than 300 homes are buried under rocks and mud due to a landslide in northern …