Showing posts from July, 2014
A tornado in Cherrystone Family Camping Resort in Cape Charles, Virginia on Thursday morning has claimed lives of two person and injured 20 others, Virginia State Police said. The Eastville Volunteer Fire Department has howeve…
Tsunami rumor in Quezon province of Philippines has claimed life of a person. One elderly woman died after she had a heart attack, GMA's News TV Live reported Wednesday.
Sea storm in the Bay of Bengal has drowned a fishing trawler and left at least 11 fishermen missing, Bangladesh News 24 reported. The tragedy occurred when the trawler 'FB Maa-2' drowned 200 km south off the Char Fashi…
Typhoon Rammasun (local name Glenda) is the seventh storm of the season to be named by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Typhoon Rammasun is expected to be first typhoon…
Massive flooding in Mahakali River of Nepal has claimed lives of atleast eight people and submerged more than 500 houses, Republica has reported quoting the Far-Western Regional Police Office, Dipayal. Floods in the Mahakali R…
A state of emergency has been declared following forest fire near Leavenworth, Washington which has threatened 1,200 homes, USA Today reported quoting emergency management spokeswoman. The Chiwaukum Creek Fire about 10 miles n…
Landslide in Guizhou province of China has buried eight people, Xinhua News Agency reported. Heavy rain caused the landslide in Dakuo Village of Zhijin County in the city of Bijie at around 4 a.m
Floods have displaced 1,884 people out of their homes in western Uruguay, Xinhua News Agency has reported quoting the country's National Emergency System (SINAE). Paysandu province in Bulgaria is reported to be worst hit b…
A state of emergency has been declared in Bulgaria's Black Sea municipality of Primorsko, Sofia News Agency reported. Heavy rainfall caused overflowing of the Dyavolska and Ropotamo rivers.
Tornado in Maguindanao, Philippines has destroyed dozen of houses and three school buildings, The Philippine Star reported. According to the municipal disaster risk reduction and management council of South Upi, the tornado t…
Tornado in Perth suburbs of Australia has claimed lives of two people, cutting power to thousands of homes. The wild weather that hit Hilton, O’Connor and Claremont early today was a tornado, The Australia News confirmed quoti…
Three houses collapse following rainfall in Sindhupalchok district of Nepal have claimed lives of at least six people, The Republica reported. Three persons including two members of a same family were killed in a house collaps…
A landslide at Mahadev Khola, Lele-4 in Lalitpur district of Nepal has claimed lives of atleast four people and injured three others, The Republica Daily reported. The landslide hit a quarry while they were working at the ston…
A minor tsunami of 20 centimetres (7.8 inches) has been observed in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, and Ofunato, Iwate prefecture of Japan after magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit the region, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Tid…
M 4.2 moderate earthquake in Jersey, Channel Islands today is believed to be the biggest earthquake in 87 years. According to the British Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was located 15 km west of Jersey, Channel …
Landslides in Yunnan Province of China have claimed lives of at least six people and left 17 others missing, Xinhua News Agency reported. Landslide at around 2 a.m. in Minzhu Village, Yunlong County, killed six people. Another…
A severe hailstorm in Bulgaria's capital city of Sofia has claimed life of a 70-year-old pedestrian and injured 40 others, The Sofia News Agency reported. The storm knocked down a tree on the pedestrian in the park Borisov…
Severe storms in United States have claimed lives of at least five people and left hundreds of thousands of people without power in New York and Pennsylvania. Four people died in Smithfield, a town between Syracuse and Utica i…
Typhoon Neoguri has claimed life of a person and urged more than 500,000 people to evacuate in Okinawa region of Japan. More than 50,000 households in Okinawa have lost power. Japan Meteorological Agency has issued an emerge…
Update 8 July 2014, 04:35 UTC Guatemala - Three deaths were reported in San Marcos. - One death was reported in Quetzaltenango due to a cardiac arrest. -(Unconfirmed) One death was reported in Escuintla due to a cardiac …
Gold mine landslide in Honduras has trapped 11 workers, Online medias reported. Landslide occurred at a gold mine in San Juan Arriba in a vertical tunnel at a depth of about 80 m (260 ft), BBC News updated quoting firefighter…
A landslide at Surai Toda in Chamoli district of India has claimed lives of two people, Web India reported quoting The Disaster Mitigation and Management Centre (DMMC). Both were labourers working for GREF, Borde Road Organisa…