Showing posts from April, 2017

Flooding and tornadoes kill 8 in Missouri, Arkansas, Texas

April 30, 2017: At  least eight people died due to flooding and tornadoes in Missouri, Arkansas and Texas over the weekend. Three tornadoes struck Texas east of Dallas claiming lives of five people.

China launches new agriculture insurance for natural disasters

April 27, 2017: China is planning to launch a new type of agriculture insurance to compensate crop yield losses resulting from natural disasters in about 200 counties. According to The State Council , the counties will be c…

7.2 earthquake today in Sarangani triggers tsunami warning

April 29, 2017: A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.2 occurred 53 km SW of Sarangani, Davao Occidental at 04:23 am Philippine Standard Time (PST) prompting Tsunami warning in different countries. "Waves reaching up to…

2.8 magnitude earthquake in Mankato, Minnesota today!

April 25, 2017: People in Mankato, Minnesota claimed of an earthquake felt on Tuesday morning, showing immediate reactions on social medias. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the tremor was recorded 2 …

Bangalore earthquake today: M3.4 tremor in Ramanagar, Karnataka

April 18, 2017: Magnitude 3.4 earthquake has been recorded in Ramanagar, Karnataka at 07:36 am Tuesday morning, National Center for Seismology, MoES . The earthquake occurred at a depth of 33 km with epicenter located 6 km N…

Indonesian landslide kills 4, leaves more than 30 missing

April 6, 2017: At least four people have been confirmed dead and more than 30 others have been missing after a landslide struck Indonesia's Java island. According to Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for the National Disas…

Colombia Mudslide: 254 dead, 400 injured in Mocoa

April 3, 2017: Flash flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in the city of Mocoa, Putumayo, Colombia have claimed lives of at least 254 people and injured more than 400 people. President Juan Manuel Santos has d…

Nepal: Landslide along Munglin-Narayangadh in Chitwan kills 2

April 2, 2017: At least two people died in landslide in Chitwan along Muglin-Narayangadh road section. Victims have been identified as Resham Raj Rana from Bhoteodar, Sundar Bazaar-3 of Lamjung and Binaya Kumar Koiri from Be…

Two dead as Cyclone Debbie sweeps along Australia’s east coast

March 31, 2017: Two people have been confirmed dead in flooding as Cyclone Debbie swept along Australia’s east coast, causing six large rivers to reach major flood levels. A woman died due to flooding in Burringbar, south of…

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