natural disasters 2013

Floods in Zimbabwe claim lives of three children

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…

Mount Sinabung Volcano Eruption 2013 displaces more than 19,000 people

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…

Tropical Cyclone Christine prompts RED ALERT in Western Australia

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. -…

Wild weather in Canary Islands claim 2 lives

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…

Strong (volcanic?) earthquake at El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain

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 kills a military pilot

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…

Flood in St Vincent and the Grenadines claims 8 lives

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…

Christmas Eve earthquake in Edmond, Oklahoma

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…

Britain Christmas storm claims 3 lives

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…

Toronto ice storm 2013: Nearly 500,000 without electricity

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…

U.S. snowstorm, tornadoes claim 8 lives

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.…

Arkansas tornadoes news: 5 injured, 23 houses damaged

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…

Strongest earthquake this year shakes Germany

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 claims 4 lives

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…

Sinkholes open in Palpa, Nepal: 8 houses at risk

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…

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