Earthquake damage in Dewlaland, Manipur (Twitter Photo/@RockyWahengbam) Update At least eleven people have been killed and 200 others have been injured. Six people died in India and five in Bangladesh. The Union home …
The natural disaster insurance cost in 2015 has fallen to its lowest in six years, Germany-based reinsurer Munich Re published its annual Natural Disaster Review on Monday. The lowest insurance costs worldwide since 2009 wa…
Earthquake, heat waves and floods were among the worst natural disasters to hit the world in 2015. Here’s a look at top three natural disasters as covered by Disaster Report that caused major damage to lives and properties in 2…
Eight people have died by tornado in Garland, Texas, raising the death toll to 26 in a week of storms in several US states. Five people in cars were probably blown off a motorway in Garland, near Dallas. Another three bodies…
UK flood warnings/flood alerts map (The Telegraph) Heavy rain has caused flooding in northern England, leading evacuations of thousands in Lancashire and Yorkshire. At least 2,200 homes have been evacuated in York placin…
Magnitude 6.3 strong earthquake hit Afghanistan today at 12:14 am Saturday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was located 41 km WSW of Ashka…
Tornado spotted near Clarksdale, Mississippi (Twitter user @FullMetalSquid) Severe storm system in parts of the South and Midwest United States claimed lives of at least six people on Wednesday, bringing several tornadoes i…
Magnitude 4.1 light aftershock rattled Dolakha at 8:59 am Wednesday morning, Nepal Seismological Center reported. The epicenter was located inside Gaurishankar Conservation area near Gorthali.
Avalanche disaster site (GNFAC) An avalanche in southern Montana has claimed life of a snowmobiler. Two of the snowmobilers from North Dakota managed to dig themselves from the slide north of Cooke City on the Montana-Wyomi…
The landslide site of an industrial park in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province (Xinhua) Massive landslide in Shenzhen's Hengtaiyu Industrial Park of China has left 91 missing, including 59 males and 32 female…
Update According to Local Police Station, at least four houses have been damaged in Barhabise and Thulsain area of Bajura. Main Post Magnitude 5.5 strong earthquake rattled Bajura at 4:02 a.m. Saturday morning, Nepal Sei…
Aerial view of tornado damage in Kurnell, Sydney (Mark Evans/News Corp Australia) A destructive winds measuring up to 213 km/hr hit Sydney at about 10:30am (AEDT) bringing down trees and power lines and causing flash floodin…
River Deel burst its banks in Crossmolina, Co Mayo (Richard Moyles/RTÉ) Severe flooding caused by storm Desmond has affected the west coast of Ireland and the Midlands. Status Yellow rainfall warning has been issued for …
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated as Typhoon Melor (known locally as Nona) made landfall around 11 a.m. over Batag, Northern Samar. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, T…
Magnitude 4.1 light aftershock rattled Dhading at 08:45 a.m. Sunday morning, Nepal Seismological Center confirmed. The epicenter was located near Kingtang. Weak tremor of MMI III was felt in surrounding Bungtang, Kintan…
Torrential rains and flooding have claimed lives of atleast 31 people and left 20,000 families homeless in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo. Most of the deaths occurred along the banks of the giant Congo river, Kin…
A fallen tree splits a house in Southeast Portland (Portland Fire & Rescue/USA Today). Governor Jay Inslee has declared weather emergency in Washington after heavy rain triggered flooding and landslides across the weste…
The traffic in smog in Shijingshan District of Beijing, captial of China (Xinhua/Li Xin) Beijing's city government issued its first red alert for smog on Tuesday warning severe air pollution would affect the Chinese cap…
Mount Aso volcano erupted in Japan`s Kumamoto prefecture on Monday, Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. According to JMA, the latest eruption at Mount Aso send plumes of smoke about 700 meters above the No. 1 crate…