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Hundreds of people have been evacuated following mudslides and flooding in Norway. Worst hit is Gudbrandsdal Valley north of Lillehammer. Around 250 people have been evacuated at Kvam. Several others also evacuated in Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Eidsvoll, Telemark, Otta, Eidsvoll, Aurdal and Nesbyen. Train services through Gudbrandsdalen and Østerdalen that connect Oslo and Trondheim have been closed, The Norwegian Railways (NSB) said. Norway flooding this year is expected to be worst since 1995, Views and News from Norway reported quoting officials. Major flood in south eastern Norway in 1995 cost about 1.8 billion NOK (200 mill USD). Related post: Norwegian natural disasters list Following Norwegian water resources and energy directorate, Norway has 24 hour flood forecasting service since 1989. Though the loss of lives due to floods in Norway is rare, but flood damage costs about 200 mill NOK every year. Norwegian water resources and energy directorate has released Flo

One fourth grade student of Hobart Elementary School died and another went missing following a landslide in Lilydale Park, Peter Hobart Elementary School website reported. Landslide occurred during a Peter Hobart Elementary School 4th grade field trip to Lilydale Park. Firefighters and police officers rescued two other student from gravel slide. However one student is still reported missing and is presumed dead. Next trip scheduled for Thursday for a second group of 4th grade students has been cancelled. Lilydale Regional Park located in Lilydale, Minnesota is a popular site for finding fossils. Original post: Natural Disasters List May 23, 2013

Environment Canada has confirmed that an EF2 tornado touched down in Glenarm, 12 km west of Fenelon Falls. EF2 tornado had wind speeds between 180 and 200 km/hour. Strong storms have damaged roofs of several houses. Environment Canada is surveying the tornado damage and trying to find the length and width of the tornado.  Below is the tornado damage photo of Cambray, ON, by Joanne Smith; The Weather Network This is the second tornado of the season in Ontario. Earlier an EF1 tornado touched down in Canada on April 18, 2013 . There is need of better tornado warning system in Ontario, Huffington Post Canada writes quoting local residents. Around 80 tornadoes touch down in Canada each year. Canada is the second country in the world after US with the most tornadoes per year. Canadian tornadoes are common in Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewa and Quebec. Original post: Natural Disasters List May 22, 2013

Recent Natural Disasters 2013: This natural disaster list covers important natural disasters in the world with detail update report. Familiar with this natural disaster? Kindly write your experience in a few sentence in the comment box below.  Keep this page open or visit later to get update report. Check Worldwide Natural Disasters List + Detail Report Recent Natural Disasters Flooding in North Dakota -Heavy rainfall has caused flooding in North Dakota forcing evacuations of 1,300 people. -North Dakota flooding has also closed state Highway 18 at Neche and near Cavalier. -A flood evacuation shelter has been set up in Cavalier. Click for detail report on North Dakota flooding . Flooding in Hong Kong -Heavy rainstorm has caused landslide and flooding in Hong Kong. -The Hong Kong Observatory issued the Black rainstorm warning signal at around 4 a.m. local time which lasted for more than five hours. -A total of 24 flooding reports and seven landslides incidents were reported in

Heavy rainfall has caused flooding in North Dakota forcing evacuations of 1,300 people, ND based Bismarck Tribune reported. North Dakota flooding has also closed state Highway 18 at Neche and near Cavalier, the state Transportation Department said. A flood evacuation shelter has been set up in Cavalier. North Dakota experienced significant flooding in 2009. Original post: Natural Disasters List May 22, 2013

Heavy rainstorm has caused landslide and flooding in Hong Kong, Xinhua reported. The Hong Kong Observatory issued the Black rainstorm warning signal at around 4 a.m. local time which lasted for more than five hours. Black rainstorm warning which was issued for the first time in almost three years is the most severe of its three rain-alert signals in Hong Kong. About 200 millimetres of rainfall was recorded in Tseung Kwan O, The Hong Kong Observatory said. A total of 24 flooding reports and seven landslides incidents were reported in Hong Kong. Following Police and the Fire Services Department, floods were reported in Mong Kok, Kwun Tong, Po Lam, Tin Shui Wai and Sai Kung. Yuen Long is expected to be worst hit by floods. Trading in the Hong Kong stock market were also delayed due to the black rain storm warning, Hong Kong based The Standard reported. Hong Kong have a reasonable degree of flood protection but the inadequacy of the drainage system constructed long ago has cau