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Mudslide in Pingtung County of Taiwan has injured at least 17 people, local medias reported. According to the Taiwan News, mudslide hit a train (Tze-Chiang Limited Express) near a tunnel in Pingtung County. Several other rockslides event have been recorded across Taiwan. Video below shows a car being hit by rockslide in Taiwan. A camera on second vehicle travelling behind the second car captured the dramatic moment in Keelung City. Original post: Natural Disasters List August 31, 2013

Torrential rainfall has caused flash floods in Central Trinidad. Flood caused damage to the houses in Cacandee Road and Lyle Lane in Felicity, Trinidad Express reported. The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) had issued weather warning bulletin expecting bad weather. Original post: Natural Disasters List August 31, 2013

At least two tremors have been felt in Kathmandu, Nepal in interval of about 10 minutes. Updates below Felt reports below in comment section. Feel free to add yours! Update time Nepali (+5:45 UTC) Report prepared by Ashish Khanal from Kathmandu, Nepal Related post: List of earthquakes in Nepal in 2013 Update 09:18 A.M. At least one people died and three others injured in China, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Further 17 others from three tourist buses were trapped by quake-triggered landslides in Yunnan Province of China. Update 07:25 A.M. According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, another earthquake in the morning (not to be confused with midnight Tibet/Nepal earthquake) had magnitude of 5.9 in the border of southwest China's Yunnan and Sichuan provinces. The quake was felt strongly in the county seat of Deqen, Xinhua reported. Earthquake also triggered landslides, which blocked the traffic from Deqen to Benzilan in China.   Update 06:15 A.M. According to t

Tropical Storm Kong-Rey has claimed life of at least one people in Philippines, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said today. More than 17,000 individuals in Ilocos Norte, Benguet and Western Samar areas have been affected by Tropical Storm Kong-Rey. Some 128.31 million-peso-worth of emergency relief resources have been send to the affected areas,  National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) added. In Taiwan, Tropical Storm Kong-Rey has already claimed lives of at least three people. Original post: Natural Disasters List August 30, 2013

Tropical Storm Kong-Rey has caused widespread flooding in Taiwan and claimed lives of at least three people, emergency officials said. According to the National Fire Agency, two people died in Yunlin area and another one in southern Pingtung county. Tropical Storm Kong-Rey caused heavy flooding in coastal areas of Chiayi, Tainan and Kaohsiung. Kong-Rey, tropical storm in Taiwan has caused Tw$187 million or $6.23 million in agricultural damage in the south,the Council of Agriculture said. More than 30 domestic and international flights to or from capital Taipei and Kaohsiung were cancelled. Similarly Taiwan Railway Administration had also suspended some services in the south. Original post: Natural Disasters List August 30, 2013

Tropical Storm Juliette has claimed life of one person at Pacific Mexican tourist resort of Cabo San Lucas early Thursday, Reuters reported. About 1,650 people are taking shelters, emergency officials said. According to the civil defense officials, the storm flooded low-lying areas and collapsed at least one house. Power outages have also been reported in Todos Santos, Pescadero, parts of Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo areas. Tropical storm Fernand had claimed lives of at least 14 people in Mexico some days ago. Tropical Storm Juliette formed on August 28. As of 2 p.m. PDT (2100 UTC), Tropical Storm Juliette was located about 130 miles (210 km) northwest of Cabo San Lazaro and about 140 miles (230 km) southeast of Punta Eugenia. Original post: Natural Disasters List August 29, 2013