Recent Natural Disasters | Calamities | Hazards

New Bohol sinkhole has created panic after the residents have been advised to evacuate the area. Mines and Geosciences Bureau has warned high threat of a landslide due to the new sinkhole in Tagbilaran City in Bohol. Four people died as a sinkhole "swallowed" a house in Brgy. Ubojan, Antequerra, Bohol some days ago. According to the Philippine Information Agency's (PIA) Bohol office, sinkhole in Poblacion 1 is one of 50 sinkholes in Tagbilaran City that emerged after the Oct. 15 quake. Related post: Deadliest earthquake in 23 years hits Philippines Several geologists of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) have been already conducting a Geo-hazard mapping in Bohol and Cebu. The base of Bohol and Cebu is made of limestone whose erosion often result in sinkholes. Original post: Natural Disasters List October 30, 2013

Heavy showers triggered flash flooding in Chai Chee, Bedok, Siglap and Marine Parade of eastern Singapore Wednesday afternoon. Floods made traffic impassable at the junction of New Upper Changi Road and Chai Chee Road at around 12.45 pm. Photo below shows flash floods at the junction of Chai Chee Road and New Upper Changi Road (Twitter: Bryan Huang). The 1978 Singapore flood claimed seven lives. The worst flood in S'pore history since the Hari Raya floods in December 1969 caused the flood damage of S$10 million.. Original post: Natural Disasters List October 30, 2013

Dust storm in Arizona has claimed lives of at least three people and injured more than a dozen. Dust storm caused multiple crashes on Interstate 10 north of Picacho Peak, Arizona Department of Public Safety said. At least 19 vehicles piled up in the multiple collisions. Visibility as low as 10 feet have been reported in the area, KNXV-TV, Phoenix, reported. Original post: Natural Disasters List October 29, 2013

St Jude storm, the severe European windstorm has claimed lives of at least 13 people. Out of 13, six death have been reported from Germany, five in Britain and one each in Netherlands and Denmark. The mother and her child died when a tree fell on their car near Gelsenkirchen in North Rhine-Westphalia. Similarly, a sailor died near Cologne, Germany when his boat capsized on a lake. In Hounslow, west London, one man died in house collapse following a suspected gas explosion. Three houses collapsed and two others were damaged following the explosion this morning, London Fire Brigade said in its website. Similarly a sleeping teenage girl died when a tree fell on a caravan in Edenbridge, Kent. Winds of up to 100mph has swept through the southern UK, The Guardian reported in its live reporting section. Heathrow Airport has cancelled more than 130 flights and express trains between central London and Gatwick have been cancelled.  Related post: St Jude storm damage pictures, video

At least six people have been injured as wild weather hit New South Wales, Australia, Tuesday afternoon. Trees and power lines fell on three people at Engadine in Sydney's south, The Guardian reported. They were immediately taken to St George hospital in a stable condition. Around 280 calls have been received by the State Emergency Service for assistance. A severe weather warning is currently in place for parts of the greater Newcastle, Cessnock and Maitland areas. Original post: Natural Disasters List October 29, 2013