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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 waves on La Graciosa Island. Two other memebers of the same family were rescued by boats. Valencia's opera house has also been damaged and remain closed indefinitely. Related post: Strong (volcanic?) earthquake at El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain Original post: Natural Disasters List December 27, 2013

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 deep. Earthquake has occurred relatively far out in the ocean to the west of El Hierro. Several rockfalls have been reported. The Mayor of Frontera has ordered and confirmed the closure of the road from Los Llanillos to Sabinosa. Related Post: Wild weather in Canary Islands claim 2 lives Below is a YouTube video of the rockfall at the El Golfo side of the earthquake (Desprendimientos del risco después el terremoto de 5.1 en El Hierro). This is what Earthquake-Report.Com has written The epicenter area got already many aftershocks (not all of them listed yet). Still out in the sea. We do not see any tremor on the seismographs which means that there is normally NO eruption going on in the sea after this earthquake.  The island’s volcano monitoring agency

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 night. The Mountain Rescue Service found the body of the man covered with snow. Avalanche in Bulgaria's Rila Mountain injured three people in January 2013. Original post: Natural Disasters List December 26, 2013

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, Emergency Management Organization added. Landslides and flooding have also killed five people in St Lucia Island. According to BBC News Service, heavy rain has also been causing destruction in Dominica, also in the eastern Caribbean Sea. This is what St Lucia's Prime Minister Kenny Anthony said I don't think I can recall when we have had such heavy rainfall on the eve of Christmas Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles Island arc, in the southern portion of the Windward Islands. Original post: Natural Disasters List December 26, 2013

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 list 2013 M 3.7 light earthquake shakes Edmond, Oklahoma today, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was located 10 km ENE of Edmond. It was 3.1 miles deep. People of Arcadia, Choctaw , Edmond, Guthrie and Oklahoma City have reported light to weak shaking. 03:08 UTC (local time 2013-12-24 21:08 @ epicenter) Epicenter Location 10 km (6mi) ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma 21 km (13mi) NNW of Choctaw, Oklahoma 23 km (14mi) SSE of Guthrie, Oklahoma 24 km (15mi) N of Midwest City, Oklahom 26 km (16mi) NNE of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Original post: Natural Disasters List December 25, 2013 In collaboration with earthquake-report.com MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Flooding in Brazil has claimed lives of at least 20 people and left around 40,000 people homeless, Xinhua reported. Six people died in Espirito Santo and 14 in Minas Gerais. A state of emergency has been declared in Espirito Santo in more than half of its states. More than 40,000 people have been left homeless in Espirito Santo alone due to severe flooding. Storm has damaged more than 6,000 homes. Several roads have been blocked due to mudslides and bridges have been washed away by flood waters. The federal government has already dispatched a helicopter and army troops with disaster relief materials and rescue efforts. Flooding in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil claimed lives of at least three people and displaced more than 2,000 people last week. Original post: Natural Disasters List December 23, 2013