Recent Natural Disasters | Calamities | Hazards

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency has declared disaster for Guam following Tropical Storm Halong , FEMA said in its news release on September 11, 2014.

Floods and landslides in Pakistan, and the Indian-administered and Pakistan-administered parts of Kashmir have claimed lives of at least 441 people, authorities said Tuesday.  So far, 241 have died in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. At least 200 people have been killed in India, officials said.

M 3.7 light earthquake shakes Southern California today, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was located just 1 km NNW of San Jacinto. It was 8.3 miles deep.

Floods in seventeen different provinces of Thailand have claimed lives of at least six people, Bangkok Post has written quoting the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department.

"September is National Preparedness Month, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) encourages everyone to make disaster preparedness a priority", FEMA said in its news release on August 29, 2014.

Fifty percent of Americans have not discussed or developed an emergency plan for family members about where to go and what to do in the event of a local disaster, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said in its news release on August 28, 2014.