Recent Natural Disasters | Calamities | Hazards

M 3.4 light earthquake shakes the area near Venus in Johnson County, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was located 6 km (4mi) NNW of Venus, Texas. It was 1.7 miles deep.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region V office has encouraged everyone to give the emergency preparedness gift to their family members and friends for this holiday season. “A gift to help prepare for emergencies could be life-saving for friends and family,” FEMA has written in its press release quoting the Region V acting regional administrator, Janet Odeshoo.

Mudslide has blocked the main rail line between Everett and Seattle, The Seattle Times has written quoting the BNSF Railway spokesman Gus Melonas.

A landslide in southwest China's Yunnan Province has claimed lives of six people, Xinhua News Agency reported. Landslide buried six people in Longyang district at 4:30 p.m, Police authorities in the city of Baoshan said.

The United Nations has declared a state of emergency in Gaza over floods, Aljazeera reported. The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) declared the state of emergency in Gaza City, after two days of heavy rainfall caused severe flooding in the area.

Mount Aso eruption 2014 has caused the cancellation of dozens of flights across southern Japan.