Recent Natural Disasters | Calamities | Hazards

Storm damage in Waverly, Va. (Associated Press via The Wall Street Journal) Severe storm lashed the eastern United States claiming lives of atleast eight people with worst-hit in Waverly, Virginia. Strong winds, hail and heavy rain pounded the Carolinas and Virginia on Thursday. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has declared a state of emergency.

Severe weather in Bangladesh has claimed lives of 10 people and injured atleast 25 students. Six people died when a trawler capsized in Dhaleshwari River in Naraynganj. In Narsinghdi, two sisters died when a wall collapsed on them during the storm. Two other people died in Moulvibazar.

Mild tremor rattled Kathmandu valley and surrounding areas at 09:21pm Thursday night, Nepal Seismological Center reported. According to Seismological Center, the epicenter of magnitude 3.5 quake was located near Kirtipur. The recent tremor is an aftershock of Gorkha earthquake which claimed lives of more than 8500 people last year.

Update According to Nepal Police, five locals who had gone missing after a dry landslide at the base of Mt Annapurna South have been come into contact.

A massive 50 meter deep sinkhole swallowed up parts of two uninhabited buildings in Nordhausen city of Germany Friday night. Two sinkholes opened up, engulfing parts of two buildings of the district-owned service company in the city of Nordhausen, Russia Today (RT) reported.

Mt. Bulusan Volcano in Philippines spewed a grayish steam and an ash column reaching 500 meters on 22th February 2016, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said.  According to Bulusan Volcano advisory issued at 06:00 pm, ashfall was reported in the towns of Juban and Irosin. Atleast two successive minor eruptions occurred at the west-northwest fissure of Bulusan Volcano summit around 5:01 pm.