Recent Natural Disasters | Calamities | Hazards

November 19, 2016: A sinkhole on an Algerian highway has swallowed several cars, injuring 11 people. The sinkhole opened up on Friday night swallowing five cars on the Ben Akoun highway west of the capital Algiers.

Gurgaon earthquake epicenter map November 17, 2016: A 4.4 magnitude earthquake has been recorded on the Delhi-Haryana border this morning with tremor felt in New Delhi and parts of National Capital Region (NCR). The tremor was well felt in Delhi and neighbouring Gurgaon and Ghaziabad around 4:30 am early Thursday morning. 

November 15, 2016: Recent flooding in five sub-districts in Karawang, West Java of Indonesia have affected nearly 20,000 people, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency reported on Monday evening. The flood affected at least 19,669 people prompting the evacuation of around 6,373 people.

According to the GeoNet, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit New Zealand's South Island at midnight, some 20 km SE of Hanmer Springs and 95 km from Christchurch on November 14, 2016. A tsunami alert has been issued for all coastal areas of New Zealand. Below are latest updates: Updates -Two people confirmed dead. One of them died after being trapped in a collapsed building in Kaikoura. Another person died in Mt Lyford. -The tsunami warnings were downgraded to coastal warnings on Monday later morning. -Helicopters were deployed to move people and resources to Kaikoura. A Welfare Centre was open at the Kaikoura Marae. Update 15:30 UTC Find the latest media release from the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management.

Q: Please share the United States President Donal Trumph tweet on Climate Change? A: On November 6, 2012, Donald Trump tweeted: "The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive." On October 19, 2015, he then tweeted: "It's really cold outside, they are calling it a major freeze, weeks ahead of normal. Man, we could use a big fat dose of global warming!" According to the Twitter, Trump’s tweet on climate change was the most retweeted post during the debate.