Recent Natural Disasters | Calamities | Hazards

January 18, 2017: A series of four earthquakes rattled Central Italy between Abruzzo, Lazio, the Marche and Umbria regions triggering avalanche which buried the Rigopiano hotel in the Gran Sasso mountain near Farindola in the Abruzzo region. Update January 19, 2017 According to the state-run news agency ANSA, at least three bodies have been pulled from the snow amid the slow search. Main Post First earthquake was of magnitude 5.3 which struck 25 km northwest of L’Aquila on 18 January at 10:25 local time. It was followed by a stronger 5.7 tremor at 11:14 local time. The third earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck 11 minutes later. The fourth earthquake of magnitude 5.2 was registered at 14:33 local time.

Map of Major Natural Disasters 2017 Above is the major natural disasters occurred in 2017 so far. The natural disaster map shows the occurrences of recent natural disasters 2017 including earthquake, floods, tsunami, wildfire, tornado, hurricane etc. The information in the map (google map) is manually entered by Disaster-Report.com . It includes facts, statistics, photos, videos and links to detail report on particular natural disasters.

This list contains all major natural disasters in Philippines in 2017 with detail report. Click for most recent natural disasters in Philippines

January 17, 2017: Floods and landslides caused by torrential rainfall have claimed lives of at least five people and injured 30 others, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said. Two people died in Gingoog City, one each in Magsaysay, Opol towns and Cagayan de Oro.

January 8, 2017: A huge sinkhole suddenly opened up on the road near constructing Hotel Hilton in Naxal, Kathmandu. According to the local medias, the sinkhole opened due to excessive digging for the construction of Hotel Hilton. The traffic has been halted along the area as nearly half of the road caved in.