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October 18, 2019: Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 is likely to form in the Gulf of Mexico late Thursday or early Friday bringing heavy rainfall and coastal flooding, the National Hurricane Center said. Tropical Cyclone 16 is currently over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. However, the tropical storm watches and warnings have been issued for parts of the Gulf Coast, The Weather Channel reported. A tropical storm warning has been issued for parts of the northern Gulf Coast from the Mississippi/Alabama border to the Ochlockonee River, Florida, and from Grand Isle, Louisiana, to the mouth of the Pearl River. Similarly, a tropical storm watch is in effect for east of the Ochlockonee River to Yankeetown, Florida. If tropical cyclone 16 becomes a tropical/subtropical storm, it would be called Nestor. Key Messages for Tropical Cyclone 16 1. There is a danger of life-threatening storm surge inundation of up to 5 feet above ground level beginning Friday along the Florida Gulf

Recent Natural Disasters 2019: This natural disaster list covers important natural disasters in the world with detail update report. Keep this page open or visit later to get update report. Check Worldwide Natural Disasters List + Detail Report Major Natural Disasters Today Tropical Cyclone 16 -Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 is likely to form in the Gulf of Mexico late Thursday or early Friday bringing heavy rainfall and coastal flooding, the National Hurricane Center said. -Tropical Cyclone 16 is currently over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. However, the tropical storm watches and warnings have been issued for parts of the Gulf Coast. Click for detail report on tropical cyclone 16 Recent Earthquakes Magnitude 5.0 moderate earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines (@ 20 km depth) with epicenter located 10 km SW of Dolo. 22:52 UTC (local time: 06:52; 2019-10-19 @ epicenter) Magnitude 4.4 light earthquake in Indonesia (@ 10 km depth) with epicenter located 8 km NE of Ambon.

October 16, 2019: An orange alert for drought has been issued in the east China's Jiangxi Province as a response to decreasing precipitation. According to the Xinhua , the average precipitation in the province stood at 96 mm from late July to early October, about 70% less than the average in the previous years. In Shanxi province, the Ministries of finance and emergency management has allocated an emergency funding of about 10.2 million U.S. dollars for drought relief. Main Post: Recent Natural Disasters List October 17, 2019

October 17, 2019: At least 10 people have been died due to recent flooding in Nigeria caused by the persistent rainfall. According to the Niger State Emergency Management Agency in Nigeria's central region, the deaths have been recorded over the past two months in Nigeria. Three days ago, an 11 years old boy died after being swept away in the flood water in the Alimosho area of Lagos .  The recent disaster has destroyed around 2700 houses and affected a total of 21.223 people in 20 local government areas, Xinhua reported. Main Post: Recent Natural disasters List October 17, 2019

Recent Natural Disasters 2019: This natural disaster list covers important natural disasters in the world with detail update report. Keep this page open or visit later to get update report. Check Worldwide Natural Disasters List + Detail Report Major Natural Disasters Today Flooding in central Nigeria -At least 10 people have been died due to recent flooding in Nigeria caused by the persistent rainfall. -According to the Niger State Emergency Management Agency in Nigeria's central region, the deaths have been recorded over the past two months in Nigeria. Click for detail report on Nigeria flood Recent Earthquakes Magnitude 3.7 light earthquake in Central California (@ 11 km depth) with epicenter located 27 km SE of Hollister, United States. 14:54 UTC (local time: 07:54; 2019-10-17 @ epicenter) Magnitude 4.6 moderate earthquake in Chile (@ 10 km depth) with epicenter located 98 km W of Santa Cruz, Chile. 13:44 UTC (local time: 10:44; 2019-10-17 @ epicenter) Magni

Earthquake damages building of Cor Jesu College in Digos City (Sam Joel Nang/@inquirerdotnet) October 16, 2019: One people died and dozens have been injured after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake rattled Philippines Wednesday night. According to the ABS-CBN television network, a girl was hit by collapsed wall in a house and died in Datu Paglas town in Maguindanao province. The epicenter was located 23 kilometers southwest of Makilala town in North Cotabato. More than 20 people were injured in Magsaysay town in Davao del Sur province of Philippines. Local officials have called off classes in  the cities of Davao, Cotabato and Cotabato province to allow engineers to check the integrity of building structures,  Inquirer reported. "All classes in public and private schools in Davao City from kindergarten to post-graduate studies are hereby suspended tomorrow, Thursday,” Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte said in a statement. A fire broke out in a shopping mall in