Recent Natural Disasters | Calamities | Hazards

January 12, 2020: Heavy snowfall has claimed lives of at least 16 people in Herat and Kandahar region of Afghanistan . Recent snowfall killed eight people in Kandahar and injured 16 others. At least eight people died in Herat. According to the Afghanistan's Natural Disaster Management Authority, the death toll from the snowfall would further rise in coming days. Main Post: Recent Natural Disasters List January 12, 2020

Recent Natural Disasters 2020: 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 Storm damage in Louisiana -Severe storm in Louisiana has claimed lives of three people and caused damage from Texas to Tennessee. -Two people died in a storm near Haughton when their mobile home was destroyed. Third person died when a tree fell on the house in Oil City. Click for detail report on storm damage in Louisiana Recent Earthquakes Magnitude 4.3 light earthquake in Ionian Sea (@ 5 km depth) with epicenter located 7 km S of Lithakiá, Greece. 23:47 UTC (local time: 01:47; 2020-01-12 @ epicenter) Magnitude 2.7 weak earthquake in Poland (@ 1 km depth) with epicenter located 5 km S of Rudna, Poland. 20:53 UTC (local time: 21:53; 2020-01-11 @ epicenter) Magnitude 4.8 moderate earthquake in Wes

January 11, 2020:  Severe storm in Louisiana has claimed lives of three people and caused damage from Texas to Tennessee. Two people died in a storm near Haughton when their mobile home was destroyed. Third person died when a tree fell on the house in Oil City. In Arkansas and Missouri, tornadoes destroyed homes and also caused damage in Oklahoma. A tornado destroyed two homes near Fair Play, Missouri, about 56 km northwest of Springfield. According to the Logan County Emergency Management, at least three homes were destroyed by the tornado in Arkansas. According to  poweroutage.us , as of 6:30 a.m. local time, more than 58,000 customers were without electricity in Louisiana. Main Post: Recent Natural Disasters List January 11, 2020

January 11, 2020: Magnitude 4.8 moderate earthquake has rattled Istanbul and the Marmara region today at 04:37 pm local time, Boğaziçi University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute reported. According to the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute,the earthquake's epicenter was located 63 km far from İstanbul, Turkey .  The earthquake occurred at 16 km depth. Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu confirmed via Twitter that there are no damage from this earthquake. This is what Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu tweeted from his official twitter handle (@ekrem_imamoglu) Marmara Denizi Silivri Açıklarında 16 km derinlikte, 4.8 büyüklüğünde meydana gelen deprem sonrası AKOM koordinasyonunda tüm ekiplerimiz görev başında, şu ana kadar ekiplerimize iletilen olumsuz bir durum söz konusu değil. İstanbul’umuza geçmiş olsun. In 1999, two strong quakes in the heavily populated and industrialised regions of northwest Turkey left some 20,000 dead. A powerful earthq

January 10, 2020: Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano erupted on Thursday with lava and cloud of ash and rocks that reached 9,800ft (3,000m) into the sky. National Civil Protection Coordination of Mexico has issued a yellow alert for the area around San Nicolás de los Ranchos. According to the Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington, the Popocatépetl volcano monitoring network detected 268 exhalations, 90 minutes of tremors, and 3 volcano-tectonic earthquakes. Popocatepetl volcano last eruption caused light ashfall in the State of Mexico; Ozumba; Puebla; San Nicolás de los Ranchos; Chiautzingo; San Matías Tlalpaneca, and Teotlalzingo. Popocatepetl, which is often nicknamed El Popo, is Mexico's most active volcano. Main Post: Recent Natural Disasters List January 10, 2020

January 9, 2020: According to the civil protection authorities of Angola, as of 10 January, flash floods have claimed lives of 41 people and affected around 11,190 people. Twelve out of 18 provinces in Angola have been hit by the violent downpour. The provinces of Luanda, Luanda Sul, Luanda Norte, Bié, Benguela, Huambo, Cuanza Norte, Cuanza Sul, Malanje, Namibe, Uíge and Zaire have been affected by flash floods.  Flash floods have damaged more than 2,400 houses, 12 churches and four bridges.  Main Post: Recent Natural Disasters List January 9, 2020