Tag: torrential rain

At least four dead as massive storm lashes California

At least four dead as massive storm lashes California

Powerful storm pummelled Southern California on Friday night, killing 4 people flooding numerous roadways in Los Angeles and San Diego. Falling trees in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles, strong winds brought down power lines and hit a car. A 55-year-old man was electrocuted and pronounced dead at a hospital, police and fire officials […]

February 19, 2017 | By | Reply More
26 dead, 19 missing in Indonesian landslides, floods- official

26 dead, 19 missing in Indonesian landslides, floods- official

Sep 22, – Aid has begun pouring into Garut in the west of Indonesia’s main island of Java, where 23 people died and 18 remain missing after torrential rain and fast-rising floods swept through the region, the national disaster agency said. The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in Indonesia has risen to 26, […]

September 22, 2016 | By | Reply More
40 killed by mudslides in Mexico

40 killed by mudslides in Mexico

Aug 08, – On the other side of Mexico, authorities prepared as newly formed Tropical Storm Javier churned over the Pacific toward the resort-dotted southern end of the Baja California Peninsula. Forecasters said it would close in on that area early Tuesday as a hurricane. Mountain communities in two Mexican states are recovering from weekend […]

August 8, 2016 | By | Reply More
Dozens feared dead as cyclone pounds Pacific island of Vanuatu

Dozens feared dead as cyclone pounds Pacific island of Vanuatu

Mar 14, – UNICEF New Zealand said Saturday Super Tropical Cyclone Pam could be one of the worst weather disasters for the Pacific. A huge tropical cyclone smashed into Vanuatu in the South Pacific, terrifying residents and leaving “complete devastation” with fears Saturday that dozens of people may have died. “While it is too early […]

March 14, 2015 | By | Reply More
Mass evacuation before Indian cyclone limited toll

Mass evacuation before Indian cyclone limited toll

Oct 14, – Cyclone Phailin, the strongest tropical storm to hit India in more than a decade, destroyed hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of crops, but a day after it made landfall in Orissa state on the country’s east coast, authorities said they knew of only 17 fatalities. Mass evacuations spared India the widespread […]

October 14, 2013 | By | Reply More
Pakistan warns of more rain after flood deaths hit 80

Pakistan warns of more rain after flood deaths hit 80

Aug 04, – Eastern Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan have been hit by torrential rain, causing floods which have killed at least 80 people. Officials said 34 died in the Sarobi district alone, around 65 km (40 miles) east of the Afghan capital Kabul. Pakistan’s biggest city Karachi was also badly affected, with at least 16 […]

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