Showing posts with label destruction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label destruction. Show all posts

Thursday, January 09, 2025

Almost 180,000 Los Angeles residents told to evacuate amid fires

Almost 180,000 Los Angeles residents told to evacuate amid fires
Tens of thousands of residents have been told to evacuate wildfire-affected areas of Los Angeles, County Sheriff Robert Luna has told reporters.

Saturday, July 06, 2024

UN reports more than a million people affected by Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean

UN reports more than a million people affected by Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean

The figure includes some 40,000 affected people in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, more than 110,000 in Grenada and another 920,000 in Jamaica, comes from the latest update from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). 

Friday, June 23, 2023

Nearly 500,000 people affected by floods in India

Nearly 500,000 people affected by floods in India

At least 496 thousand residents of the Indian state of Assam were in the flood zone due to incessant downpours. This was announced on Friday, June 23, by the local disaster management agency (ASDMA).

Thursday, April 20, 2023

2 Dead As Severe Storms, Tornadoes Move through Central US

2 Dead As Severe Storms, Tornadoes Move through Central US

Strong storms including tornadoes, winds and hail moved through parts of the Central US on Wednesday, killing at least two people, causing injuries, destroying homes and leaving thousands without power.

Saturday, March 25, 2023

Mississippi tornado kills 23 and brings devastation to US state

tornado

At least 23 people have died after a tornado tore through the US state of Mississippi on Friday night.

Thursday, March 16, 2023

Death toll after Cyclone Freddy is still rising, over 300 in Malawi, Mozambique

Cyclone Freddy

The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy has passed 300 as the body count continues to rise, with authorities in Mozambique and Malawi taking several days to assess the extent of the damage and loss of life.

Saturday, January 28, 2023

Strong earthquake strikes Turkey-Iran border, rescue teams were dispatched to the area

Strong earthquake strikes Turkey-Iran border


An earthquake with a magnitude of up to 5.9 struck the Turkey-Iran border region on Saturday, destroying houses in a provincial capital in Iran, Iranian media and the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

India's Assam Floods: 24 districts under water, 8 dead in floods and mudslides

 

 At least eight people have died in floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rains in India’s remote northeast region, officials said Tuesday. 

Sunday, October 03, 2021

Hundreds evacuated from Honduran island of Guanaja as raging fire destroys homes - BBC News

Honduran island of Guanaja

A major fire on the Honduran resort island of Guanaja has been brought under control by authorities, after destroying dozens of homes and forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate.

Sunday, March 21, 2021

Evacuations ordered in Sydney amid ‘one-in-100-year floods’ | Al Jazeera

Evacuations ordered in Sydney


People in parts of Sydney’s northwest were ordered to flee their houses in the middle of the night on Sunday, as heavy rains continued to batter Australia’s east coast, triggering floods that caused widespread destruction throughout the region.

Saturday, December 19, 2020

Cyclone Yasa: Fijian islands in disarray from 'monster' storm, extent of damage unclear | Stuff.co.nz

Cyclone Yasa

Fijians and expats are rallying to support those hit hardest by Tropical Cyclone Yasa, as some villages are left to pick up the pieces where “100 per cent” of homes have been destroyed.

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Two dead, 26 missing as Typhoon Molave slams into Vietnam | The nation press

Typhoon Molave

Two people were reported killed and 26 others missing as Typhoon Molave hit central Vietnam Wednesday, knocking down trees and tearing roofs off homes in some of the worst destruction seen in years.

Sunday, September 20, 2020

Storm Ianos: Three dead as rare 'medicane' batters Greece

Storm Ianos
Three people have died after a rare storm known as a "medicane" battered parts of Greece, flooding streets and homes and causing electricity outages.

Sunday, June 17, 2018

Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano destroys 467 homes

Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano destroys 467 homes
 Lava from the Kilauea Volcano has destroyed 467 homes and covered 5,914 acres, the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency said Saturday.

Sunday, May 20, 2018

Deadly Tropical Cyclone Hits Horn of Africa

Deadly Tropical Cyclone Hits Horn of Africa
At least 22 people have been killed, and others are still missing after heavy rains from tropical cyclone hit the Horn of Africa.