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Chile’s disaster agency declared a Red Alert for Santiago on 13 October 2026 as a hailstorm cut power to about 36,000 customers and hit the Metro. The post Santiago Hailstorm Triggers Chile Red Alert appeared first on The Rio Times.
Crews rally for massive cleanup effort in Florida and Alabama as Isaias leaves hundreds of thousands in the dark.
The Mexican community of Cabo Corrientes faces the risk of a direct hit as the Category 4 storm churns off Jalisco.
A flash flood at the Budhi Gandaki River has swept away several buildings and bridges, two months after catastrophic floods hit the country.
Four people died in the southeastern United States as post-tropical cyclone Isaias threatened flooding and tornado risks Saturday as it moved northward after making landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast.
Officials of the Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority (USDMA) said no damage had been reported so far
Two powerful 7.7 and 6.6 magnitude earthquakes and a series of aftershocks struck Panama on Friday afternoon, collapsing buildings near the epicentre and prompting evacuations across the country, the US Geological Survey said. The earlier quake, felt as far away as neighbouring Colombia, was centred about 10km (six miles) southwest of the remote community of Pitaloza Arriba, in the central province of Herrera, the USGS said. It struck at a depth of 10km. The USGS initially reported the first...
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit Panama on Friday, damaging a hotel and a church in Penonomé. No deaths are confirmed so far. The post Panama Quake Hits Penonomé Hotel and Church appeared first on The Rio Times.
A powerful tornado tore through western Sicily, causing destruction across the cities of Marsala and Petrosino.
Dramatic footage shows huge tornado moving through Marsala and Petrosino, causing damage to buildings and cars.
The major storm is expected to make landfall along the US Gulf Coast later on Friday or early Saturday.
The Mapocho river has burst its banks after an unusually large amount of rain fell in recent days.
The twister was caught on camera in Ulladulla, New South Wales, damaging property and downing trees.
Ecuador El Niño floods hit Esmeraldas, where seven rivers burst their banks on 30 September. Officials list 83 open emergencies; scientists debate the cause. The post Ecuador Floods Burst Seven Rivers in Esmeraldas appeared first on The Rio Times.
Earlier, a tremor measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale was recorded around 12.26 a.m. on Tuesday
The Gandak, Kosi, Bagmati, and Sone rivers are in spate, with rising water levels posing a threat to Bihar’s border districts
The municipality building in Baglung was left teetering on an unstable ledge due to floods before it fell into a river.
According to preliminary estimates, crops in 1,229 villages across 190 mandals have been damaged, affecting an estimated 71,796 farmers
Os estados de Santa Catarina e Rio Grande do Sul enfrentam vendavais e tempestade desde a última sexta-feira (25), afetando 18 municípios catarinenses e 78 gaúchos. No total cerca de 4,8 mil residências foram afetadas. No Rio Grande do Sul, quatro pessoas ficaram feridas. No domingo, foi registrada ocorrência de granizo, vendavais e chuvas intensas em Santa Catarina, com 1.423 habitações afetadas. Sete municípios decretaram situação de emergência: Arabutã, Santiago do Sul, Seara, Ponte Serrada, Ipumirim, São Domingos e Formosa do Sul, segundo a Defesa Civil estadual. Notícias relacionadas:Tsunami meteorológico: entenda o evento raro e rápido que atingiu SC.Guaíba: Defesa Civil de Porto Alegre alerta para risco de inundação .Também foram registradas sete solicitações de itens de assistência humanitária (IAH) pelas cidades de Santiago do Sul, São Domingos, Arabutã, Seara, Ipumirim, Anita Garibaldi e Formosa do Sul. Em Seara, uma tempestade com granizo atingiu todo o município e destelhou mais de 808 residências. Três postos de saúde, dez escolas e quatro edificações públicas municipais também foram afetados. Em Santiago do Sul, chuvas intensas, vendavais e granizo deixaram 180 residências afetadas, com danos em diversos prédios públicos. Em Ponte Serrada, o granizo atingiu o Centro, o Bairro Moroso e a Linha Alegre, com 100 edificações atingidas. Em Anita Garibaldi, o granizo atingiu o município durante a madrugada e afetou 89 habitações, levando a distribuição de lonas. Em Arabutã, 76 residências sofreram danos. Em Ipumirim, foram 45, e em Formosa do Sul, 27. Em São Domingos, 37 habitações e cerca de 90 pessoas foram afetadas, além de dois aviários danificados. Em Quilombo, granizo e vendavais atingiram a área rural, com 40 propriedades afetadas. A queda de árvores provocou a interdição temporária da SC-157, e a queda de postes deixou quatro comunidades sem energia elétrica. Rio Grande do Sul A Defesa Civil do Rio Grande do Sul contabiliza estragos desde a última sexta, com 83 ocorrências em 78 municípios. Na tarde desta segunda houve registro de ventos acima de 70km/h. As ocorrências estão relacionadas, principalmente, a chuvas intensas, queda de granizo, vendavais e corridas de massa (solo e lama). Quatro pessoas ficaram feridas e mais de 39 mil afetadas. Também foram registrados 6.088 desalojados e 63 desabrigados, além de 4.982 residências danificadas. Não há registro de óbitos ou desaparecidos. Entre as pessoas feridas, duas são de Pontão, uma de Alegrete e uma de Capão do Cipó. Em Santiago, a chuva de granizo afetou mais de 26 mil pessoas e deixou 13 desabrigadas e 6 mil desalojadas. O município registrou 3 mil residências danificadas, além de uma unidade de saúde e 20 estabelecimentos de ensino atingidos. Em Alegrete, o granizo afetou mais de 2 mil pessoas, deixando uma pessoa ferida e dez desabrigadas. O município confirmou 400 residências danificadas e um estabelecimento público atingido.
Heavy rain triggered deadly floods and landslides across Nepal, while an avalanche left 12 workers missing.
Part of a mountain collapsed into a river in Nepal’s Mustang region, after heavy rains triggered flooding and landslides
At least 21 flights connecting Hong Kong and Bangkok were disrupted on Sunday and Monday, with passengers on one service leaving the Thai capital facing a nearly 24-hour delay after the Southeast Asian city was hit by its worst flood in 15 years. Heavy rainfall lashed Bangkok – a top travel destination for Hongkongers – between Thursday and Monday, prompting Thai officials to declare the city a disaster zone. Despite the flight disruptions, Hongkongers in the Thai capital said the central...
Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)--The death toll from Typhoon Dujuan, the 25th of the year, rose to 14 on Monday, a week after related heavy rain struck Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures near Tokyo. On Monday, a woman in her 20s in the city of Miura in Kanagawa and a man in his 60s in the city of Ichihara in Chiba were newly confirmed dead. The local police and fire department in the town of Na...
Circulating footage showed significant flooding, following heavy rain in southeastern Algeria.
Eight districts face flood-like situation; people from affected areas shifted to relief centres and shelter homes
Authorities have alerted residents of at least 160 villages about the rising water levels in the Godavari river; 134 women requiring antenatal care shifted to nearby hospitals and 105 relief centres opened
Otaki, Nagano Pref., Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--A memorial ceremony was held Sunday in the village of Otaki, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, for the victims of the eruption of Mount Ontake that occurred 12 years ago, leaving 58 people dead and five missing. The event at Matsubara Sports Park was co-hosted by Otaki and the town of Kiso in the same prefecture. About 60 people attended, includin...
Continuous downpours have hammered several areas of Thailand’s capital.
District Disaster Management Cell chief Vivekanand Kadam said there was no injury or damage after a 3.6-magnitude tremor struck Talasari area
A powerful storm unusual for this time of year intensified on Sunday over the northeastern United States, bringing torrential rain and powerful winds that cut off power to tens of thousands of people and killed one person, according to US media.