BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AFP) — Heavy rains in northwest Colombia sent a wall of earth crashing onto a winding road, swallowing up a bus and other vehicles and killing 34 people, emergency services said Monday. The landslide Sunday evening prompted a large rescue effort, with dozens of people in hard hats using backhoes and excavators to dig through the earth looking for victims. The National Unit for Disaster Risk Management said the fatalities included eight minors […]
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Severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, lash southern US
Washington, United States (AFP) Heavy thunderstorms lashed the southern region of the United States on Tuesday, the National Weather Service said, warning of dangerous tornados in their wake. “Severe thunderstorms are bringing strong tornadoes, very large hail, and severe wind gusts across parts of the lower to mid Mississippi Valley, Mid-South and parts of the Southeast,” it said in a statement. “Tornado Watches and Warnings are in effect. A few long-track strong tornadoes are possible,” […]
Italy declares state of emergency after deadly island landslide
Casamicciola Terme, Italy | AFP) by Martina UCCI, Sonia LOGRE Italy declared a state of emergency on the southern island of Ischia on Sunday after a landslide killed at least seven people and left several others missing. A wave of mud and debris crashed through the small town of Casamicciola Terme on Saturday morning, engulfing at least one house and sweeping cars down to the sea, local media and emergency services said. “The toll […]
PAGASA monitoring LPA off General Santos
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off General Santos. PAGASA said it is embedded along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao. The weather bureau said Visayas, Mindanao, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Quezon, and the southern portion of Aurora will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate with at times heavy rains are […]
ITCZ affecting Southern Mindanao: PAGASA
(Eagle News) — The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is affecting Southern Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services, as a result, Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. The rest of the country will also have the same conditions. Meanwhile, PAGASA said flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The weather bureau said the whole country will have light to moderate winds […]
ITCZ affecting Southern Mindanao: PAGASA
(Eagle News)–The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Southern Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms as a result. The rest of the country will have the same conditions. Flashfloods or landslides due to severe thunderstorms are possible, PAGASA said. PAGASA said the whole country will have light to moderate winds and slight to moderate coastal waters.
ITCZ affecting Mindanao: PAGASA
(Eagle News) — The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Mindanao, Eastern Visayas, and Palawan will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate with at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, PAGASA said, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Extreme Northern Luzon will […]
Hurricane Nicole makes landfall in Florida
Washington, United States | AFP | Hurricane Nicole made landfall on the Atlantic coast of the US state of Florida, meteorologists said Thursday, sparking mandatory evacuation orders. The Category 1 hurricane, a rare occurrence this late in the year, comes just weeks after Florida was battered by Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms to hit the United States. Nicole was packing sustained maximum winds of up to 75 miles (120 kilometers) per hour […]
PAGASA: Shear line affecting eastern section of Luzon
(Eagle News) — The shear line is affecting the eastern section of Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, as a result, Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora, Quirino, Quezon, Camarines Provinces, and Catanduanes will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate with at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy […]
One killed, scores missing after tornadoes hit southern US
Tornadoes extended into Oklahoma and Arkansas as well as Texas yesterday, and the widespread damage is still being assessed. Field correspondent Brandon Clement documented this devastation in Idabel, OK.#severewx #OKwx #tornado pic.twitter.com/ap3Z6LNw0b — WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) November 5, 2022 Here is a collection of frame grabs if New Boston, Texas #tornado. This tornado lifted debris up above 30,000 feet per radar when between Naples and Boston. NWS damage surveys will be out in force today. Our […]
Reported fatalities due to “Paeng” now at 150
(Eagle News) — The number of reported fatalities due to “Paeng” has risen to 150. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, of the 150 reported, 94 have been confirmed. Of the deaths, 63 were reported from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, 33 from Calabarzon and 29 from Western Visayas. Damage to infrastructure was at P2.833 billion. According to the NDRRMC, “Paeng” left P2.4 billion worth of damage in agriculture. Bicol […]
Cloudy skies, scattered rain showers expected in parts of PHL
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and scattered rain showers are expected in parts of the country. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Eastern Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, Davao Region, SOCCSKSARGEN, Bohol, Lanao del Sur, and Maguindanao, in particular, will experience these conditions. The weather bureau said the conditions were due to the trough of the low pressure area (formerly “Queenie”) estimated 420 km east of General Santos City. Flash floods or […]





