The death toll from Cyclone Aila reached 40 yesterday after it lashed eastern India and Bangladesh and stranded thousands in their flooded villages. The storm destroyed nearly 3000 thatched and mud houses and toppled trees in nearly 300 villages across …
Category Archive: Extreme Weather
Deadly storms rip through Midwest, South
Emergency teams on Sunday were assessing damage from deadly storms that devastated parts of Missouri, Kentucky and West Virginia this weekend — even as the threat of more severe weather continued. The storm that tore through Madison County, Kentucky, on …
Storms damage homes, down power lines in Oklahoma
A tornado damaged homes and businesses and knocked down power lines Tuesday afternoon as severe storms moved through central Oklahoma. No serious injuries were reported. Six homes were damaged or destroyed near Edmond, a suburb north of Oklahoma City. “We …
Hundreds of motorists stranded after fresh blizzards sweep in
Up to 200 motorists found themselves trapped on a road in Devon last night after three inches of snow fell in an hour. Firefighters were called to a “major incident” on the A38 near Exeter at around 9pm, after a …