World Catastrophe

Vehicles washed away by tsunami | 2011 Sendai earthquake

Vehicles washed away by tsunami are left in Ofunato, Iwate, northern Japan in Saturday, March 12, 2011 after Japan’s biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday. Incoming search terms:tsunami jepangtsunami jepang 2011pakistan floods 2011ship japan tsunamiSendai Port Damagesendai …

Ships drifted by Tsunami | 2011 Sendai earthquake

Ships drifted by tsunami sit on the land near a port in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Saturday morning, March 12, 2011 after Japan’s biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday. Incoming search terms:sendai earthquakechile earthquake 2010tsunami en pakistantsunami in …

2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami

The 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami was an 8.8 to 9.1-MW megathrust earthquake that created tsunami waves of up to 10 meters (33 ft). It was measured at 7 on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale in the northern …

36 killed, hundreds injured in new China flooding

At least 36 people have died and 23 others are missing in fresh flooding from torrential rains in China’s Gansu province, the latest in a string of natural disasters to strike China. The official Xinhua News Agency reported that the …

Baghdad Suicide Bomb Hits Army Recruits, Kills 60

A suicide bomber blew himself up Tuesday among hundreds of army recruits who had gathered near a military headquarters in an attack officials said killed 60 and wounded 125, one of the bloodiest bombings in weeks in the Iraqi capital. …

Eight killed, 12 injured in Lucerne Valley off-road race

The crowd at the off-road race was almost close enough to touch the trucks as they hurtled and bounced over the desert sand — close enough for one mistake to end eight lives. Hundreds of thrill-seeking fans watched in horror …

In Colombia plane crash, pilot skill praised for minimal injury

Officials in Colombia called it a “miracle” that the plane crash on a Colombian island early Monday morning resulted in just one death. Even as authorities work to determine what caused the Boeing 737 to go down, deft piloting is …

2010 China floods

The 2010 China floods began in early May 2010. 392 people had died, and a further 232 people had been reported missing as of June 30, 2010, including 57 people in a landslide in Guizhou. 53 of the deaths occurred …

2010 Gansu mudslide

The 2010 Gansu mudslide was a deadly mudslide in Zhugqu County, Gannan TAP that occurred at 12 midnight (UTC+8) on August 8, 2010. It has resulted in more than 700 deaths; more than 1,000 others are still missing. It was …

Death toll from NW China mudslide rises to 702; 1,042 still missing

ZHOUQU, Gansu, – The death toll from a massive rain-triggered mudslide in Zhouqu County in northwest China’s Gansu Province has risen to 702, with 1,042 others still missing, local civil affairs authorities said Tuesday afternoon. Some 1,243 people have been …