Death toll rises to 39 from heavy rains in Brazil
Sao Paulo, May 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The death toll from heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has risen to 39 with nearly 70 people still missing, the Civil Defence agency…
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6.0-magnitude quake hits Philippines
Manila, May 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 rocked Leyte province in the central Philippines, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The institute said on Friday that the…
Three killed, eight injured in blast in Pakistan
Islamabad, May 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least three people were killed and eight others injured on Friday in a blast in Khuzdar district of Pakistan’s Balochistan province, police said. According to police, the vehicle of a…
Death toll due to flooding, landslides in Indonesia rises to seven
Jakarta, May 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Death toll due to the latest landslides and flooding triggered by prolonged heavy rains in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi eastern province climbed to seven, according to the province’s disaster mitigation agency on…
Helicopter crashes en route to pick up Shiv Sena leader in Maha’s Raigad
Raigad (Maharashtra), May 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a shocker, a private helicopter which was flying to pick up Shiv Sena Deputy Leader Sushma Andhare, suddenly crashed on landing, officials said here on Friday. As per a…
Death toll in Brazil’s worst storms rises to 29
Sao Paulo, May 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The death toll due to the worst storms mounted to 29 after four consecutive days of intense rainfall, floods and mudslides in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul, Governor Eduardo Leite…
Landslides snap road, rail links to Assam, Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur
Guwahati, May 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Surface links to Assam’s Barak Valley and Dima Hasao district and neighbouring states of Tripura, Mizoram, and Manipur remained snapped on Thursday as incessant rains triggered landslides and washed off roads…
Death toll in China road collapse mounts to 48 (Lead)
Guangzhou, May 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The death toll from the collapse of a portion of a road in China’s Guangdong province has risen to 48, authorities said. Thirty injured people are receiving hospital treatment, and none…
Death toll rises to 36 after motorway collapse in China
Shenzhen, China, May 2 (IANS/DPA) The death toll has risen to 36 following the collapse of a carriageway on a motorway in China’s Guangdong province, state news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday. The agency reported…
Two workers buried alive while digging well in Philippines
Manila, May 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two workers were buried alive in a well while they were digging a well in Philippine’s Quezon province, police said on Wednesday. Police said that four workers were digging 13 feet…
Thousands evacuated as volcanic eruptions wreak havoc in Indonesia
Jakarta, May 1 (IANS/DPA) Authorities on Wednesday began evacuating about 12,000 residents after Indonesia’s Mount Ruang volcano erupted, spewing ash and rocks. Mount Ruang, located in the Sangihe Islands arc in North Sulawesi province, has…
Death toll in Kenya flash floods rises to 169
Nairobi, April 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The death toll due to heavy rains pounding several parts of Kenya and devastating flash floods has mounted to 169 people, a government official said. Government Spokesman Isaac Mwaura confirmed the…
Multiple injured after tornado hits parts of Texas
Houston, April 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Multiple people were injured after a tornado with 100-mph winds touched down parts of Trinity County, US state of Texas, overnight, authorities said. The Conroe Police Department told local media outlet…
Indonesia’s Mount Ruang erupts again, evacuation ordered
Jakarta, April 30 (IANS/DPA) Indonesia’s Mount Ruang volcano erupted on Tuesday, prompting authorities to raise the alert level to the highest level and order immediate evacuations within a six-kilometre radius. The eruption at Mount Ruang,…
US: 4 killed after tornadoes hit Oklahoma
Houston, April 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least four people have been killed since Saturday night when multiple large tornadoes began to hit Oklahoma in the US, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has said at a news conference….
Indonesia’s Ibu volcano erupts, ash up to 3.5 km
Jakarta, April 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Ibu volcano on Halmahera Island in the eastern Indonesian province of North Maluku erupted early Sunday, according to the country’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG). PVMBG reported…
Five killed as tornado hits China
Beijing, April 28 (IANS/DPA) Five people were killed in a tornado in the southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou. The Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday that a further 33 people were injured in the storm….
Fire breaks out at leather manufacturing unit in Noida
Noida, April 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) A fire broke out at a leather manufacturing unit in Noida’s sector-65 area on Sunday. No one was injured in the incident, a fire official noted. According to Chief Fire Officer…
6.5-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia, no tsunami alert issued
Jakarta, April 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) An undersea quake with a magnitude of 6.5 jolted Indonesia’s West Java province on Saturday night, without triggering giant waves, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The earthquake occurred…
Dozens of tornadoes wreak havoc in US
Washington, April 27 (IANS/DPA) Dozens of tornadoes tore across the US Midwest and flattened entire neighbourhoods, particularly in and around the city of Omaha in the state of Nebraska. “Numerous houses” in western Douglas County,…