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Overheat caused forest fire in China: 1500 evacuated
Fire broke out in forests and mountainside in Chongqing, on August 18, quickly spread to near locations. The smoke almost covered of the city center where 32 million people live.
The fire handled by the help of 5,000 people including…
Flood in US: Woman dies trapped in her car
Downpour in Texas led to flood in Dallas, Texas. The flood caused roads to submerge in water and blocked the cars from moving. A 60 years old woman trapped in her car found dead after flood level decreased.
National Weather Service…
Seven died in Shrine Collapse in Iraq
A shrine collapsed in Karbala, Iraq on last Saturday because of the landslide. Iraq Ministry of Health spokesperson Seyf el-Bedir stated that 7 found dead and 6, including 3 children, were rescued from the wreckage.
Flood in Afghanistan killed 20, injured 35
Flood caused by downpour killed 20 and injured 35 people while destroying many houses and farm lands in Logar. Taliban spokesperson Zabinullah Mujahid asked help from international organizations for the casualties. It is considered that…
Flood in sudan kills 80
Flood emerged in Sudan caused 80 citizens around 6 states to lose their life. Council of Ministers announced state of emergency for the 6 states; Gezira, Nile River, White Nile, West Kordofan, South Darfur, and Kassala. Council of Ministers…
Drought revealed WWII ship in Danube River
Heatwaves and lack of rain lead Danube River to dry up and water level to decrease. A ship sank during World War II emerged around Vamosszabadi, Hungary. Researchers from ELTE University in Budapest claim that Hungary will be exposed to…
Severe storm in Europe leaves 13 dead, 20 injured
Heavy storm in central and southern Europe caused 6 in Corsica Island, 5 in Austria and 2 in Italy to die. French Minister of Interior Gerald Darmanin stated that there are 20 people injured and 4 of them are under critical condition.…
Flood in China leaves 16 dead, 36 missing
Heavy rain led to flood in Qinghai State in China. Sixteen died and 36 missing in the flood. Authorities stated that the flood also caused landslide in some areas of the state populated by roughly 400.000 people.
The flood affected 6.200…
Flash flood hits England
After heatwave that lasted for weeks, downpour caused flood in south England. Subway stations in London are out of service because of the disaster. The flood also hit working places and houses which are evacuated afterwards.
Met Office…
Massive waterspout in US
A waterspout emerged in Florida, US scared local citizens. National Weather Service warned sailors about the multiple waterspouts emerging after heavy storm in Destin.