Tag: Storm

Dust storm, lightning and rain kill 35 in India

Thunderstorms swept across western India killing at least 35 people and leaving widespread damage, officials said on Wednesday. Strong winds barrelled through Rajasthan, Gujarat and...

Flood watches, evacuation orders as storm hits California

A powerful storm descending on California on Saturday threatened flooding in the entire San Francisco Bay Area and areas stripped bare by devastating wildfires. The...

Italian storms claim more victims as death toll rises to at...

MILAN: At least 12 people have been killed by severe weather on the island of Sicily, bringing the overall death toll from the storms...

China storm kills 2 people, forces 127,000 to evacuate

  BEIJING: A state news agency says torrential rains in southern China killed at least two people and forced 127,000 to evacuate. The Xinhua News Agency...

VIDEO: Muslims begin annual hajj pilgrimage amid heavy rains

ARAFAT: As more than 2 million pilgrims from around the world braved stormy weather in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to begin the annual hajj...

Hundreds of tourists stranded in New Zealand as storm batters

SYDNEY: Hundreds of tourists in New Zealand were left stranded on Friday after a strong storm damaged roads, uprooted trees and felled power lines. Former...

Three missing, thousands flee as storm heads for Philippines

Tens of thousands were driven from their homes by floods and three fishermen were missing Saturday as Tropical Storm Kai-Tak barrelled towards the eastern...

Major storm kills at least three in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: A major storm left three dead, two missing and more than a dozen injured across Sri Lanka, authorities said Thursday, as powerful winds toppled...

Storm complicates efforts to find missing Argentine navy submarine

MAR DEL PLATA: A storm on Sunday complicated efforts to find an Argentine navy submarine missing in the South Atlantic with 44 crew members,...

Freak storm batters Europe, kills six

BERLIN/PRAGUE: Strong winds battered northern and central Europe on Sunday, killing at least six people in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, with authorities...

Hurricane Ophelia threatens Ireland with worst storm in 50 years

DUBLIN: Ireland dispatched its armed forces to bolster flood defences on Sunday and warned people against non-essential travel as the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia...

Storm kills eight in Romania, damage hits Serbia, Croatia

BUCHAREST: A strong storm killed eight people and injured at least 67 in western Romania on Sunday as winds of up to 100 kph...

Storm Jose strengthens into hurricane: NHC

Tropical storm Jose is expected to strengthen into a hurricane later on Friday, bringing “high surfs and life threatening rip currents” along sections of...

Miley Cyrus to donate $500,000 to Hurricane Harvey victims

NEW YORK: Pop star Miley Cyrus on Thursday tearfully announced she was giving $500,000 to victims of Harvey, becoming the latest celebrity to donate...

Rescue operations continue in Karachi after torrential rains

The relief and rescue operation in Karachi continues after the torrential rains the city received during the last two days. Pakistan Army and Rangers are...

Storms kill at least 33 in Bangladesh

Fierce tropical storms wreaked havoc across Bangladesh on Thursday, killing more than 30 people, with police attributing many of the deaths to lightning strikes. The...

Lightning kills eight including three kids in DG Khan, Sibbi, Loralai

Lightning killed eight including three kids on Saturday in Loralai, Sibbi and Dera Ghazi Khan while three other kids were injured in the incidents,...