At least 18 people are dead after severe storms hit Texas and Oklahoma over the weekend, officials said Tuesday. Rescue crews are still searching for another 13 people missing in Hays County, Texas.
Three people were killed, including a firefighter, and eight people are missing after heavy rains and flooding swept parts of Oklahoma and Texas through Sunday. Hundreds of homes are underwater and a thousand residents were evacuated in San Marcos, Texas, as emergency crews assessed the damage, said Hays County emergency-management coordinator Kharley Smith. The Oklahoma…
The Texas National Guard made several dramatic helicopter rescues of people stranded by flooding and severe weather on Sunday in Denton County, where a significant amount of rainfall caused flash floods in some areas. An Associated Press video shows two men who were stranded on top of a pickup near Sanger. They were airlifted to…
At least five people are dead and dozens more injured after a string of tornadoes and severe storms ripped through the nation’s Tornado Alley, officials said Monday. More than two dozen tornadoes stretched across Arkansas, Iowa, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas on Sunday. In Van, Texas, where a tornado destroyed homes and toppled power lines,…
A second powerful earthquake hit Nepal on Tuesday, just weeks after a quake devastated the nation and left more than 8,000 people dead. The 7.3-magnitude temblor struck near Mount Everest in the town of Namche Bazar, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Reuters reports at least 42 deaths and at least an additonal 1,000 people…
A video posted online on Sunday appears to show the avalanche that hit a Mount Everest base camp during the Nepal earthquake. At least 17 people were killed by avalanches on during the quake.
Sometimes Facebook’s lack of respect for privacy can have good consequences. The tech company is launching a new service called Safety Check, which will allow people to register themselves as safe when a major disaster happens. It works by Facebook sending the user a push notification if their current location is in an area where…
A brushfire in California’s Napa County has spread more than 3,800 acres Wednesday after sparking Tuesday afternoon, officials said. More than 1,000 firefighters are battling the blaze, which is 30 percent contained. Fire officials said it isn’t currently threatening any major vineyards, but nearly 200 homes have been evacuated. Photo: A Cal Fire helicopter makes…
Tornadoes continue to sweep across the southern United States with another 2 deaths reported in Tennessee, adding to reports of damage across Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama. Video: Stormchaser caught in a tornado outbreak in the Tupelo, Miss., area via YouTube user TVWXMAN32
At least 18 people are dead across Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa after a series of tornadoes and storms ripped through communities leaving long paths of destruction. Forecasters are warning of further severe storms on Monday which threaten several states from Iowa to Louisiana and Ohio down into the Carolinas.
A massive magnitude 8.0 earthquake on Tuesday off the coast of Chile, near the mining port of Iquique, sparked a tsunami warning for all of Latin America’s Pacific coast, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. “An earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a destructive tsunami that can strike coastlines near the epicenter…
The death toll from Typhoon Haiyan has topped 6,000, Philippine officials said on Friday. Another 1,800 people are still considered missing after the storm hit the island nation on Nov. 8. The most recent numbers make Photo: A man fans flames on a fire Tanauan on Nov. 19, in Leyte, Philippines. (Dan Kitwood / Getty…
The death toll in the Philippine city Tacloban could top reach 10,000 following Super Typhoon Haiyan, a senior police official said. Elmer Soria, regional police chief, said he was told by the Leyte provincial Gov. Dominic Petilla that there approximately 10,000 deaths on the island from collapsed buildings and floods. Photo: A resident walks by…
California’s Powerhouse wildfire grew overnight to 19,500 acres and now threatens around 1,000 homes. The fire has already destroyed six homes and damaged nine other buildings. The fire is currently at 20% containment and officials hope to have it fully contained by Wednesday. 2,000 firefighters are fighting to stop the fire’s spread. NBCLA
A man swallowed by sinkhole under his bedroom in Florida is believed dead, authorities said early Friday, after monitoring equipment found no signs of life. Using radar, engineers determined the sinkhole is about 100 feet in diameter, but it is not visible above ground except from inside the house. CNN
