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A fire broke out at the BioLab chemical plant in Conyers, east of Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday, September 29, 2024, releasing massive amounts of toxic smoke and prompting road closures, evacuations, and shelter-in-place orders.
Floods caused by extreme rainfall since Thursday, September 26, 2024, have claimed more than 130 lives across Nepal. On Saturday, September 28, the country saw the heaviest rainfall in 54 years after 323 mm (12.7 inches) of rainfall was recorded in just 24 hours. Around 136 people remain missing while over 3 000 people have been rescued so far.
A severe EF-3 tornado with winds of up to 225 km/h (140 mph) slammed Rocky Mount on Friday, September 27, 2024, in North Carolina, injuring 15 people and causing devastation at the Tiffany Square Shopping Center.
A landslide triggered by heavy torrential rains caused an illegal goldmine to collapse in West Sumatra, claiming at least 15 lives, according to a local official on Friday, September 27. Seven people remain missing. Police and military personnel started search and rescue operations early on Friday. According to Irfan Efendi, the head of the provincial…
A strong trough of westerlies brought intense rainfall to Mumbai on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, flooding the city and leading to four fatalities. Between 16:00 and 22:00 LT, over 250 mm (9.8 inches) of rain was recorded, with parts of the region receiving up to 276 mm (10.9 inches) making Wednesday the wettest September day since 2020.
A destructive storm struck Oklahoma City metro, on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, bringing tennis ball-sized hail and causing widespread damage.
Hurricane “Helene” made landfall near Perry in the Big Bend region of Florida at 23:10 local time (LT) on Thursday, September 26, 2024, as a Category 4 hurricane with record-breaking winds of 220 km/h (140 mph). It created massive life-threatening storm surges of up to 6.1 m (20 feet). Multiple extreme wind warnings have been issued across several counties in the Big Bend region before the arrival of the eye of the storm.
Eleven people have been confirmed dead following unprecedented rainfall that hit Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture on Friday and Saturday, September 21 and 22, 2024, resulting in severe flooding and widespread damage across the region.
A series of over 100 shallow earthquakes have struck 48 km (30 miles) on the edge of the Hanford nuclear site northwest of Washington’s Tri-Cities since Saturday, September 21, 2024, with scientists attributing the tremors to tectonic activity near the Yakima Fold and Thrust Belt.
Tropical Storm “Helene” is expected to rapidly intensify and become a major hurricane by Thursday, September 26, 2024, as it moves toward the Gulf Coast. Forecasts predict that the storm will bring dangerous flooding and strong winds to western Cuba, the Yucatan Peninsula, and the southeastern U.S. as early as Thursday.
