Severe weather hits Pakistan leaving at least 20 people dead

Severe weather hits Pakistan leaving at least 20 people dead

The same storm that hit the United Arab Emirates and Oman on March 9 wreaked havoc across Pakistan over the past two days. Torrential rains accompanied by flash floods have killed at least 20 people in country's north and southwest, officials said today. Most of…

Floods and landslides claim 21 lives across Sao Paulo, Brazil

Floods and landslides claim 21 lives across Sao Paulo, Brazil

Floods and landslides that hit Sao Paulo metropolitan region, Brazil on March 10 and 11, 2016 claimed lives of at least 21 people. An unknown number of people is still missing. Torrential rain that hit the region on March 10 and continued into March 11 has thrown…

Mexican winter storm claims 6 lives as another approaches from the north

Mexican winter storm claims 6 lives as another approaches from the north

At least six people were killed and hundreds injured in the past two days as a strong winter storm, 11th of the season, hit much of the Mexican territory. Today, this storm is located in Texas, US. Luis Felipe Puente, National Coordinator of Civil Protection of the…

Powerful storm causes extreme flash flooding across the US South

Powerful storm causes extreme flash flooding across the US South

A large and anomalous upper-level low is affecting US South as it continues slowly drifting eastward over northern Mexico today. Very heavy rain caused severe flash flooding that claimed lives of three people so far. "Many locations have experienced extreme…

Heavy rain, strong winds and flash floods hit drought-stricken California

Heavy rain, strong winds and flash floods hit drought-stricken California

​A series of storm systems have begun soaking California and other parts of the West Coast, US this weekend. The weather is accompanied by the atmospheric river, a narrow corridor of moisture and moisture transport in the atmosphere, unleashing short periods of…

Floods, landslides and abundant snow across Italy claim 5 lives

Floods, landslides and abundant snow across Italy claim 5 lives

Torrential downpours and snowstorms lashed Italy since February 27, 2016. Strong storms caused floods and a landslide, widespread power outages, and infrastructural damage. Five people were reported dead so far. The low pressure Atlantic front "Golia"…