A powerful earthquake that hit Japan on New Year’s Day killed at least 55 people, with rescue teams struggling in freezing temperatures to reach coastal areas where many are feared trapped under possibly thousands of destroyed homes. In Suzu, a town of about 5000 households near the quake’s epicentre, 90 per cent of houses may … Read more
By Jari Tanner | Associated Press HELSINKI — Finland and Sweden recorded their coldest temperatures of the winter Tuesday when thermometers plummeted as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius (minus 40 Fahrenheit) as a cold spell grips the Nordic region. Cold and snow disrupted transportation throughout the region, including in Norway where a major highway … Read more
Emergency crews will be on standby on New Year’s Eve with heavy rain, thunderstorms and giant hail forecast for parts of northern NSW and Queensland. A wild weather system is forecast to stretch more than 1000km from Port Macquarie in NSW to Rockhampton in Queensland. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Queensland storm warning. Watch the latest … Read more
Japan on Tuesday struggled to assess the extent of damage from an earthquake that struck its west coast, killing at least a dozen people, wrecking buildings and major roads, and knocking out power to swathes of homes in freezing temperatures. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck in the middle of the afternoon on Monday, … Read more
A powerful earthquake that hit central Japan on New Year’s Day has killed at least six people, as police and local authorities report cases of bodies being pulled from the rubble of collapsed buildings. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck in the middle of the afternoon on Monday, destroying buildings, knocking out … Read more
PASADENA — Rose Parade watchers awakened to a chilly, however rain-free, morning on the first day of 2024, as temperatures hovered just under 50 degrees as Monday, Jan. 1 arrived. A forecast of a slight chance of rain earlier in the week turned into mostly sunny skies, keeping alive the Tournament of Roses’ streak of … Read more
TOPSHOT – This image taken in Hong Kong on January 1, 2024 shows a warning message on a screen from a live feed on NHK World asking people to evacuate from the area after a series of major earthquakes hit central Japan. A powerful 7.5 earthquake hit central Japan on January 1, the USGS said, … Read more
A massive earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 has hit central Japan, triggering a tsunami warning and advisories for residents to evacuate and prepare for possible aftershocks. A tsunami about one metre high struck parts of the west coast along the Sea of Japan on Monday, with a larger wave expected, public broadcaster NHK … Read more
Seal Beach Pier reopened this morning after being closed Saturday due to dangerous surf levels caused by a strong rainstorm. The storm caused many Los Angeles and Orange County beaches to close due to safety concerns. OC beaches are especially vulnerable to flooding, according to the National Weather Service, including Seal Beach, Sunset Beach and Newport … Read more
Passengers gather at the departure gates of the Eurostar terminal at St Pancras International Station after the services are cancelled due to a flooded tunnel, in London, Britain, on Dec. 30, 2023. Belinda Jiao | Reuters The holiday travel plans of hundreds of people were upended Saturday after Eurostar canceled train services to and from … Read more
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