A MASSIVE earthquake has rocked Colombia, striking close to one of the country’s largest cities and forcing people to run for their lives during a mass evacuation of the surrounding area More than 400 people had to flee their homes in Citadel Sevilla, Medellin – the home city of infamous cocaine drug lord Pablo Escobar. […]
The south east of Australia is set for a deluge of rain over the next 24 hours, with a month’s worth of rain forecast to fall in parts of Victoria tomorrow. Sydney could be hit by 34mm rain starting from this evening – half the amount that usually falls throughout the whole of September. Floods were […]
Flights from Manila to Basco, Batanes and vice versa have also been cancelled. Several areas in Northern Luzon are preparing for Typhoon Ferdie (Meranti), which could make landfall in Batanes very early Wednesday, September 14. Classes in all levels in Batanes were suspended Tuesday, September 13. As of 11 am on Tuesday, state weather bureau […]
Super Typhoon Meranti to strike Taiwan with flooding rain, damaging winds Wednesday Super Typhoon Meranti is expected to intensify over the next couple of days before pounding Taiwan with flooding rain, damaging winds and dangerous storm surge on Wednesday. Meranti, currently equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane, reached super typhoon status on Monday afternoon local […]
Hotel workers across the province to strike today Union says its time workers get their share from a booming tourism industry Hotel workers across the province, including those in Montreal and Quebec City, are planning to walk off the job today. Their union, the CSN, has been given a three-day strike mandate, but for […]