11 Deaths Confirmed as Wildfires Devastate Tennessee

Four more people have died in the ferocious wildfire that erupted across Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains National Park, authorities said Thursday, raising the death toll to 11 as officials continue to assess the damage.

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102 million dead California trees 'unprecedented in our modern history,' officials say

The number of dead trees in California’s drought-stricken forests has risen dramatically to more than 102 million in what officials described as an unparalleled ecological disaster that heightens the danger of massive wildfires and damaging erosion.

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13 tornadoes touch down in US South leaving at least five dead

Tornadoes that dropped out of the night sky killed five people in two states and injured at least a dozen more early Wednesday, adding to a seemingly biblical onslaught of drought, flood and fire plaguing the South.

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Haiti death toll hits 842 and is expected to rise

Hurricane Matthew's death toll in the Caribbean has climbed to nearly 900 people, mostly in Haiti.

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Hurricane Matthew death toll increased to 11

The death toll from the week-long trek by Hurricane Matthew across the Caribbean has increased to eleven. The hurricane slammed into Haiti’s southwestern tip yesterday with howling 230 kilometres per hour winds.

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150 buried, 73 dead after 6.2 earthquake rocks Italy

The true horror of the Italian earthquake disaster was revealed today as witnesses described the hellish scenes as 'like Dante's inferno' and shocking pictures showed how four towns were almost wiped off the map.

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Louisiana: 3 dead, 1,000 evacuated after 3 months of rain

Torrential rain and floods ravaging Louisiana have killed at least three people and forced more than 1,000 from their homes. Almost a foot of rain fell on Louisiana overnight on Friday - the kind of deluge which has a likelihood of occurring once every 500 years.

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Tropical Storm Earl death toll jumps to 38 in Mexico

The death toll in Mexico's landslides and flooding has jumped to 38 after Tropical Storm Earl swept through the country's eastern regions. The state worst hit is Puebla, where officials say 28 people died. Another 10 people were killed in the state of Veracruz.

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Erupting Volcano Reveals Smiley Face in Lava

The erupting Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has produced a rare phenomenon. Hot red lava formed inside the crater has created an eerie looking "smiley" face.

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Nepal Floods: 64 dead, thousands displaced

At least 64 people have been killed and several others missing as floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains wreaked havoc in Nepal displacing thousands of people.

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China Tornado Kills 98, Injures 800

The death toll in eastern China skyrocketed to 98 after a powerful tornado and severe storms hit a densely populated area of farms and factories on Thursday. The tornado hit near the city of Yancheng in Jiangsu province, about 500 miles south of Beijing. Some 800 people were also injured.

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23 Dead in West Virginia Flooding

At least 23 people have died from devastating flooding and historic rainfall in West Virginia, according to the state's Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has called the flooding "among the worst in a century" for some parts of the state.

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Lightning strikes kill 93 people in just two days

At least 93 people have been killed by lightning strikes in India in just two days, according to disaster management officials. The country's annual monsoon season, which runs from June to October, has been wreaking havoc since it hit the southern coast earlier this month - but the death toll this week has been particularly high.

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Biblical-like plague devastates Russia

A state of emergency has been declared in southern Russia after a huge swarm of locusts spread over 70,000 hectares devastating crops. In near apocalyptic scenes millions of the insects have caused drivers to swerve to avoid them.

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Texas hit with historic Flooding

Three soldiers were killed and six were missing after an Army truck was washed from a low-water crossing and overturned Thursday in a rain-swollen creek at Fort Hood, a spokesman for the Texas Army post said.

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India's record-breaking 123.8 degree heatwave Kills Hundreds, Destroys Crops

India has recently recorded its highest temperature ever, with a scorching 51 degrees Celsius or 123.8 Fahrenheit . The result is a devastating death toll and ravaged crops. Hundreds of people have died in more than 13 states, with damaged crops affecting hundreds of millions of Indians.

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Half of all cancer deaths could be avoided by adopting a healthier lifestyle

Half of all cancer deaths could be avoided if people simply adopted a healthier lifestyle, a major study has found. If people stopped smoking, kept fit, slimmed down and had no more than a drink or two a day, cancer death rates would be slashed dramatically, Harvard scientists claim. 

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Over 200 families feared buried by landslides

Soldiers and police used sticks and bare hands Wednesday to dig through enormous piles of mud covering houses in three villages hit by massive landslides in central Sri Lanka, with hundreds of families reported missing.

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Being Always Ready

Editorial

With the rapid deterioration of society along with the continuous natural disasters that are plaguing our world, we must always be prepared to meet Jesus Christ in the clouds of glory, face to face. 

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88,000 people evacuated 1,600 homes destroyed in Canadian Fire

Incredible dash cam footage has captured a man's drive through supercharging wildfires tearing across Alberta, Canada, as more than 88,000 people are being forced to evacuate their homes. More than 1,110 firefighters, 145 helicopters, 138 pieces of heavy equipment and 22 air tankers were fighting a total of 49 wildfires that now cover land the size of New York City. Seven of the blazes are deemed out of control.

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