Hurricane Bud weakens off Mexico's Pacific coast
25 May 2012, 3:48 pm
MANZANILLO, Mexico (Reuters) - Hurricane Bud weakened as it churned closer to Mexico's coast on Friday, but brought heavy rains and strong winds that downed trees and closed schools and a major Pacific shipping port. The first hurricane of the 2012 season, Bud will hit the coast between the port city of Manzanillo and the tourist town of Puerto Vallarta later on Friday, the U.S. National ...

Hurricane Bud weakens on approach to Mexico
25 May 2012, 1:56 pm
Mexican authorities put its Pacific coastline on alert Friday as Hurricane Bud was downgraded to a category one storm and was set to make landfall later in the day, officials said.

Bud strengthens to Category Three hurricane
25 May 2012, 12:54 am
MIAMI (AFP) - Hurricane Bud off Mexico's Pacific coast gained strength and become a Category Three storm on the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale, the National Hurricane Center said.

Pattaya Mail
10 May 2012, 2:30 am
BANGKOK, 8 May 2012 - Residents in 10 provinces have been urged to brace for flash floods and mudslides today and tomorrow, as the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) is keeping a close eye on the weather condition.

Thai-ASEAN News Network - Northern Provinces Brace for Floods, mudslides
7 May 2012, 10:16 pm
The Nan Provincial authority is bracing for flooding and mudslides after continuous rains, while the flooding situation in Lampang Province is expected to ease with no more rainfalls.

Cities in Brazilian Amazon Face Worst Floods in Years [PICTURES]
6 May 2012, 1:05 am
Heavy rains cause mudslides rendering thousands homeless.

mudslides and flood damage close Myrtle Creek Road
1 May 2012, 5:51 pm
BONNERS FERRY, Idaho– The Myrtle Creek Road, also known as Forest Road 633, was closed due to mudslides and flood damage. Forest Service employees working in the area west of Bonners Ferry, Idaho earlier this week discovered a significant mudslide and road washout, which has divided the road and scattered logs, boulders and mud throughout several sections of the road. An emergency road closure ...

B.C. Interior hit by natural disasters
27 April 2012, 6:32 pm
Weather-related natural disasters — substantial floods, sinkholes, mudslides and unusual avalanche activity — have deluged the B.C. Interior, forcing people from their homes, closing highways and stranding travellers.

Flooding in Dominican Republic forces 11,000 from homes
26 April 2012, 1:26 am
Heavy rains drenching the Caribbean island of Hispaniola have caused mudslides and floods that killed up to nine people in Haiti and forced more than 11,000 people to flee their homes in the neighbouring Dominican Republic.

9 dead, 11,000 evacuated after rains in Hispaniola
25 April 2012, 9:09 pm
Heavy rains drenching the Caribbean island of Hispaniola have caused mudslides and floods that killed up to nine people in Haiti and forced more than 11,000 people to flee their homes in the neighboring Dominican Republic, authorities said Wednesday.