カテゴリー: Landslides
At least 17 dead as torrential downpours trigger landslides, while heavy rain lashes India, Pakistan and AustraliaAt least 17 people have been confirmed dead in Bali, Indonesia, after the island’s worst flooding in more than a decade.Torrential rain la…
Search for the missing continues in north-west after downpour also sparks deadly flooding and landslides in IndiaA massive cloudburst has triggered flash floods in north-west Pakistan, killing at least 157 people, as rescuers continued to search for pe…
People on popular pilgrimage route were washed away by flood waters triggered by cloudburst, officials sayAt least 56 people have died and 80 are missing after a sudden rainstorm in Indian Kashmir, the second such disaster in the Himalayas in a little …
Firefighters in Japan rescued a survivor from a house badly damaged in a deadly landslide in central Japan. The landslide was triggered by heavy rain brought by Typhoon Shanshan. Authorities say one person was severely injured and at least two are stil…
Almost 200 people still missing after heavy rains and access problems hamper second day of rescue operationThe death toll from a series of landslides in Kerala has risen to 166 and almost 200 people are still missing as the southern Indian state reels …
Rescue teams including soldiers have been searching for survivors of landslides that tore through the town of Chooralmala and other parts of Kerala. Authorities said on Wednesday that at least 166 people had died and 195 others were injured in landslid…
Heavy rainfall, difficult terrain, destroyed roads and collapsed bridge have hampered rescue efforts in KeralaAt least 108 people have died and dozens more are missing after heavy rain led to a series of landslides in the Indian state of Kerala, with r…
Officials say a landslide hit Luwu regency in South Sulawesi on Friday after torrential rain pounded the areaA flood and a landslide have hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 14 people, according to officials.The landslide hit Luwu regency…
Three-year-old has given fresh hope of finding more survivors in a gold-mining village where death toll has climbed to 27The rescue of a child nearly 60 hours after a landslide hit a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines has been hailed as a …
Liangshui village in south-west China has been hit by a landslide, which has killed at least eight people and left 47 people buried under rubble. Rescue workers were mobilised to pull people from the debris of collapsed buildings in freezing temperatur…
Preliminary investigations show 47 people missing in mountainous region, state broadcaster reportsForty-seven people were buried in a landslide, with eight reported dead, in south-western Yunnan province, Chinese state media reported.China Central Tele…
In 2023, the effects of the climate crisis have come into sharp focus. Much of the northern hemisphere endured a blistering heatwave, while other countries were inundated with torrential rain and catastrophic flooding. A number of climate records – som…
Dozens missing after days of heavy rain wash away vehicles and destroy buildings in Himalayan regionAt least 49 people have been killed and dozens are thought to be missing after intense rain caused floods and landslides in the Indian Himalayan region….
At least 22 people were reported to have died, 14 were missing and thousands were evacuated as a third day of torrential rains caused landslides in South Korea. The country has been pounded by heavy downpours since 9 July. The ministry of the interior …
Mud engulfs houses and cars as island of Kyushu bears brunt of annual rainy season that is worsening with climate changeSix people died and three others were missing after the “heaviest rain ever” triggered floods and landslides in south-west Japan.The…