カテゴリー: Landslides
Torrential downpours have caused landslides and flash floods in the region, with some districts experiencing a month’s rainfall in a day. In the northern state of Himachal Pradesh, where landslides blocked about 700 roads, flash floods destroyed a brid…
According to state media, heavy flooding has displaced thousands of people and damaged infrastructure across China. Authorities in the northern Shaanxi province reported the worst flooding in 50 years, while in the south-western city of Chongqing, a la…
Death toll rises as storms continue to rip through communities, destroying homes and livelihoodsAs heavy rains and floods dominate headlines around the world, displaced people and those living in conflict zones are among the worst affected. Wind and he…
Torrential rains cause landslides as military personnel assist with rescue operations in coastal regionsAt least 112 people have died in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, authorities have said, after torrential monsoon rains caused landslides an…
More than 1,000 rescuers have arrived in Atami, a Japanese town hit by a landslide on Saturday that killed two people. The rescuers climbed on to cracked roofs and searched cars thrown on to engulfed buildings, as more rain lashed the area.About 20 peo…
Two bodies have been recovered in remote makeshift village of alluvial gold miners but heavy rain hampers efforts to look for othersAt least 12 people are feared dead after a landslide engulfed a makeshift village of alluvial gold miners in Papua New G…
Three New Zealanders among dead after avalanche hits Gapyeong holiday cottagesFourteen people have been killed and more than 1,000 forced from their homes as 42 consecutive days of rain, South Korea’s longest monsoon in seven years, triggered floods an…