Tag Archives: Landslide

At least ten people have died in the Indonesian region of Natuna on Monday after a landslide buried houses amid heavy rainfall, the country’s disaster mitigation agency said. Junainah, a disaster official in Riau Islands province, said the number of fatalities may rise and that communications in the area had …

The death toll from an earthquake that struck Indonesia’s Java island has risen to 310 after rescuers found more bodies under landslides, an official said. At least 24 people are still missing. In devastated towns in western Java, residents gathered near badly damaged mosques for Friday prayers. Others held prayers …

Authorities are still trying to ascertain the number of displaced and the full extent of damage in the wake of this week’s heavy rains, floods, and landslides in the Himalayan nation. Nepalese authorities have been searching for dozens of people missing in this week’s heavy rains, floods, and landslides, as …

At least 24 people died and more than a dozen were missing after landslides and flash floods triggered by several days of heavy rain hit northern India, officials said Tuesday. Forecasters have also warned of more downpours in the coming days in the southern state of Kerala where floods have …

At least 23 people have died, and a dozen are feared missing after a day of torrential rains in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Rescue operations were underway on Sunday after heavy rains lashed the state the day before, triggering flash floods and landslides, the Press Trust of India …

At least 112 people have died in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, authorities said on Friday, after torrential monsoon rains caused landslides and flooded low-lying areas, cutting off hundreds of villages. Parts of India’s west coast received up to 594 mm (23 inches) of rainfall over 24 hours, forcing …

At least two people were dead and 10 missing after heavy rains in a hilly northern Indian state triggered landslides and flash floods that destroyed homes, damaged roads, and swept away cars, a senior government official said on Tuesday. About 50 workers from the National Disaster Response Force and local …

Rain hampered Japanese rescuers seeking 20 missing people on Sunday after landslides triggered by torrential rains hit the central city of Atami, killing at least two, Kyodo news agency said. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said about 19 people were rescued and about 130 buildings were affected after floods, landslides and …

Landslides triggered by heavy rain swept away dozens of houses and killed at least 16 people in mountainous villages of Nepal on Friday and many people were missing, a home ministry official said. Nepal suffers flash floods and landslides during the June-September rainy season, resulting in loss of life and …

The death toll from a landslide at a tea plantation in the southern Indian state of Kerala rose to 43 on Sunday with nearly two dozen people feared trapped, a senior official said. The landslide, caused by heavy rain, hit the plantation in Idduki district in the early hours of …

A landslide buried nine people on Wednesday in China’s Hubei province, the People’s Daily newspaper reported, after some of the heaviest rain in decades brought floods that have killed more than 100 people. The landslide occurred in Huangmei County in the early hours and efforts were being made to rescue …

A huge landslide has swept eight houses into the sea in Arctic Norway. There were no reports of injuries. Officials estimate the landslip was around 2km wide and 500 ft high.