DR Congo landslide kills at least 12, more than 50 still missing
Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters At least 12 people were killed and more than 50 are still missing after heavy rain caused a ravine to collapse onto a river in southwest Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official and a civil society leader said on Sunday. The landslide occurred around midday on Saturday in […]
Landslides kill 18 on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, two missing
Updated: 4:25pm (AEST) Jakarta, Indonesia Reuters Landslides on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on the weekend killed at least 18 people with rescue efforts, including police sniffer dogs, still ongoing for two missing people, local authorities said on Monday. The local government in South Sulawesi also reported that two people were in a critical condition in hospital. […]
Death toll from Philippines landslide jumps to 68
Manila, Philippines Reuters The death toll from a landslide in the southern Philippines has climbed to 68 as officials said on Monday the window of finding more survivors is closing. Search and rescue operations continue following a landslide in the village of Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro, Philippines, on 8th February, 2024. PICTURE: Reuters/Mark Navales/ […]
Philippine landslide death toll climbs to 35
Manila, The Philippines Reuters The number of people killed by a landslide in the southern Philippines has risen to 35, an official said on Sunday, as rescue workers continued to dig through mud even as hope of finding more survivors dimmed. The landslide struck on Tuesday night outside a gold mine in Maco town in […]
Rescuers seek survivors as Philippine landslide death toll climbs
Manila, Philippines Reuters Rescue workers recovered more bodies on Friday, raising the death toll from a landslide that struck a southern Philippine province to 27, but hopes of finding more survivors remain after a child was saved earlier in the day. Rescuers vacate residents following a landslide in the village of Masara, Maco, Davao de […]
The number of missing from a landslide that struck a southern Philippine province rose to 110 on Thursday as rescuers recovered more bodies, bringing the official death toll to 11, disaster officials said.
Manila, The Philippines Reuters The number of missing from a landslide that struck a southern Philippine province rose to 110 on Thursday as rescuers recovered more bodies, bringing the official death toll to 11, disaster officials said. Police officers carry a body bag as search and rescue operations continue in the landslide-hit village of Masara, […]
Death toll in China landslide rises to 11, rescuers still search for missing
Beijing, China Reuters The death toll from a landslide in China’s Yunnan province rose to 11 on Tuesday as rescue workers battled freezing temperatures and snow to locate dozens of missing people. Rescuers worked through the night sifting deep mounds of earth at the site of the landslide in Zhenxiong County, state-owned China Central Television […]
Dozens missing in landslide in south-west China’s Yunnan province
Updated: 5:30pm (AEDT) Beijing, China Reuters A landslide in China’s Yunnan province killed two people on Monday with dozens missing as rescue operations are underway in snowy sub-zero weather. At least 47 people from 18 households were missing, state-owned China Central Television reported. Two of the missing people had been found dead in early Monday […]
Myanmar rescuers recover 22 bodies after a deadly landslide
Reuters Rescue teams in northern Myanmar have found 22 bodies following a huge landslide at the weekend near a jade mine, a rescue worker and a local journalist said on Tuesday. There were 42 people declared missing, many of them scavengers searching for small pieces of jade, according to Tar Lin Maung, a local journalist. […]
At least 36 feared dead after landslide at Myanmar jade mine
Updated: 8:15am, 15th August, 2023 (AEST)Reuters At least 36 people were feared dead at a jade mine in northern Myanmar after being swept into a lake by a huge landslide, a rescue worker and local journalist said on Monday. The accident happened Sunday in the remote town of Hpakant, the centre of Myanmar’s secretive jade […]