Death toll from mudslide in China’s Xian rises to 21
Beijing, ChinaReuters The death toll from a mudslide in China’s north-western city of Xian has risen to 21, with six people still missing, the city’s emergency management authority said on Sunday, as China grapples with unusually high summer rainfall. State-owned China Central Television (CCTV) had earlier reported that Friday’s mudslide left a total of 18 […]
Death toll in Indian landslide rises to 26, dozens more feared trapped
Mumbai, IndiaReuters The death toll from a landslide in India’s western state of Maharashtra rose to 26 on Saturday, a disaster relief official said, with dozens still feared trapped under layers of mud and slush two days after the incident. The landslide occurred on Thursday night in the remote mountain hamlet of Irshalwadi, about 60 […]
Colombia landslide kills at least 12 – Civil Defence
Bogota, ColombiaReuters A landslide caused by heavy rains in a mountainous region of central Colombia killed at least 12 people on Tuesday and destroyed several houses, the country’s Civil Defence agency said. Residents recover their belongings from a house damaged by a landslide which left several casualties and others injured, in Quetame, Colombia, on 18th […]
Pakistan landslide in monsoon rains kills eight children
Peshawar, Pakistan Reuters Eight children in northern Pakistan were killed by a landslide while playing cricket after monsoon rains, officials said on Friday, a year after unprecedented floods wrecked havoc in the South Asian country. They said the incident took place in the remote Shangla district on Thursday evening and the children were all aged […]
Switzerland evacuates village threatened by vast rockfall
Brienz, Switzerland Reuters Swiss authorities have ordered residents to abandon a tiny mountain village in the eastern canton of Graubunden because of fears it could soon be buried beneath a collapsing mountainside. A thick coat of fog covered the mountaintop overlooking the village of Brienz on Thursday, where vegetation has been replaced by a slope […]
Death toll from Ecuador landslide deaths rises to 17, over 70 remain missing
Quito, Ecuador Reuters At least 17 people have died from a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Ecuador’s Andean region, sweeping down over parts of the city of Alausi, authorities said on Thursday, as the death toll increased and 72 people remained missing. The landslide struck Sunday night, and on Tuesday, the official death toll […]
Digging with scant hope, families search for dozens missing in Ecuador landslide
Alausi, Ecuador Reuters Families and rescue groups in Ecuador worked to find dozens of people still missing after a landslide smothered buildings and a stadium in the small city of Alausi, with the official death toll of seven expected to rise. An avalanche of earth ploughed into Alausi, in Ecuador’s Andean Chimborazo province, on Sunday […]
Updated: Ecuador landslide kills at least seven in the Andes, 23 hurt
Updated: 10:30am (AEST)Alausi, Ecuador Reuters A landslide triggered by heavy rains in Ecuador’s Andean region killed at least seven people, with 23 people hurt and almost 50 missing, the country’s risk agency said on Monday in a revised report on Twitter. Earlier, the agency reported that 16 people had died as a result of the […]
Indonesia rescuers await reinforcements in hunt for landslide survivors
Jakarta, Indonesia Reuters Rescuers on a remote Indonesia island searched for signs of life on Tuesday after a landslide that killed 15 people, awaiting equipment and reinforcements to boost efforts to find 42 people still missing, the disaster agency said. The landslide on Monday followed six days of torrential rain and buried houses on a […]
At least 15 dead from Peru landslide, President pledges to speed help
Reuters The death toll from a massive landslide that struck southern Peru rose to at least 15 on Tuesday, according to a government tally, after dozens of homes were swallowed up by dirt and mud following heavy rainfall last weekend. Another 20 people were injured after the landslide struck on Sunday near the riverside town […]