Storm Boris batters northern Italy bringing severe flooding and landslides | Italy
Storm Boris, which has killed at least 24 people in Central and Eastern Europe since last week, has battered the northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna, causing severe flooding and landslides and forcing evacuations of residents. Heavy rain hit the Emilia Romagna region late on Wednesday afternoon and conditions deteriorated rapidly overnight. Yader Dardi, mayor […]
Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 233 as more bodies found in areas hit by landslides, flooding
Vietnam's death toll from Typhoon Yagi rose to 233 on Friday as rescuers retrieved more bodies from areas hit by landslides and flash floods, state media said. Floodwaters from the swollen Red River are starting to subside in the capital Hanoi but many districts remain submerged and experts predict it could be days yet before […]
Typhoon Yagi Causes Floods And Landslides In Vietnam, Killing At Least 59 And Causing Mass Destruction
A typhoon caused widespread flooding in Vietnam on Monday, collapsing bridges and washing away buses, killing at least 59 people, the Associated Press reported. Typhoon Yagi lashed Japan on Saturday, causing flooding, landslides and dangerously rising river levels, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. AP. A bus carrying 20 people was swept away by a flooded […]
Death toll from landslides in India’s Kerala state rises to 166 | India
The death toll from a series of landslides in the southern Indian state of Kerala has risen to 166 and about 200 people are still missing, in one of the worst disasters the state has suffered in years. Two consecutive massive landslides occurred in the hilly areas of Wayanad on Tuesday midnight, washing away and […]
At Least 93 Killed, Dozens Trapped In Destructive India Landslides
Rescue workers conduct search and rescue operations at the site of a landslide in Wayanad on July 30, 2024. At least 93 people were killed on July 30 in India after a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains swept through tea plantations, and at least 250 more were rescued from the mud and rubble, authorities […]
18 dead after landslides hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island
Search and rescue teams have found 18 people dead and two missing in a landslide on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The head of Makassar Search and Rescue said rescuers recovered about 14 bodies in Makare village and four bodies in South Makare on Sunday. According to officials, two people remain missing as fog and […]
Taiwan earthquake: rescuers search for survivors amid landslides and aftershocks | Taiwan
Rescue teams are working to rescue more than 100 people trapped in mining areas and national parks after Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in decades killed nine people and injured nearly 1,000. Search efforts around the worst-hit east coast city of Hualien have been hampered by more than 50 aftershocks recorded since Wednesday morning’s quake, Taiwan’s Central […]
Alaska community rebuilds while grappling with fatal landslide’s impact
Last November, a landslide occurred on Wrangell Island in southeastern Alaska, killing six people, including a family of five. The Wrangell community is gradually returning to normalcy in preparation for the upcoming tourist and seafood processing seasons. Alaska faces the threat of more landslides due to an increase in heavy rain. Jamie Roberts and her […]
Historic Southern California Storm Brings Record Flooding and Dangerous Landslides
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rainfall from either Wettest storm in Southern California history The weather was expected to ease on Tuesday, but forecasters warned that flooding was still possible and flooded ground was raising the risk of deadly landslides. The slow-moving storm that stalled in the region Monday and dumped record rain on parts of […]
California storms ease after record rainfall leaves threat of landslides | California
A powerful atmospheric river storm that brought record rain to California in recent days was expected to weaken by Tuesday, but forecasters said the risk of flooding and landslides remained. The severe weather caused damage across the state, with heavy winds and rain causing downed trees and devastating landslides, leaving homes and buried vehicles. At […]