Category Avalanche Alert

Emergency evacuation of 87,000 people in southwestern Japan

This was caused by the increased risk of flooding due to heavy rains. Only for one hour 70 millimeters of rain fell in the region on Monday morning, RIA Novosti reported. In Kumamoto, Kagoshima, Nagasaki prefecture and at Kyushu island…

Avalanches Cut Road Travel To Valdez, Alaska Avalanches have blocked the only highway to Valdez, Alaska, cutting off all motor traffic to the coastal town of about 4,000 and leading town officials to urge voluntary evacuations of residences. The Richardson…

Avalanche Triggers Landslide Near Mount Robson On Alberta-B.C. Boundary, Canada An avalanche has triggered a large landslide, which has blocked Highway 16 near Mount Robson, on the Alberta-B.C. boundary, RCMP say.   Const. Lesley Smith said the 40-metre-wide slide came…