Category Building Collapse Alert

Four killed in landslide in SW China’s Sichuan Province

At least four people were killed on Saturday after houses collapsed in a landslide in Xuanhan County in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, according to local authorities. The landslide was caused by continuous rain. A total of five people were buried…

Deadly flooding displaces thousands across Mekong region

Elderly residents and small children clung to inflatable tyres as soldiers and police used rope lines to bring them to safety beyond rising floodwater in Cambodia’s western province of Battambang, which is expected to worsen on Sunday. Hundreds of families…

Landslide in Guatemala kills four, injures 10

A landslide in southwestern Guatemala has killed at least four people and injured 10 others, civil protection authorities said late on Tuesday. The landslide destroyed eight homes in the municipality of San Marcos La Laguna in the country’s Solola region,…

Four missing in floods, landslides in West Java as Indonesia braces for extreme bad weather

Four people were reported missing, with one of them feared dead, as floods and landslides damaged houses and a bridge in Indonesia’s western province of West Java on Saturday (Oct 3) evening, according to disaster agency officials. Heavy downpours has…

Storm Alex: Two dead and nine missing after heavy rain batters France and Italy

A storm in France and Italy has caused severe flooding and at least two people are dead and nine are missing with hundreds of rescues taking place. The UK has been hit by the fringes of the storm, with heavy…

42 people killed in Cameroon landslide #Landslide #Cameroon #Africa

At least 42 people were killed after their houses were swept away Tuesday in a landslide caused by torrential rain in the western Cameroon city, state media reported. According to Reuters, rescue teams spent the night scouring the rubble of…

23 houses destroyed, over 3,200 locals affected by flooding in Myanmar’s northernmost state #Flooding #Myanmar

A total of 23 houses were destroyed and over 3,200 locals were recently affected by flooding due to heavy rainfall in Kachin state, an official from the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement told Xinhua on Monday. Daw Phyu…

Floods wreak havoc in Rupandehi, Nepal #Floods #Rupandehi #Nepal

Floods triggered by heavy rains in the past few days have wreaked havoc in various parts of the country. At least four people died, 17 houses were swept away and dozens of houses were waterlogged in separate incidents of monsoon-induced…

Flash flood, landslide claim five more lives in Meghalaya, India #Floods #Landslide #Meghalaya #India

According to the reports, five people were buried alive under debris in a massive landslide incident that took place at Lower Lumparing area in Meghalaya’s capital city Shillong on Friday. Several houses were destroyed in the landslide incident. Following the…