Category Landslide Alert

Heavy rains trigger floods, landslides in E. Visayas, Philippines

Heavy downpour has triggered flooding and landslides in Samar and Southern Leyte provinces over the weekend, the Regional Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) reported on Monday. Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Regional Director Lord Byron Torrecarion, RDRRMC Eastern Visayas…

15 feared dead after landslide buries PNG village

Fifteen people are missing after a landslide in a remote part of Papua New Guinea’s Central Province. The area in Goilala District is the site of an informal alluvial mining camp, where people were panning for gold. Disaster officials have…

Norway landslide: At least 10 people injured and 26 missing, police say in Gjerdrum

Ten people have been wounded and 26 are missing after a landslide in southern Norway, police said. One of the victims was critically injured and more than a dozen buildings were swept away early on Wednesday in the municipality of…

Flooding In Italy Prompts Evacuations

Some 60 families were evacuated on Sunday in the Emilia-Romagna region of central Italy which was hit by severe floods, as heavy rain and snowfall caused havoc primarily in the country’s north. The heavy rain caused landslides in several parts…

91 reports of landslides, fallen trees in Tobago since November

In October and November, Tobago had 91 reports of landslides and fallen trees associated with bad weather, according to the Tobago Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) director Allan Stewart. He said this has been the most landslides recorded in Tobago over…

Heavy rains cause flooding, landslide in Northern Luzon, Philippines

Heavy rains from the tail-end of a frontal system caused flooding and a landslide in Northern Luzon, according to a report on 24 Oras News Alert on Saturday. In San Mateo, Isabela, 50 families had their houses flooded after the…