Category Landslide Alert

Severe rains, flooding kill at least 53 in north-west Pakistan and Kashmir, officials say

Men try to salvage their belongings damaged by the floods in Pakistan. PHOTO BY (Reuters: Fayaz Aziz) At least 53 people have been killed and 60 others injured after heavy rain across north-west Pakistan and areas of Kashmir caused landslides…

Large Landslide Strikes Causing A Building To Dangle On The Edge Of Cliff In Jersey (Europe)

Photo By Chris Brookes – SWNS   A care home was left teetering on the edge of a cliff after a landslide in Jersey.   Tonnes of rock and soil collapsed in front of the Cheval Roc Nursing and Residential…

Severe storm floods highways, topples trees and power lines in Ventura County, California, USA

A storm moved through Ventura County Sunday, flooding highways, damaging homes and leaving hundreds without power.   Water and mud flooded several lanes on Highway 101 and Pacific Coast Highway near Solimar Beach north of Ventura.   And, as the…

Severe Flooding And Landslide Hit Two Districts in West Sumatra, Indonesia

Dozens of homes in Solok, West Sumatra, have been hit by flood with water level reaching up to 100 centimeters. “This was caused by heavy rain occurring in the region since yesterday afternoon,” said Head of Emergency and Logistics of…

MASSIVE LANDSLIDE KILLS SIX IN COLOMBIA

A landslide in a remote and violence-torn area of Colombia killed six people and left four missing, authorities said Tuesday.   A wall of mud smashed into a small community in an isolated region of Narino department in southwestern Colombia…

Severe rainfall causes flooding and landslides in parts of Ecuador

Heavy rain between 19 and 20 January 2016 caused flooding in the Manabí and Guayas provinces. The cities of Chone and Portoviejo were some of the worst affected in Manabí. Ecuador’s largest city, Guayaquil, damaged several houses and caused chaos…

Severe flooding and landslides strikes Indonesia

At least five people have died, one is missing and thousands have been affected by landslides and floods after heavy rain hit 14 regions in Indonesia for the past four days, an official says.   A spokesperson for the National…