Category Landslide Alert

Southern Japan on alert after Typhoon Neoguri sweeps across Okinawa

The Japan Meteorological Agency warned that severe weather from Typhoon Neoguri would continue, the eighth typhoon of the season.   The storm had lost some strength by Wednesday, packing winds of 126 kph (78 mph) with gusts of up to…

Heavy rain and hail causes flash floods in Bournemouth as summer storms strike parts of Britain

Heavy downpours have been affecting several parts of the country causing flash flooding in Bournemouth   North-east also affected by heavy rain causing A&E department at South Tyneside District Hospital to partially close   Yellow ‘be aware’ warning for heavy rain issued…

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…

Heavy rain triggers landslides in China’s Hunan

Landslide in Mibei Township under Dong Autonomous County of Xinhuang, Huaihua City, central China’s Hunan Province. Rain-triggered landslides blocked a river to form a barrier lake in the township. A total of 1,172 local residents have been relocated.

Red alert for Japan’s Kyushu island as landslides & flash floods loom, evacuation recommended to 20,000

Japan’s Meteorological Agency has issued a red-level weather alert for the Kagoshima, Kumamoto and Nagasaki prefectures of the island of Kyushu and recommended the evacuation of about 20,000 from southern Kyushu amid a looming threat of landslides and flashfloods as…