Category Mudslide Alert

Powerful Hurricane Matthew threatens Haiti and Jamaica

One of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in recent years is expected to cause flooding and landslides when it passes by Jamaica and Haiti.   The fast-approaching Matthew, a Category Four storm, could bring up to 40 inches (102cm) of…

Unimaginable devastation looming in the path of deadly storm / Evacuations underway

State of emergency declared after landslide closes Highway 99 near Lillooet, Canada

Photo By MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE / HANDOUT   STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED   A landslide on Highway 99 near Lillooet has prompted a local First Nation to declare a state of emergency.   Highway 99 is closed 15…

Record Rainfall With More Monster Rain On The Way For Australia

THE biggest September rainfall in a century has drowned Victoria while South Australia has copped a monster drenching as wild weather lashes Australia.   A series of cold fronts combined with warmer than average ocean conditions have produced higher than…

Dozens of houses have been buried in a landslide in Taplejung, Nepal

Dozens of houses have been buried in a landslide triggered by torrential rainfall in Taplejung district on Friday.   Houses belonging to Bhawani Shankar Nepal, Agni Prasad Bhandari, Teknath Dahal, Dilliram Adhikari, Raj Kumar Magar, Jagat Bahadur Magar, Guru Prasad…

Catastrophic flooding destroys hundreds of homes in South Darfur, Sudan

Heavy rainfall and floods destroyed hundreds of houses in Katila in South Darfur on Friday. Kalma camp for the displaced near the state capital Nyala has turned into a mud bath.   Abakar El Tom, Deputy Speaker of the South…