Category Mudslide Alert

Mega Flooding Has Killed At Least 64 And Displaced More Than 400,000 In Sri Lanka

Hundreds of small boats navigated deep floodwaters that have inundated thousands of homes in the Sri Lankan capital to deliver aid and rescue the elderly and sick from rooftops, as forecasters warned of more heavy rain.   The heavily-indebted Government…

Massive Landslide Buries Homes 350,000 Displaced In Sri Lanka

Rescuers in Sri Lanka are searching for scores of people missing after massive landslides following days of rain.   The army told the BBC that 134 people remained unaccounted for after mudslides hit three villages in central Kegalle district.  …

Massive Landslide Kills 42 In Ethiopia, Africa

Rescue efforts were underway on Wednesday following a landslide in southern Ethiopia that killed 42 people, police said.   Torrential rains in Wolaita, around 300 kilometres (195 miles) southwest of the capital Addis Ababa, wiped out roads and bridges, Cmdr.…

Massive Landslide Kills At Least 49, Destroys Several Homes In Rwanda, Africa

At least 49 people have been killed in landslides caused by floods in Rwanda, local authorities said.   The rains which hit Gakenke district in the country’s northern province, also destroyed about 300 homes.   Statistics show that of the…

Massive Landslide Kills At Least 14, 25 Missing In Fujian, China

14 people have been found dead and 25 are still missing after a landslide occurred around 5am local time Sunday in Taining county, Fujian, according to the official Weibo account of a local rescue department.    According to Chinese state…

Landslide kills one, buries four in Bengkulu, Indonesia

One person was killed and four others were buried in a landslide that occurred near the Claster A Geothermal Power Plant of PT PGE in Bengkulu Province on Thursday, an official stated.   “The disaster was caused by incessant rains…

Landslide Injures Two In Mecca

Two people were injured late on Friday night when part of a mountain in Mecca collapsed on their home, state news agency SPA said.   The incident comes after 107 people were killed last week when a crane collapsed near…