Category Mudslide Alert

Fierce hailstorms hits La Rioja grape harvest very hard; Mudslide strikes San Asensio, Spain

The village of San Asensio in La Rioja lies buried under a mudslide    Just a couple of days after the grape harvest began in the wine-producing region of La Rioja the area was hit by cataclysmic hailstorms on Monday…

Tropical Storm Erika Wreaks Havoc On Cuba, Haiti, Dominica

Tropical Storm Erika Pummels Dominica

Tropical Storm Erika causes mayhem in the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica

Tropical Storm Erika pounded the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica on Thursday, unleashing flooding and mudslides that killed at least four people and knocked out power and water supplies.   The storm, which was forecast to reach Florida as a…

280,000 told to evacuate as typhoon hits Japan

The Japanese authorities advised 280,000 people to evacuate their homes as Typhoon Goni lashed southern Kyushu island and western Japan, bringing torrential rains and winds gusting at more than 180kmh.   The risk of landslides prompted officials in Yamaguchi prefecture…

Tornado Tears Through Australian Town

Massive landslide damages 40 houses in Kathua

  As many as 40 houses and a government school building were damaged in a landslide at Morha-Chuhara village in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district, following which Congress today demanded that the state government ensures early rehabilitation of  the affected…

Landslide kills 2 construction workers in Benguet, Philippines

Two construction workers were killed after a landslide hit Barangay Gambang, Bakun, Benguet early morning on Friday.   Siblings Erwin and Markim Celo were in their tent along the edge of the road when rocks and soil fell from the…

Massive Landslide Near Shoghi Blocks Shimla-Kalka National Highway, India

The Shimla-Kalka national highway was blocked for almost 14 hours due to a massive landslide near Shoghi, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded on either side of the blockade.   The landslide occurred around 5 AM and normal supply of newspapers,…

Typhoon Goni kills at least 10 and 5,000 forced to flee homes after northern Philippines hit by floods and landslides

At least 10 people have died and two are missing after Typhoon Goni hit the northern Philippines, forcing more than 5,000 to flee their homes, officials have said.   Pounding rain and winds set off landslides and flooded low-lying villages,…