Category Mudslide Alert

Severe hailstorm devastates 2,000 ha Kakheti vineyards in Georgia

Hailstorm devastated vineyards in Kakheti (Kvareli Municipality) Over dozen villages of wine-producing Kvareli Municipality, Kakheti province, were hit by a severe hailstorm overnight on Thursday almost totally devastating harvest in the affected territory, damaging houses and vehicles and tearing down…

State of emergency declared after landslides hit Alaska coastal town of Sitka following heavy rain

Four people were missing Tuesday from a neighborhood in the Alaska coastal town of Sitka after heavy rain caused several landslides and flooded homes, emergency responders said.   The landslides were reported in the southeast Alaska town after 2 1/2…

Major landslide kills at least 10 with many injured near Gurdwara Manikaran Sahib in Himachal, India

A major landslide was reported at the famous Sikh shrine Gurdwara Manikaran Sahib in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday. According to reports, at least ten people have died after boulders fell on the Gurdwara Manikaran Sahib building due to the landslide.…

Coal mine explosion kills at least 10; 40 missing after landslide in China

At least 10 people have been killed and 40 others missing in two separate accidents at coal mines in China, state media reported today.   Ten people were killed in a gas outburst at a coal mine in southwest China’s…

Flash Flood, Mudslide Close Northern Arizona Highway, USA; Rare Tornado Struck Too

Arizona Highway 89A north of Flagstaff closed by mudslide Aug. 9, 2015; PHOTO: AZ Department of Transportation A storm system brought a tornado and hail to northern Arizona on Sunday, with flash flooding closing a portion of the U.S. 89A…

Taiwan sunk in mud streams after deadly typhoon Soudelor

Typhoon Soudelor kills dozens in China

At least a dozen people have died and five are missing in the eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou in the wake of Typhoon Soudelor, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency, which cited local disaster management officials.   It was…

Severe floods nearly affect one million; at least 99 killed in Myanmar

A woman and her children ride a boat near their half-submerged residence in Nyaung Tone, Myanmar. (Source: AP photo) The number of people affected by flooding across Myanmar was approaching 1 million on Sunday, with waters in the low-lying southwestern…

Landslide Sweeps Away Bus Killing At Least 3 In Nepal

At least three persons were killed today as a passenger bus was swept away by a landslide into a tiveer in western Nepal.   According to the police the incident occurred along the Butwal-Palpa road section of the Siddhartha Highway…