Category Mudslide Alert

Apocalyptic heartbreaking storms lash Italy, Switzerland, France

At least 4 people are killed as landslides triggered by torrential rain slam into buildings on either side of the Swiss-Italian border Sunday, November 16, a day after floods in southern France killed 5 people. At least 4 people were…

Apocalyptic flooding and landslides strikes St Lucia

Heavy rains caused widespread flooding in St Lucia on Saturday resulting in landslides and several f blocked roads.   Infrastructure Minister Phillip J Pierre said low-lying communities along the northern and eastern sections of the island were among the hardest…

Landslide sends coal train crashing off tracks on remote mountain line in Canada, leaving driver missing

A coal train operator is missing after his train was derailed and pushed into a flowing water by a landslide in remote, mountainous Canada.   Mining giant Rio Tinto confirmed the train was found in the waterway below the narrow…

Severe hailstorm the size of golf balls strikes parts of Australia

HAILSTONES as big as golf balls bucketed down on Hunter rooftops on Wednesday afternoon as a powerful thunderstorm ripped through the region, cutting power to homes and forcing the cancellation of train services.    The wild weather rolled in from…

Severe Storm Causes Major Havoc and Batters South-East France

CLEARING-UP work started this morning after violent winds and torrential rain battered the south-east and east of France causing the death of one woman, closing Nice Airport and leaving thousands without power.    The A8 France-Italy motorway was closed by…

Apocalyptic hailstorm destroys acres of crops and causes landslide to bury homes in Bolivia

A hail storm caused a landslide that buried at least three homes in a town in western Bolivia, affecting 20 families, media outlets said Tuesday.   Mud and rocks covered homes, vehicles and a tractor in Luribay, a municipality in…

Over 2,000 persons lose homes; DMC says number may increase as landslide threats hover in Sri Lanka

More than 2,300 people in several parts of the country have been evacuated from their homes due to the threat of landslides.   Pradeep Kodippili, the Deputy Director of the Disaster Management Centre, notes that this figure could change further.…