Category Mudslide Alert

Severe storms cause mudslides and flooding in Washington, USA

Rain in Washington state unleashed mudslides on land left bare by wildfires, washing down hillsides, damaging homes and closing highways. There were no reports of injuries from Thursday night’s mudslides, but specifics were hard to come by because some of…

Severe flooding and landslide wreaks havoc in the Republic of Panama

Nine people have died in the Panama Republic following flooding and landslides in the western part of the country. Amongst the damage, over twenty homes were destroyed, leaving almost 100 people homeless. The floods and landslides occurred in Chiriqui Province…

Subterranean landslide under the Metro construction forces dozens to evacuate in Nørrebro in Copenhagen

Up to 51 people have been evacuated from their apartment buildings because of a subterranean landslide under the Metro construction in Nørrebro in Copenhagen.   The evacuated residents will not be able to return to their homes until an inspection…

Major landslide has killed 36 with 7 missing so far in Hiroshima, Japan

Rain-sodden slopes collapsed in torrents of mud, rock and debris Wednesday on the outskirts of Hiroshima city, killing at least 36 people and leaving seven missing, Japanese police said. Public broadcaster NHK showed rescue workers suspended by ropes from police…

Severe floods and landslides kills 2 and prompts evacuation advisory for more than 80,000 people in Japan

Floods and landslides following torrential rain in western Japan have killed at least two people and prompted one city to advise more than 80,000 people to flee their homes, officials said on Sunday. One man was confirmed dead in Kyoto…

Landslide causes 3 houses to collapse; 7 Dead in Dehradun, India

Three houses collapsed due to landslide after heavy rainfall in Dehradun on Saturday and the members living in them got stuck under the debris. ADG of Law and Order, Ram Singh Meena, said that the houses collapsed due to landslide.…

Massive landslide kills 23 and School Wall Collapses in Nepal

At least 20 people were killed due to flood and landslides following heavy rain in Surkhet district of western Nepal today.   About a dozen people are still missing in the incident, Home Ministry spokesperson Shanker Koirala said.   He…