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Landslides Kill At Least 26, 42 Others Missing In Western Nepal

Authorities said 26 people were killed and 42 others went missing after landslides hit western Nepal on Wednesday night. Officials involved in rescue operations said about 20 bodies have been retrieved from Bhadaure Tamaghi Village Development Committee (VDC) and Lumle…

Landslide kills at least 5, 1 missing in Bandarban, Bangladesh

Rescuers are trying to recover the dead bodies after a landslide took place at Lama Haspatal area in Lama upazila of Bandarban early Saturday. Photo: STAR Body of one more victim was recovered this afternoon raising the Bandarban landslide death…

Severe Flooding Kills At Least 27 And Hampers Rescue Efforts In Myanmar

Apartments are destroyed following a landslide due to heavy rain in Harkhar, Chin State of Myanmar on July 30, 2015. (Agence France-Presse) Severe flooding across Myanmar hampered rescue efforts on Saturday as thousands sheltered at monasteries after rising waters triggered…

Thousands evacuated as cyclone hits Bangladesh

A cyclone hitting the Bangladesh coast has forced the evacuation of thousands from mainly poor fishing communities, police and other officials said.   Cyclone Komen, forming in the Bay of Bengal, has destroyed dozens of makeshift homes on Bangladesh’s southernmost…

Heavy rain, high winds and hail blitz the Black Hills, USA

Storms that raged through the Black Hills Monday afternoon and evening seemed to throw their biggest punches at the city of Custer.   At least a half-foot of hail accumulated there, making late July seem like mid-February.   Custer Mayor…

Dust storm in Bengal leaves 200 homeless

The dust storm, accompanied by heavy rains, lashed Chara Panchla Badamtala village under Panchla police station last evening A dust storm has caused havoc in a village in Howrah district, destroying houses rendering around 200 people homeless, uprooting trees and…

Devastating floods and landslides raises death toll to 10 in Quang Ninh, Vietnam

Rescuers trying to find people who were reportedly missing after a major landslide buried three local houses with 10 people inside in Quang Ninh Province’s Ha Long Town. Photo: Linh Linh Incessant rain triggering floods and landslides continued to wreak…

Landslide kills 6 in North Sumatra, Indonesia

Six people have been killed and five others injured in a landslide that occurred in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, a senior official at Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency said on Tuesday, APA reports quoting Xinhua.   The official, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho,…

Severe hailstorm causes mayhem in Scottsbluff, USA

Photo by: Irene North/Star-Herald Large balls of hail rained down on Scottsbluff Monday evening. The hail was accompanied by wind gusts of up to 60 mph and several areas reported flash flooding. The storm lasted less about 10 minutes, causing…

Severe flooding kills 36 in Pakistan

A bus passes through the flooded streets of Peshawar, Pakistan, July 23, 2015. Photo: REUTERS / Khuram Parvez Torrential rains and floods in Pakistan have left 36 dead and affected more than 250,000 people, disaster management officials said Saturday, with…