Category Earth Subsistance Alert

Landslides block National Highway 88, Hamirpur, India

The blocked NH88 in Hamirpur Landslides triggered by heavy rain have blocked the national highway (NH) 88 while threat looms large over the houses built near the landslide.   It was learnt that the families living on the hill side…

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…

Cyclone Komen ravages Myanmar district

Photo: Eleven Media Group/ANN In Maungdaw District, Rakhine State, Cyclone Komen has destroyed more than 1,700 houses, 130 schools and 29 monasteries. More than 280,000 sowed acres of farmland have been swamped, according to the land records department. Komen hit…

Landslide caused by severe rainstorm kills 3 in Italian Alps

Three people were killed when a severe rainstorm in the Italian Alps caused a landslide that swept down a mountain and across roads and parking lots, authorities said on Wednesday.   The landslide occurred late on Tuesday near San Vito…

Super Typhoon Soudelor bears down on northeast Asia

An infrared image of Soudelor showing relative cloud temperatures Super Typhoon Soudelor is barrelling towards Taiwan, Japan and China after leaving a trail of destruction in the Northern Marianas islands. The cyclone has developed into the world’s most powerful storm…

Catastrophic Flooding And Landslides; Death Toll To Rise In Burma

At least 27 people have been killed by flash floods and landslides The death toll from flash floods and landslides in Burma is set to spike, the United Nations has warned, with more heavy rain forecast for the coming days.…

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…