Latest Landslides and mudslides News

6 die in a landslide caused by heavy rains in Mexico

Sep. 18, 2024 02:32 AM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A landslide caused by heavy rains has killed six people near Mexico City, authorities said. The landslide on Monday night in Naucalpan, a community northwest of Mexico City, also affected a house and school, the State of Mexico government said in a statement. The...

Floods and landslides in Myanmar caused by Typhoon Yagi and monsoon rains have killed at least 226, state media say

Sep. 17, 2024 04:59 AM EDT
BANGKOK (AP) — Floods and landslides in Myanmar caused by Typhoon Yagi and monsoon rains have killed at least 226, state media say.

Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 233 as more bodies found in areas hit by landslides and floods

Sep. 13, 2024 11:12 AM EDT

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The death toll in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam climbed to 233 on Friday as rescue workers recovered more bodies from areas hit by landslides and flash floods, state media reported. Flood waters from the swollen Red River in the capital of Hanoi...

Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 233 as more bodies are recovered from areas hit by landslides and flash floods

Sep. 13, 2024 00:44 AM EDT
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 233 as more bodies are recovered from areas hit by landslides and flash floods.

Death toll climbs to 199 in Vietnam as typhoon's aftermath brings flash floods and landslides

Sep. 12, 2024 06:00 AM EDT

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Nearly 200 people have died in Vietnam in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi and 128 are missing as flash floods and landslides take their toll, state media reported Thursday. Vietnam's VNExpress newspaper reported that 199 people have died while more than 800 have...

Deaths rise to 197 in Vietnam as flash floods and landslides in the wake of Typhoon Yagi take their toll

Sep. 12, 2024 00:03 AM EDT
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Deaths rise to 197 in Vietnam as flash floods and landslides in the wake of Typhoon Yagi take their toll.

Death toll from Typhoon Yagi rises to 87 in Vietnam. Dozens remain missing

Sep. 10, 2024 10:51 AM EDT

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The death toll from Typhoon Yagi and its subsequent rain that triggered floods and landslides climbed to 87 on Tuesday as 70 others remain missing and hundreds were injured, state media said. Yagi was the strongest typhoon to hit the Southeast Asian country in...

Vietnam storm deaths rise to 64 as a bridge collapses and flooding sweeps away a bus

Sep. 09, 2024 10:58 AM EDT

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A bridge collapsed and a bus was swept away by flooding in Vietnam on Monday, raising the death toll in the Southeast Asian country to at least 64 from a typhoon and subsequent heavy rains that also damaged factories in export-focused northern industrial hubs, state media...

Tourists helicoptered down from Swiss mountain resort after mudslide cuts off road access

Sep. 06, 2024 15:44 PM EDT

GENEVA (AP) — Helicopter crews ferried down scores of tourists stranded atop of one of Switzerland's most popular mountain resorts on Friday after a mudslide a day earlier cut off road access until next week. Teams from Air Zermatt rescue and helicopter service led the operation...

In a landslide-stricken town in California, life is like camping with no power, gas

Sep. 06, 2024 01:01 AM EDT

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — Nick Mardesic and his family are living off the power grid, so light at night comes from a flashlight, and a hot meal and shower require driving several miles to his parents’ home. The family is not in a rugged location, but rather on a scenic...