Latest Landslides and mudslides News

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...

Fierce storm blows out of northern Philippines after leaving 14 dead in landslides and floods

Sep. 02, 2024 20:57 PM EDT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A fierce storm was blowing out of the northern Philippines Tuesday after leaving at least 14 people dead in landslides, floods and swollen rivers, disaster-response officials said. Tropical Storm Yagi swept past Paoay town in Ilocos Norte province into...

Storm sets off floods and landslides in Philippines, leaving at least 14 dead

Sep. 02, 2024 08:38 AM EDT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A storm set off landslides and unleashed pounding rains that flooded many northern Philippine areas overnight into Monday, leaving at least 14 people dead and prompting authorities to suspend school classes and government work in the densely populated capital region. ...

Wild week of US weather includes heat wave, tropical storm, landslide, flash flood and snow

Aug. 27, 2024 20:00 PM EDT

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — It's been a wild week of weather in many parts of the United States, from heat waves to snowstorms to flash floods. Here's a look at some of the weather events: Midwest sizzles under heat wave Millions of people in the...

Latest fatal landslide in Alaska kills 1 and injures 3 in Ketchikan, a popular cruise ship stop

Aug. 26, 2024 23:55 PM EDT

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A landslide cut a path down a steep, thickly forested hillside and crashed into several homes in Ketchikan, killing one person and injuring three in the latest such disaster to strike mountainous southeast Alaska. The landslide Sunday afternoon prompted a...

Alaska governor declares disaster following landslide in Ketchikan

Aug. 26, 2024 00:49 AM EDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska governor declares disaster following landslide in Ketchikan.

Study finds rains that led to deadly Indian landslides were made worse by climate change

Aug. 13, 2024 19:39 PM EDT

BENGALURU, India (AP) — The heavy rains that resulted in landslides killing hundreds in southern India last month were made worse by human-caused climate change, a rapid analysis by climate scientists found Tuesday. The study by the World Weather Attribution, a group of scientists...