Ethiopia declares 3 days of national mourning as mudslide death toll rises to 257

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopian lawmakers declared three days of mourning Friday as diggers continued their search for bodies of mudslide victims in a remote part of the East African country. Heavy rain triggered deadly slides on Sunday and Monday in Ethiopia's south,...

Heavy rain in northern Japan triggers floods and landslides, forcing hundreds to take shelter

TOKYO (AP) — Heavy rain in the past week has triggered floods and landslides in Japan, disrupting transportation and forcing residents to take shelter on safer ground. Four people were missing Friday, including two police officers. The rain had subsided in Yamagata and Akita...

Heavy rain in northern Japan triggers floods and landslides, forcing hundreds to take shelter

TOKYO (AP) — Heavy rain hit northern Japan Thursday, triggering floods and landslides, disrupting transportation systems and forcing hundreds of residents to take shelter at safer grounds. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued emergency warnings of heavy rain for several...

Mudslides in Ethiopia have killed at least 229. It's not clear how many people are still missing

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Mudslides triggered by heavy rain in a remote part of Ethiopia have killed at least 229 people, including many who tried to rescue survivors, local authorities said Tuesday, in what the prime minister called a "terrible loss." Young children and...

The death toll has risen to 229 from mudslides in a remote part of Ethiopia

Death toll in southern Ethiopia mudslides rises to at least 146 as search operations continue

Rescuers in Nepal recover 11 bodies after a landslide swept 2 buses full of people into a river

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers in Nepal have recovered a total of 11 bodies from the river that two buses full of people were swept into by a landslide, officials said Monday. Rescuers found the bodies in different spots along the riverbanks as they searched for the missing buses...

Rescuers have recovered 7 bodies from a river after a landslide swept two buses full of people into it, official says

Rescuers recover first body from 2 buses that were hit by landslide and fell into a river in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers in Nepal recovered Saturday the first body after a landslide swept away two buses, pushing them into a raging river a day earlier, authorities said. The buses, carrying more than 50 people, fell into the Trishuli river which was swollen by...

Rescuers recover the first body from two buses that were swept by a landslide and submerged into a raging river in Nepal