Latest Landslides and mudslides News
19 killed in southwest China landslide covering mine worker dormitory
A landslide tore through a mining company’s worker dormitory early Sunday morning in southwestern China, killing 19 people, authorities said. The disaster struck in a mountainous rural district of Sichuan province’s Leshan county, where rains have been falling constantly for...
15 dead, 8 missing after heavy rains unleash floods in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — At least 15 people have died and another eight are missing after heavy rains unleased widespread flooding and several landslides across Haiti over the weekend, authorities said Sunday. Nearly 13,400 people were forced to evacuate as water consumed...
Passenger rail service restored a month after Southern California coastal landslide
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) — Passenger rail service has been restored along a section of the Southern California coast a month after a landslide damaged a historic building and threatened seaside tracks. Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner service and regional Metrolink trains resumed...
Exceptional rains in drought-struck northern Italy kill 8, cancel Formula One Grand Prix
CASTEL BOLOGNESE, Italy (AP) — Exceptional rains Wednesday in a drought-struck region of northern Italy swelled rivers over their banks, killing at least eight people, forcing the evacuation of thousands and prompting officials to warn that Italy needs a national plan to combat climate...
12 people, dog evacuated after landslide blocks road near Mount St. Helens
MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. (AP) — A dozen people and a dog were evacuated from an observatory near Mount St. Helens by helicopter after a landslide blocked a nearby highway. The Washington State Department of Transportation said Monday that State Route 504 near Mount St. Helens was...
Thousands along Bangladesh, Myanmar coast told to seek shelter as powerful Cyclone Mocha approaches
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Volunteers in Bangladesh’s coastal districts were using loudspeakers to urge people to seek shelter on Saturday as the delta nation braced for an extremely severe cyclone, which is expected to slam ashore in Bangladesh and Myanmar in the next 24 hours. ...
Stragglers pack up as Swiss village is evacuated under rockslide threat
BRIENZ, Switzerland (AP) — Stragglers packed up belongings in cars, trucks and a least one pickup truck before an evacuation order took effect on Friday in a tiny village in eastern Switzerland that is facing an urgent rockslide threat. As geologists and other experts in...
Deaths from Congo floods approach 400 as search continues
GOMA, Congo (AP) — The death toll from floods in eastern Congo has almost doubled, reaching close to 400 people as of Sunday, according to a local official. The administrator of the worst-affected area, the Kalehe territory of South Kivu province, told The Associated Press by phone...
Over 200 dead, many more missing after Congo floods
KALEHE, Congo (AP) — The death toll from flash floods and landslides in eastern Congo has risen beyond 200, with many more people still missing, according to local authorities in the province of South Kivu. Thomas Bakenge, administrator of Kalehe, the worst-hit territory, told...
More than 100 killed in Congo flooding
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — More than 100 people were killed in flooding and landslides brought on by torrential overnight rains in eastern Congo's South Kivu province, a local official said Friday. Thomas Bakenge, a regional government official gave the estimate after overseeing...
