avalanche/landslide

At least 14 dead, two missing as landslides hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island

At least 19 people have been found dead and two more are missing after a landslide in central Indone...

world | 6 months ago

Landslips hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing at least 18 people

“A search and rescue team found 18 people killed by landslips on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island and are...

world | 6 months ago

Bodies of 3-year-old girl and her mother recovered after Indonesian landslides that killed 20

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of a 3-year-old girl and her mother, the last victims still missi...

world | 6 months ago

Over 100 feared dead by a landslide in Papua New Guinea

More than 100 people are believed to have been killed Friday, May 24, 2024, in a landslide in a remo...

world | 4 months ago

UN migration agency estimates more than 670 killed in Papua New Guinea landslide

The International Organization for Migration on May 26 increased its estimate of the death toll from...

world | 4 months ago

Over 2,000 people buried in Papua New Guinea landslide

Papua New Guinea informed the U.N. on May 27 that more than 2,000 people were buried in a massive la...

world | 4 months ago

Second landslide, disease outbreak fears loom at site of Papua New Guinea disaster

Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak are looming at the scene of Papua New Gui...

world | 4 months ago

Papua New Guinea orders thousands to evacuate from path of 'active' landslide

Thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate from the path of a still-active landslide in Papua N...

world | 4 months ago

What causes landslides? Can we predict them to save lives?

A devastating landslide struck several remote villages in the mountainous Enga province in Papua New...

science | 4 months ago

Papua New Guinea disasters caused by extraordinary weather, says PM Marape

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape on May 29 blamed "extraordinary rainfall" and changes t...

world | 4 months ago

India sends humanitarian aid to landslide-hit Papua New Guinea

India on June 13 sent 19 tonnes of humanitarian and disaster relief (HADR) materials to Papua New Gu...

world | 4 months ago

Six feared dead in landslides in China's Fujian province, CCTV says

Six people have been found with no signs of life after going missing a week ago during landslides ca...

world | 3 months ago

14 killed, 9 missing following flood and landslide in Nepal

Lashing rains in Nepal causing flash floods and landslides have killed at least 14 persons across th...

world | 3 months ago

66 people missing after two buses swept by landslide in Nepal

As many as 66 people were believed missing in Nepal after two buses were swept by a landslide trigge...

world | 3 months ago

Rescuers recover first body from two buses swept by a landslide and fell into a river in Nepal

Nepali authorities say rescuers have recovered on July 13 the first body from two buses that were sw...

world | 3 months ago

19 bodies recovered after landslide swept two buses into river in Nepal

Rescuers in Nepal have so far recovered 19 bodies, including that of four Indians, after two buses w...

world | 2 months ago