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Mudslide covers houses in Colombia after hours of torrential rain

Several hours of torrential rain caused streams to burst their banks in the rural municipality of Quetame, Colombia, and resulted in a mudslide that covered houses late on Monday. It has so far been...

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Extreme precipitation wreaks havoc in South Korea with numerous floods and landslides

Heavy rain falling in South Korea since July 9 intensified during the weekend and caused numerous floods and landslides in the country. Furthermore, more than 60 cm of precipitation has been measure...

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Road collapse caught on video as flooding and landslides hit Turkiye

Floods and landslides have occurred in northern Turkiye, starting July 10, due to heavy rainfall that began two days prior. Furthermore, flooding was the result of torrential rain in areas near the...

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Series of landslides and flash floods hit India after heavy rainfall

Several areas of northern India experienced torrential rain, followed by a series of flash floods and landslides on Sunday, July 9. Furthermore, reports of the record-breaking rainfall include 153 m...

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Worst ever summer storm hit the Netherlands

Storm Poly, the most severe storm occurring during summer months, and overall strongest since January of 2018, hit the Netherlands on July 5. This storm has been described as a very rare phenomenon,...

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Flash floods and landslides leave more than 300 roads closed in Himachal Pradesh, India

Heavy rain caused flash floods and landslides in the Himachal Pradesh state of India, on Sunday, June 25. 301 roads remained closed due to the events, including the Chandigarh-Manali highway and its...

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Peak of Austrian Fluchthorn mountain collapses in huge rockslide

The peak of mountain Fluchthorn in Tyrol, Austria, was caught on video collapsing in a huge rockslide on Sunday, June 11. Furthermore, helicopters were dispatched after the event to assess the situa...

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Mount Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii live streamed by the USGS

Mount Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, erupted on Wednesday, June 7. Furthermore, the eruption started at 4:44 a.m. local time and by the afternoon of the sa...

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Landslide hits workers’ dormitory in China’s Sichuan province

A landslide occurred in the Yongsheng township of the Sichuan province in China, in the early morning hours of June 4. A worker’s dormitory was hit in the event and resulted in 19 fatalities, all of...

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Golf course in Utah reopens after sinkhole forms in it

A sinkhole forming at Fox Hollow Golf Club, in American Fork, Utah went viral on TikTok on May 21st. Jaxson Taylor, the club’s head golf professional, stated that the sinkhole started appearing arou...

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