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Philippines landslides, floods: at least 167 fatalities

At least 167 people died in landslides and floods after Tropical Storm Megi devastated Philippines last Sunday. Furthermore 110 people are missing and 1.9 million have been adversely affected, the na...

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Landslide in northwest Colombia: at least 11 fatalities

At least 11 people have been killed and a dozen injured following a landslide in a mining area in northwest Colombia, authorities reported on Thursday. An "unspecified" number of people remain miss...

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Australian landslide: two fatalities and two others critically injured

Two members of a British family have died and two others are critically injured from a landslide while they were hiking on holiday in Australia. The man, 49, and his 9 year old son were killed by fal...

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Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: Floods and landslides kill eight, thirteen missing

Torrential rains have triggered flash floods and landslides across Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state, killing at least 8 people including six children and leaving 13 missing, authorities said on Saturday...

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Azuay Province, Ecuador landslide: at least four fatalities, houses destroyed

At least four fatalities after heavy rain in southern Ecuador triggered floods and landslides in Azuay Province on 27 March 2022. Floods and landslides pushed rocks and debris onto the small commun...

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Peru landslide: at least 2 dead, including a one-month-old infant

A major landslide struck a community in Peru’s north. Rescue workers have recovered the bodies of at least two people, including a one-month-old infant, as they continue to search for missing residen...

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Ampang, Malaysia landslide: two rescued, three feared buried alive

Three people are feared buried alive, while two more were rescued in a landslide incident in Taman Bukit Permai 2, Ampang in which 15 homes and 10 cars were affected. Selangor Fire and Rescue Depar...

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India, Chamarajanagar: at least three fatalities after landslide

Rescue operations at the White Stone quarry near Madahalli of Gundlupet taluk in Chamarajanagar district, where a landslide occurred on Friday, revealed three deaths.   On Saturday, the body of Ha...

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Brazil landslides and storm (update): death toll rises to 186 one week on

The death toll from flash floods and landslides that hit the Brazilian city of Petropolis has risen to 186, authorities said, one week after torrential rains lashed the tourist town. More than 850 pe...

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Landslide monitoring and warning systems to be installed in Mandi, India

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) here yesterday for the installation of landslide mon...

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