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Landslides and flash floods in North Sumatra kill at least 10, leave six missing

Torrential monsoon rains over the past week unleashed flash floods and triggered landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least 10 people and leaving six others missing, police said on We...

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Heavy rainfall triggers fatal Sri Lanka landslide amid rising regional geohazard pressures in Asia

A severe landslide in Sri Lanka’s Central Province has resulted in the deaths of four people, according to the country’s Disaster Management Centre. The event occurred when a slope above a small road...

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Central Java landslides highlight severe slope instability

Heavy rainfall across Indonesia’s Central Java region has triggered multiple landslides, resulting in significant loss of life and widespread damage. The most severe event occurred in Cibeunying vill...

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Slope failure on Khanh Le Pass claims six lives

A major landslide along the Khanh Le pass in central Vietnam buried a passenger bus late Sunday, resulting in six fatalities and 19 injuries. The 33-kilometre mountain road, known for its steep terra...

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Bridge collapse at Congo copper-cobalt mine kills at least 32

A bridge collapsed on 15 November 2025 at the Kalando mine, a copper and cobalt mining site in Mulondo, in the province of Lualaba Province in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), res...

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Newly completed Hongqi Bridge suffers landslide-induced failure months after opening in Sichuan

A major geotechnical incident occurred in southwest China when the newly completed Hongqi Bridge, a 758-meter-long structure in Maerkang city, Sichuan province, partially collapsed following signs of...

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Swiss village of Blatten deemed too risky to rebuild after massive landslide

The canton of Valais has announced that the hamlet of Ried, Valais, and parts of the municipality of Blatten (Lötschental) in Switzerland will not be rebuilt, following a massive landslide on 28 May...

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Massive landslide hits Mae Moh coal mine, damages equipment worth over 100 million baht

A massive landslide struck the Mae Moh open-pit coal mine in Lampang Province on November 4, 2025, causing extensive damage to site infrastructure, equipment, and several operational buildings. Initi...

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Landslip causes train derailment near Shap in Cumbria

A high-speed Avanti West Coast train travelling from Glasgow to London derailed near Shap in Cumbria on the morning of November 3, 2025. The 04:28 service, carrying 77 passengers and 10 crew members,...

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Deforestation magnifies landslide and flooding risks after Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa pummeled the Caribbean region, striking especially hard in Jamaica and Cuba, where the storm’s heavy rainfall and intense winds triggered extensive landslides and flooding in areas...

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