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Pakistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 8 killed after heavy rain that causes damage and landslides

Heavy rain has caused damage to homes and triggered landslides in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Province on 20 January 2022, as disaster authorities in Pakistan reported. There are at least 8 fatalities, a...

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Bellevue landslide: Investigations on the cause of the landslide and review of the age and condition of water main that broke

The City of Bellevue launched an investigation after a landslide caused an occupied house to slide off its foundation and collapse on January 17. Officials said the investigation could take weeks or...

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Three fatalities in Himachal Pradesh landslide

Three persons were killed in a landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district on Monday, a senior state Disaster Management Department official said. The victims were identified as Kahan Chand of...

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Tsunami hits South Pacific island of Tonga following a giant volcanic eruption: streets and buildings flooded

Tonga's largest island, Tongatapu, has been hit by a tsunami when an underwater volcano in the South Pacific exploded in a violent eruption on Saturday. Satellite imagery shows a massive ash cloud an...

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At least 7 fatalities and 3 people missing after a cliff crashes on tourist boats in Brazil

According to the CNN affiliate, CNN Brasil, at least seven people were killed after a massive rock fell on top of several tourist boats in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais on Saturday while three...

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A landslide warning system: India says it's working with UK on prototype

The Geological Survey of India (GSI) in collaboration with the British Geological Survey (BGS) under the National Environmental Research Council (UK) funded, multi-consortium LANDSLIP project has dev...

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Dam in Villupuram breaks down for second time in a year after heavy rains

A check dam constructed across the Thenpennai river at Thalavanur in Villupuram district, India, broke down on November 9th in the wake of incessant rainfall, officials said. This is the second tim...

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Heavy rains in India's Kerala state trigger floods and landslides, at least 27 casualties

Flash floods and landslides occurred after the torrential rains that hit southern India in the weekend 16,17 October. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), this year’s October wa...

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Urban areas at greater risk for landslides due to the effects of precipitation

A new study indicates that urbanized areas are more prone to landslides caused by precipitation than rural areas. Annually, landslides are one of the most severe natural disasters that causes numero...

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Risk assessment on natural disasters in densely populated Himalayan regions

A new study focuses on the multi-hazard susceptibility of a densely populated region in the Himalayas. Until recently, most of the studies are focusing on the individual effect of a natural disaster ...

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