Landslide causes large chunk of Swedish motorway to collapse
CNN — A large chunk of a motorway in southwest Sweden collapsed overnight, causing three people to be taken to hospital with light injuries, police said on Saturday. The landslide…
Climate change threatens Hong Kong’s luxury cliffside mansions
Hong Kong CNN — Until recently, the upscale homes of the Redhill Peninsula seemed like an oasis for rich Hong Kongers aspiring to a tranquil lifestyle in an otherwise notoriously…
IIT Mandi Director’s Bizarre Logic On Landslides
IIT Mandi Director Laxmidhar Behera New Delhi: IIT Mandi Director Laxmidhar Behera has stirred a controversy after he asked students to take a pledge not to eat meat while claiming…
Myanmar jade mine landslide kills at least 32 people
CNN — A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has killed at least 32 people, a local fire services official told CNN on Wednesday. The landslide took place…
Himachal Pradesh flooding: Up to 25 people trapped under a collapsed temple in northern India as heavy rains kill at least 41 people
New Delhi, India CNN — Heavy rains and landslides killed more than 40 people in the Northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh on Monday, according to India’s state-broadcaster DD. Among…
Typhoon Doksuri: Egay kills five as Philippines battles floods and landslides
CNN — A powerful typhoon brought widespread flooding and landslides to the Philippines on Wednesday, killing at least five people, authorities in the country said. Typhoon Doksuri, known as Egay…
South Korea floods: Rescue teams pull 7 bodies from vehicles trapped in flooded tunnel
CNN — Rescue workers pulled seven bodies from vehicles trapped in a flooded underpass in central South Korea, authorities said Sunday, after days of torrential rain caused landslides and flash…
More than 20 dead and thousands evacuate homes in South Korea due to heavy rain
Hong Kong CNN — Twenty-one people have died and thousands have evacuated their homes in South Korea due to torrential rain that has caused landslides and flash floods. Ten others…
Floods and mudslides kill six in Japan as scientists warn extreme rainfall events will get worse
CNN — Heavy rainfall in southwestern Japan has caused devastating flooding and mudslides that have left at least six people dead, five missing and 19 injured, according to the Fire…
Italy flooding: At least eight killed in Emilia Romagna region as river levels continue to rise
CNN — At least eight people have been killed by heavy flooding and mudslides in the northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna, with more than 13,000 residents being forced to…