JAMMU/SRINAGAR: A 13-year-old boy was buried alive as a fresh landslide hit Karool area in Ramban district on Monday afternoon even as incessant rains battered Jammu’s hilly areas, triggering landslides and shooting stones along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway while also damaging houses with 2km radius of the spot of subsidence in Pernote village.The Jhelum’s rising … Read more
Helicopters and rubber boats were deployed as rescuers raced against time to save residents from flooding in south China’s Guangdong province following heavy rainfall. In the city of Shaoguan in the north of the province, where large areas are flooded and landslides have been reported, rescuers were sent to relocate trapped residents and transport food … Read more
LAHORE, Pakistan: At least 41 people have died in storm-related incidents across Pakistan since Friday, including 28 killed by lightning, officials said on Monday (Apr 15). Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has warned of landslides and flash floods because more rain is expected in the coming days. Punjab, Pakistan’s largest and most populous province, … Read more
JAKARTA: At least 19 people have been found dead and two more are missing after a landslide in central Indonesia, local authorities said on Sunday (Apr 14). The dead and two survivors were evacuated from two landslide-hit villages in Tana Toraja regency, South Sulawesi province on Saturday evening, said local disaster agency head Sulaiman Malia. “There … Read more
Local police had detained 12 people, including the owner of the exam training centre on an upper floor, Xinhua said on Thursday morning. It was the latest major accident to hit China since Friday, when 13 children were killed after a fire broke out at a primary school dormitory in central Henan province. Teachers said … Read more
Developing | 500 evacuated as rescuers search for more than 40 trapped in China village landslide More than 500 people have been evacuated from a village in southwestern China as rescue workers scrabble to reach 47 of their neighbours who were buried under a landslide early on Monday morning. State broadcaster CCTV reported that 18 … Read more
BEIJING: Forty-seven people were buried in a landslide in China’s south-western Yunnan province on Monday (Jan 22), state media reported. The landslide took place at 5.51am local time in Zhenxiong County, state news agency Xinhua reported, citing local authorities. State broadcaster CCTV said around 18 households were buried in the landslide, and that more than … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: The overall number of flood evacuees in five states dropped to 25,763 people as of 8pm on Wednesday, compared to 28,310 this morning. The latest report issued by the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma), Disaster Control Centre, stated that Kelantan remained with the highest number with 19,423 people who were evacuated to 64 … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 25,438 people have been evacuated to 199 relief centres due to floods and landslides in four states, Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Selangor as of noon Tuesday. According to the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma), Kelantan has the highest number of evacuees, with 14,006 people from 4,288 families taking shelter at … Read more
