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Northern Italy Struck by Floods and Landslides caused by Severe Storms
Severe weather conditions have wreaked havoc across parts of Europe, particularly in northern Italy and Spain, as powerful storms and heavy rainfall trigger landslides, floods, and widespread destruction.
The Poppea cyclone, originating from Northern Europe and striking the Ligurian Sea, has unleashed its fury across northern Italy, causing chaos and devastation in its wake. Lombardy and Liguria bore...
175+ killed, nearly a MILLION left homeless by landslides & floods in India
Floods and landslides across southern and western Indian states have killed nearly 200 people over the past week as the Indian Army intensifies its relief operations to help thousands stranded in desperate need of rescue.
Extreme weather conditions that have been battering the Indian states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Gujarat since last week forced hundreds of thousands of people to seek...
Thousands stranded in Pakistan landslides
Thousands of tourists have been stranded due to landslides caused by unseasonably heavy rain and snow in mountainous northeastern Pakistan.
At least 3,000 tourists, mostly Pakistanis, were stranded in the towns of Naran and Kaghan on Monday, said Abdullah Khan, a National Highway Authority official, adding that long lines of cars were on roads blocked by piles of snow.
“We have been working all...
250 killed in Nepal mudslide avalanche
A door standing by the rubble of a collapsed home 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) from the epicenter of Saturday’s massive earthquake in Pokhridada, Gorkha district, Nepal.
At least 250 villagers are feared missing in a new mudslide and avalanche days after a deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit the South Asian country of Nepal.
On Tuesday, officials said the mudslide and avalanche took place in the...
28 killed in landslides, floods in northeastern India
At least 28 people have been killed in landslides and flash floods triggered by two days of heavy rain in northeastern India.
Indian authorities said on Tuesday that at least 14 deaths were reported in the northeastern state of Meghalaya while another 14 people lost their lives in neighboring Assam state, where several districts, including the capital Gauhati, were flooded.
According to district official...
Japan's Hiroshima hit by landslides, 63 dead and 25 missing
Rescuers remove debris to search for missing people at the site of a landslide at a residential area in Hiroshima, western Japan, on August 26, 2014.
The death toll from the devastating landslides in western Japan has jumped to 63 with 25 others still missing as rescuers continue their efforts in combing through destroyed houses in search for survivors.
Local police authorities said three more people...
Massive mudslide kills 16 in central Nepal
Nepalese residents and rescue personnel stand amid debris at the site of a landslide on the Sukoshi River in Sindhupalchowk district, August 3, 2014.
A massive mudslide triggered by heavy rains has killed at least 16 people in central Nepal as several dozens more are feared buried.
Officials said Monday that rescue forces are trying to find more victims through piles of rock, mud and upturned trees...
Brazil storms kill 7, displace 1000s
A destroyed car is seen in the main street of Teresopolis' Campo Grande neighborhood, some 100 km from Rio de Janiero, in the southwestern state of Rio on January 16, 2011 following a landslide of mud and rocks caused by heavy rains.
Storms in the southwestern Brazil state of Minas Gerais have claimed the lives of seven people and left some 13,000 others homeless.
At least five of the victims are...
Venezuela Rains make 1000s Homeless
Two people have died and thousands of people have lost their homes in Venezuela, after heavy rainfall hit different regions of the country causing massive landslides, Press TV reports.
Almost 2,000 people have been forced to leave their homes due to the landslides during the past days, which also killed two people in the Capital Caracas, a Press TV correspondent reported on Thursday.
Authorities are...