landslides

Uganda reports 8 deaths in Kisoro landslides

Published on: May 4, 2023
18:47

By: Pavel López Lazo

Kampala, May 4 (Prensa Latina) At least 8 people died in the southwestern Ugandan district of Kisoro after their homes were buried in a mudslide triggered by torrential rains, the Red Cross said on Wednesday, as emergency workers and local residents shoveled through the mud in search of bodies.

Rains damage more than 40 schools in Honduras

Published on: September 30, 2022
10:52

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Tegucigalpa, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) Authorities of the School Construction Directorate at the Ministry of Education in Honduras reported more than 40 schools with widespread damage to their infrastructure in the country's several departments, according to reports in Tegucigalpa on Friday.

CABEI approves emergency donation for Honduras

Published on: September 22, 2022
11:06

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Tegucigalpa, Sep 22 (Prensa Latina) The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) approved an emergency donation valued at half a million dollars for Honduras, it was reported in Tegucigalpa on Thursday.

Death toll of landslides in Nepal rises to 22

Published on: September 19, 2022
08:52

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Kathmandu, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) Nepalese rescue teams fought against torrential rains to remove bodies from houses buried by a landslide that caused 22 deaths and 10 injuries, The Himalayan Times newspaper reported.

Five killed, two missing in China landslide

Published on: September 1, 2022
11:50

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Beijing, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) At least five people were killed and two others remain missing after a landslide hit northwest China's Qinghai Province on Thursday, which recently suffered flash floods with a high death toll and material damage.

North-Central Vietnam under heavy rains

Published on: June 14, 2022
10:05

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Hanoi, Jun 14 (Prensa Latina) Heavy rains occur as of this Tuesday in northern and central Vietnam, where up to 150 millimeters of water could fall, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) warned.

Rains and landslides cause 11 deaths in Sri Lanka

Published on: November 9, 2021
10:44

By: Erich Tellez Corrales

Colombo, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Sri Lanka today reported 11 people dead and thousands displaced as a result of long and heavy rains and consequent landslides experienced in the country.

Death toll rises due to landslides and floods in India

Published on: October 20, 2021
10:03

By: Prensa Latina

New Delhi, Oct 20 (Prensa Latina) The death toll due to rains in the Indian state of Uttarakhand rose today to 47 after several accidents resulting from flash floods and landslides in the last four days.

Tropical storm kills at least three people in the Philippines

Published on: June 2, 2021
11:09

By: Prensa Latina

Manila, Jun 2 (Prensa Latina) The tropical storm Choi-wan killed at least three people and displaced hundreds of villagers in the southern and center Philippines, where there were floods and landslides, authorities reported on Wednesday.

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