Torrential rains in Angola caused flash flooding that has left at least nine people dead and others missing.
Landslides also forced closure of roads making it hard for emergency personnel to reach damaged areas. One of the major roads near the country’s seaport was closed by a slide. Continue reading
State media are reporting that 36 bodies have been recovered from a landslide in Tibet.
Thousands of workers have arrived on the scene to keep digging for the remaining bodies. According to the mining company who owns the site, 83 miners were buried in the slide. The landslide happened about 45 miles east of the Tibetan capital of Lhasa. Continue reading
Whidbey Island near Seattle, Washington is in need of new maps after a massive landslide.
The landslide pushed at least 200,000 cubic yards of ground down the west side of the island in the Puget Sound 50 miles north of Seattle. The slide struck around 4 a.m. Wednesday and has destroyed one home and will likely require four others to be demolished. Continue reading
A landslide in the exact location of a previous landslide has killed 5 people and left 25 others missing near Neiva, Columbia.
Columbian officials say at least six cars have been trapped under the tons of mud and rocks. The landslide killed a heavy machine operator who had been clearing debris from a previous landslide caused by an earthquake in the area. Continue reading
