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Two dead, 25 missing in China landslide

Beijing - Emirates Voice

A landslide struck some 34 homes in southwest China on Monday, killing two people and leaving another 25 missing, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Rescuers pulled six people out of the rubble, including two who died, in Bijie, Guizhou province, Xinhua said, citing city authorities.Read more

Landslide kills 40 in northeast DRCongo

Bunia - Emirates Voice

A landslide has killed 40 people after sweeping through a fishing village on the banks of Lake Albert in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a regional official said Thursday. Part of a mountain engulfed "a fisherman's camp after heavy rains caused a landslide" the deputy governor of Ituri province, Pacifique Keta, told AFP. He said 40 peopleRead more

At least 46 dead in landslide in north of India

Shimla - Emirats Voice

A massive landslide buried two Himachal Pradesh roadways buses, killing at least 46 people and injuring several others at Kotpuri near Padhar on the Mandi Pathankot national highway, officials said today. The toll could rise further as over 50 passengers were travelling in the two buses hit by the landslide, which was triggered by a cloud burst, they said. SomeRead more

141 missing in China landslide

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

At least 141 people were reported missing on Saturday after a massive landslide hit China's Sichuan province, rescue officials said. Over 40 homes were destroyed in Maoxian county's Xinmo village after the side of a mountain collapsed at about 6 a.m. (local time), reports Xinhua news agency. The landslide has also blocked a 2 km section of a river andRead more

Landslide buries 10 houses in central Vietnam, at least 2 dead

Hanoi - ArabToday

A landslide happened early Tuesday morning in Vietnam's central Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province, leaving two people dead, around 10 others injured and 10 houses buried. Ngo Khac Thinh, deputy chief of Nha Trang's urban management office, told local Tuoi Tre (Youth) online newspaper that initial information showed around ten people had been injured and at least two killed.Read more

2 dead, 3 injured in NW China landslide

Lanzhou - Arab Today

Two died and three others were injured after a landslide buried two buildings in northwest China's Gansu Province, said local government on Sunday. The landslide occurred at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, destroying two residential houses in Wudu District, Longnan City, said the district government. More than 200 rescuers pulled out five people from the debris of one building as the searchRead more

8 dead, 19 missing in east China landslide

Zhejiang - Arab Today

Rescuers work at the landslide site in Sucun Village, Suichang County of east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2016. Eight people were confirmed dead on Saturday morning after a landslide hit a village in eastern China's Zhejiang Province Wednesday, local authorities said. Nineteen people remain missing, according to the provincial government publicity office. Source : XINHUARead more

2nd LD-Writethru: 7 dead, 20 missing in east China landslide

Suichang - Arab Today

Seven people were confirmed dead in a landslide that hit a village in east China's Zhejiang Province Wednesday, local authorities said Friday. Rescuers retrieved four bodies at the scene of the landslide on Friday, bringing the death toll to seven, the provincial information office said in a press release. As of Friday afternoon, 15 people had been rescued and 20 others remainedRead more

Landslide leaves 27 missing in east China

Hangzhou - Arab Today

Twenty-seven people are missing after a a landslide swept a village in the eastern province of Zhejiang, the provincial government said. The landslide occurred around 5 p.m. on Wednesday in Sucun village in Suichang County, following heavy rain brought by Typhoon Megi. Several houses, about 37 kilometers from the county, were destroyed and the structures swept away. Two women whoRead more