Landslide
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More than 300 reportedly buried in Papua New Guinea landslide
TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) – More than 300 people and over 1,100 houses were buried by a massive landslide that leveled a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea, local media reported on Saturday.
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At least 18 dead as landslides hit Indonesia
TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – Landslides on Indonesia's Sulawesi island on the weekend killed at least 18 people with rescue efforts, including police sniffer dogs, still ongoing for two missing people, local authorities said on Monday.
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At least 19 killed, 7 missing in flash floods in Indonesia
TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Flash floods and a landslide on Indonesia’s Sumatra island have left at least 19 people dead and seven others missing, officials have said.
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3 killed, 10 missing as floods, landslides hit Indonesia
TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – Three people were found dead and 10 others went missing amid floods and landslides striking Indonesia's West Sumatra province, a senior official of the local disaster management agency said on Friday.
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4 killed, 6 injured in landslide in eastern Indonesia
TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – At least four people were killed and six others injured due to a landslide on a road in the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi on Monday morning, an official said.
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Landslide kills 25 in east Afghanistan
TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – At least 25 people were killed and 10 others injured as a landslide struck a village in the Norgaram district of east Afghanistan's Nuristan province on Sunday, district Governor Qari Habibullah Sabir said Monday.
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Philippine landslide death toll climbs to 37
TEHRAN, Feb. 11 (MNA) – The number of people killed by a landslide in the southern Philippines has risen to 37, an official said on Sunday.
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Five people killed, 31 injured in Philippine landslide
TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – At least five people were killed and 31 injured when a rain-induced landslide engulfed two buses and houses in a mountainous region of the southern Philippines, an official said Wednesday.
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3 killed, 13 injured in landslides in Indonesia
TEHRAN, Feb. 04 (MNA) – A family of three was killed and 13 others injured in the landslide-blocked highway in Tapanuli, North Sumatra, the National Disaster Management Agency reported on Sunday.
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At least 20 people killed in landslide in southwest China
TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – Chinese rescuers have recovered from the rubble the bodies of 20 residents, killed in a landslide in southwestern China's Yunnan province.
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Dozens buried in southwest China landslide
TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – A landslide in southwestern China on Monday has left dozens of villagers buried and forced more than 500 others to evacuate, according to reports by state media.
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Death toll in Cameroon landslide rises to 27
TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – At least 27 people have been killed after heavy rains caused a section of a hillside covered in precariously built houses to collapse in Cameroon's capital Yaounde.
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4 dead, missing in northern Vietnam due to landslides, floods
TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Landslides and flash floods from Oct. 6 to Oct. 8 in northern Vietnam killed three people and left one missing, according to the National Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control on Monday.
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Landslide in northwest Congo kills at least 17
TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – Torrential rain in northwestern Congo caused a landslide that killed at least 17 people overnight, authorities said, warning the toll could rise as rescuers sift through rubble beneath collapsed homes.
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VIDEO: Catastrophic landslides in India's Himachal
TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – The catastrophic landslides in India's Himachal left many casualties and debris on Friday.
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VIDEO: Deadly landslide in India
TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – Landslides in India's Himalayas over the weekend buried homes and buildings, killing at least 57 people and leaving 10 still trapped or missing.
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Death toll in China mudslide rises to 21, with six missing
TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – The death toll from a mudslide triggered by heavy rain on the outskirts of the western Chinese city of Xi’an rose to 21 on Sunday and rescuers were still looking for six missing people, officials said.
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Over 30 missing in jade mine landslide in Myanmar: report
TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar left more than 30 people missing, and a search and rescue operation was underway on Monday, a rescue official said.
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Two dead, 16 missing in China mudslide
TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Two people are confirmed dead and 16 others are missing after torrential rain caused a mudslide in the suburbs of Xi’an, the capital of north-west China’s Shaanxi province, on Friday evening, the local authorities said.
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Iran sympathizes with Georgia over deadly landslide
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kan'ani on Saturday expressed sympathy with the Georgian government and nation over the recent deadly landslide that resulted in the death of at least 11 people.
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3 dead, 17 missing as landslides hit northern India
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Torrential rains triggered a landslide at a base camp of a revered Hindu temple in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand, killing three people, officials said on Saturday.
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VIDEO: Seven killed by horrific Georgia landslide
TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – The Georgian interior ministry confirmed the landslide struck near the Showi resort in the mountainous Raca region on Thursday afternoon, with rescue helicopters having already evacuated over 150 people.
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Colombia landslide kills at least 12
TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – A landslide caused by heavy rains in a mountainous region of central Colombia killed at least 12 people on Tuesday and destroyed several houses, the country's Civil Defense agency said.
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South Korea landslides, floods kill 7, over 1,000 evacuated
TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Seven people have died, three were missing, seven injured and thousands evacuated in South Korea on Saturday, officials said, as a third day of torrential rains caused landslides and the overflow of a dam.
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One dead, seven missing in central China highway landslide
TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – One person has died and seven were missing after a landslide overtook a highway construction site on an expressway in central China, local government officials said.
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VIDEO: Moment when giant boulders crush cars in India
TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – Two people died as giant boulders came crashing down a hill and completely crushed two cars due to a landslide in Nagaland, India Tuesday evening.
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Landslide in China's Sichuan kills 14, leaves 5 missing
TEHRAN, June 4 (MNA) – A landslide in China's southwestern Sichuan province killed 14 people and left five missing, local media reported on Sunday.
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10 killed in avalanche-triggered landslide in Pakistan
TEHRAN, May 27 (MNA) – At least 10 people were killed and over two dozen injured due to a landslide in a village in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region, local media reported Saturday.
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Pakistani landslide kills two near Afghan border crossing
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) – At least two people were killed and several more wounded as a huge landslide buried several vehicles in northwestern Pakistan early on Tuesday.
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At least 21 people killed in landslide in eastern Congo
TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – At least 21 people have died and several others are missing a day after a landslide in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.