Landslide

Nearly 60 dead in Brazil following heavy floods, landslides

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) –  Heavy rains, flooding, and landslides in Brazil’s state of Sao Paulo have resulted in nearly 60 deaths, Brazilian media report.

Death toll from Brazil downpours rises to 46

TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – The death toll from heavy rains that devastated coastal areas of Brazil's southeastern Sao Paulo state rose to 46 people on Tuesday, according to officials, with more precipitation expected.

At least 36 killed as flooding, landslides hit Brazil

TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) –  Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rain in Brazil claimed at least 36 lives on Carnival weekend in southeast Sao Paulo state, authorities said Sunday.

Death toll in Peru landslide rises to 40

TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – The number of victims of the fall of a landslide (mudslide) in the Peruvian department of Arequipa (south) has risen to 40, local radio reported.

50 dead, dozens feared missing as storm lashes Philippines

TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – As many as 60 villagers are feared missing and buried in a huge mudslide in a southern Philippine province hard-hit by flash floods and landslides.

Landslide kills at least 8 people in eastern Congo

TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – A landslide crushed at least eight people and seriously injured nine others near an artisanal mine in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, a local official said on Saturday.

Malaysia landslide death toll rises to 24

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Rescuers in Malaysia have found the bodies of a woman and two children, raising the death toll from a landslide at an unlicensed campground to 24, an emergency services official says.

Flooding, landslide in DR Congo leave at least 50 people dead

TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – Heavy rains triggered widespread flooding and landslides in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, killing at least 50 people, according to the police chief.

34 killed, bus buried due to landslide in Colombia: report

TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – At least 34 people died when a landslide buried a bus in northwestern Colombia on Sunday, news outlets reported.

Landslide kills at least 14 in Cameroon capital

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – A landslide in Cameroon's capital Yaounde on Sunday killed at least 14 people who were attending a funeral, the region's governor said.

13 missing on Italian island after landslide (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – Thirteen people were missing on Saturday after heavy rains caused a landslide on the Italian island of Ischia, media reports said.

Landslides in Venezuela kill at least 43: report

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Venezuela’s vice president said Tuesday that the death toll from landslides and heavy rains in the city of Las Tejerias in Aragua state has risen to 43 and is feared to exceed 100.

Landslide in Venezuela leaves at least 22 dead, 52 missing

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – A landslide caused by heavy rainfall has left at least 22 people dead and 52 missing in central Venezuela, authorities said.

Death toll in in India's landslide increases to 27 people

TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – The death toll in the massive landslide in India's northeastern state of Manipur rose to 27 on Saturday, local media reported.

Fear of landslides haunts Brazil survivors

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – While firefighters search for missing people under thick mud, residents in the Brazilian city of Recife can barely sleep.

Mudslides kill 14 in heavy rains in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro

TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) – Heavy rains caused mudslides that killed at least 14 people insoutherncoastal cities and the Baixada Fluminense area of Rio de Janeiro state, according to state and local authorities on Saturday.

At least 120 missing, 171 killed in Brazil flood-hit city

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Search and clean-up efforts continue in the Brazilian city of Petrópolis, five days after flash floods and mudslides that have killed at least 171 people.

Brazil mudslides kill at least 94, with dozens still missing

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – At least 94 people have died after heavy rains sent devastating mudslides and floods through a mountainous region of Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state.

18 dead in storms near Brazil's Rio de Janeiro

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – Landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rainfall killed at least 18 people Tuesday in a tourist town in the hills above Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian firefighters said.

At least 14 dead in Colombian landslide following heavy rain

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – At least 14 people have been killed and 35 injured after a landslide buried several homes in central Colombia, the country's national disaster agency said.

One dead, dozens missing after landslide at Myanmar jade mine

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – At least one person has been confirmed dead and up to 100 others reported missing following a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, according to rescue workers.

9 dead in Philippines after tropical storm, landslides

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – At least nine people were killed and 11 others were missing after heavy rain across the Philippines flooded villages and triggered landslides, authorities said.

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Over 100 people affected by mudslide in US State of Colorado

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – Heavy rains and flooding in the western part of the US State of Colorado closed the highway and forced drivers and passengers of cars to spend the difficult night on highway.

Six Rohingya Muslim asylum seekers killed in Bangladesh

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – Following a landslide occurred at a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, at least six people were killed and several others were injured.

At least 164 people killed in severe flash flood in India

TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) – Severe and torrential flash flood in Indian state of Maharashtra over the past few days left many people dead, injured and missing.

At least 9 people killed in landslide in northern India

TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – At least nine people were killed by a landslide in the northern Indian state of “Himachal Pradesh” on Sunday as boulders fell and hit the vehicle they were traveling in.

Landslide in W. India kills 36 people, dozens missing

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – Some 36 people were killed and dozens are missing as a result of occurrence of a landslide in western India on Fri.

At least 20 killed as heavy rain, landslides hit Mumbai

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – At least 20 people died and several others were injured in the Mahul and Vikhroli area of Mumbai after incessant overnight rains caused houses to crumble and collapse in a landslide, officials said.