News on Natural Disasters / Failures (134)
July
Enormous sinkhole pulls a parked car under the ground
Written byA massive sinkhole swallowed and destroyed a parked car in the city of Dale, Virginia. The sinkhole suddenly opened on July 4, 2019. Its depth was ab
July
A mudslide that hit a village in Mexico, has caused 7 fatalities. The incident occurred on July 10, 2019. The slide was caused after heavy rainfall
July
Heavy rainfalls struck Japan: Over 1 million people affected
Written byMore than 1 million people are advised to evacuate their residences in Japanese southwestern Kyushu Island after heavy rainfalls have caused floods
July
Catastrophic dam failure in India: Officials blame crabs
Written byLocated in Ratnagiri district of the Indian Maharashtra state, Tiware dam was suddenly ruptured flooding seven downstream villages. The incident occu
July
Massive 7,1-Magnitude earthquake struck California
Written byA powerful 7,1-magnitude temblor struck in the Mojave Desert (near Ridgecrest) located about 200 kilometers northeast of Los Angeles, at a depth of
July
Mine collapse in Congo: At least 43 fatalities
Written byAt least 43 miners were killed after a mine collapsed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The dramatic incident occurred on Thursday, July 27, 201
June
Biggest meteorite impact ever found in UK
Written byResearchers claim to have found the site where the largest meteorite impact in the United Kingdom occurred. The crater was first found in 2008 at ab
June
Road collapses into a construction site in southern China
Written byOn June 8, 2019, a large part of a road suddenly collapsed into a building construction site in southern China. The incident occurred in Nanning, a
June
Switzerland is rebuilding village hit by landslide in 2017
Written bySwitzerland is planning to invest more than $12.1 million in order to rebuilt infrastructure in the village of Bondo that was hit by a massive landsl
June
A landslide and a wall collapse struck the Indian state of Odisha in less than 2 days: At least 7 fatalities
Written byAt least 7 people have died and 8 more were injured after a landslide and a wall collapse occurred in Odisha's Keonjhar and Dhenkanal district in Ind
