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Venezuela landslide: 22 fatalities, at least 52 missing

A landslide in central Venezuela left at least 22 people dead and more than 52 missing after a river overflowed, officials said Sunday, in the latest deadly disaster caused by heavy rains to hit the...

Landslide damages dam wall in Arunachal Pradesh

A massive landslide triggered by heavy rain in Arunachal Pradesh has damaged the guard wall of Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project (SLHP) at Gerukamukh. The intake tunnel of the project has been cl...

Tropical Cyclone Noru Leaves 4 Dead, Thousands Displaced in Vietnam and Thailand

Before the storm struck in Vietnam as many as 327,937 people had been pre-emptively evacuated across the provinces of Thua Thien Hue, Danang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai and Bình Định. Vietnam’s Disaster...

Mexico, Nuevo León: 4 dead after heavy rain triggers floods

The rainfall began on 03 September 2022, with the heaviest falling on 05 September when the city of Cadereyta Jiménez recorded 242.9 mm of rain in 24 hours. More rain is expected. Flash floods stru...

New Zealand floods: 1,200 people displaced

Floods, that could take years to clean up and displaced at least 1,200 people from their homes in the top of the South Island, have been caused by torrential downpours that have battered New Zealand...

Chile: a massive sinkhole just discovered

A sinkhole that opened up in Chile over the weekend could fit the Washington Monument inside. Officials are working to determine what caused the massive sinkhole near the mining town of Tierra Amaril...

Sinkhole opened up in private pool: one man found dead after being swept into

A man was found dead on Thursday afternoon, hours after a sinkhole opened up in an inground swimming pool at a private home in central Israel, with the receding water dragging him away along with ano...

British Columbia: Canada supports flood, landslide recovery efforts with $870 million

The advance payments of over 870 million Canadian dollars (700 million U.S. dollars) is in addition to the 207 million Canadian dollars (166 million U.S. dollars) in support of wildfire recovery effo...

At least 106 homes damaged in Ambon due to flood and landslides

At least 106 homes in Ambon City, Maluku Province, were damaged between June 19 and July 20, 2022 due to floods and landslides that triggered by high-intensity rainfall, according to data provided by...

Hoover Dam transformer explosion: no fatality was reported

A transformer exploded on Tuesday at Hoover Dam, one of the nation's largest hydroelectric facilities, producing a thick cloud of black smoke and flames that were quickly extinguished. The cause of t...

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