32 people missing in China landslides following typhoon
At least 32 people were reported missing today after rain-saturated hillsides collapsed onto villages in southeastern China following a typhoon. A rescue operation was underway in Sucun village in China’s Zhejiang province, south of the financial hub of Shanghai, after it was hit by a landslide Wednesday evening, leaving 26 missing, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported. Another six people are missing in Baofeng village,...
Nepal landslides kill 11 after heavy rains
Landslides triggered by heavy rains killed 11 people in western Nepal on Tuesday (Jul 5), including a teenage boy and four young girls, police said. An overnight downpour sent mud and stones hurtling down the slopes of the hilly district of Pyuthan, burying two houses in two different villages around dawn. “Eight people from two different families were found dead after their homes were buried by landslides due to torrential...
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