landslides

State Geology and Mining (G&M) department has begun carrying out geological and geotechnical investigation of two landslides/subsidence areas along NH-702(D) on Mokokchung-Mariani road. The investigation was initiated on the request from executive engineer, PWD (NH) Division II, Mokokchung. The objective...

Heavy overnight rains triggered landslides in Himachal Pradesh, claiming four lives and blocking over 200 more roads besides damaging some houses, officials said on Wednesday. The meteorological office on Wednesday issued a red alert predicting “heavy to very heavy rainfall...

Landslides triggered by incessant rains in the past couple of days have snapped road communication to several Arunachal districts. Continuous landslides have blocked a portion of the Akajan-Likabali-Aalo road at Siji in Lower Siang district. Several vehicles remained stranded since...

As heavy rainfall has resulted in landslides and flooding in various parts of the state causing hardships to the citizens, the Nagaland Contractors’ and Suppliers” Union (NCSU) called upon all the contractors in the districts to prepare their equipment...

Severe weather triggered landslides and flooding in southern Myanmar, with its southernmost town Kawthaung experiencing its heaviest single-day rainfall in 76 years. According to the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Kawthaung, a town located in Tanintharyi region, recorded 253 mm...

South Korean rescuers on Sunday pulled nine bodies from a flooded tunnel where around 15 vehicles were trapped in muddy water, as days of heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides and destroyed homes across the country, officials said.A...

The Shimla-Chandigarh National Highway 5 was blocked on Monday after a major landslide occurred in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district, police said. “The highway was blocked at Datyar and so are alternative routes. To and fro movement of the traffic has...

Hundreds of tourists travelling towards the Kullu-Manali destination in Himachal Pradesh were inconvenienced on Monday after the closure of roads due to landslides triggered by rains, hampered the plying of vehicles. Most of the motorists had to spend the...

Multiple landslides induced by heavy rainfall have damaged over a hundred houses in West Sikkim district. The incessant rain has caused extensive damage to infrastructure and property in the state, reports NDTV.As a result of the heavy rain, several...

Bodies of two minor sisters, who were trapped inside their house after it collapsed following heavy rainfall and landslides in Meghalaya’s West Khasi Hills district on Saturday, were retrieved with the help of family members and neighbours, police said.The...