Recent Natural Disasters | Calamities | Hazards

June 23, 2017: At least two policemen have been killed and two others have been missing as landslide near Kalikhola along the Narayangadh-Muglin road section swept away a van carrying four police personnel. The police van and a truck plying the road were suddenly hit by landslide near Kalikhola at 1:05 am., The Himalayan Times reported.

Flooding in Sri Lanka (Xinhua News Agency) June 2, 2017: Cyclone mora caused massive flooding and landslides throughout Sri Lanka claiming lives of atleast 203 people and left 96 others missing. According to the Disaster Management Centre, more than 400,000 people have been affected by the severe rains and strong winds that started on 24 May, 2017. The recent flooding is the worst to hit the island since May 2003, when 250 people were killed and 10,000 homes destroyed. More than 600,000 people are currently temporarily homeless after the landslides and floods hit Sri Lanka.

Aerial photo shows a massive landslide along California's coastal Highway 1 (John Madonna via AP) May 24, 2017: A massive landslide has buried a section of California's iconic Highway 1 in Big Sur. According to the Associated Press, more than one million tons of rock and dirt buried a .25 stretch of Highway 1 under 40-feet of debris.

April 6, 2017: At least four people have been confirmed dead and more than 30 others have been missing after a landslide struck Indonesia's Java island. According to Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, the landslide stretched 1.5 kilometers long which engulfed farmers harvesting ginger in Banaran village in East Java province's Ponorogo district.

April 3, 2017: Flash flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in the city of Mocoa, Putumayo, Colombia have claimed lives of at least 254 people and injured more than 400 people. President Juan Manuel Santos has declared a state of emergency in the region. More than 1,000 emergency personnel, including soldiers and local police have been deployed to help the rescue efforts.

April 2, 2017: At least two people died in landslide in Chitwan along Muglin-Narayangadh road section. Victims have been identified as Resham Raj Rana from Bhoteodar, Sundar Bazaar-3 of Lamjung and Binaya Kumar Koiri from Bettiah, West Champaran of India.

January 17, 2017: Floods and landslides caused by torrential rainfall have claimed lives of at least five people and injured 30 others, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said. Two people died in Gingoog City, one each in Magsaysay, Opol towns and Cagayan de Oro.

October 26, 2016: A landslide claimed lives of at least seven people and buried more than 10 others along a mountainous stretch of Colombia's main highway between Bogota and Medellin on Wednesday. "Others four people have been injured and taken to a local hospital," Reuters reported disaster management chief for the northwestern department of Antioquia, Gilberto Mazo as saying. According to the authorities, the landslide disaster occurred due to heavy rain in the mountainous area.

September 21, 2016: Flooding and landslide triggered by heavy rainfall have claimed lives of at least 20 people and left 14 others missing in Indonesian island of Java. The natural disasters caused massive damage in Garut district of West Java, where 17 people were found dead and 13 others were missing.

At least eight people have been died in landslides in different parts of Nepal . Six people died in eastern Nepal and two in western part of the country. Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall claimed lives of four people in Taplejung and two in Bhojpur districts Friday night.

A landslide near Ardhkuwari Temple , the mid of Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra in Katra District of Jammu and Kashmir region killed four people and injured seven others. According to ABP Live , two out of the seven injured persons have been brought to Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana Super Specialty Hospital.

At least 59 people have been killed in rain-related incidents such as flooding and lightning in different Indian States . Flooding in Assam killed 27 people. Around 400 relief camps and 102 highland shelters have been made in Assam, The Times of India reported.

At least 74 people have died in landslides and floods in different parts of Nepal since Monday. The Ministry of Home Affairs has confirmed the fatalities with highest death toll from Pyuthan district.  Landslide and floods in Pyuthan district claimed lives of 39 people followed by Gulmi with death toll at 7.

Locals have been asked to stay alert after a massive landslide blocked Tamor River at Malbase Mitlung in Sawadin-1 of Taplejung district on Sunday. Titlung Bazaar and Handung of Phurumba VDC and Siwa Bazaar have been badly affected due to the blockage of the river, The Himalayan Times reported quoting  the Eastern Regional Police Office, Biratnagar.

Landslides in Pyuthan district of Nepal have claimed lives of eight people including five members of a family. A landslide triggered by incessant rainfall buried a house in Neta of Rajbara-3 claiming lives of five people.

A landslide in Kerauja VDC-3 of Gorkha district of Nepal has claimed lives of three people and injured three others. The injured people are having treatment at a local health post in Gorkha. The landslide disaster occurred during a reconstruction of road damaged by 2015 Gorkha earthquake , The Himalayan Times reported. Heavy rainfall has caused rapid increment in water level in Jhimruk River with possible threat of its outburst.

Landslides and floods in southern Japan have claimed lives of three people and left three others missing. A 92-year-old man died after a landslide hit his house in Kamiamakusa city, Yahoo News reported quoting a local disaster management official. Another 79-year-old man drowned in a flooded ditch in the town of Kosa.

A landslide in west Colombia has claimed lives of five people and left 30 others missing on Thursday, June 9, 2016. The landslide took place around 3:30PM on the road between Medellin and Quibdo, the capital of the Pacific Choco province, Colombia Reports mentioned.

A landslide in Chakrata area of Dehradun district has claimed lives of ten daily wagers and injured five others. The daily wagers were asleep when landslide hit Teoni-Hanol at 1 am on Sunday, Tribune India reported quoting district officer Ravinath Raman.

Landslide triggered by heavy downpour has claimed lives of three people in Kalikot district of Nepal Thursday night. The landslide disaster occurred in Kodabada-7 of Gejbazar area of Kalikot district, Nepal Police said.