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March 4, 2020: At least 23 people have been killed and more than 30 others are missing due to flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil At least 18 people died in Sao Paulo, the worst affected area. Rescuers are still searching for 25 people who have been missing in the cities of Guaruja, Santos and Sao Vicente. Landslides have washes away several ouses and displaced around 200 people in Guaruja Muniipality. The flooding and landslides in Brazil in January this year killed around 70 people. The worst natural calamities occurred in the states of Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro.

February 4, 2020: Flooding and mudslides triggered by heavy rainfall have claimed lives of at least 13 people in Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda . Floodwater swept away 15 houses in Kigali and left some roads inaccessible. The Rwanda Meteorology Agency has predicted more heavy rainfall in coming days.

January 29, 2020: Floods and landslides on Indonesia 's Sumatra island have claimed lives of at least seven people and displaced thousand others. Also, 22 have been injured in Central Tapanuli Regency due to the overflow of the Aek Sirahar river.  According to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, more than 2,000 people have been forced to leave their flooded homes. The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Central Tapanuli Regency has declared a 7-day state of emergency .

January 26, 2020: Flooding and landslides in southeast Brazil have claimed lives of at least 30 people. Around 2,600 people have been evacuated from their houses in Minas Gerais state. Belo Horizonte Civil Defence said that teams attended over 470 incidents of landslides and flooding across the region on 24 January, 2020. The Brazilian weather service Inmet said that in the past two days, the regional capital Belo Horizonte had seen the most intense rainfall recorded in more than 100 years.  More rain is expected in Minas Gerais as well as other parts of Brazil, including Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.

January 23, 2020: Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall have affected the departments of Arequipa and Huanuco in Peru . Flash floods and landslides wreaked havoc in Uchumayo district damaging more than 80 homes. Roads have been closed in the departments of Lima, Ayacucho, and Moquegua. Two weeks ago, flooding killed two people in departments of Pasco and Puno.

January 7, 2020: Flooding triggered by heavy rainfall has claimed lives of two people in Southern Turkey today. Also the landslide damaged a house in the southern Mersin province. Five of them survived the incident but a 62-year-old person died in the disaster. Main Post: Recent Natural Disasters List January 7, 2020

December 6, 2020: A person staying at one of the caravans at the Trimingham House Caravan Park has been evacuated after a huge section of cliff fell onto the north Norfolk beach. According to the BBC , three seaside caravans are teetering on the brink of a cliff after a landslide the size of two football pitches. Members of the public have been warned to avoid Vale Road in Trimingham, near Cromer. Two weeks ago also, part of a cliff was collapsed in north Norfolk at the same site. The landslide had occurred off Vale Road, between the villages of Trimingham and Mundesley, on December 20, 2019. Main Post: Recent Natural Disasters List January 7, 2020

December 18, 2019: A landslide in a construction site of Yunusabad metro line in Tashkent, Uzbekistan has claimed lives of at least six people. The landslide occurred due to the heavy rainfall, Xinhua News Agency reported quoting the Emergency Ministry.

December 5, 2019: Landslide triggered by heavy rainfall has claimed lives of 38 people in Cibitoke province of northwestern Burundi. Out of total fatalities, 22 people died in Nyuempundu, 13 in Rukombe hill and three in Gikomero.

December 4, 2019: Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall have claimed lives of four people in eastern Ugandan district of Bududa. "Landslides occurred at Bunabutiti in Manjiya County at around 16:30 local time," Xinhua reported quoting Justine Khainza, Bududa District Woman Member of Parliament as saying. More than 30 houses have been damaged in Bududa. Landslide in Bududa in 2010 had claimed lives of at least 100 people.

November 23, 2019: Landslides caused by severe weather have claimed lives of at least 24 people in in West Pokot county, Kenya. Seven children died in the landslide disaster and severely affected Nyarkulian and Parua villages of Kenya. According to the Kenya Red Cross, in Mikinduri, Meru County, a number  of houses have been reportedly swept away after river Thanantu broke it's banks.

October 31, 2019: Three children died during a house collapse caused by a landslide in western Uganda. According to the Uganda Red Cross Society, the landslide disaster occurred in Kilembe valley of Kasese district. Three days ago, Uganda Government had issued a 'Flood Risk Alert' for about 24 districts of the country. Main Post: Recent Natural Disasters List October 31, 2019

July 13, 2019: Seventy eight people have been killed while thirty two have been missing due to floods and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in different parts of Nepal during the past three days.  This is a page for LIVE UPDATES on Nepal floods and landslides, please click here for updates .

February 16, 2019: Landslide in Kampung Ciapus, Ciomas district in Bogor regency, West Java of Indonesia has claimed lives of at least four people and injured four others. The landslide was triggered by heavy rain which buried house located below the hill.

May 28, 2018: Landslide in Oromia region of Ethiopia claimed lives of at least 32 people. Ethiopia's state-affiliated broadcaster, Fana Broadcasting Corporation reported that the landslide occurred due to heavy rainfall. At least 23 people died in a landslide in the Sidama zone. Other nine people died in the Gamo Gofa zone.

January 16, 2018: Rain-induced landslides in Tacloban City of Philippines have claimed lives of four people. The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern and Central Luzon, while the tail-end of a cold front is affecting the eastern section of Southern Luzon, PAGASA said.

January 12, 2018: A series of mudslides in Southern California have claimed lives of at least 20 people and injured 28 others, particularly affecting areas northwest of Los Angeles in Santa Barbara County. The mudslide disaster occurred on January 9th early morning at Montecito and other areas of Santa Barbara County.

October 13, 2017: At least 72 people have been killed in flood and landslide caused by typhoon Khanun. According to the Vietnam's disaster agency, at least eighteen people died in Hoa Binh province by a landslide. Khanun has weakened from a typhoon after passing south of Hong Kong. According to the World Bank, natural disasters have killed more than 13,000 people and caused more than $6.4bn in property damage over the past 20 years in Vietnam.

Monsoon-caused floods has claimed lives of over a hundred people in Nepal and northern India. Disaster-Report.Com is bringing the latest updates of flood damage across Nepal. Floods and landslides claim 120 lives across Nepal Most affected districts include Jhapa, Sunsari, Morang, Saptari, Sarlahi, Bara, Makawanpur, Sindhuli, Chitwan, Rautahat, Dhanusha, Dang, Banke, Bardiya and Surkhet.

July 3, 2017: At least nine people have been dead due to floods and landslides across the nation in last two days. Two people died in landslides in Kaski, three in Parbat, three in Tehrathum and one in Pyuthan. Three persons have been still missing in Mugu and one in Kaski after river outburst.