The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Saturday issued a landslide alert for June 27 to July 3, warning that forecast intermittent rainfall combined with rapidly melting glaciers could trigger landslides, rockfalls and debris flows across Gilgit-Baltistan, Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Jammu & Kashmir. The National Emergencies Operation Centre (NEOC) issued the advisory to […]
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Commissioner orders expedited relief work after Murree landslide
Commissioner Rawalpindi Division, Engineer Aamir Khattak, visited the landslide-hit area of Jhika Gali to review ongoing relief and rehabilitation work following recent heavy rains in Murree. Deputy Commissioner Murree, Agha Zaheer Abbas Shirazi, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) Umar Awais Kiayni, Superintendent Engineer Ashfaq Salheri, Assistant Commissioner Murree Arshad Iqbal, and other relevant officials were also […]
Nine miners killed in Mardan landslide
At least nine miners were killed and three others injured in a tragic landslide incident that occurred during a mining operation in the Rustam tehsil of Mardan on Tuesday. According to initial reports, the incident took place in the Nung Abad area where a sudden landslide buried several workers under debris while they were engaged […]
Kohat landslide kills four, two still trapped under debris
KOHAT: At least four people were killed and two others remain trapped after a landslide hit Qamar village in Gambat tehsil of Kohat on Tuesday. Read More: Landslide in coalmine claims two lives Rescue 1122 teams rushed to the scene following reports of the incident. Officials said the teams retrieved four bodies trapped under boulders after […]
Deadly landslide in Central Java kills 6, 17 still missing
A landslide in Central Java, Indonesia, killed six people and left 17 missing after heavy rains, state media reported. The disaster struck the city of Cilacap on Thursday, burying several homes in Cibeunying village. Authorities continue rescue operations amid difficult conditions. Rescuers have recovered three additional bodies, disaster official Budi Irawan said, leaving 17 people […]
Disaster on Karakoram highway: Massive landslide halts travel
The Karakoram Highway (KKH) has been blocked at Lotar, Upper Kohistan, due to a massive landslide since Monday night. This disruption has left hundreds of travelers stranded between Gilgit-Baltistan and Kohistan, cutting off their access to the rest of Pakistan. Authorities are working to clear the road, but the blockage remains unresolved due to large […]
Malaysia landslide death toll rises to 21
Rescue workers scoured muddy terrain for survivors and bodies on Saturday as the death toll from a landslide at a Malaysian campsite rose to 21, including five children, authorities said. A dozen people were still missing after a predawn landslide hit a campsite at an organic farm on Friday near the town of Batang Kali just outside the capital […]
41 dead, millions stranded as floods hit Bangladesh, India
Sylhet, Bangladesh: Monsoon storms in Bangladesh and India have killed at least 41 people and unleashed devastating floods that left millions of others stranded, officials said Saturday. Floods are a regular menace to millions of people in low-lying Bangladesh, but experts say climate change is increasing their frequency, ferocity, and unpredictability. Relentless downpours over the […]
India begins landslide, flood clean-up as deadly monsoon rains ease
Rescuers waded through waist-deep mud in western India Monday to reach injured residents and start a massive clean-up as the death toll from monsoon-triggered landslides and floods climbed to 198. In the worst-hit state of Maharashtra, rescuers halted search operations in the hillside village of Taliye, southeast of Mumbai, where 53 bodies have been recovered. […]
India monsoon death toll climbs to 124 as rescuers search for missing
The death toll from flooding and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains in India climbed to 124 Sunday, officials said, with rescuers searching for dozens more missing. The country’s western coast has been inundated by torrential rains since Thursday, with the India Meteorological Department warning of further downpours over the next few days. In Maharasthra […]