Landslides, heavy rainfall block NH-5, downpour to continue till Aug 31
India | Aug 26, 2019, 10:57 AM ISTScattered downpour is expected to continue in the state till August 31, the Meteorological Department said on Sunday.
Scattered downpour is expected to continue in the state till August 31, the Meteorological Department said on Sunday.
The mosque is located few kilometres away from Kavalappara, a remote hamlet in the district where a large number of people and children were killed following the landslide last Thursday. Search operations are still on to trace the bodies of the people, who have gone missing and are feared to have been buried alive.
The mountainside of Ma-lat mountain collapsed due to the monsoon downpour at 7 a.m. on Friday. Residents, houses and vehicles were swamped away by the deluge of mud and rocks from the collapse.
As Kerala continues to battle the torrential downpour lashing its shores, a horrifying visual of man's narrow escape from a mudslide in Malappuram has gone viral on social media. In the video, a man can be seen walking unsuspiciously on road, holding an umbrella and talking to an older woman, on his way.
A massive landslide occurred near Marhi in Manali sub-division today at 3 am today. The Landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district has blocked Manali-Leh highway in the wee hours on Wednesday, police said.
A bus carrying 11 passengers was hit by a boulder in Uttarakhand, in which 5 pilgrims died. The accident was reported from Lambagad slide zone on Badrinath Highway. Chamoli district was hit by a landslide early today, soon after which the accident occurred. Police teams are at the spot and rescue operations are currently underway.
Landslides were reported in the Kodagu district due to heavy and incessant rainfall in Karnataka.
Floods and landslides triggered by incessant monsoon rains across Nepal have claimed at least 113 lives while 38 people are still missing, officials said on Sunday. Parts of central and southern Nepal including some areas of Kathmandu valley have been inundated due to incessant rains since last two weeks.
A landslide has hit Mumbai's Ghatkopar. Eight houses are said to be damaged in the incident.
A landslide has hit a village in southwest China's Guizhou Province, killing 11 people and leaving 34 others missing, the local authorities said on Wednesday.A landslide has hit a village in southwest China's Guizhou Province, killing 11 people and leaving 34 others missing, the local authorities said on Wednesday.
The coal miners were working at the mine of the Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) when the accident happened around 11.30pm on Tuesday, trapping the 13 workers.
The tourists were hit by rocks sliding from the hill when they were going on foot from Bhagsu Nag temple towards Bhagsu Nag waterfall, located about 11 km from Dharamshala on Saturday.
Heavy rains are lashing most parts of the hill state, triggering a spate of landslides. Due to rains, many landslides have taken place in the region.
The fresh landslides were reported early in the day in the Battery Chashma area. Heavy traffic jams were reported after the sudden closure.
The 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir to the rest of the country, was blocked by a landslide at Digdol area. As a result, over 1,500 heavy motor vehicles (HMVs) and 200 light motor vehicles (LMVs) are stranded at different points, the officials said.
Earlier, during the work of the clearance of the landslides at Digdol on highway, fresh landslide took place resulting in closure of highway for the second day, they said.
The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed for traffic Thursday due to a landslide in Ramban district that left over 1800 vehicles stranded, an official said.
The accident occurred Monday in the Hpakant area of Kachin state. Such accidents are not rare, and usually occur when mountainous piles of mining scraps slide down on people scavenging pieces of jade.
The fresh landslides and shooting stones in Panthal forced traffic on the highway to be stopped, traffic officials said.
A massive landslide early on Wednesday buried nearly three dozen shops in a rural market in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district
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