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The death toll from the devastating landslides in southern Ethiopia has climbed to 257, according to the UN’s humanitarian agency OCHA, which cited local authorities on Wednesday.
Papua New Guinea has regularly experienced fatal landslides resulting from its mountainous terrain, weather, climate, poverty, poor land use practices and government mismanagement. In 2024, the country saw intense rainfall and flooding, [2] and in April, 14 people died in a landslide, while 21 died in a landslide one month earlier. [5]
At least 257 deaths were attributed to the landslide, [1] including 148 men and 81 women, making it Ethiopia's deadliest landslide. [3] Among the dead was the locality's administrator. [5] The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that the final death toll could exceed 500. [1]
The 2010 Uganda landslide caused over 100 deaths following heavy rain in Bududa region. Zhouqu county mudslide in Gansu, China on 8 August 2010. [61] Devil's Slide, an ongoing landslide in San Mateo County, California; 2011 Rio de Janeiro landslide in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 11 January 2011, causing 610 deaths. [62] 2014 Pune landslide, in ...
Landslides occur around the world and have helped shape the Earth as we know it. The landslide that destroyed a rural neighborhood and claimed 43 lives in Oso, northeast of Seattle, 10 years ago ...
Landslides are of course a global phenomenon, and scientists are identifying climate change-fueled landslide risks across the world. Cyclone Gabriel in New Zealand triggered more than 140,000 ...
Mudslides and landslides can cause extensive property damage and even be fatal. Here's a look at the causes of and differences between them. Most common causes of mudslides and landslides [Video]
In a hilly community in Antipolo east of Manila, three people were killed, including two schoolboys and a 27-year-old pregnant woman, when a landslide hit two houses, according to Relly Bernardo ...