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On 23 August 2023, an under-construction railway bridge collapsed in northeastern Mizoram state of India. [1] At least 26 labourers working on the site were killed in the accident that took place around 9:30 a.m. local time at Sairang, a town about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Aizawl, the state capital.
As the remnants of Cyclone Remal went towards Northeast India, heavy rainfall triggered landslides, killing 40 people. [48] Damage was particularly severe in the state of Mizoram where 30 people died, [49] including 17 due to the collapse of a stone quarry in Aizawl, with six others missing. [50] Landslides also blocked the National Highway 6. [51]
A stone quarry collapsed Tuesday in India’s northeast due to heavy rain triggered by a tropical storm, killing 17 quarry workers and leaving 12 missing, officials said. Senior police officer ...
2021 Western North America heat wave: Western North America: Around 600 excess deaths in the United States 2021 Floods and tornado outbreak: 3 $1.56 million (tornadoes), $51.7 million (floods) Midwestern U.S. floods and tornado outbreak of June 2021: Midwestern United States: 2021 Winter storm: 29 $2 billion February 15–20, 2021 North ...
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 ...
The US Geological Survey has mapped more than 325 landslides caused by Tropical Storm Helene, many in Western North Carolina. ‘Heartbreaking’ landslides reshape Cruso, NC, landscape, leaving ...
A large landslide entered Sullorsuaq Strait, generating a megatsunami which struck Alluttoq Island, where it had a run-up height of 45 to 70 metres (148 to 230 ft). [15] ~2800 BCE Zion Canyon, Utah, US: 0.286 km 3: Landslide created the currently level floor of Zion Canyon inside Zion National Park. [21] ~1920 BCE Jishi Gorge, Qinghai Province ...
In his latest report, he noted that the landslide continues to affect new areas, moving in some spots as much as 13 inches a week. For decades, most areas saw movement closer to a few inches a ...