Philippine storm leaves 72 dead and missing as rescue intensifies in flooded villagesSeptember 26th, 2009 Philippine storm leaves 72 dead and missingMANILA, Philippines — Rescuers stepped up their efforts in the northern Philippines on Sunday as the skies started to clear a day after a tropical storm tore through and left more than 70 people killed or missing in the worst flooding in more than four decades. The government declared a "state of calamity" in metropolitan Manila and 25 storm-hit provinces, allowing officials to utilize emergency funds for relief and rescue, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said.
Five die in landslides in West BengalAugust 16th, 2009 SILIGURI - Three of a family and two others died following landslides in the hilly Kurseong sub-division of Darjeeling district in West Bengal Sunday. More casualties are feared, an official said.
43 people killed in landslides in northern IndiaAugust 10th, 2009 LUCKNOW, India —Landslides triggered by heavy rains killed at least 43 people in three remote villages in northern India, a police official said. Twenty bodies were pulled from the debris Sunday after the landslide buried the villages in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state a day earlier, said S.M.
Report: 5 dead, 10 missing after Typhoon Etau slams into Japan causing floods and landslidesAugust 10th, 2009 Report: 5 dead, 10 missing as typhoon hits JapanTOKYO —Public broadcaster NHK says a typhoon has slammed into Japan leaving five people dead and 10 others missing. Japan's Meteorological Agency says Typhoon Etau has caused torrential rain to hit the region.
9 killed after Typhoon Etau slams into western Japan causing floods and landslidesAugust 10th, 2009 9 killed as Typhoon Etau hits western JapanTOKYO —At least nine people were killed Monday in western Japan in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain as Typhoon Etau slammed into the country. The typhoon left eight people dead in Hyogo prefecture, police official Shigekazu Kamenobu said.
Police: Landslides kill 10 people in Bangladesh's southeastJuly 31st, 2009 Police: Landslides kill 10 people in BangladeshDHAKA, Bangladesh — Landslides caused by heavy monsoon rains killed 10 people in southeastern Bangladesh on Friday, authorities said. The pre-dawn deaths occurred in Bandarban district, a mountainous region 155 miles (248 kilometers) southeast of the capital, the area's police chief Quamrul Ahsan said.
Report: Landslides kill 10 people in Bangladesh's southeastJuly 31st, 2009 Report: Landslides kill 10 people in BangladeshDHAKA, Bangladesh — A domestic news agency says landslides caused by heavy rains have killed 10 people in southeastern Bangladesh. The United News of Bangladesh reports the deaths occurred early Friday in Bandarban district 155 miles (248 kilometers) southeast of the capital Dhaka.
2 days of heavy monsoon rains leave at least 22 dead in NepalJuly 28th, 2009 Heavy monsoon rains leave 22 dead in NepalKATMANDU, Nepal — Flooding and landslides brought on by two days of heavy monsoon rains in Nepal have left 22 people dead and several more missing, officials said Tuesday. Home Ministry official Iswor Regmi said the death toll from the rains that began over the weekend could rise as reports pour in from remote villages, some of them several days' walk from the nearest town or telephone.
6 dead, 10 missing in southern Japan as heavy rain triggers floods, landslidesJuly 22nd, 2009 6 dead, 10 missing in floods in southern JapanTOKYO — Torrential rains triggered floods and landslides in southern Japan, leaving at least six people dead and 10 others missing, including elderly residents at a nursing home, officials said Wednesday. A mudslide hit a nursing home in Hofu City in Yamaguchi Prefecture (state) on Tuesday, killing three people and injuring another, as the ground floor of the two-story building was inundated.
Death toll from landslides, floods in northern Vietnam rises to 22July 6th, 2009 22 die in Vietnam landslides, floodsHANOI, Vietnam — The government says the death toll from landslides and floods in Vietnam's mountainous north has risen to 22. Thirteen other people are still missing after the heavy rains that struck on Friday night.
Landslides kill 11 in ChinaJuly 1st, 2009 NANCHANG - At least 11 people were killed Wednesday in landslides caused by rainstorms in China's Jiangxi and Guizhou provinces, officials said. Rainstorms have hit the eastern Jiangxi and southwestern Guizhou provinces since Sunday, triggering landslides at several places Wednesday.
22 killed in Darjeeling landslides after cycloneMay 26th, 2009 SILIGURI - At least 22 people were killed and several injured in landslides - triggered by Cyclone Aila - in West Bengal's hill district of Darjeeling Tuesday, police said. "At least 22 people died and 10 were injured in landslides across Darjeeling district.
10 killed, 23 injured in Darjeeling landslidesMay 26th, 2009 SILIGURI - At least 10 people were killed and 23 injured following landslides Tuesday in West Bengal's hill district Darjeeling, police said. "At least 10 people died and 23 were injured in landslides across Darjeeling district.
Landslides kill 26 people in PhilippinesMay 19th, 2009 MANILA - Twenty-six people have died in landslides caused by the incessant rains in southern Philippines, officials said Tuesday. The authorities have urged the residents in the affected areas to move to safer places.
Landslides kill 11 in southwestern China; rescuers search for 15 more missingApril 27th, 2009 Landslides in southern China kill 11; 15 missingBEIJING — A local government spokesman says two landslides in southwestern China have killed 11 people. Fifteen others are missing.
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