21 killed as rains wreak havoc in MaharashtraOctober 3rd, 2009 MUMBAI - The receding monsoon has lashed the coastal and southern districts of Maharashtra claiming at least 21 lives so far, officials said Saturday. At least 19 people were killed in 24 hours till Saturday evening, Maharashtra Chief Secretary Johny Joseph said, adding that at least 72 people were also rescued from various parts of the state in the same period.
Landslide, heavy rain delay Konkan Railway trainsOctober 2nd, 2009 PANAJI - A minor mudslide and heavy rain in Goa and north Karnataka have disrupted Konkan Railway services, with four trains including a Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express being "delayed temporarily", a railway spokesperson said. Three Goa-bound trains from Karnataka and Kerala, and the Delhi-bound Thiruvananthapuram-New Delhi Rajdhani express have been halted at the Bhatkal railway station in north Karnataka.
Mumbai landslide kills 12September 4th, 2009 MUMBAI - Twelve people, including children, were killed and 13 others injured in a landslide in Mumbai on Friday morning. According to police the incident took place in the suburban Andheri area due to the heavy rain and water logging in the lower areas.
Four children among 10 killed in Mumbai landslideSeptember 4th, 2009 MUMBAI - At least 10 people, including four children, were killed when they they were buried in a landslide following heavy rains in this Maharashtra capital, officials said Friday. At least 15 people were also injured Thursday night in the Lal Bahadur Shastri slums on a hillock in northeast Mumbai's Saki-Naka area.
10 killed, 25 injured in Mumbai landslideSeptember 3rd, 2009 MUMBAI - At least 10 people were killed and 25 injured after a landslide triggered by heavy rains hit Saki-Naka area of northeastern Mumbai, authorities said Friday morning. According to fire brigage officials, the landslide, which occurred around 11.30 p.m.
14 missing in Nepal landslideSeptember 1st, 2009 KATHMANDU - At least 14 people were missing and presumed dead after a landslide hit a remote village in western Nepal, police said Tuesday. The landslide hit the village of Jaleswor in Khotang district, about 120 km east of Kathmandu, early Tuesday.
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 official says 43 people killed in landslide in northern IndiaAugust 9th, 2009 Indian official says 43 people killed in landslideLUCKNOW, India —Landslides triggered by heavy rains killed at least 43 people in three remote villages in northern India, a police official said Sunday. Twenty bodies were pulled from the debris after the landslide Saturday buried the villages in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state, said S.M.
Chinese state media say at least 4 dead, 50 missing in Sichuan landslideJuly 23rd, 2009 China media say 4 dead, 50 missing in landslideBEIJING — A landslide triggered by heavy rain hit a county in southwestern China's Sichuan province early Thursday, killing at least four people and leaving 50 others missing, state media said. The dead were employees of an engineering company who were working on a hydropower project in Sichuan's Kangding county where the landslide occurred, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
4 dead, 53 missing in China landslideJuly 23rd, 2009 CHENGDU - At least four people were killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rain in southwest China's Sichuan province, authorities said Thursday.
Fiftythree people were still missing in Kangding county, the ministry of civil affairs said.
Chinese state media say at least 4 dead, 53 missing in Sichuan landslideJuly 23rd, 2009 China media say 4 dead, 53 missing in landslideBEIJING — A landslide triggered by heavy rain hit a county in southwestern China's Sichuan province early Thursday, killing at least four people and leaving 53 others missing, state media said. The official Xinhua News Agency said the Ministry of Civil Affairs confirmed four people were killed and 53 others were missing in Kangding county, but gave no additional details.
Chinese state media says at least 53 people missing in landslide in Sichuan provinceJuly 23rd, 2009 China media says at least 53 missing in landslideBEIJING — Chinese state media says at least 53 people are missing after a landslide hit a county in Sichuan province in the country's southwest. The official Xinhua News Agency said Thursday that the landslide was triggered by heavy rain in Kangding county.
Heavy rains continue to disrupt life in MumbaiJuly 15th, 2009 MUMBAI - Mumbai and parts of its suburbs continued to receive heavy rainfall on Wednesday morning. Till 5.30 this morning, the MET department had recorded 77 mm of rainfall at Colaba and 240 mm of rainfall at Santa Cruz.
Four injured in building collapse following incessant rains in MumbaiJuly 5th, 2009 MUMBAI - Four people sleeping on a pavement were injured when an old building collapsed on them during incessant rains, which have been lashing Mumbai since Saturday morning. "It collapsed at around 12:30 a.m.
Mumbai fear monsoon will hose down slumsJune 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - Even as monsoon is awaited with bated breath by the farmers across the country, the slum dwellers in Maharashtra are concerned. They are anxious that heavy downpour during monsoon may hose their dwellings down.
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