State of the Climate in Asia 2024
<p>The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing
Landslides
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No trace of 120 people at North Sikkim village
There is still no trace of 120 residents of Bay village in North Sikkim, located between Lachung and Chungthang, after Sunday’s powerful quake even as a flash flood at Lachung poses a fresh threat of landslides.
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Guatemala Landslide Leaves 15 Dead, Says Official
A landslide in northern Guatemala on Tuesday killed three children and another 12 people buried in the disaster are believed dead, a local official said. Heavy predawn rains caused the disaster that
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India: Sikkim Quake Toll Now Put at 68
A company building a hydroelectric power plant confirmed Wednesday that 17 of its workers had died and seven were critically injured as a result of the earthquake that shook the Himalayas in and around
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Fresh landslides in Sikkim; toll 92
More than 3,000 persons were rescued in quake-hit areas of Sikkim by defence forces which scrambled hard to clear debris of collapsed structures and landslides as the death toll in Sunday's powerful temblor
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Quake toll climbs to 72
Gangtok: Battling landslides and torrential rains in quake-hit Sikkim, rescue teams got into full swing on Monday as the death toll in the 6.8 magnitude temblor mounted to 72, including 41 in the Himalayan state.
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Landslide in China Kills 10
A landslide caused by heavy rain plowed into two small factories in northwestern China, killing at least 10 people and leaving 22 others missing, state-run media reported. The Xinhua News Agency said
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Landslide claims 3 of a family
There persons of a family were killed and another one injured when their house was swept away by a landslide in Rasnalu VDC in Ramechhap district on Saturday night. The village lies in the northern
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Quake death toll rises to 9; dozens injured across the country
Nine persons have been killed including four in Kathmandu Valley in the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked Nepal Sunday evening. In Kathmandu, three persons were killed after the compound wall of
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Floods kills 98 in Thailand, cause widespread damage
Monsoon rains, floods and mudslides in Thailand have killed at least 98 people since July, including a French tourist, authorities said on Friday, posing a test for the new government of Prime Minister
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Seven dead in Rolpa landslide
At least seven people were killed and over a dozen injured when their houses were hit by landslides triggered by torrential rainfall in Ruinibang bazaar in Rolpa district in the wee hours of Saturday morning.