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 serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Deep cracks appearing on Varunavat Parvat above the Tambakhani tunnel in Uttarkashi district have led to continuous landslides due to heavy rains, resulting in road blockades. Fresh cracks on the platform that was constructed as part of a mountain treatment project to stop landslides above the Tambakhani tunnel have instilled …
PARBAT July 19: More than one hundred and fifty households of fishermen have been displaced after a landslide that occurred here at Maldhunga located at district headquarters, Kusma, on Sunday morning. Dwellers at Maldhunga have been shifted at safer locations due to fear of fresh landslides in the area as …
ITANAGAR, July 15: Three people of a family died when a massive landslide buried their dwelling at Seppa in East Kameng district early this morning. According to an official report received from the district administration, the landslide took place due to heavy downpour at Type-IV Colony of Seppa in the …
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) will come up with a digitised and updated database of landslide-prone zones for West Bengal's Darjeeling hills where recent landslides claimed around 40 lives, a GSI official said on Saturday. In the aftermath of the Darjeeling landslides that struck the region earlier this month, …
Landslides due to heavy rains in different parts of Nainital have put lives of many at risk. The district administration Nainital has, however, directed the officials concerned to shift families from Nainital’s landslide-prone Harinagar/ Tallital area to safer places in view of the incessant rains that continued here for two …
At least 11 persons were killed after incessant rain lashed north India on Sunday, triggering landslides and damaging houses in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Several rivers are flowing close to the danger mark. While seven persons were killed in house collapse in Uttar Pradesh, three …
The Mandakini Valley of Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand witnessed unprecedented damage to life, property, infrastructure and landscape on 16 and 17 June 2013 due to torrential rains. Run-off discharge data indicate that antecedent rainfall exceeded the limit and the overflow of rivers led to landslide in the region and flash floods …
The threat of severe earthquakes in the Himalayan region close on the heels of the devastating one in Nepal, as indicated by several scientific studies, has prompted India to put hundreds of landslide dams or LSDs under constant monitoring so that they do not break with catastrophic consequences. The home …
In April, scores of hillside homes in Fraswad and Shalnand villages in Jammu and Kashmir collapsed in a landslide amid heavy rains. Eighteen people died. Not long ago, those same sloping hills had been covered in forest. But illegal tree harvesting by timber smugglers denuded the area, making it ripe …
DEHRADUN: With several parts of Uttarakhand receiving incessant rainfall and the Met department issuing warning of heavy showers in the state, the disaster management department has deployed 18 quick response teams (QRTs) to deal with emergencies. Meanwhile, the BSF and state disaster response personnel have been working to clear roads …
BIRATNAGAR, JUL 06 - Three persons have died and two others gone missing in separate monsoon-related incidents in Sindhuli, Sankhuwasabha and Khotang districts in the past 24 hours. Two girls were killed as boulders fell off a cliff at Kakurthakur VDC-3 in Sindhuli district on Saturday. Sanimaya Tamang, 11, and …
The Kerala model will have to be adapted for Maharashtra where rocks and soil are different. A year after the July 30 Malin landslide that left 151 people dead, the Maharashtra government is set to test an early warning system in the state that has nearly 111 sites prone to …
The landslides in Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong sub-divisions had caused extensive damage to NH-10 and NH-55 — cutting off vital road links to the region. A day after multiple landslides in three sub-divisions of Darjeeling district claimed 38 lives, besides washing away highways and damaging homes, a fresh landslide was …
At least 38 people were killed in landslides triggered by incessant overnight rains in Darjeeling district in the past 24 hours, swamping homes, washing away highways and throwing normal life out of gear in the mountainous area. The police, SSB and NDRF started rescue and relief operations, and the Army’s …
GORKHABAZAR, JUN 29 - A series of big and small landslides triggered by torrential rains in northern Gorkha has added to the suffering of the earthquake survivors of Keraunja, sweeping away 60 houses. The landslides has hit ward no 1, 3 and 4 in the village, putting other 475 houses …
At least 23 people have died in flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains that lashed southeastern Bangladesh, officials said on Sunday. Tens of thousands of people were marooned on higher ground as flood waters submerged areas around Cox's Bazar and the hilly district of Bandarban. Local police official …
HEFEI - Two people have died and five remain missing after heavy rain caused floods and landslides in Anhui province, East China, over the weekend. Six people were swept away by flood waters in Jinzhai county, according to a statement from the county's flood control and drought relief headquarters. Rescuers …
Incessant rain on Thursday created a flood-like situation in southern and central Kashmir and disrupted the Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand as landslides blocked routes to the Himalayan shrines. The Jhelum continued to flow above the danger mark at Sangam in Anantnag and Ram Munshi Bagh in Srinagar, the authorities …
Safe operations of forest practices in mountainous regions require effective development planning to mitigate hazards posed by landslides. British Columbia, Canada, has for the past 2 decades implemented landslide risk management policies aimed at reducing the impacts of the forestry industry on landslides. Consequently, it is required that timber harvesting …
Report highlights massive hill-cutting in region; Gadgil says previous and present govts do not care. It is been four years since experts panel on the Western Ghats ecology led by Madhav Gadgil highlighted the issue of massive hill-cutting in the entire region and warned of man-made disasters. However, till today, …
