Town in volcano’s shadow hit by landslides it never expected

Associated Press 10/28/2024

TALISAY, Philippines — As a storm pounded his rural home, Raynaldo Dejucos asked his wife and children to stay indoors and keep safe from a lightning strike or slippery roads. One thing the 36-year-old didn’t mention was…

Landslide blocks Manipis road in Talisay mountain barangay

Emmariel Ares 10/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A landslide hit a mountain barangay in Talisay City, Cebu on the early hours of Wednesday morning, October 2. While the residents were sleeping inside their homes, a portion of the cliff along…

Ethiopia: Devastating landslide kills 229

Agence France Presse 07/24/2024

Using shovels or their bare hands, local residents on Tuesday searched desperately for survivors after a landslide in a remote area of southern Ethiopia killed at least 229 people, the deadliest such disaster recorded in the Horn…

Cebu City landslide: 35 families evacuated to safer place

Futch Anthony Inso 06/26/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Around 35 families were evacuated after a landslide hit their homes Tuesday in Sitio Upper Laguerta Tarcom, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City. The landslide happened on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, authorities said. According to…

Papua New Guinea landslide buries over 2,000 people – report

05/28/2024

PORT MORESBY — Papua New Guinea informed the UN on Monday that more than 2,000 people were buried in a massive landslide that swept over a remote village, according to a copy of the letter obtained by…

Davao de Oro landslide: Death toll rises to 98; over 5,300 in evacuation centers

Frinston Lim 02/17/2024

TAGUM CITY — Two bodies have been found by responders at a landslide-hit village in Maco town, Davao de Oro on Saturday, bringing the death toll of the Feb. 6 disaster to 98, local disaster officials said.…

MGB Exec: Davao de Oro town landslide due to natural causes

Luisa Cabato 02/11/2024

MANILA, Philippines —  The landslide in a Davao de Oro town mining village that left 27 people dead and 100 others missing was due to natural causes, an official from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB)  disclosed…

Miracle rescue: Child saved after 60 hours in landlslide-hit village in Davao de Oro

Agence France Presse 02/09/2024

The rescue of a child on Friday nearly 60 hours after a landslide hit a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines has been hailed as a “miracle” after searchers had given up hope of finding anyone alive.…

At least 7 killed, dozens missing in Mindanao mining landslide

Frinston Lim 02/08/2024

MACO, DAVAO DE ORO —Authorities here say seven people are dead and at least 40 others remain missing after a landslide in a gold mining village in this town. Mayette Bagaan and her husband, Robernant, were among…

China landslide buries 47 people 

01/22/2024

Beijing, China—Forty-seven people were buried when a landslide struck a remote and mountainous part of southwestern China on Monday, January 22, 2024, state media reported. The landslide took place at 5:51 am (2151 GMT Sunday) in Zhenxiong County,…

Landslide kills 16-year-old boy in Baguio

Vincent Cabreza 07/27/2023

BAGUIO CITY — A 16-year-old boy was killed by a landslide early Wednesday that buried him and his parents along Barangay Bakakeng Central as Typhoon Egay (Doksuri) dumped heavy rains and spawned strong winds. Rescuers managed to…

Colombia landslide kills at least 12 – Civil Defense

07/19/2023

BOGOTA—A landslide caused by heavy rains in a mountainous region of central Colombia killed at least 12 people on Tuesday and destroyed several houses, the country’s Civil Defense agency said. The landslide took place in Quetame, a…

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