landslides

Tsunami Hits Without Warning in Indonesia, Killing Over 220

NINIEK KARMINI / The Associated Press Dec 22, 2018 Undersea landslides from a volcanic island were the apparent trigger of the deadly wave. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Typhoon Pounds South China After Killing 64 in Philippines

VINCENT YU and JIM GOMEZ / The Associated Press Sep 16, 2018 More than 2.4 million people have been evacuated as Mangkhut threatens to be the strongest typhoon to hit Hong Kong since 1999. Dozens are feared buried in storm-triggered landslides in the Philippines. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Deadly Risk From Landslides Is Rising

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Sep 3, 2018 Waterlogged hillsides are dangerous. For those who live on them, or further downhill, they can be life-threatening. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mudslides Take Heavy Toll on Immigrants Serving Posh Montecito

JULIE WATSON / The Associated Press Jan 20, 2018 Nearly a third of those killed in the Jan. 9 mudslides were from migrant families working in service jobs in the largely white and wealthy Pacific Coast town of 9,000. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

China Death Toll Worsens as Rains Pose New Threat

Staff / Truthdig Aug 12, 2010 Chinese authorities say the country's recent landslides killed at least 1,117 people. Most of the hundreds more still missing are feared dead. Heavy rains are expected to cause more landslides, while Chinese scientists, officials and soldiers scramble to cope with the current disaster. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )