Monday, 13 March 2017 ADDIS ABABA: A landslide at a huge garbage dump on the outskirts of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa killed 35 people who were searching for food and other goods there, an official said on Sunday. There are also 28 people who were injured, 2 seriously. …
Read More »Water disruption in Sarawak, 30,000 affected after landslide hits highway
Friday, 19 May 2017 MIRI: Water supply to about 30,000 people in the sub-districts of Bekenu and Subis in northern Sarawak has been disrupted after a cave-in at a stretch of the Pan-Borneo Highway. The Miri Fire and Rescue Department, the Public Works Department (JKR) and the northern Sarawak Water …
Read More »Colombo capital Sri Lanka rubbish dump landslide death toll rises to 16
Saturday, 15 April 2017 COLOMBO: A rubbish dump landslide in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo killed at least 16 and injured over a dozen, military spokesman and hospital officials said on Saturday, as emergency workers dug into the mountain of trash in search of survivors. The estimated 300-foot (91 meter) …
Read More »Nearly 30 feared buried in Java landslide
Monday, 3 April 2017 JAKARTA: Indonesian rescuers, joined by the police and soldiers, have found one body and continued to look for 28 others feared buried after heavy rain triggered a landslide on Indonesia’s Java island, a spokesman for the national disaster agency said. The mud and debris from Saturday’s …
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