Mar 03
Wednesday
Landslides in Uganda left more than 100 bodies
Uganda Landslides
Officials in Government and Army started moving fast, The army forces joined with people to search for the missing people and it was foredoomed about 245 persons that disappeared after Monday Night’s Landslides.
State Minister for Disaster Preparedness Musa Ecweru said that these landslides were caused because of unusually heavy rain as its the third week of the annual rainy season ; The officials added that many bodies were recovered from a hospital and church as people ran their to find shelter but the hospital and church were buried under tons of mud which covered both places.
Minister Ecweru said also that the rate of death people is much higher as still crews try to go to the harmed region of vast but they still predict more rain to hit the area again, he added also that recovered bodies will be buried in mass graves.
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33 People Perish in Mexico Flood Waters
no responses - Posted 02.09.10
In Mexico City ,there have been 174 schools closed due to the large amount of rain falling and high water. Water overflowing from the sewers on Friday spilled out into the streets flooding the area with the sewage water. It has been spilling out since last Friday and will continue ...continue
no responses - Posted 02.09.10
In Mexico City ,there have been 174 schools closed due to the large amount of rain falling and high water. Water overflowing from the sewers on Friday spilled out into the streets flooding the area with the sewage water. It has been spilling out since last Friday and will continue ...continue
Tsunami hit Solomon, more than a thousand homeless.
no responses - Posted 01.07.10
More than 1,000 persons have been left homeless after landslides and a tsunami shocked the Solomon Islands. A 7.2 magnitude earthquake triggered the decimation, swabbing out 200 dwellings on the isolated isle of Rendova and departing almost a third of the island's community without shelter. The quake initiated a 3m-high ...continue
no responses - Posted 01.07.10
More than 1,000 persons have been left homeless after landslides and a tsunami shocked the Solomon Islands. A 7.2 magnitude earthquake triggered the decimation, swabbing out 200 dwellings on the isolated isle of Rendova and departing almost a third of the island's community without shelter. The quake initiated a 3m-high ...continue
Mudslide in Brazil Take 22 Lives
no responses - Posted 01.01.10
Much flooding and mudslides have resulted from the heavy rainfall in Brazil. On Friday, a huge piece of a mountain in Angra dos Reis fell onto the resort Sankay Inn taking 22 lives. There were as many others injured. They later found 15 people who had perished floating around a close ...continue
no responses - Posted 01.01.10
Much flooding and mudslides have resulted from the heavy rainfall in Brazil. On Friday, a huge piece of a mountain in Angra dos Reis fell onto the resort Sankay Inn taking 22 lives. There were as many others injured. They later found 15 people who had perished floating around a close ...continue
Twenty three death by landslide in Northern China.
no responses - Posted 11.17.09
Twenty three citizens confirmed dead in Monday's massive landslide that buried fraction of a town in north China's Shanxi Province, regional governments said Tuesday. The landslide swept across six homes on Monday at the Zhangjiaju Village, in Zhangzishan Township of Zhongyang County. A spokesman with the county federal said the final ...continue
no responses - Posted 11.17.09
Twenty three citizens confirmed dead in Monday's massive landslide that buried fraction of a town in north China's Shanxi Province, regional governments said Tuesday. The landslide swept across six homes on Monday at the Zhangjiaju Village, in Zhangzishan Township of Zhongyang County. A spokesman with the county federal said the final ...continue
Landslide Takes the lives of 20
no responses - Posted 11.15.09
There could be more deaths and they seach through the debris for the people still not found. On Friday, a land slide that was set off by the previous 4 days of heavy rain fall took the lives of at least 20 people. As of now, the known dead are 12 ...continue
no responses - Posted 11.15.09
There could be more deaths and they seach through the debris for the people still not found. On Friday, a land slide that was set off by the previous 4 days of heavy rain fall took the lives of at least 20 people. As of now, the known dead are 12 ...continue
Many Perish in El Salvador as Water Rises
no responses - Posted 11.08.09
The rains were not the fault of the latest hurricane Ida which did pass on the east side of El Salvador. There was another low pressure system that passed through at approximately the same time. Ground giving away and bridges falling caused major troubles for getting to people in the town ...continue
no responses - Posted 11.08.09
The rains were not the fault of the latest hurricane Ida which did pass on the east side of El Salvador. There was another low pressure system that passed through at approximately the same time. Ground giving away and bridges falling caused major troubles for getting to people in the town ...continue
Landslides Take 122 Lives in Phillippines
no responses - Posted 10.09.09
Thursday afternoon, Parma let loose on the Phillippines which were already soaked from prior storms. The rain fell on land that was already so fragile and wet that it gave out causing landslides. There has been a minimum of 122 people who have lost their life in the slides. Another 22 ...continue
no responses - Posted 10.09.09
Thursday afternoon, Parma let loose on the Phillippines which were already soaked from prior storms. The rain fell on land that was already so fragile and wet that it gave out causing landslides. There has been a minimum of 122 people who have lost their life in the slides. Another 22 ...continue
Possibly As Many As 50 Perish in Landslide
no responses - Posted 10.04.09
In the southern parts of Italy, one of the most devastating landslides in 10 years occured on Friday. As of now, there are 80 people hurt and 21 have perished. There are another 40 being searched for. Heavy equipment has been brought it to help them dig faster through the muck as ...continue
no responses - Posted 10.04.09
In the southern parts of Italy, one of the most devastating landslides in 10 years occured on Friday. As of now, there are 80 people hurt and 21 have perished. There are another 40 being searched for. Heavy equipment has been brought it to help them dig faster through the muck as ...continue
Earthquake in Indonesia
no responses - Posted 09.30.09
At least 100 people have perished in the western part of Indonesia after an earthquake registering at a magitude of 7.6 hit the area on Wednesday. The quake caused landslides, cut off roads and power lines were down. There is a concern that possibly 1000's of citizens could be beneath the debris ...continue
no responses - Posted 09.30.09
At least 100 people have perished in the western part of Indonesia after an earthquake registering at a magitude of 7.6 hit the area on Wednesday. The quake caused landslides, cut off roads and power lines were down. There is a concern that possibly 1000's of citizens could be beneath the debris ...continue
Morakot Continues to Strike Out
no responses - Posted 08.12.09
In Taiwan, it has been accounted that there are at least 700 people have been marooned in the mountains of Taiwan from the devasting floods and rainfall. This has been recognized as the severest flooding to happen in Taiwan in 50 years. It has also been told that there are another ...continue
no responses - Posted 08.12.09
In Taiwan, it has been accounted that there are at least 700 people have been marooned in the mountains of Taiwan from the devasting floods and rainfall. This has been recognized as the severest flooding to happen in Taiwan in 50 years. It has also been told that there are another ...continue
Quakes at Japan and India
no responses - Posted 08.12.09
10 minutes powerful earthquakes rattled Japan and India yesterday. The unrelated quakes struck in the early morning, and caused the shut down of bullet trains services in the affected Japan region and provoking a landslide with the nation already braced for more damage from Typhoon Etau. At least 110 people were ...continue
no responses - Posted 08.12.09
10 minutes powerful earthquakes rattled Japan and India yesterday. The unrelated quakes struck in the early morning, and caused the shut down of bullet trains services in the affected Japan region and provoking a landslide with the nation already braced for more damage from Typhoon Etau. At least 110 people were ...continue
More Perish in Mudslides In India
no responses - Posted 08.09.09
In India, the monsoon season is welcomed as well as feared. The rain it brings to the dry hard ground is welcome as it helps the farmers with their crops. The unwelcome part is the mudslides that causes houses to slide down hills and fall apart or become covered in mud. ...continue
no responses - Posted 08.09.09
In India, the monsoon season is welcomed as well as feared. The rain it brings to the dry hard ground is welcome as it helps the farmers with their crops. The unwelcome part is the mudslides that causes houses to slide down hills and fall apart or become covered in mud. ...continue
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