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Posts tagged Landslide
Three children die in Haiti landslide
May 27th
PORT-AU-PRINCE: Landslides caused by heavy rains killed three children from the same family when their house was swept away near Haiti”s northern second city, Cap-Haitian, officials said Thursday. The children, aged between six and 14, were killed in …
Central China drought worst in over 50 years
May 25th
BEIJING: Central China”s worst drought in more than 50 years is drying reservoirs, stalling rice planting, and threatens crippling power shortages as hydroelectric plants lie idle, state media said Wednesday. Rainfall levels from January to April in t…
Malaysia probes rural town after deadly landslide
May 23rd
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities on Monday investigated the rural town where a landslide slammed into an orphanage, leaving 16 dead, for fear another disaster could hit the slip-prone region. A 34-year-old caretaker and 15 boys, aged between eight a…
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5 dead as landslide hits Malaysian orphanage
May 22nd
KUALA LUMPUR: An avalanche of mud smashed into an orphanage in Malaysia killing at least five children, police said, after heavy monsoon rains lashed the capital Kuala Lumpur and surrounding areas on Saturday. Police said eight children had been rescue…
Attabad disaster: Boulder blocking spillway
May 16th
CM says controlled blasts to clear the rock not possible.
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Attabad in the making: Another village under threat
May 1st
An official survey indicates a landslide may sweep away a large portion of the Kholtoro-Haramosh village.
People suffer as KKH blockade continues
Apr 23rd
The prolonged blockade of the Karakoram Highway (KKH) has left a number of passengers stranded.
Mercury dropping: Rain causes landslides in Azad Kashmir, G-B
Apr 18th
Temperatures in Gilgit plummeted down to zero degrees Celsius.
Punjab politics: MQM, PML-Q demand local govt elections
Apr 8th
Pervaiz Elahi accepts MQM’s invitation to April 10 rally.
Rescue boat leaves passengers stranded in Attabad lake
Mar 19th
As many as 26 persons stranded in the middle of the Attabad Lake on newly inaugurated emergency boat.
