Three killed in rain-related incidents as heavy showers lash HP

Last Updated: Saturday, July 20, 2013, 21:48

Three persons were killed in rain-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh as incessant heavy showers wreaked havoc causing landslides at several places, blocking highways and damaging several houses.

Four killed, 12 missing in Colombia landslide

Last Updated: Friday, July 19, 2013, 11:26

At least four people died while 12 went missing after a landslide on a highway in southwest Colombia left several vehicles buried under mounds of dirt.

Narrow escape from landslide for Nishank in Uttarkashi

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 14:53

Former Uttarakhand chief minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank had a narrow escape from a landslide at Netali Maneri marg, a senior official said.

Several Manipur-bound trucks stranded in Nagaland

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 16, 2013, 16:25

Several Manipur-bound trucks loaded with essential items are stranded at a place near Kohima for the past four days due to heavy landslides.

Trapped Vietnamese tourists reach Chinese town

Last Updated: Sunday, July 14, 2013, 19:54

A group of Vietnamese tourists who became trapped by a landslide in northwest China amid weeklong storms that have killed at least 89 people have reached a major town, Chinese state media reported on Sunday.

87 killed, 178 missing in China rain, landslides

Last Updated: Sunday, July 14, 2013, 18:02

At least 87 people have been killed and 178 others missing as floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain hit China, local authorities said on Sunday.

Toll in China landslide rises to 43

Last Updated: Sunday, July 14, 2013, 10:09

The death toll in a landslide that occurred earlier this week in southwest China`s Sichuan province has risen to 43, authorities said.

63 killed in China rains as Typhoon Soulik lashes coast

Last Updated: Saturday, July 13, 2013, 21:42

Sixty-three people have been killed and 174 others are missing in heavy rains and landslides in China.

Landslides disrupt vehicular movement on NH-29

Last Updated: Saturday, July 13, 2013, 16:35

A large number of vehicles were stranded on National Highway-29 near Phesama village in Nagaland following landslides triggered by rain, official sources said on Saturday.