Landslides

India's monsoon death toll swells as rain lashes east

India's monsoon death toll rises above 230 as experts warn climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of annual monsoon storms between June and September.

Bangladesh shifts 10,000 Rohingya refugees from landslide-hit shelters

Torrential rain and landslides kill at least 14 people, including six Rohingya, as government evacuates thousands of refugees from hilly slopes around Balukhali camp in Cox's Bazar.

Death toll rises from India torrential rains, scores trapped in landslides

Officials say rescuers were unable to reach affected villages quickly, with approach roads cut off by overflowing rivers and landslides.

Rain-triggered landslides, floods kill several people in India

Members of India's National Disaster Response Force continue to search for missing people after heavy monsoon rains triggered landslides and flash floods in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand states.

Death toll rises from floods and landslides in Indonesia and East Timor

Tropical cyclone Seroja pounded Indonesia and East Timor after torrential rains triggered floods and landslides that have killed at least 113 people and left dozens more missing.

Indonesia flash floods kill dozens, toll expected to rise

Hundreds of people have had to flee their homes when flash floods and landslides swept Indonesia's Flores Island.

Typhoon Vamco lashes Philippines, causes severe flooding

The third typhoon to hit the storm-battered Philippines in as many weeks caused major flooding in Manila, trapping some people on rooftops and claiming at least one life in another part of the country.

Several people dead, dozens missing as storm triggers landslide in Vietnam

Vietnam battles one of the worst weathers seen in years as recent Typhoon Molave hit villages in the central provinces, an area already badly affected by weeks of flooding.

India tea plantation landslide death toll rises, many still missing

At least 43 bodies have been recovered following the Friday's landslide in India's Idukki district. Some 78 people were believed to live in the area. Many are still missing.

Floods, landslides kill dozens during monsoon rains in South Korea

Most places in South Korea received three to four times more rainfall last week than the average precipitation recorded in the same period in the last 30 years.

At least 65 killed in flooding, landslides in Rwanda

The East African nation has seen dozens of deaths caused by torrential rains in recent weeks but Wednesday night’s downpour was the worst in months, the Ministry of Emergency Management said.

Jakarta flooding deaths rise to 53, nearly 175,000 displaced

Indonesia's Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said climate change had increased the risk of extreme weather and warned that heavy rainfall could last until mid-February, with Jan. 11-15 an expected peak.