Category: landslide

Quebec Extends State of Emergency in Saguenay, Que, Because of Landslide Threat

Quebec is extending a state of emergency in a city north of Quebec City where a neighbourhood is threatened by landslides. Public Security Minister Geneviève Guilbault tweeted late Monday afternoon that she signed a decree allowing Saguenay to extend a state of emergency in the La Baie district, part of which was evacuated over the…


Another Landslide North of Quebec City ‘Inevitable,’ 187 Forced From Homes

The Quebec government was preparing Monday to extend a local state of emergency to a neighbourhood in Saguenay, Que., north of Quebec City, after almost 200 people were recently forced from their homes due to a threat of landslides. About 187 residents had to relocate from the La Baie district after a landslide destroyed a…


Number of Missing in Ecuador Landslide Falls to Six, Death Toll 24

QUITO—The mayor of Ecuador’s capital Quito revised the number of people missing after a landslide on Monday night from 12 to 6, although rescue work was still going on, while the death toll stood at 24. Ecuador’s worst rains in nearly two decades overwhelmed a dam near the working class neighborhoods of La Gasca and…


Landslide Kills at Least 24 People in Ecuador’s Capital, 12 Still Missing

QUITO—At least 24 people perished in a landslide in Ecuador’s capital Quito, and 12 others were missing, Mayor Santiago Guarderas said on Tuesday, as rescue teams searched homes and streets covered by mud following the worst deluge in nearly two decades. The torrential rains on Monday night caused a build-up of water in a gorge…


Landslide in Southwestern China Kills 14 People, Injures 3

BEIJING—A landslide at a construction site in southwestern China has killed 14 people and injured three others, official reports said Tuesday. The cause of the landslide Monday evening in Bijie city in Guizhou Province is under investigation, the reports said. Workers were building a training facility for a hospital at the time of the landslide….


Landslide in Burma Mining Area Leaves Dozens Missing

BANGKOK—A landslide at a remote jade mine in northern Burma (also known as Myanmar)’s Kachin state killed one person and left at least 70 missing Wednesday and a search and rescue operation was underway, rescue officials said. Reports were scant from the area in Hpakant, which is the center of the world’s biggest and most…


BC Premier Vows to Restore Supply Chain Quickly as Canadian Military Arrives to Assist With Flood Recovery

The first group of Canadian Armed Forces personnel has arrived in British Columbia to assist the province with flooding and landslide rescues and recovery. The deployment order came after Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair convened an incident response group meeting with B.C. officials, at the request of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Nov. 17. “In…


Biden Remarks on US–China ‘Taiwan Agreement’

In China’s Shanxi Province, authorities warn of more landslides to come as the region faces continued heavy rains. Another deadly infectious disease has appeared in China. The bacteria was transmitted from birds to humans. For the first time, a Chinese police officer is speaking out about the torture of Uyghur detainees—something he says he was…


Search Resumes for Victims of Deadly Indian Landslide

NEW DELHI—Rescuers resumed their search Thursday for survivors and victims of a large landslide that swept across a highway in the mountains of northern India a day earlier, killing at least 13 people. A bus, a truck, and two cars were smashed in the landslide in Himachal Pradesh state’s Kinnaur district. Dozens of people are…


10 Dead, Dozens Trapped After Landslide in India’s Himalayas: Officials

NEW DELHI—A landslide in the mountainous Indian state of Himachal Pradesh has killed at least 10, injured 14, and left dozens trapped after boulders tumbled on to a major highway on Wednesday, smashing and burying several vehicles, Indian officials said. Around 30 people are still trapped, including passengers inside a bus lying under the debris,…