Two people have died and 20 still missing on Sunday after torrential rains triggered a powerful landslide in Atami, a Japanese seaside resort town in Shizuoka Prefecture, south-west of Tokyo, according to local reports. Japan’s military has dispatched emergency personnel to the city in search and rescue efforts, joining local firefighters and police. Prime Minister Yoshihide…
2 Dead, 20 Missing in Japan After Heavy Rain Triggers Landslide Near Tokyo
At Least 19 Missing After Landslide Near Tokyo Triggered by Heavy Rain
At least 19 people are missing on Saturday after torrential rains triggered a powerful landslide in the Japanese city of Atami, a seaside resort town in Shizuoka Prefecture, south-west of Tokyo, according to local reports. Japan’s military has dispatched emergency personnel to the city in search and rescue efforts, joining local firefighters and police. Prime Minister…
At Least 19 Missing in Japan After Heavy Rain Triggers Landslide Near Tokyo
At least 19 people are missing on Saturday after torrential rains triggered a powerful landslide in the Japanese city of Atami, a seaside resort town in Shizuoka Prefecture, south-west of Tokyo, according to local reports. Japan’s military has dispatched emergency personnel to the city in search and rescue efforts, joining local firefighters and police. Prime Minister…
Indonesia Landslides, Floods Kill 41 People; Dozens Missing
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Landslides and flash floods from torrential rains in eastern Indonesia killed at least 41 people and displaced thousands, the country’s disaster relief agency said Sunday. More than two dozen others were still missing. Mud tumbled down from surrounding hills onto dozens of homes in Lamenele village shortly after midnight on Adonara island in East…
Once-Jailed Nationalist Wins Kyrgyzstan Presidency
MOSCOW—A nationalist politician who was released from prison amid protests that overthrew Kyrgyzstan’s president last year has been elected as his replacement. Voters in Sunday’s election that gave Sadyr Zhaparov a landslide 79 percent victory also approved a referendum to change the constitution to give the presidency more power. The vote followed the ouster of…
Rescuers in Norway Lose Hope of Finding Landslide Survivors
COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Norwegian authorities said Tuesday they have given up hope of finding survivors of a landslide that swept away homes in a residential area almost a week ago, killing seven people. Three people are still missing from the Dec. 30 disaster that destroyed at least nine buildings with more than 30 apartments in the village…
Hope Fades in Norway Landslide That Left 7 Dead; 3 Missing
COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Norwegian officials insisted Monday that there was “still hope” of finding survivors in air pockets five days after a landslide killed at least seven people as it carried away homes in a village north of the capital. Three people are still missing. Police spokesman Roger Pettersen said search efforts in the landslide-hit village of…
3rd Body Found After Landslide in Norway; 7 Still Missing
HELSINKI—Rescue teams searching for survivors four days after a landslide carried away homes in a Norwegian village found no signs of life Saturday amid the ruined buildings and debris. Three bodies have been recovered but searchers are still looking for seven more people believed to be missing. The landslide in the village of Ask is…
Landslide Hits Residential Area in Norway, 10 Hurt, 15 Unaccounted For
Ten people were injured, one of them critically, and 15 people remained unaccounted for after a landslide in southern Norway
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