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270 bodies recovered from Sierra Leone mudslide - mayor
Reuters, Published on 15/08/2017
» FREETOWN -- Rescue workers have recovered 270 bodies so far from a mudslide in the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown and the search continues for more, the mayor said on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka mudslide: deaths rise to 126; 97 missing
Associated Press, Published on 28/05/2017
» COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lankan rescuers took advantage of improving weather and receding floodwaters Sunday to reach thousands of people in need of basic supplies after floods and mudslides left at least 126 dead.
Myanmar counts cost of flood disaster
Published on 28/08/2015
» Recent monsoonal floods and landslides have taken a dreadful human toll, leaving at least 117 dead and 1.6 million people displaced, in 12 states and regions across Myanmar.
There were warning signs ahead of Sri Lanka mudslide: survivors
AFP, Published on 31/10/2014
» KOSLANDA (SRI LANKA) - Sniffer dogs were deployed Friday to search for mudslide victims in Sri Lanka as survivors said they had seen warning signs of the disaster, such as cracks in the ground and livestock fleeing.
Sierra Leone mudslide death toll tops 400
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/08/2017
» FREETOWN - Rescue workers in Sierra Leone are searching for a second day for the survivors of a mudslide that killed at least 400 people in the capital, Freetown, while 600 others are still unaccounted for.
Brazil shuts mudslide mine in new blow to companies
AFP, Published on 10/11/2015
» MARIANA (BRAZIL) - Brazilian authorities said they have halted operations at an iron ore mine where the collapse of a waste reservoir triggered a deadly mudslide, the latest blow to co-owners BHP Billiton and Vale.
Mudslide buries village, new hurricane lashes Mexico
AFP, Published on 19/09/2013
» A resurgent hurricane lashed Mexico's northwest coast early Thursday after twin storms killed at least 80 people nationwide and buried a village under a massive mudslide, leaving dozens more missing.
Mudslide buries Sri Lanka tea farm
Associated Press, Published on 29/10/2014
» COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A mudslide in central Sri Lanka has buried several rows of workers' houses at a tea estate and officials are checking on the number of casualties.
Rescuers search for Mexico mudslide victims
AFP, Published on 19/09/2013
» Rescuers searched Thursday for 68 people missing since a massive mudslide buried a Mexican village, while deaths from storms that battered the country neared 100 nationwide.
Ten still missing after Norway mudslide buries homes
AFP, Published on 01/01/2021
» OSLO - Rescue workers were still searching on Thursday for survivors after a landslide that destroyed homes in a Norwegian village, leaving 10 people missing, including two children.