Tag Archives: landslides

Typhoon Goni hits the Philippines, killing 4 and displacing hundreds

The Daily Mail reports: “Four people died and hundreds fled their homes on Friday when a category three typhoon bore down on the northern Philippines, disaster officials said. (Break) Civil defence and regional police officials said four people died, one … Continue reading

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Landslides near Nepal’s Annapurna trek route kill at least 30

ABC.net reports on deadly landslides in Nepal: “Landslides triggered by torrential rain in Nepal have swept through villages, killing at least 30 people close to the nation’s most popular trekking circuit, home ministry officials have said. The landslides struck the … Continue reading

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April 2014, a month of extreme weather.

This April past has featured some of the most extreme weather since records began according to this article at wunderground.com: April featured disastrous floods in the Solomon Islands and Afghanistan (where a landslide on May 2nd killed as many as … Continue reading

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