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Dozens Dead as Mudslides, New Floods Hit Philippines

Oct 8, 2009 10:45 PM CDT

Dozens Dead as Mudslides, New Floods Hit Philippines

Overflow from dams could be behind the slides

(Newser) - Landslides and continued flooding in the wake of two typhoons have killed more than 90 people in the Philippines. Many areas of the country are still underwater, and some reports suggest that water released by dams after Typhoons Ketsana and Parma is responsible for the landslides.

Landslides Wipe Out
4 Indonesian Villages

Oct 3, 2009 11:26 AM CDT

Landslides Wipe Out 4 Indonesian Villages

Another 640 people feared dead in remote areas

(Newser) - At least four Indonesian villages were obliterated by earthquake-triggered landslides that buried as many as 644 people under mountains of mud and debris. Most of the victims were members of a communal wedding party. It's not clear exactly when the landslides occurred, but the full extent of Wednesday's 7.6-magnitude...

Philippine Toll at 140,
Gov't Tarred for Aid Delay

Sep 28, 2009 7:27 AM CDT

Philippine Toll at 140, Gov't Tarred for Aid Delay

Death toll and 140 and counting

(Newser) - Anger is mounting in the Philippines over what is widely seen as a slow and inadequate relief effort from the government. The death toll from the flash floods has jumped to 140, and is expected to continue rising as people look for missing relatives. At least 450,000 have been...

Toll in Philippine Floods Hits 83

Sep 27, 2009 8:11 AM CDT

Toll in Philippine Floods Hits 83

(Newser) - Rescuers plucked bodies from muddy floodwaters and saved drenched survivors from rooftops today after a tropical storm tore through the northern Philippines and left at least 106 people dead and missing. It was the region's worst flooding in more than four decades. The government declared a "state of calamity"...

1M Flee as Typhoon Hits China

Aug 9, 2009 5:49 AM CDT

1M Flee as Typhoon Hits China

(Newser) - Some one million people on China's southeast coast have fled ahead of a massive typhoon spawning 30-foot waves and packing 74 mph winds, reports the BBC. Typhoon Morakot made landfall early today in Fujan Province after authorities sent more than 8 million text messages warning residents to evacuate. Morakot dumped...

26 Dead in China Landslide

Jun 6, 2009 6:16 AM CDT

26 Dead in China Landslide

(Newser) - A landslide in southwestern China has killed at least 26 people and left 74 missing, the AP reports. More than 500 rescuers are searchng for survivors and officials are still unsure what caused millions of tons of rock to flood the Tiekuang township valley, burying an iron ore plant and...

Quakes Shake LA,
Kill 2 in Costa Rica

Jan 9, 2009 7:53 AM CST

Quakes Shake LA, Kill 2 in Costa Rica

2 girls dead in landslide; no damage in Calif.

(Newser) - A magnitude 4.5 earthquake shook Southern California last night, leaving no reported damage—but Costa Rica didn’t fare as well in a 6.1 magnitude shake-up that killed two girls. A 7-year-old and a 9-year-old died in a landslide that destroyed their home, CNN reports. Some 1,000...

Spectre of Dem Landslide
Sparking GOP Civil War

Oct 26, 2008 8:26 AM CDT

Spectre of Dem Landslide Sparking GOP Civil War

Wins for Obama, Dem lawmakers could spell Republican collapse

(Newser) - As polls continue to give the election edge to Barack Obama, GOP leaders are fearing the Democrat could win in a landslide, reports the Telegraph. Second-guessing of John McCain's campaign and deep fears for the GOP are already triggering a battle among Republican faithful for control of the party's future....

China Landslide Kills 34,
Traps Hundreds

Sep 9, 2008 5:54 AM CDT

China Landslide Kills 34, Traps Hundreds

Rescuers search for survivors after mud sweeps through Shanxi valley

(Newser) - Rescuers are frantically searching through rubble for survivors of a landslide in northern China that killed at least 34 people, the AP reports. Hundreds are feared missing after a reservoir of mining waste collapsed in the northern province of Shanxi, sending a wall of thick sludge sweeping through a valley...

Polls Indicate Landslide Election Unlikely

Aug 13, 2008 1:25 PM CDT

Polls Indicate Landslide Election Unlikely

Obama lacking the late-summer numbers for a blowout

(Newser) - Despite a persistent surge of enthusiasm from supporters, current polls indicate that Barack Obama's numbers lack the telltale signs of a November landslide, Politico reports. In five out of the six postwar landslides—a victory of 10% or more—the winner was ahead by at least 10% at the end...

Like the Gipper, Obama Need Only Look Decent to Win

OPINION

Jul 9, 2008 12:26 PM CDT

Like the Gipper, Obama Need Only Look Decent to Win

Pat Buchanan mocks tack to center, but says Dem is on the right track to victory

(Newser) - The campaign most comparable to today's, Pat Buchanan writes on Real Clear Politics, is 1980's, with John McCain playing the part of Jimmy Carter—and Barack Obama, like Ronald Reagan, in pole position and needing only to look reasonable to win the White House. Just as Reagan shook his right-wing...

China Evacuates
80,000 on Flood Fears

May 27, 2008 7:09 AM CDT

China Evacuates 80,000 on Flood Fears

Dam caused by quake-formed landslide threatens to burst

(Newser) - Chinese officials hurried to evacuate 80,000 people today near quake-hit Beichuan as waters rose in a dammed river, the AP reports. Soldiers are working to blast and dig a channel to drain some of the 34 billion gallons of water now held by the fragile dam, created by a...

China Flood Warnings
Cause Stampede

May 17, 2008 6:59 AM CDT

China Flood Warnings Cause Stampede

Thousands flee to higher ground after river bursts banks

(Newser) - Rescue efforts in Beichuan, near the epicenter of China’s earthquake, turned to chaos today as fear of flooding caused a stampede of thousands, the BBC reports. A flood warning was issued after a landslide-blocked river threatened to burst its banks, CNN reports. “Everybody just ran. People who were...

Indonesian Floods Kill 12

Feb 1, 2008 8:36 AM CST

Indonesian Floods Kill 12

Jakarta streets inundated; landslides on Sumatra

(Newser) - Heavy trains have triggered floods and landslides across the Indonesian archipelago, killing at least 12 people and displacing thousands, Reuters reports. Jakarta's 14 million citizens are wading through knee-high water, and the country's president was forced to abandon his bulletproof car after getting stuck. On Java, more than 10,000...

Death Toll in Indonesia Flooding May Top 120

Dec 27, 2007 12:23 PM CST

Death Toll in Indonesia Flooding May Top 120

Landslides and floods leave bodies under '7-9 meter blanket of mud'

(Newser) - More than 120 Indonesians are dead or missing after yesterday's landslides and floods, and thousands more are homeless, Reuters reports. A rescue team searched for bodies under yards of mud on steep hills and pulled out 12 with “spades and plows,” said a policeman. Many survivors are living...

Indonesian Landslides Kill 81

Dec 26, 2007 6:29 AM CST

Indonesian Landslides Kill 81

Heavy rains in Java set off disaster; rescue ongoing

(Newser) - Torrential rainstorms set off landslides and flooding in Indonesia today, the third anniversary of the Asian tsunami, killing as many as 81 people and forcing thousands to flee their homes. The disaster affected several districts on the main island of Java, where residents have been wading through neck-high water. "...

Mudslide Buries Mexican Village

Nov 6, 2007 6:02 AM CST

Mudslide Buries Mexican Village

'Slow Avalanche' Bruises Posh SoCal Neighborhood

Roads, multi-million dollar houses ripped up in La Jolla

(Newser) - A landslide 60 yards wide ripped through an affluent San Diego neighborhood yesterday, forcing the evacuation of 111 homes. Chasms up to 20 feet deep opened, and a three-lane road was torn apart. The mayor declared a state of emergency, and aid offers are pouring in from federal and state...

China Flood Toll Nears 700

Jul 30, 2007 2:35 PM CDT