Home News Flash Flood Risk For Himachal Pradesh As Heavy Rain Continues, Roads, National Highways Closed; Details Inside At least 110 people have been killed in rain-related incidents. (ANI images) Shimla: Landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rain during the past week has forced the authorities to close down a total 197 roads, including … Read more
By Rod McGuirk | Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak are looming at the scene of Papua New Guinea’s mass-casualty disaster because of water streams and bodies trapped beneath the tons of debris that swept over a village. Thousands are being told to prepare to evacuate, officials … Read more
Papua New Guinea ordered thousands of residents to evacuate from the path of a still-active landslide on Tuesday after parts of a mountain collapsed burying at least 2,000 people, according to government estimates. Officials said the odds of finding survivors were slim, even as relief teams have trickled into the difficult-to-access northern Enga region of … Read more
PORT MORESBY: A landslide in Papua New Guinea is feared to have buried more than 2,000 people, with experts pointing to colossal tectonic forces, tribal clashes and mosquitoes to make sense of the crisis.One of the most disaster-prone nations in the world, Papua New Guinea occupies a slice of the southwest Pacific that is frequently … Read more
Home News What Causes Landslides? Can We Predict Them To Save Lives? To accurately assess the stability of the slope, a three-dimensional mapping of these materials and their strengths is needed and no sensor can provide information, so geologists and geotechnical engineers must deal with partial information obtained at a few selected locations and extrapolate … Read more
NEW DELHI: In the wake of the devastating landslide that claimed over 650 lives in Papua New Guinea, India has stepped forward to offer immediate relief assistance amounting to $1 million to the island nation. The tragic event, which occurred in the Enga Province on May 24, caused widespread destruction, burying over 2000 people and … Read more
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday conveyed his sorrow regarding the tragic loss of lives and extensive damage caused by a catastrophic landslide in Papua New Guinea. Taking to X, PM Modi assured that India is ready to offer all possible support and assistance to Papua New Guinea after the landslide buried over … Read more
A massive landslide that local officials say buried thousands of people in a remote area of Papua New Guinea last week has prompted an international response, with partners set to meet Tuesday to determine how best to help. The Papua New Guinea government told the United Nations in a letter dated Sunday that more than … Read more
NEW DELHI: A landslide in northern Papua New Guinea has buried more than 300 people and over 1,100 houses, local media reported on Saturday. The disaster struck Kaokalam village in Enga Province at around 3 am on Friday, approximately 600 km northwest of the capital, Port Moresby.The Papua New Guinea Post Courier cited Member of … Read more
More than 100 people are believed to have been killed in a landslide Friday that buried a village in a remote, mountainous part of Papua New Guinea, and an emergency response is underway, officials in the South Pacific island nation said, but residents say the death toll is believed to be far higher. More than … Read more