Mudslide
300 feared missing as mudslides hit Sri Lanka tea region
Mudslides triggered by monsoon rains swept through a tea-growing region of Sri Lanka on Oct. 29, killing at least 16 people and leaving around 300 more feared missing, disaster officials said.
The landslides hit a well-known tea plantation east of Colombo in the morning, with some homes buried in 30 feet (nine metres) of mud, officials said.
Heavy monsoon rains kill more than 30 in Pakistan
More than 30 people have been killed as a result of heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan, officials said Thursday, as authorities warned more intense rainfall and flash floods could be imminent.
Most of the deaths came in roof collapses in buildings in Punjab, Pakistan's richest and most populous province, with 13 people killed in the provincial capital Lahore.
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Rescuers battle rains after India landslide, 150 feared dead
Rescue workers dug through deep mud and debris on July 31 in search of victims of a major landslide in western India that buried homes, with the death toll expected to reach 150.
Danger of new flood wave, landslides
BELGRADE - The government of Serbia warned on Tuesday about the danger of a new flood wave, which is expected in Serbia in the next two days, and the possible landslides in the flood affected areas once the water retreats.
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14 Dead, 170 Missing In Washington State Mudslide
Fourteen people are confirmed dead and 176 are still missing in the weekend mudslide outside of Seattle, Washington.
The number of confirmed deaths rose after six more bodies were recovered Monday. Authorities are still seeking those unaccounted for, but they expect the death toll could rise.
Many people are also critically injured and 30 homes have been destroyed.
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