The union territory of Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed incessant rainfall in the last three days resulting in flash floods. Schools have been shut in many districts after fresh snowfall in higher reaches and rains lashed the plains.

Kashmir Floods: Torrential rains trigger landslides, flash floods in Jammu & Kashmir

Taiwan Earthquake: A powerful earthquake of 7.2 magnitude earthquake jolted the Islands capital of Tapei. The earthquake has prompted tsunami warnings in the self-ruled island parts of Southern Japan and Philippines. The strongest tremor to hit Taiwan in at least 25 years caused massive landslides in the eastern mountainous county of Hualien. Watch in for more details!

Taiwan Earthquake: Vehicles damaged by landslides post quake, at least 4 killed dozens injured

Rain havoc in Brazil at least seven people have been killed in Rio de Janeiro due to landslides and floods caused by heavy rains.

Brazil: 7 killed due to heavy rains in Rio De Janeiro

A groundbreaking method has been found out by researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks which will be able to remotely detect large landslides within minutes of their occurrence, and swiftly assess their proximity to open water, thus gauging the potential for a tsunami threat.

Now, landslide tsunamis can be detected in minutes: Study

The strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained closed for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday (Feb 22) following landslides at more than a dozen places in the Ramban district, said the traffic department officials.

Multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains block Jammu-Srinagar highway

Heavy rains have triggered landslides in Bolivia and put rivers at risk of overflowing. At least three people have been killed in a landslide. Tens of houses have been destroyed, while several others have been evacuated.

Heavy rains trigger landslides in Bolivia, at least three killed

The death toll after floods in northern Tanzania has risen to 63, said the prime minister on Monday (Dec 4) following torrential rains this weekend. The floods and landslides have also prompted the Tanzanian president to cut her trip to Dubai for the COP28 climate summit short to deal with the impact of the heavy rains.

Death toll rises to 63 as Tanzania reels from flooding, landslides

Nearly 30 people have been killed after heavy rains in the region triggered landslides in the Cameroon capital city of Yaounde, according to media reports citing officials on Monday (Oct 9).

Cameroon: Nearly 30 people killed after heavy rain triggers landslides

IIT Mandi Director Laxmidhar Behera has stirred a controversy after he asked students to take a pledge not to eat meat while claiming that landslides and cloudbursts in Himachal Pradesh are happening because of cruelty on animals.

Cloudbursts, landslides in Himachal happening because people eat meat: IIT Mandi Director

A massive landslide was reported in Shimla’s Summer Hill area on Wednesday, an official said. A search and rescue operation was launched after the word of the incident got out and sniffer dogs and rescuers were at the spot at the time of filing this report.

India: At least 55 dead in floods, landslides as incessant rains lash Himachal Pradesh

At least three people were killed after floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in northeastern and central parts of Slovenia, said officials, on Friday (August 4).

At least 3 killed amid heavy rains, floods in Slovenia and Austria

In pics | 'Not a typical flood event': Heavy rains, landslides hit in parts of Slovenia, Austria

Another week of intense rains, another round of destruction. As monsoon fury refuses to ebb, how are people coping with nature's wrath? Watch WION Wideangle. From Himachal Pradesh to Uttarakhand, Delhi, Gujarat, Assam, and Maharashtra-India continues to battle floods and landslides.

India: Battling Floods and Landslides

Twenty-two people have died, 14 were missing and thousands evacuated in South Korea as of Saturday, according to ministry data, as a third day of torrential rains caused landslides and the overflow of a dam.

South Korea: More than 20 dead and thousands evacuate homes due to heavy rain

Torrential rain triggers floods, landslides in Himachal

A new study suggests, high-altitude regions will get more extreme rain than previously thought, making floods and landslides more likely.

Climate change is turning snow to rain, raising risk of floods

A recent study has exposed the alarming consequences of climate change with the findings suggesting that as the planet heats up it will result in extreme precipitation with snowfall turning into rain in high-altitude regions, a phenomenon which will in turn increase the risk of landslides and floods, media reports said.

Climate change to turn snow into extreme rainfalls in high-altitude regions, risk of landslides: Study

Heavy rains trigger flash floods, landslides in Himachal Pradesh

Heavy rainfall in North Sikkim led to landslides and flash floods, resulting in the stranding of thousands of tourists. The Indian Army, along with the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), undertook an operation and rescued over 3,500 stranded individuals on Saturday, as per media reports.

Indian Army rescue over 3,500 tourists stranded in North Sikkim amid landslides triggered by heavy rains

The death toll from flooding in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo continues to rise. Aid workers found more bodies among the muddy devastation and wounded residents succumbed to their injuries in an under-equipped local clinic. Rohit Wellington Rajan brings you the report.

More than 400 dead in flooding in Democratic Republic of Congo

But how is climate change impacting landslides? Experts now argue that historic agricultural practices have played a key role in shaping today’s landscapes impacting historic landscape change and leading to soil erosion, degradation and frequent landslides. Rohit Wellington brings you the report.

Climate change & unplanned urban sprawl bring more landslides | WION Climate Tracker

At least 11 people have died after what is believed to be the longest-lived tropical cyclone ever recorded hit Malawi triggering floods and landslides in the country’s second-largest city, Blantyre, said the officials on Monday (March 13).

Nearly 100 killed after Cyclone Freddy triggers floods in Malawi, Mozambique

In Pics | Floods and landslides batter Brazil, killing 36 people

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