The Prime Minister has issued an official dispatch asking for urgent measures and swift actions to address the aftermath of a landslide at Khanh Le pass in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on November 16 night, which claimed six lives and injured 19 others.
Soil and rocks from the uphill slope spilled onto the road surface, striking a coach carrying 32 people, including 29 passengers, two drivers and one coach assistant. At least six people were killed, while 19 others were injured and have been taken to the Khanh Hoa General Hospital for treatment.
The landslide in Indonesia's Central Java has killed three persons while 20 people are still reported missing. The incident damaged eight houses, caused a two-meter-deep subsidence and left a 25-metre-long crack over an area of about 6.5 hectares, affecting 46 residents of 17 households.
At least 12 people were killed in landslides in Malaysia’s Sabah state after days of heavy rain on Borneo island, news reports said on September 16.
The storm has caused significant disruption in urban centres, with continued warnings of landslides, flash floods, and further weather hazards in the hours ahead.
Typhoon Kajiki, the fifth to hit the East Sea this year, made landfall in the central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh at 6 p.m on August 25, bringing maximum sustained winds of level 11 (117 km/h) and gusts reaching level 13
As Typhoon Kajiki, the fifth tropical storm to hit the East Sea this year, is moving towards north-central coast, authorities in central provinces have activated emergency measures.
According to a preliminary report, prolonged heavy rains from the night of July 31 to the morning of August 1 caused severe floods and landslides across the province, leaving seven were dead, seven injured, and three missing.
The disaster risk warning level for flash floods, landslides, and ground subsidence due to heavy rains and flows is rated at level 1, except in Nghe An, where it is raised to level 2.
Deputy PM Tran Hong Ha ordered round-the-clock operations across ministries, agencies, and local authorities, with decisions guided by hourly updates and three-hour forecasts from the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
The landslide occurred at around 10am on May 16 at the construction site of the Ta Pao Ho 1A hydropower project in Si Lo Lau commune, Phong Tho district, Lai Chau province.
The death toll from a landslide on Indonesia's main island of Java rose to 25 as rescuers found three more bodies on January 24.
Four members of a family were killed after a landslide hit their house in the Indonesian province of Central Java on November 19, a local official said.
Intense efforts are underway to search and rescue victims of the severe flash flood and landslide in LangNu village, Phuc Khanh commune, Bao Yen district, Lao Cai province. As of 9:25 a.m. on September 12, the death toll in the disaster is 46, the number of injured is 17; 55 people are still missing, while 46 people have been confirmed safe.
Northern localities are taking drastic actions to cope with the aftermaths of typhoon Yagi and its subsequent heavy rains and flooding.
At least five people have been killed by landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rains that hit Zamboanga city in southern Philippines, the city’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said on July 16.
President To Lam on July 15 sent condolences to victims of a recent severe landslide that occured in Ta Mo hamlet, Yen Dinh commune, Bac Me district, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, and their families.
There is currently no information regarding any Vietnamese nationals involved in a July 12 landslide that swept two buses into a river in Nepal.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has requested provinces and cities to actively and closely monitor developments of tropical depressions, in order to be ready to respond to any emergency situations.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 13 urged efforts to deal with the consequences of a landslide in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang which left 11 people aboard a mini bus dead.