• Large slow-moving landslide captured on video, Tibet

    A dramatic earthflow, slow-moving landslide, occurred in Qinghai province's Dimye village, Tibet on September 7, 2017 and was captured on video. Geophysicist and disaster researcher Mika McKinnon said the flow might be associated with the melting permafrost,…

  • Eight missing after major landslide at Piz Cengalo, Switzerland

    Eight people are missing after a major landslide occurred at Piz Cengalo mountain in the Bregaglia range of Swiss Alps at 09:30 CET on Wednesday, August 23, 2017. Experts estimate some 4 million m3 (141.2 million ft3) of rocks tumbled down the mountain, known for…

  • Sierra Leone landslide – 450 bodies found, 810 still missing

    Five days after the fatal floods and landslides in Sierra Leone's Freetown area, rainfall continues and the threat of further landslides remains. As of August 19, up to 450 bodies have been removed from the rubble in 13 communities in and around Freetown. 300 of…

  • Landslide hits a village in Congo, killing at least 200 people

    A large landslide has swept over a fishing village on the banks of Lake Albert, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday, August 16, 2017, killing at least 40 people. There are reports mentioning 60 casualties, but they are yet to be confirmed. The slide hit…