• Typhoon Dujuan leaves 12 dead and 3 missing, record rain, floods and landslides hit Japan

    ByRishav Kothari

    Heavy rainfall from Typhoon Dujuan caused flooding and landslides across eastern Japan on September 21 and 22, 2026. Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency (FDMA) reported 12 deaths and three people missing nationwide as of September 24. Seven deaths were recorded in Chiba, four in Kanagawa and one in Miyazaki, while searche and rescue operations continued in Chiba and Kanagawa.48-hour rainfall total reached 832 mm (32.76 inches) at Oshima, Tokyo setting an all time record for the station.

  • Death toll rises to 10 after deadly flash flood and landslides in Kerala, India

    ByRishav Kothari

    Search teams recovered the last reported missing victim of the Kottapuzha River flash flood in Malappuram, Kerala, India, on September 22, 2026, bringing the flood toll to six. Separate landslides in Kottayam and Idukki killed four others on September 20, the day of the flood, accounting for 10 reported deaths across the three districts.

  • Severe flooding inundates 16 310 homes, landslide kills 3 in Vietnam

    ByRishav Kothari

    Flooding across northern and north-central Vietnam had inundated 16 310 homes by 17:30 LT (10:30 UTC) on September 17, 2026, while a landslide in Phu Tho Province killed three members of one family, according to Vietnam’s National Civil Defense Steering Committee. Several rivers remained above Warning Level 3 (BĐ3) into the evening, and the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) maintained a Level 2–3 (of 5) natural-disaster risk warning for flooding.

  • Landslide blocks Hongu Khola River in Solukhumbu, raises downstream flood risk, Nepal

    ByRishav Kothari

    A landslide blocked the Hongu Khola River near Gudel in Mahakulung Rural Municipality, Solukhumbu District, Nepal, on September 11, 2026, forming a temporary impoundment and prompting warnings for downstream communities. Water later began flowing over the debris barrier, reducing the immediate danger, but district police said the risk of a sudden release had not completely passed.

  • Landslides leave 4 dead, 10 missing as slope cracks prompt evacuations in Jiangxi, China

    ByRishav Kothari

    Search operations continued in Suichuan County, Jiangxi Province, China, on September 7, 2026 after landslides left four people dead and 10 missing in Mingkeng and Yangfen villages. Crews reopened approximately 600 m (1 970 feet) of access road to the main disaster site late on September 6, while cracks on another slope prompted the precautionary evacuation of 169 residents from Heping Village.

  • Major landslide kills 14 at Tsadkane Mariam Monastery in Ethiopia

    ByReet Kaur

    Fourteen people were killed when a landslide struck Tasadkane Debre Mitmak Saint Mary Monastery in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region at approximately 07:00 LT on August 3, 2026. The slope failure hit while hundreds of worshippers were gathered at the monastery for a holy-water ritual.

  • At least 5 killed as flash floods and landslides devastate Lai Châu and Lào Cai in northern Vietnam

    ByRishav Kothari

    At least five people have died after torrential monsoon rainfall triggered flash floods and landslides between July 15 and 18, 2026, affecting Lai Châu and Lào Cai provinces in northern Vietnam. The People’s Committee of Lai Chau Province declared a state of emergency as flooding destroyed homes, washed out sections of major highways, and caused significant agricultural losses. Heavy rainfall is forecast across northern mountainous and midland regions through July 19 as rescue and relief efforts continue.

  • 8 dead, 34 missing after landslide buries more than 10 buildings in Chongqing, China

    ByRishav Kothari

    At least eight people have been confirmed dead and 34 remain missing after a mountainside collapsed onto a residential area in southwestern China’s Chongqing Municipality on July 17, 2026, burying more than 10 buildings beneath thousands of cubic meters of rock and soil. Rescue operations continued into July 18 despite persistent rain, unstable terrain, and the risk of additional collapses.