Landslide

At least 15 killed and more than 100 missing after landslides bury homes in Uganda

AP — At least 15 people have died and 113 others are still missing after landslides buried homes in six villages in eastern Uganda, police said. Another 15 injured people have been rescued and admitted to Buluganya Health Center. The Uganda Red Cross Society said Thursday that 13 bodies had been recovered after landslides buried …

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Egypt Independent December 10, 2024

At least 126 dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides in Philippines

TALISAY, Philippines AP — The number of dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides wrought by Tropical Storm Trami in the Philippines has reached nearly 130 and the president said Saturday that many areas remained isolated with people in need of rescue. Trami blew away from the northwestern Philippines on Friday, leaving at least 85 people …

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Egypt Independent October 27, 2024

Landslide at landfill in Uganda’s capital kills 13 people with other feared trapped

Reuters — The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda’s capital Kampala has risen to 13, police said on Sunday, as rescuers continue to dig for survivors. After torrential rain in recent weeks a chunk of garbage from the city’s only landfill site broke off late on Friday, crushing and …

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Egypt Independent August 11, 2024

India searches for survivors after landslides kill more than 150 in Kerala

Rescue operations are ongoing in India’s southern Kerala state on Wednesday after heavy monsoon rains triggered deadly landslides that swept through homes and stranded hundreds of people, officials said. The death toll has surpassed 150, many of whom drowned, authorities said, adding that the number of casualties was expected to rise after at least two …

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Egypt Independent August 2, 2024

UK election 2024: Five things we learned from Labour’s landslide election victory

UK election 2024: Five things we learned from Labour’s landslide election victory From shock wins for pro-Palestine candidates to the

Middle East Eye July 6, 2024

As Europe turns right, why has a center-left party won by a landslide in the UK?

The United Kingdom’s decision to hand the center-left Labour Party a parliamentary majority comes at the same time Europe is broadly in the grip of what some call a right-wing populist surge. Last month’s European elections saw a historic number of lawmakers from hard-right and far-right parties elected to the European Parliament. The results caused such chaos …

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Egypt Independent July 5, 2024

Australia stands alongside PNG after landslide: PM

Australia is holding out hope for Papua New Guinea following a deadly landslide, with assistance already underway, the prime minister

Australian Associated Press May 29, 2024

Trump’s landslide Iowa win is a stunning show of strength after leaving Washington in disgrace

CNN — Former President Donald Trump’s huge win in the Iowa caucuses on Monday enshrines one of the most astonishing comebacks in American political history. Losing one-term presidents almost never mount subsequent successful primary campaigns, much less pull off landslides that demonstrate utter dominance of their party. Trump transformed the GOP in his populist, nationalist, …

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Egypt Independent January 17, 2024