Tag: Landslide
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Middle aged man buried alive in Jigawa
A middle-aged man identified as Umar Sale was on Tuesday buried alive by a landslide in the Taura local government area of Jigawa State.
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Residents panic as landslide hits Anambra community
There was pandemonium at Nanka community in the Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State as a minor landslide on Saturday reportedly hit the community. Speaking with newsmen, an environmentalist and native of the area, Mr Ikenna Ezenekwe, said the development caused panic, forcing residents to flee the place. He said,”There was panic in…
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Landslide kills woman, seven children
A landslide killed a woman and at least seven children in Nepal over the weekend as officials issued warnings on Monday of the risk of more landslides and flash floods due to torrential rain. Working in the downpour, rescuers in Bheri town, about 310 kilometers (193 miles) west of capital Kathmandu, were still searching for…
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Death toll rises to 90 as landslides, floods engulf Nepal
Five people were killed in Nepal on Wednesday by landslides and flooding brought on by monsoon rains, bringing the death toll to 90 across the country. “A woman and her two children, one of them an infant, were killed when a landslide struck their home in a village in north-central Nepal’s Gorkha district,’’ local Police…