Tag: Landslides
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At least 17 killed in Nepal landslides, floods
More than 2,000 Muslim pilgrims arrived in Madinah for the 2019 Hajj as at Friday, July 12, Alhaji Ahmed Maigari, the Madinah Coordinator for National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) said. He told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Madinah on Saturday that all logistic arrangements had been concluded to enable pilgrims to perform their…
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Sri Lanka landslides: Death toll hits 202, hospitals to be evacuated
The death toll in Sri Lanka’s devastating floods and landslides reached 202 while 96 people were still missing, the Disaster Management Centre said on Wednesday. Sixty-three people were injured and seeking treatment in state hospitals while over 600,000 people have been affected. Severe rains and strong winds which lashed out across Sri Lanka since Friday…
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Sri Lanka: 57 killed, 30 missing in landslides disaster
The death toll in landslides triggered by heavy rain across Sri Lanka has surpassed 57, with no fewer than 30 other people missing, disaster management officials said on Friday. “The landslides occurred in central, southern and western parts of the country after two days of heavy rain,’’ disaster management officials said. The majority of the…