Landslides in Indonesia’s North Sumatra leave at least seven dead
Landslides in Indonesia's North Sumatra province have claimed at least seven lives, with more than seven others reported missing, according to top rescuers and officials.
Landslides in Indonesia's North Sumatra province have claimed at least seven lives, with more than seven others reported missing, according to top rescuers and officials.
The devastating series of floods, landslides and inundations has pushed the death toll to 112 in Nepal so far in the last 24 hours, as per data received from the Armed Police Force (APF) and the Nepal Police on Sunday.
At least six people were killed, and many dwellings were damaged in several rain-triggered landslides in Bangladesh's southeastern Cox's Bazar district, a senior official said Friday.
Search operations continued in the landslides-hit areas of the Wayanad district in Kerala on the sixth day on Sunday with more force and equipment.
The search and rescue operations in Kerala's Wayanad entered the fifth consecutive day on Saturday as several people are still feared trapped in the debris.
"This is an unprecedented weather event that is having major impacts across much of the North Island," Minister for Emergency Management, Kieran McAnulty said.
According to senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, the yatra will resume on Friday at 8 in the morning.
The locals said that the people affected by the landslide, have been assured by the government that they will get pre-fabricated houses.
The government has advised tourists to check weather advisory before travelling and not to go near rivers as most of them are in spate.
In addition to providing the landlocked Valley with essential supplies, the Amarnath Yatris use this highway to go to both the base camps in north and south Kashmir.
