At least eight people have been killed and dozens more are missing after a landslide hit a camping site in Malaysia’s Selangor state, officials say. Eko Hot Blog reports that the landslide occurred around 03:00 on Friday (19:00 GMT Thursday) just outside the hilly Genting Highlands, north of the capital Kuala Lumpur. EDITOR’S PICKS New … Read more
A landslide on the road in the province of Risaralda in western Colombia has killed at least three people and buried dozens more. Eko Hot Blog reports that a bus full of passengers was among several vehicles buried under mud and rocks, which tumbled down a hillside following heavy rains. EDITOR’S PICKS Biden Calls Putin’s … Read more
Twenty-four people have been killed when a landslide engulfed a gold mine in DR Congo’s eastern Ituri province after days of torrential rain battered the region, an official said Sunday. Provincial minister of mining Dieudonne Apasa said: “Our teams on the ground have pulled out 24 bodies and saved two people,” As rescuer workers were … Read more