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South Korea Landslides, Floods Kill More Than 20, Over 4,000 Evacuated

SEOUL—Twenty-two people have died, 14 were missing and thousands evacuated in South Korea as of Saturday, according to ministry data, as a third day of torrential rains caused landslides and the overflow of a dam. As of 6 p.m. (0900 GMT), 4,763 people had been evacuated nationwide, according to the Ministry of Interior and Safety,…


At Least 31 Killed by Heavy Rains in South Korea; Rescuers Hunt for Missing People

SEOUL—Five bodies of people who were trapped under a tunnel submerged by heavy rains in central South Korea were pulled out on Sunday, firefighting authorities said, taking the death toll from the days of torrential rains that pounded the country to 31. The five people were found from a bus that has been submerged at…


California Homes Evacuated as Ground Shifts

California homes in Rolling Hills Estates were evacuated on Saturday night after the ground shifted, leaving major cracks and some structures “visibly leaning,” officials said. The homes in the Los Angeles County area were evacuated by firefighters when cracks began appearing in their support structures and the ground. Walls and roofs began to fail as…


UCLA Geologists Use Artificial Intelligence to Predict Landslides

University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) geologists announced last week they are using artificial intelligence (AI) to predict where and why landslides may occur, bolstering efforts to save lives and property in disaster-prone areas. Researchers say the new method, which was detailed in the journal Communications Earth and Environment, requires “far less” computing power than traditional…


Congo Flood Survivors Mourn Lost Relatives as Death Toll Rises Above 400

BUSHUSHU, Democratic Republic of Congo—Dead bodies were still being recovered on Monday from two villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where floods killed more than 400 people last week in one of the country’s deadliest disasters in recent history. Many dazed survivors were mourning multiple family members killed in the flash floods that swept…


Death Toll From Brazil Floods, Landslides Reaches 57

SAO PAULO—The death toll from heavy rains that devastated coastal areas of Brazil’s southeastern Sao Paulo state reached 57 people on Friday, official figures showed. Massive downpours have caused landslides and flooding in coastal towns of Brazil’s richest state since last weekend. The city of Sao Sebastiao bore the brunt of the human toll, with…


Downpour Kills at Least 36 in Brazil, Cities Cancel Carnival

SAO PAULO—Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides that have killed 36 people on the northern coast of Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, officials said Monday, while fatalities could rise. Sao Paulo’s state government said in a statement that 35 died in the city of Sao Sebastiao and a 7-year-old girl was killed in neighboring Ubatuba. On…


Philippines Floods, Landslides Kill 44 After Christmas Day Rains

MANILA—The death toll from flooding and landslides caused by Christmas Day rains in the southern Philippines rose to 44, with 28 others still unaccounted for, the national disaster agency said on Friday. Damage to infrastructure and crops has been estimated at 1.36 billion pesos ($24.4 million), it said in a bulletin. Heavy rains submerged villages,…


Late Monsoon Brings More Misery to North India,18 Dead

NEW DELHI—Incessant rain lashed parts of northern India on Monday forcing schools to close in several cities as an unusually late rainy season prolonged havoc across the country, and killed 18 people over the past 24 hours. The state-run Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said heavy rainfall was expected for the northwestern states of Uttarakhand, Uttar…


7 Killed in Landslides in El Salvador After Days of Rain

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador—At least seven people have been killed in landslides in El Salvador following four days of heavy rains across the country, Civil Defense authorities said Thursday. Two people died in Panchimalco about 11 miles (18 kilometers) south of the capital and a family of five perished in the municipality of Huizucar, also…