Torrential rain on Saturday caused a river to spill its banks, dislodging mud from a southwestern La Paz neighbourhood where low-slung, shoddily built dwellings dot the hillside. CBC | World News
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Ketchikan landslide forces Alaska governor to declare disaster
Alaska’s governor has declared a disaster following a landslide that prompted an evacuation in the city of Ketchikan. CBC | World News
Read More »Former Democratic U.S. presidential candidate fears ‘a landslide’ if Biden stays in race
The mood on Capitol Hill is grimly uncertain for Democrats, who are wrestling over U.S. President Joe Biden’s re-election prospects and the extraordinary question before them: whether to stand behind his candidacy or push the president to bow out amid concerns over his ability to lead them to victory. CBC | World News
Read More »U.K. Labour Party sweeps to power in landslide win over Conservatives
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Read More »Keir Starmer on course to enter Number 10 on back of second biggest landslide in history
Exit polls put Labour on 410 seats while the Conservative Party has been left with just 131. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Landslide poll of Brits urges schools to save music education from ‘spiral into oblivion’
Critical drop in children studying music means there might be no future British Glastonbury headliners. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed
Read More »Papua New Guinea orders thousands to evacuate from path of landslide
Thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate from the path of a still-active landslide in Papua New Guinea by the government on Tuesday, after parts of a mountain collapsed, burying an initial estimate of more than 2,000 people. CBC | World News
Read More »More than 2,000 buried alive in Papua New Guinea landslide, government says
More than 2,000 people were buried alive by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea last week, the national disaster centre said on Monday, as treacherous terrain and the difficulty of getting aid to the site raises the risk few survivors will be found. CBC | World News
Read More »More than 670 people believed killed in Papua New Guinea landslide, says UN agency
More than 670 people are assumed to have died in Papua New Guinea’s massive landslide, the UN migration agency estimated on Sunday as rescue efforts continued. CBC | World News
Read More »Hundreds feared buried after landslide hits Papua New Guinea
Hundreds are feared dead after a massive landslide levelled dozens of homes in a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea early Friday, according to local residents and media. CBC | World News
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