Archive for the ‘Avalanche’ Category
At least 33 people have been killed by two avalanches near Turkey’s eastern city of Van.
Wednesday, February 5th, 20201/16/1995: Avalanches sweep two buses off the highway between Srinagar and Jammu in Kashmir, India
Wednesday, January 16th, 2019“……wo more days of avalanches in the area eventually killed more than 200 people; 5,000 others had to be rescued…..”
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1/10/1962: An avalanche on the slopes of Mt. Huascaran destroys villages and towns killing more than 4,000 people in Peru
Thursday, January 10th, 2019Heavy rains and mudslides have caused 1 death so far and triggered roadway closures and evacuations from burn scars
Friday, December 7th, 201810/21/1966: An avalanche of mud and rocks buries a school in Aberfan, Wales, killing 148 people, mostly young students.
Sunday, October 21st, 20181/10/1962: An avalanche on the slopes of the extinct volcano, Mount Huascaran, kills more than 4,000 people in Peru.
Wednesday, January 10th, 2018Flooding and mudslides in the Colombian city of Mocoa sent torrents of water and debris crashing onto houses in the early hours of Saturday morning, killing 254 people and injuring hundreds
Sunday, April 2nd, 2017Ethiopia: A mountain of trash gave way Saturday night and killed at least 46 people at a massive garbage dump on the outskirts of the capital Addis Ababa.
Monday, March 13th, 2017Heavy snow and avalanches have killed more than 106 people and injured dozens in Afghanistan.
Monday, February 6th, 2017‘….”Avalanches have buried two entire villages,” a spokesman for the ministry told news agency AFP of the Barg Matal area in Nuristan…..’
