At least nine people died and two people were missing from a small town near Guatemala City on Wednesday after intense rains the night before caused a mudslide, emergency workers said.

The Himalayas look idyllic from a distance but communities living in their shadow fear flash floods

Sri Lanka and the World Bank today signed three loan agreements amounting to US$ 187 million for three projects to advance disaster recovery efforts, to protect Sri Lanka's eco systems and for grow

China's Qinghai province reported the hottest month in 55 years, 3.4 degrees Celsius above the average August temperature.

Incidents of flood and landslide triggered by heavy rains in Syangja, Mahottari, Sunsari and Sarlahi in the last 48 hours killed at least six people. Three people are missing and feared dead.

DEHRADUN: With heavy rain and frequent landslides blocking more than 130 roads in various districts of Uttarakhand, patients from far-flung areas are struggling to reach hospitals.

Emergency workers in Mexico are searching for survivors after landslides killed dozens in the wake of Tropical Storm Earl.

Mudslides triggered by intense rainfall in eastern Mexico killed 40 people at the weekend as saturated hillsides collapsed onto modest homes in the wake of now-dissipated Tropical Storm Earl.

Itanagar: Landslides triggered by torrential rainfall in the past couple of days washed away eight residential buildings in Tawang district, bordering China on Friday night.

Two State Forest Corporation (SFC) labourers were among three persons killed and six others were injured on Sunday in three separate cases of house collapse triggered by the overnight heavy rainfal