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Tuesday 30 May 2023 Dublin: 16°C

# Mudslides

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# Mudslides
California storm predicted to bring ‘historic’ amount of rainfall
Widespread flooding was reported as areas burned bare by wildfires struggled to absorb the huge amount of rain.
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Oct 24th 2021, 7:18 PM
# Flooding
At least 67 dead in Germany, Belgium as storms ravage Europe
The floods have also affected Luxemburg, the Netherlands and Belgium, where four have died.
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Jul 15th 2021, 10:30 PM
# storm eta
Storm Eta leaves 150 dead or missing in northern Guatemala
The storm touched down in Central America as a hurricane on Tuesday.
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Nov 7th 2020, 9:06 AM
# Mudslides
'It's like something you'd see in a movie': Thousands of tonnes of bog slide down mountain in Leitrim
Farmland and roads are covered with peat, and some families have evacuated their homes as a precaution.
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Jun 30th 2020, 1:51 PM
# Extreme Weather
34 killed as villages swept away in Kenyan mudslides
It follows weeks of heavy rain in the east African country.
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Nov 23rd 2019, 4:04 PM
# Floods
At least 27 people killed after dam bursts in Kenya
Weeks of torrential rains in Kenya have led to flooding and mudslides that have left 159 dead.
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May 10th 2018, 10:47 AM
# santa barbara
California mudslides: 18 people confirmed dead, with two-year-old girl among those missing
Seven people remain missing and dozens of homes have been destroyed.
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Jan 13th 2018, 4:07 PM
# homes destroyed
Thirteen people killed in Californian mudslides
The county sheriff said that he expected the death toll to increase, saying “dozens” are still missing.
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Jan 10th 2018, 7:15 AM
# Tropical Storm
Over 180 killed as Philippines storm triggers flash floods and mudslides
Tropical Storm Tembin has lashed the nation’s second-largest island of Mindanao, triggering flash floods and mudslides.
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Dec 23rd 2017, 5:30 PM
# Freetown
Over 300 dead after mudslide sweeps through Sierra Leone's capital
Thousands have been left homeless and there’s an “overwhelming number of dead” after severe flooding and mudslides in Freetown.
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Aug 14th 2017, 5:01 PM
# Torrential Rain
President Higgins extends sympathy to Colombia as mudslide death toll tops 200
Hundreds more are injured or missing.
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Apr 2nd 2017, 7:39 AM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Wednesday
Catch up on the day’s biggest stories as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed.
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Nov 23rd 2011, 7:24 PM
# Brazil
Brazil flooding death toll edges towards 750
Search continues for hundreds still missing after intense flooding and mudslides in region north of Rio de Janiero.
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Jan 20th 2011, 3:35 PM
# Brazil
Brazilian floods and mudslides kill over 500
Search for survivors in continues outside Rio de Janeiro as heavy rain continues to fall, threatening further mudslides (warning: video features images some may find disturbing).
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Jan 14th 2011, 9:51 AM
# Brazil
In photos: Mudslides wreak havoc in Brazil
Over 350 people have been killed in severe landslides and flooding in south-eastern Brazil following torrential rain.
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Jan 13th 2011, 3:57 PM
# Mudslides
Mexican mudslides: a recurring nightmare
Photos show that the landslides that left eleven missing are not a new thing: it’s the fourth fatal one in Mexico since 2006.
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Sep 29th 2010, 4:44 PM