#landslides

#landslides

The National Police said on Wednesday that rescue teams were struggling to reach isolated communities as damaged roads, unstable slopes and persistent downpours continue to slow operations. Authorities said five bodies and three injured survivors were recovered in the coastal city of Sibolga, the area hit hardest by the flooding. Search teams are looking for four missing residents as damage assessments continue.

At least 41 people have been killed across six provinces since Sunday, while the search was continuing for nine others, the environment ministry said on Thursday. More than 52,000 houses were flooded, and nearly 62,000 people were evacuated from their homes, while several major roads remained blocked due to landslides, and one million customers were left without electricity. A suspension bridge on the Da Nhim River in Lam Dong province was swept away on Thursday morning, the VietnamNet newspaper reported.

Rescuers were trying to reach people stranded in homes or on rooftops in central and southern Vietnam on Thursday, as the government said that 41 people had died in the latest round of flooding and landslides, following weeks of heavy rains. Coastal cities ranging from Hoi An to the tourist destination of Nha Trang to the south were among the worst hit.

Vietnam's National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said the volume of rainfall in Hue marked the highest ever for a 24-hour period since the country started its record-keeping. The newspaper VNExpress reported that water levels in the Huong and Bo rivers, which flow through Hue, reached 5.25m (17.2 ft) on Monday afternoon, shattering the previous historical high recorded in 2020. As of Tuesday morning, water levels from both rivers have receded, but Hue remains submerged by more than one metre (3.3ft) of water.

Mexico's civil defence authorities on Friday reported intense rainfall in 31 of 32 states, with the worst-affected areas being Veracruz in the east, Queretaro and Hidalgo in the centre, and the north-central state of San Luis Potosi. Torrential rains have burst rivers, sparking floods and landslides in eastern Mexico. Photograph: Rolando Ramos/Reuters In Hidalgo state, 16 deaths were reported and 1,000 homes were affected. Five deaths were reported in Puebla state, and 11 people were unaccounted for.

In March 1972, Kurt Stremberg's parents gave him a predawn ride from their house in northwest California to his friend's home in the tiny town of Klamath, about 20 miles south of Crescent City on Highway 101. Stremberg, then 24, and his buddy were going to hitch a ride on a log truck bound for San Francisco, catch a flight to Europe, and see the world.

Anaheim Hills homeowners approved a property tax increase to fund groundwater pumps crucial for preventing landslides, acting as an insurance policy against disasters.

"The goal of this bill, Muratsuchi said, is to make sure that local governments like RPV can respond effectively to landslides by accessing county, state and federal disaster resources and support."