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Pentiction Western News
April 27, 2018
“It's been a little stressful,” said Rowlett. “But I love it here. If you want to live in Mother Nature you have got to deal with these things.” The mudslide that ended just 40 feet from the couple's home occurred about 9:30 p.m.. Rowlett heard rumbling and thought perhaps a large truck was starting up in the area.
Jakarta Post
April 27, 2018
Floods, landslides, tornado batter Java this week ... Cianjur regency of West Java was hit with a landslide and flooding on Wednesday due to three hours of intense rain in the afternoon. Several areas of ... Meanwhile, a landslide blocked a major road in Wangunjaya village of Naringgul district that day.
Boise State Public Radio
April 27, 2018
The fate of the one remaining home in the area is unclear. Under terms of the settlement, Boise officials didn't admit guilt for approving the subdivision on soft and shifting soil that could be prone to landslides as homeowners alleged. At the time, the city said there were no red flags in the geological reports.
The News Center
April 27, 2018
Of the 60 landslides currently affecting Ohio's roads, 13 of them are in Washington County. ODOT estimates that landslide repairs statewide this year will cost around $70 million. Ashley Rittenhouse from ODOT talks about the situation in Southeast Ohio: “This is definitely out of the ordinary for us to see thisÃâà...
90.5 WESA
April 27, 2018
Officials are still searching for housing to relocate nine tenants of an apartment building on Electric Avenue that was demolished due to the April 7 landslide. The complex's landlord, Brandywine Agency, will try to move the residents to some of its other properties, according to Payne. "There's one comingÃâà...
Boise State Public Radio
April 26, 2018
In 2016, people who had bought homes in the Terra Nativa subdivision had to abandon ship after landslides tore up sidewalks and rendered six houses uninhabitable. Homeowners eventually sued the city of Boise and others they claim were liable for allowing developers to break ground in the first place.
The Daily Gazette
April 26, 2018
SCHENECTADY -- The late-January landslide that crashed into a home and sent three people to the hospital was caused by a broken water service line, according to the city engineer. “[A geotech report] concluded it was excess water in the slope due to the service break,” City Engineer Chris Wallin said ofÃâà...
NEWS10 ABC
April 26, 2018
So how could a broken pipe cause a landslide? Dr. Robert Titus, a professor of geology, explains. “Such a great amount of earth was waterlogged that it just gave way.” Titus says it would take a lot of water to move that hill, so it's possible that pipe burst well before. “It took a while. It might've taken days.
CBS Pittsburgh / KDKA
April 26, 2018
They've been responsible for blocking railroad tracks, shutting down McArdle Roadway and taking out other street. It's culminated in the largest landslide in a generation, which took out a house on Greenleaf Street. KDKA's Andy Sheehan: Is Mt. Washington falling down? Will it fall down around the edges?
KOMO News
April 25, 2018
LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) - Geotechnical specialists are evaluating a potential landslide in southwest Washington after residents noticed land movement and officials evacuated the area. The Daily News reports a Washington Department of Natural Resources geologic study found fault lines where the ground in CathlametÃâà...
The Daily Herald
April 25, 2018
MONROE — Two miners escaped serious injury in a mudslide Monday, at Cadman's High Rock site south of Monroe. The men were working at 2:30 p.m., in the base of the quarry in the 19600 block of Highway 203, when part of their excavator got stuck, Snohomish County Fire District 7 battalion ChiefÃâà...
Times LIVE
April 25, 2018
A construction worker trapped beneath tons of rubble and sand after a landslide on Durban's Bluff was rescued in a marathon operation on Tuesday afternoon. It is understood that the man was part of a team of construction workers tasked with building a retaining wall at a Belmont Road property.
AccuWeather.com
April 25, 2018
Tropical Storm Fakir has caused at least two deaths after it unleashed a direct hit on La Reunion on Tuesday. The island nation of Mauritius also took a direct hit, but there have been no reports of fatalities at this time. A tropical low northeast of Madagascar quickly intensified into Tropical Storm Fakir late onÃâà...
WCPO
April 25, 2018
CINCINNATI -- A thoroughfare for Cincinnati's West Side will be closed through Wednesday after a landslide. Elberon Avenue was shut down in both directions Tuesday, from Mount Hope Avenue to Purcell Avenue. The road, climbing from the Mill Creek Valley into East Price Hill, is the site of landslidesÃâà...
The Guardian
April 25, 2018
A landslide and flash flood on the Vanuatu island of Ambae is complicating evacuation efforts, with as many as 800 people now sheltering in emergency relief centres. Ambae Island is home to 11,000 people, and for the second time in six months Manaro volcano on top of Mount Lombenben has startedÃâà...
WTAE Pittsburgh
April 25, 2018
Landslide forces evacuations from homes in Millvale ... A landslide in Millvale has forced multiple homes to be evacuated. The slide is affecting the area of Spring Street and Stanton Avenue. Advertisement. More rain means more problems. Another landslide forcing residents out of their homes. This time inÃâà...
Globalnews.ca
April 25, 2018
The Penticton Speedway is getting cleaned up after a mudslide. Owner Johnny Aantjes said a large area of a slope above the track gave way, taking out trees and displacing water near the tailgating area which then flooded into the tailgate section and on to the racetrack. READ MORE: Landslide threat inÃâà...
KEYT
April 25, 2018
Santa Barbara County Public Works crews are restoring local beaches to their conditions prior to the Montecito mudslides. A lot of mud and dirt was taken to Carpinteria and Goleta beaches, and now sediment layers are being removed from the shorelines. Public Works is underway in the cleanup processÃâà...
KEYT
April 24, 2018
MONTECITO, Calif. - Laguna Blanca Lower School students are finally back on campus in Montecito -- more than three months after the mudslide. They've been attending classes at the Girls Inc. facility in Goleta since January 2018. On Monday, the kids, grades early K through Fourth, were welcomed backÃâà...
WYMT News
April 21, 2018
Officials: Landslide appears to be stable, for now. By Justin Kase |. Posted: Thu 10:23 PM, Apr 19, 2018 |. Updated: Fri 11:53 PM, Apr 20, 2018. LEATHERWOOD, Ky. (WYMT) - Update 4/20/18. Inspectors from the Division of Abandoned Mine Lands visited the site of the slide again Friday. They say the slide still appears toÃâà...
Huntington Herald Dispatch
April 21, 2018
Norway Avenue between Forest Road and Stamford Park Drive reopened to motorists Friday after being closed in mid-February following a landslide that brought down telephone ... Although the landslide along Norway Avenue protruded onto a city road, repairs are being paid for by Woodmere Cemetery.
U.S. News & World Report
April 21, 2018
A portion of highway along Kauai's north shore blocked by landslides after a weekend deluge will remain closed for several weeks. Crews are working to clear more than a dozen landslides on Kuhio Highway along the island's north shore. ... She's more upset that a landslide covered a local cemetery.
WTRF
April 21, 2018
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. - A massive mudslide is making its way onto Frontage Road in the southern end of Washington Lands in Marshall County. Residents said the slide started Easter weekend, and the mud and debris has been slowly moving down the hill ever since. They are concerned that a heavyÃâà...
Globalnews.ca
April 21, 2018
An evacuation order was issued by the Osoyoos Indian Band chief and council due to the risk of landslides. The order, which was also posted to Facebook by the Oliver Fire Department, said anyone in homes south of Water Dog Lake on Nk'Mip Road up to and including the Osoyoos Cottages must leaveÃâà...
Vancouver Sun
April 21, 2018
Last week, regional officials expanded the number of houses under the evacuation alert to 148, and declared a state of emergency, north of Oliver over fears of flooding and a mudslide from an overflowing dam and culvert. Of those 148 properties on alert, 16 are now on evacuation order, said Graham.
Albany Times Union
April 20, 2018
SCHENECTADY - The city failed to provide warnings about a leaking water pipe that led to a damaging mudslide, owners of one of the buildings allege in a claim filed against the city. David and Bruce Baker say the city is to blame for the damage to their rental property at 225 Nott Terrace because officialsÃâà...
NEWS10 ABC
April 20, 2018
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The City of Schenectady could be facing legal action following a mudslide that happened in late January. One man says he could be facing the repercussions of the event for the rest of his life. The hill is stabilized now but some people say they are still dealing with theÃâà...
AccuWeather.com
April 19, 2018
As cleanup continues following devastating flooding and mudslides last weekend, the Hawaiian Islands will face another round of heavy rainfall to end the week. In addition to slowing recovery efforts and dampening vacation plans, the wet weather will renew the dangers of flooding, mudslides and debrisÃâà...
The Guardian
April 18, 2018
Now, three months after the mudslides, normality is returning. Roads and businesses have reopened. Insurance companies have started paying some of the claims totalling $421m. Tourists are back. The town's carved, hand-painted street signs are being repaired. “Signs of recovery,” the Montecito JournalÃâà...
Plymouth Herald
April 2, 2018
Landslide at Jennycliff prompts warning for walkers. Wind and rain are thought to have eroded the cliff side. Share; Comments. By. Rachael DoddReporter. 13:15, 2 APR 2018; Updated 13:29, 2 APR 2018. News. Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates, Crime Statistics, Local NewsÃâà...
Sicamous Eagle Valley News
April 2, 2018
Nearly a year after the devastating landslide which destroyed two houses along Sunnybrae-Canoe Point road on April 7, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District is preparing to map the mountain it originated on in hopes of preventing or minimizing the effects of future slides. Derek Sutherland, the regionalÃâà...
The Guardian
April 2, 2018
The Egyptian president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, has swept to a landslide victory after an election in which his only challenger was a supporter of his rule. Results announced on Monday afternoon gave Sisi 97.08% of valid votes on a 41.5% turnout, a slight increase in the number of votes in his favour despite aÃâà...
AccuWeather.com
April 2, 2018
A double-barreled storm will take aim on California with drenching rain, high-country snow and the risk of flooding and mudslides later this week. The first of two rounds of rain and high-country snow is scheduled to roll ashore into Northern California during Thursday night. The rainfall during Thursday nightÃâà...
CBS Pittsburgh / KDKA
April 2, 2018
EAST PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Some East Pittsburgh residents were forced to evacuate Monday after a landslide caused a water line break. It happened in the 300 ... According to Allegheny County officials, a landslide caused some damage to a water line and residents had to evacuate. East Pittsburgh:Ãâà...
89.3 KPCC
April 2, 2018
More than $421 million in claims have been filed since deadly mudslides tore through the coastal community of Montecito during extremely heavy January rains, California's insurance commissioner said Monday. Insurers have received more than 2,000 claims for residential and commercial losses,Ãâà...
Ventura County Star
March 30, 2018
As the mudslide cleanup continues in Montecito on Jan. ... Family members of victims killed in the Montecito mudslides filed wrongful-death lawsuits Wednesday against Southern California Edison, alleging the utility company negligently started the Thomas Fire that subsequently led to the deadly debrisÃâà...
Los Angeles Times
March 30, 2018
Egypt's President Sisi headed for landslide victory in election decried by critics as a farce. By Salma Islam Alexandra Zavis. Mar 29, 2018 | 2:40 PM. | Cairo. Egypt's President Sisi headed for landslide victory in election decried by critics as a farce. Supporters of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi dance outside a pollingÃâà...
WSAZ-TV
March 30, 2018
Wayne County, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- According to the Wayne County 911 dispatcher, there are reports of a rock slide on U.S. 52 near Prichard. The dispatcher told WSAZ that it is in the eastbound lanes at Gragston Creek. That is about one mile north of Prichard. The dispatcher said the Department ofÃâà...
89.3 KPCC
March 30, 2018
A California man whose partner was killed during devastating coastal mudslides in January is among residents suing a utility company, alleging its faulty equipment sparked a huge wildfire that stripped hillsides bare ahead of heavy rains that inundated their homes. Lalo Barajas and Peter Fleurat wereÃâà...
The News Center
March 30, 2018
... is reporting that all lanes of W.Va. Route 2 in St. Marys are now open after an early morning mudslide closed one northbound lane. ... Overnight rains have caused the closure of Route 2 in St. Marys near Middle Island Creek Road due to a reported mudslide. Wood County 911 received the call from theÃâà...
CBS Pittsburgh / KDKA
March 30, 2018
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Worried about potential landslides because of the persistent rainy weather, City of Pittsburgh officials preemptively closed a couple roads in Squirrel Hill on Thursday due to the threat of a landslide. According to the Mayor's Office, crews shut down sections of Commercial Street inÃâà...
KSBY San Luis Obispo News
March 30, 2018
Lawsuits from those impacted by the mudslides in southern Santa Barbara County are beginning to pile up against Southern California Edison. They claim the utility company's negligence sparked the Thomas Fire and resulting damage on Jan. 9, 2018. Lalo Barajas, whose life partner Peter Fleurat diedÃâà...
The Australian
March 25, 2018
Heavy rains have caused flash flooding in Cairns and a rock slide has closed a Queensland highway in the state's far north. The Kuranda Range section of the Kennedy Highway is closed after a rockslide and drivers should expect long delays, police say. The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severeÃâà...
The Bakersfield Californian
March 24, 2018
After a more than 10-hour closure Friday, Highway 223 from Arvin to the intersection of Highway 58 reopened as of 2:25 p.m., said Caltrans District 6 public information officer Christian Lukens. A mudslide and creek overflow had closed the highway, according to the California Highway Patrol. Earlier in theÃâà...
KEYT
March 24, 2018
LA CONCHITA, Calif. - 13 years ago, 10 people were killed and 27 homes were destroyed when the La Conchita hillside buried the small beach side community. The last survivor of the 2005 landslide feels like she's right there with the victims of the Montecito debris flow. She hopes by sharing her story, sheÃâà...
Space.com
March 24, 2018
A new NASA computer model identifies landslide hazards around the world every 30 minutes, potentially allowing scientists and first responders to get a jump on these natural disasters, a new study reports. "Landslides can cause widespread destruction and fatalities, but we really don't have a completeÃâà...
KEYT
March 23, 2018
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - A mudslide has shut down a portion of Highway 192 in both directions near the 3000 block of Foothill Road. California Highway Patrol says barricades have been put up for safety to protect from mudflow. All homes have been determined to be safe, according to theÃâà...
NPR
March 23, 2018
Parts of Southern California are bracing for mudslides as the rain pours down today. We're talking about the same area where wildfires late last year destroyed a lot of the hillside foliage - trees and brush that would help prevent mudslides like the one that killed at least 21 people back in January.
ABC News
March 23, 2018
Email. Heavy rain has Southern California on alert for flash flooding and mudslides today, two months after deadly mudslides in Montecito. ... Dave Zaniboni of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department described the aftermath of the January mudslide as a "battlefield" and "unrecognizable." "I've beenÃâà...
ABC News
March 22, 2018
For Montecito, California, which endured deadly mudslides two months ago, this storm could bring more debris flow. In Santa Barbara County, ... Dave Zaniboni of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department described the aftermath of the January mudslide as a "battlefield" and "unrecognizable." PHOTO: AÃâà...
