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Landslide, floods from monsoon rains kill at least 41 in India, Nepal
The Jakarta Post   31 August 2020   India   Nepal  
Reuters/Adnan Abidi
<p>A landslide and floods caused by heavy rains have killed at least 41 people in Nepal and India in the past week, officials said on Monday, as the annual monsoon season enters its final stretch after claiming hundreds of lives in South Asia. Ten people, ...
Russian diamond mine boss found dead in prison cell
The Jakarta Post   08 October 2019   Russia   Yakutia  
This file photo taken on July 01, 2019 shows a view of the first Soviet diamond mining pit
<p>The former head of a giant Siberian diamond mine was found dead in his prision cell a day after being charged over the deaths of miners trapped by flooding, investigators said Tuesday.<br />Eight miners died after water leaked into the Mir mine owned by ...
Filed under: Mining News
Landslides disrupt Operation Tinombala
The Jakarta Post   21 April 2016   Indonesia   Lembah Napu  
Isolated – Personnel from the Operation Tinombala Task Force walk on the trans-Napu road on Tuesday. (thejakartapost.com/Ruslan Sangadji)
<p>Heavy rain on Monday evening over Lembah Napu, which covers the North Lore, East Lore, Lore Peore and Central Lore districts, in Poso, Central Sulawesi, caused landslides in several areas, cutting off access to and from the area.</p>
Filed under: Natural Hazards