Japan: Heavy Rain Triggers Riverbank Slope Collapse in Nagoya

Torrential rain pounded Japan's Tokai region, including Aichi and Gifu prefectures, on Tuesday afternoon, September 8, flooding roads and damaging homes and businesses across the area. A slope collapse was also reported along the Ueda River in Nagoya.

Japan: Dust Clouds Rise From Mount Mayuyama After Earthquake

On August 12, 2026, in Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, a video captured clouds of dust rising from the slope of Mount Mayuyama shortly after a magnitude-4.9 earthquake struck the area. The mountain, located near residential homes, has shown signs of surface erosion since a major earthquake sequence hit the region in late July. Officials monitoring the mountain and the nearby Mount Fugen lava dome said there are currently no signs of a major collapse, though close observation is continuing. Mount Mayuyama is historically significant as the site of a catastrophic collapse in 1792 that triggered a tsunami and killed around 15,000 people in Shimabara and neighboring Kumamoto.

China: Dramatic Moment Huge Rocks From Landslide Crash Onto Mountain Road

A massive landslide hit a mountain road in Yunlong County, Yunnan, on August 13, sending huge rocks and mud crashing down and stranding vehicles. The collapse blocked the road, but no injuries were reported. The video captures the moment when debris, including a massive rock, slides down the slope, prompting children to run out of a vehicle to safety.

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 13, 2024 - The river water is turbid and the water level rises in Dajiang Town, Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, China, June 13, 2024.

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 13, 2024 - Slope collapse at Sanmatun road section in Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China, June 13, 2024.

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 13, 2024 - The river water is turbid and the water level rises in Dajiang Town, Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, China, June 13, 2024.

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 13, 2024 - The river water is turbid and the water level rises in Dajiang Town, Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, China, June 13, 2024.

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 13, 2024 - Traffic is temporarily suspended after a slope collapsed at Sanmatun Road in Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, China, June 13, 2024.

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 13, 2024 - Slope collapse at Sanmatun road section in Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China, June 13, 2024.

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 13, 2024 - The Datantun Bridge is flooded in Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, June 13, 2024.

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 13, 2024 - Traffic is temporarily suspended after a slope collapsed at Sanmatun Road in Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, China, June 13, 2024.

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 13, 2024 - Slope collapse at Sanmatun road section in Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China, June 13, 2024.

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 13, 2024 - Slope collapse at Sanmatun road section in Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China, June 13, 2024.

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 13, 2024 - Vehicles pass through a slope collapse at Sanmatun Road in Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, June 13, 2024.

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 13, 2024 - Vehicles pass through a slope collapse in Dongtan Village, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, June 13, 2024.

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 13, 2024 - Slope collapse at Sanmatun road section in Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China, June 13, 2024.

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

Rongan Hit By Rainstorm in Guangxi

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 13, 2024 - The Datantun Bridge is flooded in Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, June 13, 2024.

China: Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Hits Muli County In Sichuan Province

An earthquake of 5.0 magnitude struck Muli County, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan province at 11:07 a.m. on May 27, 2024. The tremors were also felt in neighboring regions including Daocheng County under Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan. This video captured by a local shows billowing clouds of dust along the slope of a mountain as the earthquake struck. Alarm sirens can be heard. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage released by the local government.

China: Woman Slips On Icy Slope After Freezing Rain In Huanggang, Hubei

On February 24, 2024, in Huanggang, Hubei, following freezing rain, the road became unusually slippery. A woman attempted to ascend a slope but nearly slipped and fell due to the slick surface. She firmly grasped the ground, stabilizing herself, and cautiously moved upward step by step. However, despite her efforts, she ended up slipping at the bottom of the slope due to the slippery ground.

Death toll rises to 11 in southwest China landslide

STORY: Death toll rises to 11 in southwest China landslide SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 22, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 23, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:15 LOCATION: ZHENXIONG, China CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of landslide site and rescue efforts STORYLINE: The death toll from a landslide that struck a mountainous village in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Monday has climbed to 11, local authorities said on early Tuesday morning. The landslide occurred in Liangshan Village in the city of Zhaotong at about 6 a.m. on Monday, with 47 people reported missing. As of 10 p.m. Monday, 11 people were found dead, according to the local disaster relief headquarters. More than 1,000 rescue workers are carrying out search and rescue work at the site. Preliminary investigation by an expert group determined that the disaster resulted from a collapse in the steep cliff area atop the slope, said Wu Junyao, director of the natural resources and planning bureau of Zhaotong. The collapsed mass measured approximately 100 meters in

Research ship detects cracks, slope collapse off Sumatra

Research ship detects cracks, slope collapse off Sumatra

TOKYO, Japan - This photo, taken by the remotely operated submersible Hyper-Dolphin deployed by Japan's 1,739-ton Natsushima deep-sea research ship on Feb. 22, shows cracks at the seabed at a depth of 2,184 meters off Sumatra Island, Indonesia. It is the first time a change in the topography of the seabed triggered by the Dec. 26 quake has been confirmed visually. The photo was provided by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. (Kyodo)

secure of the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network

secure of the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network

A builder secures the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network, on September 4, 2020, in Spindleruv Mlyn in the Giant Mountains (Krkonose), Czech Republic. The place is in a hard-to-reach slope of the Medvedin mountain in a forest at a distance of about 200 meters from the hiking trail, it does not interfere with the ski slope. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

secure of the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network

secure of the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network

A builder secures the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network, on September 4, 2020, in Spindleruv Mlyn in the Giant Mountains (Krkonose), Czech Republic. The place is in a hard-to-reach slope of the Medvedin mountain in a forest at a distance of about 200 meters from the hiking trail, it does not interfere with the ski slope. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

secure of the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network

secure of the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network

A builder secures the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network, on September 4, 2020, in Spindleruv Mlyn in the Giant Mountains (Krkonose), Czech Republic. The place is in a hard-to-reach slope of the Medvedin mountain in a forest at a distance of about 200 meters from the hiking trail, it does not interfere with the ski slope. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

secure of the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network

secure of the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network

A builder secures the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network, on September 4, 2020, in Spindleruv Mlyn in the Giant Mountains (Krkonose), Czech Republic. The place is in a hard-to-reach slope of the Medvedin mountain in a forest at a distance of about 200 meters from the hiking trail, it does not interfere with the ski slope. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

secure of the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network

secure of the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network

A builder secures the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network, on September 4, 2020, in Spindleruv Mlyn in the Giant Mountains (Krkonose), Czech Republic. The place is in a hard-to-reach slope of the Medvedin mountain in a forest at a distance of about 200 meters from the hiking trail, it does not interfere with the ski slope. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

secure of the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network

secure of the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network

A builder secures the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network, on September 4, 2020, in Spindleruv Mlyn in the Giant Mountains (Krkonose), Czech Republic. The place is in a hard-to-reach slope of the Medvedin mountain in a forest at a distance of about 200 meters from the hiking trail, it does not interfere with the ski slope. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

secure of the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network

secure of the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network

Builders secure the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network, on September 4, 2020, in Spindleruv Mlyn in the Giant Mountains (Krkonose), Czech Republic. The place is in a hard-to-reach slope of the Medvedin mountain in a forest at a distance of about 200 meters from the hiking trail, it does not interfere with the ski slope. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

secure of the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network

secure of the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network

A builder secures the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network, on September 4, 2020, in Spindleruv Mlyn in the Giant Mountains (Krkonose), Czech Republic. The place is in a hard-to-reach slope of the Medvedin mountain in a forest at a distance of about 200 meters from the hiking trail, it does not interfere with the ski slope. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

secure of the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network

secure of the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network

Builders secure the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network, on September 4, 2020, in Spindleruv Mlyn in the Giant Mountains (Krkonose), Czech Republic. The place is in a hard-to-reach slope of the Medvedin mountain in a forest at a distance of about 200 meters from the hiking trail, it does not interfere with the ski slope. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

secure of the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network

secure of the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network

Builders secure the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network, on September 4, 2020, in Spindleruv Mlyn in the Giant Mountains (Krkonose), Czech Republic. The place is in a hard-to-reach slope of the Medvedin mountain in a forest at a distance of about 200 meters from the hiking trail, it does not interfere with the ski slope. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

secure of the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network

secure of the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network

Builders secure the collapse of the mouth of the chimney shaft of the former uranium mine by a steel network, on September 4, 2020, in Spindleruv Mlyn in the Giant Mountains (Krkonose), Czech Republic. The place is in a hard-to-reach slope of the Medvedin mountain in a forest at a distance of about 200 meters from the hiking trail, it does not interfere with the ski slope. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)