A landslide in south-west China’s mountainous Yunnan province has buried at least 47 people and forced the evacuation of 200 more amid freezing temperatures and falling snow.
A single lane into Falls Creek is expected to reopen in time for the ski season after businesses endured a nightmarish summer of isolation,cut off by the state’s largest landslip.
Falls Creek is still suffering beneath the weight of Victoria’s biggest landslide in 40 years. Operators are hoping the road will reopen in time for winter.
The landslide blocking a road connecting Falls Creek to Mount Beauty is still moving,raising concerns about access during the coming ski season.
The main road to Falls Creek has been closed since October,wiping out summer tourism and threatening to derail winter too.
Several people have died at the popular holiday campsite in Batang Kali,north of Kuala Lumpur.
The striking cliffs along the Great Ocean Road are crumbling at a faster rate due to the recent rain.
A slow-moving landslip is devastating Falls Creek’s tourism industry,with the main route to town cut off and the cancellation of events costing businesses at least $5.5 million.
Huge cracks run wide and deep,threatening to send massive sheets of rock and sediment cascading onto the beaches below.
A large section of cliff near the Great Ocean Road collapsed onto a beach after authorities closed the area weeks ago over fears that it would give way after heavy rain.
Australia’s neighbour has declared a state of calamity as COVID,dengue fever and cholera threaten to spread in evacuation centres after floods drowned Dili.