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- Landslides - World Health Organization (WHO)
Landslides are more widespread than any other geological event, and can occur anywhere in the world They occur when large masses of soil, rocks or debris move down a slope due to a natural phenomenon or human activity Mudslides or debris flows are also a common type of fast-moving landslide
- Landslides - World Health Organization (WHO)
Landslide; mudslide; landslides; mudslides; rockslide; emergency; natural disaster; crises
- Sri Lanka Floods and landslides – Cyclonic storm Ditwah November 2025
Sri Lanka is experiencing torrential rainfall, severe flooding and landslides as the northeast monsoon intensifies, worsened by the impact of Cyclonic Storm Ditwah which made landfall on the island’s eastern coast early morning on 28 November 2025 Cyclone Ditwah has resulted in a devastating nationwide emergency in Sri Lanka, affecting more than 1 4 million people from over 407,594 families
- September 2024 Floods and Landslides
I n the aftermath of these floods and landslides, the risk of water pollution has increased, raising concerns about a potential rise in waterborne diseases and other sanitation-related public health issues Additionally, there is an elevated risk of vector-borne diseases, respiratory and skin conditions, and mental health challenges To address these critical health risks, WHO has been working
- Cyclone Ditwah 2025 - World Health Organization (WHO)
Cyclonic Storm Ditwah made landfall on Sri Lanka’s eastern coast on 28 November 2025, leaving a major humanitarian crisis in its wake More than 1 4 million people have been affected across all 25 districts As of 2 December, authorities have confirmed 410 deaths, with 336 people still reported missing Nearly 233 000 people have been displaced as homes and key infrastructure suffered
- Earthquakes - World Health Organization (WHO)
Earthquakes can strike suddenly and without warning An earthquake is a violent and abrupt shaking of the ground, caused by movement between tectonic plates along a fault line in the earth’s crust Earthquakes can result in the ground shaking, soil liquefaction, landslides, fissures, avalanches, fires and tsunamis The extent of destruction and harm caused by an earthquake depends on
- Nepal Earthquake 2015: An insight into risks, A vision for resilience
On 25 April 2015 at 11:56 NST, with a mighty shudder, the earth released the pent-up seismic energy trapped within in the form of an earthquake that lasted 55 seconds That brief span of time was enough to cause thousands of deaths, injure several thousand people, bring down buildings and shanties alike, split apart roads, damage health facilities and schools, cause avalanches and landslides
- Tropical Cyclones - World Health Organization (WHO)
However, the greatest damage to life and property is not from the wind, but from secondary events such as storm surges, flooding, landslides and tornadoes Tropical cyclones are referred to by different names depending on where they originate in the world Hurricanes occur in the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern north Pacific Ocean
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