Officials halted rescue operations on Friday evening after poor lighting and the possibility of more landslides put rescue workers at risk.

Crews are expected to finish construction next month on a portion of rail that was under immediate risk of landslides and coastal erosion between south Orange County and San Diego County's most southern stops.

A catastrophic glacier collapse in the Swiss Alps has devastated the tiny village of Blatten, burying it under millions of cubic metres of ice, rock and mud.

Amid continuous light to moderate rainfall triggered by a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal since Thursday, authorities in Rangamati have issued an alert over the potential risk of landslides across the hill district.

A massive landslide has destroyed the Alpine village of Blatten in southern Switzerland, leaving a man missing and raising concerns about potential flooding due to glacier debris blocking the Lonza River.

Residents in the Lötschental valley have been asked to prepare for evacuation. It comes after Wednesday's glacier collapse dumped millions of cubic meters of ice, rock and mud.

Landslide stabilization efforts are likely to be costly as Buncombe County has sought to develop a model for major landslide projects across WNC.

The bodies of 10 victims killed in a landslide at the Mount Kuda limestone mining site in Cirebon District, West Java, have been recovered, according to