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Mudslides destroyed sections of the Machu Picchu railway Sunday, the only form of transit in or out of the area.

Debris flows, also known as mudslides, are a common type of fast-moving landslide that tends to flow in channels.

Civil Defense officials report there have been at least 30 mudslides in the region in the last two days.

Mudslides over the weekend buried the town of Zhouqu in over 22 feet of rock and earth after torrential rain began to fall Saturday evening.

At least 32 people have been killed in floods and mudslides after torrential rains hit the Portuguese island of Madeira.

A powerful storm moved along the California's Coast Monday and Tuesday, causing highway-blocking mudslides, flooding and power outages.

The storm's impact had already been felt by Friday morning (Thursday night ET), with mudslides and landslides occurring on the island.

Heavy rain quickly ran off the steep, barren hills, triggering mudslides and swelling the river.

As it moved out, Tropical Storm Noel triggered mudslides and floods in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

Mudslides also affected Mexico, where 11 people were missing in a remote village in the southern state of Oaxaca.

Central America gets hit by a triple threat of natural disasters: earthquakes, hurricanes and mudslides.

The floods cut off roads, breached dikes, inundated villages and caused mudslides. Deaths were reported in many provinces.

Mudslides develop when water rapidly accumulates in the ground and results in a surge of water-saturated rock, earth, and debris.

The downpour triggered floods and mudslides along the Bailong River in Zhouqu County.

Rinchen says Bhutan urgently needs to map its hazard zones as it is also prone to destructive landslides, mudslides and floods.

After leaving Guanaja, Mitch raced inland where more than seven thousand people were killed in flash floods and mudslides.

Heavy rainfall triggered mudslides in Colombia, where 30 passengers were killed as they walked along a blocked road between buses.

Similarly, avoid areas prone to flooding and mudslides that may happen without warning during an unpredictable spring.

Floods, landslides and mudslides have pummeled several southwestern regions.

Taiwan and Eastern China are particularly vulnerable to flash flooding and mudslides because of the proximity of the mountains to the sea.

Relentless rain in western China is causing more devastation and hampering relief work after mudslides in Gansu Province.

Mudslides usually start on steep slopes and can be activated by natural disasters.

Avoid going downhill in rainy season in case mudslides block off the exit route.

Hundreds of people have been left stranded on high ground by flooding and mudslides and many are desperately short of food and water.

Mudslides swamped homes and forced residents to move in with relatives and pack into emergency shelters.

Heavy rain has led to massive mudslides hitting several towns near Rio de Janeiro.

One of the mudslides in Libazi Village formed a blockage on the river, raising the water level by 3 m early Thursday.

Flood ravaged low areas of Bazhong City, paralyzing traffic and phone services and causing mudslides.

At least 67 people died in Taiwan in floods and mudslides caused by Typhoon Morakot.

The storm triggered mudslides that wiped out villages in mountainous regions of southern Taiwan.

Most of the victims were buried by mudslides or swept away by raging rivers, the deputy interior minister, Ernesto Zelayandia, said.

The landslides and mudslides have toppled homes, and the torrential rains that caused them are forecast to continue.

It is not only the earthquake, sir. But the mudslides. Much of the north half of the site has been covered over by mud.

Mudslides, floods and power outages, all from the latest storm battering the Northwest.

The mudslides in Gansu have been by far the most deadly incident from the flooding.

The region is every year hit with deadly tropical storms, drought, floods and mudslides.

In Brazil more than 100 people were killed after hours of torrential rains triggered mudslides in Rio de Janeiro state.

Since June 13, floods and mudslides caused by heavy rains have killed at least 211 people, and nearly 150 others are missing.

China is holding a day of mourning for those killed in floods and mudslides, as the death toll rose to 1, 239 people.

MR. SMITH: Mud? But Ivan told me there were no mudslides in that district.

The latest flooding and mudslides in China and Pakistan have killed thousands and are challenging the definition of "natural" disasters.

Programmes are already underway to build a royal botanic park in Cambodia and help Venezuela investigate how to prevent mudslides.

Floods and mudslides forced 38, 000 people from their homes in the Dominican Republic, which received a glancing blow from the storm.