PBOT responding to several landslides around Portland area

Fri, March 13, 2026 at 11:03 AM

Updated Fri, March 13, 2026 at 4:53 PM

A landslide has closed SW Fairmount Boulevard between SW Marquam Hill Road to SW Mt. Adams Drive - PBOT photo

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Crews with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) have had their hands full responding to multiple landslides around the Portland metro area as an atmospheric river pummels the Pacific Northwest.

Southwest Fairmount Boulevard was closed Friday by a landslide and several downed trees, PBOT said. The closure is along Fairmount Blvd. from SW Marquam Hill Road to SW Mt. Adams Drive. PBOT is urging people not to pass the road closed signs in the area.

“They are there for your safety,” PBOT stated. The closure is close to Council Crest Park in the West Hills. One resident tells KATU she was home with her dog when she heard the sound of the landslide outside. "He jumped around and everything when he heard this sound. And, you know, as I said, I looked around, but I didn't...I kind of thought it came from more that way. But I guess it kind of came down," she said.

The landslide follows several other recent reports of slide activity caused by the atmospheric river. PBOT and other city officials held a press conference Friday afternoon about the ongoing weather impacts, landslides, and public safety.

One of those landslides prompted an evacuation of a condo complex in Southwest Portland on Thursday. According to Portland Fire and Rescue, the rain-weakened cliff gave way, sending mud, trees and debris hurtling toward the building.

Two other landslides that have occurred are at N. Interstate Street and N. Tillamook Avenue and SW 45th Drive, between SW Garden Home Road and SW Taylors Ferry Road, according to PBOT.

Outside of the metro, another landslide occurred along the Historic Columbia River Highway about two miles east of Corbett, between the Portland Women's Forum and Larch Mountain Road, ODOT said. ODOT said it does not know how long the closure will last, but it could continue at least into next week.

Just before 5 p.m. Friday, Multnomah County officials reported another landslide on NW Germantown Road, between NW Skyline Boulevard and NW Old Germantown Road. The extent of the landslide is unknown. Drivers are urged to avoid the area and seek alternate routes.

Death toll in Brazilian floods rises to 46 as rescuers continue search

Emergency workers continue to search for missing residents of towns reeling from recent floods.

A coffin is lowered into a grave at a funeral

Cemetery workers on February 25 lower the coffin of 11-year-old Bernardo Lopes after he died in the heavy rains and flooding in Juiz de Fora, Brazil [Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo]

By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and The Associated Press

26 Feb 2026

The state fire department published the revised figure on Wednesday, adding that about 21 people remain missing. Forty of the deaths took place in the town of Juiz de Fora, while the other six were from nearby Uba.

About 3,600 residents have been displaced from the area, where emergency workers continue search operations.

“Our family is desperate,” Josiane Aparecida, a 43-year-old cook in Juiz de Fora, told the news service AFP.

She added that her aunt and cousin both died as a result of a landslide and that her cousin’s boyfriend and two children, ages six and nine, remain missing.

“We have hope, and yet we don’t, because it’s so difficult [to find them], and we’ve already lost two,” said Aparecida.

Torrential rains in southern Brazil have caused waterways to spill their banks and soil to become loosened on hillsides, sweeping away homes and engulfing dozens of people.

the aftermath of a landslide prompted by flooding

The Parque Burnier neighbourhood of Juiz de Fora faces the aftermath of a landslide in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state on February 24 [Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo]

An 11-year-old boy named Bernardo Lopes Dutra was among those killed.

“It’s a tragedy that no one was expecting,” his father, Ricardo Dutra, said at the funeral, describing Bernardo as “a boy with a big heart who, in his own way, touched everyone around him”.

Firefighters have said that those still missing are unlikely to be found alive.

Periods of heavy rain frequently cause lethal floods in Brazil, where poorer communities and those in improvised structures often find themselves at higher risk.

“We never had support from the public authorities to help us with anything,” Flavio Clemente Rodrigues, a resident of Juiz de Fora, told The Associated Press news agency.

Mayor Margarida Salomao of Juiz de Fora said that at least 20 landslides in the area have occurred since the rain began on Monday, and Brazilian meteorological authorities have warned that more rain is still expected in the coming days.

Scientists have said that climate change is increasing the severity and frequency of extreme weather events, including flooding. The South American nation of Peru also declared a state of emergency on Wednesday amid heavy rain and flooding in around half of the country’s districts.

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!! OVER 40 DEAD AND THOUSANDS TRAPPED ON THE ROOFS! SOS IN THE SOUTH EAST OF BRAZIL.

The death toll rises steadily: there are already 46 dead and dozens missing under the mud. In Mata de Minas Gerais, time is running out for those waiting for air rescue above their homes.

Historic rains have turned streets into floating cemeteries and rivers of rubble, surpassing any previous record the Associated Press reports.

Storm triggers deadly landslides and floods in Philippines

Torrential rains have triggered two landslides that killed seven people and caused floods that displaced more than 3,000 villagers in the southeastern Philippines.

By Nathan Morley

Torrential rains have triggered two landslides that killed seven people and caused floods that displaced more than 3,000 villagers in the southeastern Philippines.

The storm made landfall late Thursday in Surigao del Sur province before moving west across the central islands.

By Friday noon, it had sustained winds of up to 55 kph and gusts reaching 70 kph.

Nearly 10,000 people have been affected by the downpours in recent days, including more than 3,200 who moved to emergency shelters or stayed with relatives.

The rains and thunderstorms struck well ahead of the typhoon season, which typically begins in June, and were caused by cold winds interacting with warm, moist air from the Pacific, according to weather officials.

The Philippines is hit by about 20 typhoons and storms each year and lies on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” where earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are common, making it one of the world’s most disaster‑prone countries.

The storm also caused widespread transport disruptions.

The Philippine Coast Guard said nearly 5,000 passengers and cargo workers were stranded in 94 seaports after inter‑island ferry and cargo services were suspended due to rough seas.

Dozens of domestic flights were cancelled, leaving thousands of travellers stuck at airports.

Forecasters said the storm was expected to weaken into a tropical depression later Friday as it moved northwest across the central islands, though heavy rain could continue to pose flood risks.

Two skiers died, and one was injured, in an avalanche near the 2026 Winter Olympics location in Italy.
Officials attribute fatalities to "persistent weak layers in the snowpack" causing unpredictable avalanches.
Alpine Rescue urges "conservative routes" and carrying safety gear; "turning back...is the choice."

Two skiers have been killed, and another injured, in an avalanche at an Italian luxury resort nearby the location of the 2026 Winter Olympics, the Associated Press reported.

Tragedy Strikes Italian Ski Resort

The tragedy occurred on the afternoon of Sunday, Feb. 15, Sunday, Feb. 15, in Courmayeur, which is located in the northern part of Italy, about 135 miles from the Olympic Games in Milan. The skiers, whose identities have not been publicly disclosed, were reportedly off-piste at the time of the avalanche, meaning they were skiing off of the prescribed trail. Fifteen rescuers, along with three canine units and two helicopters, responded to the scene.

The event marks a grim landmark for Italy, with 12 people perishing in the Italian Alps so far this month alone. Eleven of those people were killed in avalanches. Officials from Alpine Rescue called the death count “a tragic toll that reminds us how critical and treacherous the current snowpack situation is.”

‘Persistent Weak Layers’ of the Snow Are to Blame

According to officials, the “main problem” in each of the fatal cases throughout February has been “persistent weak layers in the snowpack, often covered by fresh or wind-blown snow — conditions that make avalanches unpredictable and easily triggered even by the passage of a single skier or mountaineer.”

“There are many dangerous spots, and they are difficult to identify, even for experienced people,” they added.

Alpine Rescue encouraged skiers to choose “conservative routes” and to “always carry an avalanche transceiver” along with a “shovel and probe (and be sure you know how to use them)…When doubt is high, turning back isn’t just a choice — it is the choice: waiting for better conditions makes the difference.”

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Comment by Juan F Martinez 5 hours ago: Whistler, BC - Canada — No one was injured during a rockslide on Whistler Peak at Whistler Blackcomb on Thursday. According to Vail Resorts, which owns and operates Whistler Blackcomb, the rockslide happened around 6:30 a.m., before the ski resort had opened.

“No one was in the area at the time,” said Chloe Hajjar with Vail Resorts. Video taken from the area shows the slide spanned a section of roughly 100 metres on Whistler Peak, between the West Cirque and Monday’s double black diamond runs.

Hajjar said Whistler Peak and the Peak Express Chair will remain closed until further notice while its operations team assesses the situation. Jeff Crompton, a research scientist at the Geological Survey of Canada based in Squamish, described the rockslide as medium in size after viewing videos of it.

“There are giant rock blocks that have come down,” he said.

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PBOT responding to several landslides around Portland area

by Bobby Corser&Shelby Slaughter
Fri, March 13, 2026 at 11:03 AM

Updated Fri, March 13, 2026 at 4:53 PM

A landslide has closed SW Fairmount Boulevard between SW Marquam Hill Road to SW Mt. Adams Drive - PBOT photo

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Crews with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) have had their hands full responding to multiple landslides around the Portland metro area as an atmospheric river pummels the Pacific Northwest.

Southwest Fairmount Boulevard was closed Friday by a landslide and several downed trees, PBOT said. The closure is along Fairmount Blvd. from SW Marquam Hill Road to SW Mt. Adams Drive. PBOT is urging people not to pass the road closed signs in the area.

“They are there for your safety,” PBOT stated. The closure is close to Council Crest Park in the West Hills. One resident tells KATU she was home with her dog when she heard the sound of the landslide outside. "He jumped around and everything when he heard this sound. And, you know, as I said, I looked around, but I didn't...I kind of thought it came from more that way. But I guess it kind of came down," she said.

The landslide follows several other recent reports of slide activity caused by the atmospheric river. PBOT and other city officials held a press conference Friday afternoon about the ongoing weather impacts, landslides, and public safety.

One of those landslides prompted an evacuation of a condo complex in Southwest Portland on Thursday. According to Portland Fire and Rescue, the rain-weakened cliff gave way, sending mud, trees and debris hurtling toward the building.

Two other landslides that have occurred are at N. Interstate Street and N. Tillamook Avenue and SW 45th Drive, between SW Garden Home Road and SW Taylors Ferry Road, according to PBOT.

Outside of the metro, another landslide occurred along the Historic Columbia River Highway about two miles east of Corbett, between the Portland Women's Forum and Larch Mountain Road, ODOT said. ODOT said it does not know how long the closure will last, but it could continue at least into next week.

Just before 5 p.m. Friday, Multnomah County officials reported another landslide on NW Germantown Road, between NW Skyline Boulevard and NW Old Germantown Road. The extent of the landslide is unknown. Drivers are urged to avoid the area and seek alternate routes.

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Landslide shuts down street in South Side Slopes

By WPXI.com News Staff
March 05, 2026 at 10:30 pm EST

Landslide shuts down street in South Side Slopes A landslide shut down part of a street in South Side Slopes on Thursday.

PITTSBURGH — A landslide shut down part of a street in South Side Slopes on Thursday.

Emergency crews were called to Josephine Street near Salisbury Street for reports of a tree that had fallen across a roadway just before 8 p.m.

When the tree fell, it brought part of a hillside down onto the road with it.

Channel 11 spoke with two men who jumped in to help direct traffic before emergency crews arrived.

“It’s just been a line of traffic out here. We got buses on both sides and the neighbors and everything just decided to come out. We got our lights. My roommate is down there with his vest and everything, just directing traffic and just trying to make some sense of this mayhem,” Ryan Mulrenin said.

Crews put barricades up to block off a stretch of Josephine Street closest to the hillside.

Traffic resumed flowing once those barricades were set up.

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Over 100 killed in landslide at mining site in eastern DR Congo: Report

Victims include ‘food vendors and other small-scale traders,' says local media

James Tasamba |04.03.2026 - Update : 04.03.2026

A mining site in Tshikapa district of Kasai province of the Democratic Republic of Congo

KIGALI, Rwanda

Over 100 people were killed in a landslide at a coltan mining site in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local media said Wednesday.

The landslide took place on Tuesday at the Rubaya mining area in North Kivu following heavy rains, news portal Actuality reported, citing witnesses.

The victims were mostly artisanal miners who mined coltan.

The victims include miners, food vendors, and other small-scale traders, the report said, adding that excavation work to find those missing is underway in extremely difficult conditions, with rudimentary means.

The incident comes barely a month after another disaster hit at the same site in January, killing over 400 people, according to local media reports.

Provincial authorities have yet to make any official announcement on the incident, which took place roughly 70 kilometers (43 miles) west of the provincial capital Goma.

But the report, citing an artisanal miner who survived the accident, said a shaft began to collapse slowly and within seconds it covered many people.

Local media indicate that miners work without protective gear, and there are no engineers to gauge the solidity of the ground and warn miners of potential dangers.

The mining area, rich in minerals including coltan, cassiterite, gold and tourmaline, has been under the control of M23 rebels since 2024.

Following last month’s accident, the government denounced what it called the continued illegal exploitation of minerals at the site by rebels.

Despite an Angola-proposed ceasefire declared last month, effective Feb. 18, clashes have intensified in Congo’s North Kivu province, displacing thousands of people from their homes.

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As heavy rains have inundated Peru, residents in Chota captured this footage of a mudslide flowing down a hill. The week of severe weather has caused more than 700 districts across the country to declare a state of emergency.

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Death toll in Brazilian floods rises to 46 as rescuers continue search

Emergency workers continue to search for missing residents of towns reeling from recent floods.

Cemetery workers on February 25 lower the coffin of 11-year-old Bernardo Lopes after he died in the heavy rains and flooding in Juiz de Fora, Brazil [Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo]

By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and The Associated Press

Published On 26 Feb 202626 Feb 2026

Authorities in the state of Minas Gerais in southeastern Brazil have updated the death toll from recent floods to 46 people, after homes and towns were left covered in mud and debris.

The state fire department published the revised figure on Wednesday, adding that about 21 people remain missing. Forty of the deaths took place in the town of Juiz de Fora, while the other six were from nearby Uba.

About 3,600 residents have been displaced from the area, where emergency workers continue search operations.

“Our family is desperate,” Josiane Aparecida, a 43-year-old cook in Juiz de Fora, told the news service AFP.

She added that her aunt and cousin both died as a result of a landslide and that her cousin’s boyfriend and two children, ages six and nine, remain missing.

“We have hope, and yet we don’t, because it’s so difficult [to find them], and we’ve already lost two,” said Aparecida.

Torrential rains in southern Brazil have caused waterways to spill their banks and soil to become loosened on hillsides, sweeping away homes and engulfing dozens of people.

The Parque Burnier neighbourhood of Juiz de Fora faces the aftermath of a landslide in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state on February 24 [Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo]

An 11-year-old boy named Bernardo Lopes Dutra was among those killed.

“It’s a tragedy that no one was expecting,” his father, Ricardo Dutra, said at the funeral, describing Bernardo as “a boy with a big heart who, in his own way, touched everyone around him”.

Firefighters have said that those still missing are unlikely to be found alive.

Periods of heavy rain frequently cause lethal floods in Brazil, where poorer communities and those in improvised structures often find themselves at higher risk.

“We never had support from the public authorities to help us with anything,” Flavio Clemente Rodrigues, a resident of Juiz de Fora, told The Associated Press news agency.

Mayor Margarida Salomao of Juiz de Fora said that at least 20 landslides in the area have occurred since the rain began on Monday, and Brazilian meteorological authorities have warned that more rain is still expected in the coming days.

Scientists have said that climate change is increasing the severity and frequency of extreme weather events, including flooding. The South American nation of Peru also declared a state of emergency on Wednesday amid heavy rain and flooding in around half of the country’s districts.

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#Brazil #Urgent !! OVER 40 DEAD AND THOUSANDS TRAPPED ON THE ROOFS! SOS IN THE SOUTH EAST OF BRAZIL.

The death toll rises steadily: there are already 46 dead and dozens missing under the mud. In Mata de Minas Gerais, time is running out for those waiting for air rescue above their homes.

Historic rains have turned streets into floating cemeteries and rivers of rubble, surpassing any previous record the Associated Press reports.

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2 children rescued in Surigao del Sur landslide

By: Chris V. Panganiban - @inquirerdotnet

Inquirer Mindanao / 03:35 PM February 20, 2026

Two children narrowly escaped death on Friday morning, February 20, 2026, after a landslide buried their home in Sitio Sorex, Barangay Tambis of Barobo town in Surigao del Sur. INQUIRER FILES

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Two children narrowly escaped death on Friday morning after a landslide buried their home in Sitio Sorex, Barangay Tambis of Barobo town in Surigao del Sur.

The incident occurred around 7:30 a.m., while the children were asleep.

Tambis village chief Renan Jillama Aben said in a social media post that the victims were rescued immediately after a search and rescue operation.

The first, a 17-year-old girl, sustained multiple fractures and was rushed to the hospital. The second, a 4-year-old child, suffered only minor injuries. Both are now in stable condition, Aben said.

“The house was completely buried, but thanks to prompt action, both children were rescued unharmed,” Aben said.

He urged residents, especially those in mountainous, riverside, and flood-prone areas, to remain vigilant amid continuing heavy rains.

Authorities have warned of ongoing risks of landslides, flooding, and falling trees. Aben encouraged affected families to move to designated evacuation centers to prevent further casualties.

“Your safety is our priority. Stay alert, help each other, and follow local advisories,” he added.

Local disaster teams continue to monitor the area and conduct assessments for other potentially affected households./coa

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There have been 12 fatalities so far this month in the Italian Alps, 11 of which were caused by avalanches.

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PBOT responding to several landslides around Portland area

Landslide shuts down street in South Side Slopes

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Victims include ‘food vendors and other small-scale traders,' says local media

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