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7 November 2022
The May 2022 landslide cluster at Dima Hasao district in Assam, India
In May 2022 heavy rainfall triggered many landslides at Dima Hasao district in Assam, India. In a new paper in the journal Landslides, Roy et al. (2022) have mapped >5000 individual slides in this event.
15 July 2022
Landslides triggered by exceptional rainfall in Australia
Recent heavy rainfall has triggered landslides in parts of eastern Australia, causing damage to railway lines and properties
8 July 2022
Shifting the blame for the deadly landslide at Tupul in India
The Tupul landslide occurred at the site of a major construction project involving slope excavation, but officials are blaming poor farming methods for the failure
5 July 2022
The Tupul landslide: understanding the site
The Tupul landslide: archive Google Earth images provide interesting clues as to the causes of the tragedy that killed at least 47 people.
4 July 2022
Tupul: a landslide disaster in Manipur, India
On 30 June 2022 a very large landslide occurred at Tupul in Noney district of Manipur in Northern India, killing at least 42 people.
22 November 2021
The British Columbia landslides and floods – new images of the impacts
Over the last few days new sets of images have been posted online of the enormous impact of the landslides that affected parts of British Columbia a week ago, caused by an exceptional rainfall event.
2 June 2021
The 1918 Getå landslide disaster in Sweden
On 1 October 1918 a train was derailed by a landslide at Getå in Sweden. The accident, and the subsequent fire, killed at least 42 people.
9 February 2021
Southannan: a major railway landslide in Scotland
Southannan: a major railway landslide in Scotland over the weekend has blocked the line between Ardrossan and Largs
6 March 2020
The landslide-induced TGV (high speed train) accident in France yesterday
Yesterday, a TGV (high speed train) travelling at 270 kmh struck a landslide between Strasburg and Vendenheim in the Bas-Rhin area of France, causing a serious derailment that injured 22 people.
2 September 2019
The landslide-induced train derailment at Lock Eilt in Scotland in January 2018
On 22nd January 2018 a train was derailed by a landslide at Loch Eilt in north-west Scotland. The RAIB report explains why the landslide was not retained by a catch fence installed at the location.
10 July 2018
Tekirdag Province, Turkey: a geotechnical failure caused a derailment, killing 24 people
On Sunday a comparatively small geotechnical failure triggered a train derailment in Turkey, killing 24. The accident serves to illustrate the need for vigilance on earthworks on the railway network.
16 June 2017
NTSB report: train collision with a landslide in Northfield, Vermont
In the USA, the NTSB has released a report into a major derailment at Northfield in Vermont, caused by a collision with a small rockslide
1 January 2017
Tumpat-Kuala Lipis: A landslide induced train derailment in Malaysia
Yesterday heavy rainfall triggered nine landslides on the Tumpat-Kuala Lipis railway line in Malaysia, one of which derailed a train
21 December 2016
The Folkestone Warren landslide toe weight structure
The massive toe weight structure protecting the railway line on the Folkestone Warren rotational landslide in Kent in southern England
9 January 2016
The Farnley Haugh landslide in Northumberland, northern England
Farnley Haugh landslide in Northumberland, northern England has caused an indefinite closure of the railway line between Carlisle and Newcastle.
