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1 June 2017
Landslide weirdness: Sri Lanka
Landslide weirdness: an article in a newspaper in Sri Lanka blames the recent devastating landslides on a shift towards the North Pole!
17 April 2017
The Meethotamulla garbage dump landslide: an avoidable tragedy?
As the death toll from the Meethotamulla garbage dump landslide goes up, there is increasing evidence that many concerns have raised about the site
19 July 2016
The Aranayake landslide disaster in Sri Lanka – a JICA report
The Aranayake landslide disaster in Sri Lanka JICA has now posted a report online (NB it’s a PDF) providing the initial results of an investigation of the May 2016 Aranayake landslide disaster in Sri Lanka, which killed 127 people. This is a complex landslide – the image below from the report provides the best overview of the whole of the landslide, from the small failure at the crown to the …
19 May 2016
The Aranayake landslide in Sri Lanka
The Aranayake landslide in Sri Lanka is now thought to have killed about 140 people. Images are becoming available of this complex landslide
1 October 2015
Kothmale landslide in Sri Lanka: drone footage
Drone footage is now available of the interesting Kothmale landslide in Sri Lanka, which killed seven people on 25th September 2015
