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30 June 2015
Araniko Highway in Nepal: landslide problems in the monsoon
The Araniko Highway is the main route that links Nepal with Tibet. In the wake of the recent earthquake it is facing major landslide problems in the monsoon
29 June 2015
Daning River landslide: a video that is purported to show the failure event
CCTV has uploaded a video onto Youtube that reportedly shows the Daning River landslide in China last week as failure occurred
27 June 2015
Lac du Chambon – a rapidly failing landslide that has disrupted the Tour de France
In the Alps a progressively failing landslide on the banks of the Lac du Chambon has required a change to the route of a famous stage of the Tour de France
25 June 2015
Daning River: a landslide-induced tsunami accident on a tributary of the Yangtze
A landslide on the Daning River in China yesterday triggered a series of tsunami waves that sank 13 vessels, mostly fishing boats
22 June 2015
Landslide-induced sediment production after the Sabah earthquake in Malaysia
Landslides caused by the 5th June 2015 Sabah earthquake in Malaysia have released large amounts of sediment that is now causing extensive damage downstream
21 June 2015
Tbilisi, Georgia:- a landslide dam-break flood killed 19 people
Last Sunday a flash flood killed at least 19 people and destroyed the zoo in Tbilisi, Georgia. The cause appears to have been the collapse of a landslide dam on the Vere River about 20 km upstream of the city
15 June 2015
Landslides in Art Part 22: Aberfan (7 pianos, percussion, voice and tools of rescue)
Laura Siersema, an American composer, has written a modern composition to mark the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster next year
8 June 2015
The Mount Kinabalu rockfall on Friday
The Mount Kinabalu rockfall on Friday, induced by a M=6.0 earthquake, is now known to have killed 19 people, including school children from Singapore
5 June 2015
Malaysia earthquake: early reports of seismically-triggered landslides
Early reports suggest that the M=6.0 Malaysia earthquake this morning may have triggered landslides and rockfalls, especially on Mount Kinabalu, where five climbers are thought to have been killed.
3 June 2015
Pharkant, Burma: a liquefaction landslide in mine tailings (with a stunning video)
Two videos have appeared on Youtube showing an amazing liquefaction landslide in mine wastes in Pharkant, Burma in April
Dave Petley is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. His blog provides commentary and analysis of landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.
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