UNITAR has published an initial satellite image analysis of the landslides caused by Tropical Storm Megi in Leyte in the Philippines.

Planet have captured a high resolution satellite image of the Pilar landslide in the Philippines, which killed 53 people during Tropical Storm Megi.

Images are now available of three very large landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Megi / Agaton in the Philippines on 11 April 2022.

On Sunday 10 April 2022 Tropical Depression Agaton tracked across Leyte in the Philippines, triggering multiple landslides in the Baybay area 

The impact of typhoon Haiyan on Tacloban City is genuinely shocking. At present the impacts in the rural areas of Leyte are unclear but may also be serious

Typhoon Haiyan has made landfall in the Philippines. The affected area is highly landslide prone, suggesting that mudslides may be a major problem

Occasionally, I provide a round up of landslide events and news that has caught my eye in the last week. This is of course the low season for landslides worldwide, so fortunately the number of events is low: 1. Cliff collapse in Dover, UK On 1st January there was a mild flurry of interest in concerns that a rockfall on chalk cliffs near to Dover in Kent, in SE. England, …

Xinhua and CCTV have published updates on the Chongqing landslide rescue. The picture is looking increasingly grim given that the estimated survival time of the miners was five to seven days, and it is now a week since the landslide. Highlights of the reports are as follows: Drilling continues but to date no signs of life have been detected. Drilling (or is this tunnel construction – see below) is only …

The UN ISDR is today launching with a great fanfare the first Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction. This report “provides hard-hitting evidence to demonstrate how, where and why disaster risk is increasing globally and presents key findings from a global analysis of disaster risk patterns and trends, including where high mortality and economic loss is concentrated. .” The report is online now and can be downloaded here. I …

The UN ISDR is today launching with a great fanfare the first Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction. This report “provides hard-hitting evidence to demonstrate how, where and why disaster risk is increasing globally and presents key findings from a global analysis of disaster risk patterns and trends, including where high mortality and economic loss is concentrated. .” The report is online now and can be downloaded here. I …