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12 October 2018
Bududa in Uganda: landslides kill at least 40 people
Bududa, Uganda: reports indicate that at least 40 people were killed by landslides on Thursday 11th October 2018, with some suggestions of higher losses
10 October 2018
Two developing large landslides – Mannen (again) and Diamante
News today of two large, developing slope instabilities, one at Diamante in Argentina and the other at Mannen, yet again, in Norway
9 October 2018
Too close for comfort – a rockslope failure at Shongtong in northern India
A video has been posted showing a major rockslope failure at Shongtong in Kinnaur, northern India. Workers at the foot of the slope had a very near miss.
8 October 2018
The Palu landslides – the worst landslide disaster in five years?
The Palu landslides, triggered by the Sulawesi earthquake, may have been the worst mass movement event in terms of loss of life for five years
5 October 2018
Indonesian earthquake: loss maps from the Palu landslides, and large landslides to the south of the city
Indonesian earthquake: initial loss maps from the Palu landslides suggest that 1,700 houses were lost in the Balaroa landslide
3 October 2018
High resolution imagery of the Palu landslides
DigitalGlobe has released high resolution imagery of two of the the Palu landslides, triggered by the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake last week
2 October 2018
Giant landslides in Palu from the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake
The city of Palu appears to have suffered from three very large (over 1 km) landslides in the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake, all causing huge amounts of damage
1 October 2018
Lateral spreads from the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake
Video has emerged on Youtube apparently showing lateral spreads as they were triggered by the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake on Friday
28 September 2018
Hpakant, Myanmar: the on-going tragedy of landslides from jade mining
Reports suggest that there has been yet another mining landslide in Hpakant, Myanmar. In the last 4 years over 800 people have died in mining landslides there
24 September 2018
Cebu landslide: should mining be banned in the Philippines?
In the aftermath of the Cebu landslide in the Philippines, which killed about 90 people, there is now a discussion as to whether mining should be banned
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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