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23 February 2023
Vila Sahy, São Paulo: extreme rainfall in Brazil has triggered multiple fatal landslides
Vila Sahy, São Paulo: about 600 mm of rainfall in 12 hours, including a peak intensity of 10 mm/hr, has triggered multiple fatal landslides.
21 February 2023
Manutuke: a near miss landslide from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand
Manutuke: a large landslide triggered by Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand , which narrowly missed a house in the Gisborne area
20 February 2023
The 8 February 2023 rockfall in Steyr, Austria
On Wednesday 8 February 2023 a large rockfall occurred at Christkindl in the town of Steyr in Austria, tragically killing two men working to mitigate the hazard.
16 February 2023
Muriwai: the complex story of a fatal landslide in New Zealand
The fatal landslide at Muriwai in New Zealand, triggered by Cyclone Gabrielle, occurred in a similar location to a fatal slip in 1965.
14 February 2023
Landslides in North Island of New Zealand from Cyclone Gabrielle
News is emerging of multiple landslides in North Island of New Zealand, triggered by heavy rainfall brought by Cyclone Gabrielle. In one landslide, a firefighter has been left missing.
13 February 2023
Emerging information about landslides from the 6 February 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes
Information about, and images of, landslides triggered by the 6 February 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes is starting to emerge on social media
10 February 2023
GeoNet information about recent landslides in New Zealand
GeoNet has published information about, and images of, landslides triggered by the recent heavy rainfall in the northern part of New Zealand. Further heavy rainfall is forecast.
8 February 2023
Secocha: reports of 40 fatalities in landslides in Peru
On 5 February 2023 a series of deadly landslides struck the town of Secocha in Arequipa, Peru, killing at least 40 people.
7 February 2023
First images of landslides from the 6 February 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquakes
First images of landslides from the 6 February 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquakes
6 February 2023
Potential landslides from the 6 February 2023 Mw=7.8 earthquake near Nurdağı in Gaziantep, Turkey
The 6 February 2023 Mw=7.8 earthquake near Nurdağı in Gaziantep, Turkey is likely to have triggered substantial numbers of landslides
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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