You are browsing the archive for Landslides Mudslides.
19 March 2019
Sentani, Indonesia: at least 89 killed in rainfall induced debris flows
On Saturday, heavy rainfall in the Sentani area of Papua, Indonesia triggered landslides and debris flows that are known to have killed at least 89 people
8 March 2019
Hooskanadan Landslide in Oregon – an update on the Highway 101 earthflow near to Brookings
Hooskanadan Landslide in Oregon – an update on the earthflow near to Brookings in Oregon that has closed Highway 101 for a week
1 March 2019
US101 at Brookings: an interesting, disruptive landslide
On Tuesday, significant movement occurred on a large landslide in Oregon, closing the important US101 highway near to the coastal town of Brookings.
15 February 2019
Sausalito: a mudslide damages houses in California
Heavy rain in California, brought by an atmospheric river event, triggered a significant mudslide in Sausalito yesterday, causing damage to several houses
12 February 2019
Cuajone mine in Peru: reports of landslide damage, and a fatality, caused heavy rain
There are reports of landslides caused by heavy rainfall last week at Cuajone mine, located at 3,400 metres in the Andes of Peru. A worker has been killed.
7 February 2019
Cape Kidnappers: a succession of large rockslope failures in New Zealand
On 23rd January & 2nd February 2019 Cape Kidnappers in New Zealand suffered large rockslope failures. The first, caught on video, seriously injured 2 people
5 February 2019
Cobre Las Cruces, Spain: another massive mining landslide
Another massive mining-induced landslide occurred on 23rd January, this time at the Cobre Las Cruces mine in Spain . The volume is c.15 million cubic metres.
4 February 2019
The speed of the Brumadinho tailings dam landslide
The two important videos showing the Brumadinho tailings dam landslide allow some estimates to be made of the speed of the movement.
30 January 2019
Planet Labs image of the Brumadinho tailings dam failure
Planet Labs have captured a high resolution image of the aftermath of the Brumadinho tailings dam failure at the Córrego do Feijão Mine in Brazil
27 January 2019
The scale of the tailings dam collapse at Feijão mine in Brumadinho, Brazil
The enormous scale of the tailings dam collapse at Feijão mine in Brumadinho, Brazil is now clear. The dam was 87 m high, holding c13 million cubic metres.
Dave Petley is the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. His blog provides a commentary on landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.
Recent Comments