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28 September 2022
The 1961 Kurenivka mudslide in Ukraine
On 13 March 1961 the Kurenivka mudslide killed up to 1,500 people in the city of Kyiv in Ukraine. Reports of the event were suppressed by the Soviet authorities,
23 September 2022
The 17 September 2022 rock avalanche at Lamplugh Glacier in Alaska
On 17 September 2022 a large rock avalanche developed from the collapse of a rock slope at Lamplugh Glacier in Alaska
21 September 2022
The 1 September 2022 rock avalanche on the Ecstall River in British Columbia, Canada
On 1 September 2022 a very large rock/ice avalanche occurred on the Ecstall River in British Columbia, Canada.
6 September 2022
The Hongya Village landslide in Qinghai, China
On 1 September 2022 a very major landslide occurred at Hongya Village in Qinghai Province in China, killing seven people.
5 September 2022
The Clementi landslide in Singapore
On 2 September 2022 a major landslide occurred at a construction site at Clementi in Singapore, blocking a major drainage channel
2 September 2022
Heavy rain has triggered multiple landslides in New Zealand over the last two months
Heavy rain has triggered multiple landslides in New Zealand over the last two months, causing extensive damage and disruption
5 August 2022
The Imamzadeh Dawood mudflow disaster in Iran
The 27 July 2022 Imamzadeh Dawood mudflow disaster in the mountains near Tehran is one of a number of recent landslides in Iran.
26 July 2022
The risk of large rockslides at the port of Skagway in Alaska
Following three failures in the last few years, a new report highlights the risk of large rockslides at the port of Skagway in Alaska.
25 July 2022
New peat landslides in Shetland (including a very interesting landslide video)
On 4 July 2022 a peat landslide occurred at the site of a windfarm under construction in Shetland, north Scotland.
15 July 2022
Landslides triggered by exceptional rainfall in Australia
Recent heavy rainfall has triggered landslides in parts of eastern Australia, causing damage to railway lines and properties
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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