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10 August 2020
Rajmala: a deadly landslide in Kerala, India
On Saturday 8 August 2020 a large landslide occurred at Rajmala near to Munnar, Kerala in western India, killing an estimated 71 people
5 August 2020
Recent landslides triggered by rainfall in South Korea
In the last few days South Korea has been hit by very heavy rainfall, triggering landslides that have had a substantial impact
3 August 2020
Yigongxiang: a valley blocking debris flow in Tibet
In the high, remote mountains of Tibet a debris flow, possibly induced by recent seismic activity, has created a valley-blocking landslide dam
29 July 2020
The Niushou landslide in Jiangsu Province, China
A new article in the journal Landslides (Li et al. 2020) describes the Niushou landslide in Jiangsu, China, which was triggered by construction works for a hotel complex.
27 July 2020
Liujing Village: a large, ongoing valley-blocking landslide in Chongqing, China
A large, ongoing valley-blocking landslide has developed at Liujing Village in Chongqing, China, triggered by unusually intense monsoon rainfall
24 July 2020
The deadly start to the monsoon season in Nepal
The first few weeks of the SW monsoon in Nepal has seen large numbers of landslides. By 20 July the number of fatal landslides had already exceeded the average annual total for the last 15 years.
22 July 2020
Qingjiang River: an unusual valley-blocking landslide in Hubei Province, China
On 20 July 2020 a 10 million cubic metre landslide occurred in the Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hubei, China, blocking the Quinjiang River.
21 July 2020
Rio Coca: a valley-blocking landslide in Ecuador caught on video
On 18 July 2020 a landslide occurred on the Rio Coca in Ecuador, blocking the river. Both the initial failure and the breach were captured on video.
15 July 2020
Cromwell: helicopter sluicing to manage a landslide
A large rock slope failure has developed at Cromwell in New Zealand. The NZTA are using helicopter sluicing to try to manage the hazard.
14 July 2020
Deadly monsoon-induced landslides in Nepal in the last few days
Over the last few days intense monsoon rainfall in Nepal has triggered a wave of landslides that have caused extensive loss of life and damage.
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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