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19 March 2020
The May 1971 Saint Jean Vianney landslide disaster
In May 1971 the Saint Jean Vianney landslide, a very large failure in a sensitive clay, destroyed 40 houses and killed 31 people in Canada
17 March 2020
The catastrophic lahars from Mount Kelud in 1919
In 1919 a devastating eruption of Mount Kelud in Indonesia triggered massive lahars that killed 5,160 people on the flanks of the volcano
6 March 2020
The landslide-induced TGV (high speed train) accident in France yesterday
Yesterday, a TGV (high speed train) travelling at 270 kmh struck a landslide between Strasburg and Vendenheim in the Bas-Rhin area of France, causing a serious derailment that injured 22 people.
4 March 2020
Baixada Santista: significant landslides in Brazil this week
Heavy rainfall on 2 and 3 March 2020 triggered many landslides in the urban area of Baixada Santista in SE Brazil, killing at least 18 people.
28 February 2020
More information about the Salkantay landslide and mudflow
The Salkantay landslide was a wedge failure in the near-vertical rock mass. The mass fragmented on impact to form a rock/ice avalanche that transitioned to a mudflow.
27 February 2020
Breaking News: a catastrophic glacier collapse and mudflow in Salkantay, Peru
Breaking News: a catastrophic glacier collapse and mudflow has killed at least 4 people, and left 13 missing, in Salkantay, Peru
20 February 2020
Hardin County: a dramatic landslide in Tennessee
Two houses were destroyed in a rainfall induced landslide on a steep bluff at Hardin County in Tennessee on 15 February 2020
18 February 2020
Further information about the Tylorstown landslide
Images of the Tylorstown landslide show that it was a rotational landslide in coal waste that transitioned into a flowslide.
17 February 2020
Did South Wales suffer a coal waste landslide yesterday?
A significant landslide occurred at Tylorstown in South Wales yesterday. There are indications that this occurred at the site of a coal waste spoil tip.
14 February 2020
Elkhorn City, Kentucky: a fiery train derailment by a landslide
On 13 February 2020 at about 7 am a train carrying ethanol was derailed by a landslide close to Elkhorn City in Pike County in Kentucky, USA
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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