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2 September 2019
The landslide-induced train derailment at Lock Eilt in Scotland in January 2018
On 22nd January 2018 a train was derailed by a landslide at Loch Eilt in north-west Scotland. The RAIB report explains why the landslide was not retained by a catch fence installed at the location.
22 August 2019
Reports of multiple fatal landslides in the Wenchuan area of China
Various news agencies in China are reporting multiple landslides triggered by extreme rainfall in the Wenchuan area, and adjacent regions, of China. Reports suggest 44 people have been killed or are missing.
21 August 2019
The Kavalappara landslide in the western Ghats of India
At 7:30 pm on 8th August 2019 the large Kavalappara landslide in Wayanad District in India buried a small community, killing 59 people.
8 August 2019
The South Tahoma Glacier/Tahoma Creek Outburst Flood & Debris Flow on 5th August 2019
Mount Rainer debris flow:- On Monday 5th August 2019, an outburst flood and debris flow occurred in four major pulses at Mount Rainier National Park.
7 August 2019
Deviot, Tasmania: the impact of a slow moving landslide on home owners
In Deviot, Tasmania a reactivated slow-moving landslide is destroying five properties. The owners are seeking redress through the Tasmanian Upper House.
1 August 2019
Sogn og Fjordane: a series of large landslides in Norway
Sogn og Fjordane county in Norway suffered a series of large, rainfall-induced landslides on Tuesday, killing at least one person.
30 July 2019
The Mount Zandila (Valpola) rock avalanche
The 1987 Mount Zandila landslide in northern Italy is probably the most important rock avalanche in Europe in the last 40 years. The 34 million cubic metre slide killed 29 people
24 July 2019
Shuicheng County: a very large, fatal landslide in Guizhou Province, China
A large landslide occurred in Shuicheng County, in Liupanshui City, Guizhou Province in China on Tuesday 22nd July 2019, killing up to 45 people
15 July 2019
Godre’r Graig: risks to a school from a spoil tip landslide
At the end of last week, Godre’r Graig Primary School, near Pontardawe in South Wales, was temporarily closed due to the risks of a spoil tip landslide
9 July 2019
The Budhiganga River landslide: just one of many landslide challenges in Nepal as the monsoon develops
The Budhiganga River landslide: just one of many landslide challenges in Nepal as the monsoon rapidly develops across South Asia
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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