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23 October 2017
Tanjung Bungah: a major construction site landslide in Malaysia that killed 11 people
On Saturday a major landslide on a large cut slope at a construction site in Tanjung Bungah in Penang, Malaysia killed eleven workers
17 October 2017
The Bellavista heap leach gold mine landslide in 2007
In October 2007 a 35 million cubic metre landslide closed the Bellavista heap leach gold mine in Costa Rica, with resulting costs of over $100 million
16 October 2017
Phu Cuong commune: a major landslide has killed 18 people in Vietnam
A major landslide at Phu Cuong commune in Vietnam has killed 18 people. Images suggest that this was the collapse of a large overhang at a waterfall
29 September 2017
Rize, Turkey – an extreme rainfall event yesterday triggered landslides and flash floods
The Rize area of Turkey experienced heavy rainfall yesterday, triggering fatal landslides and flash floods, some of which were caught on video
1 September 2017
Stunning, unbelievable, high resolution footage of the Zhangjiawan rockslide
Extraordinary high resolution video footage has been posted on Liveleak showing the initiation of the Zhangjiawan rockslide in China on Monday
22 August 2017
The Zuta Village landslide: another example of a high mobility slide
In July the Zuta Village landslide in Hunan Province, China killed nine people. This was another spectacular example of a high mobility landslide
21 August 2017
Regent landslide in Sierra Leone: the causes of the disaster
New images show that the Regent landslide in Sierra Leone was large translational slide that morphed into a channelised debris flow.
18 August 2017
A tale of two major slides: understanding the Regent and Kotrupi / Kotropi landslides
Further details are now emerging about the Kotropi and Regent landslides, which have killed hundreds of people in India and Sierra Leone this week
15 August 2017
Regent landslide, Sierra Leone: an uncertain picture
The Regent landslide disaster near Freetown in Sierra Leone has killed at least 400 people. At present there is uncertainty as to the events of that day
13 August 2017
Kotrupi: a landslide in northern India kills at least 46 people
On 13th August 2017 at least 46 people were killed when two buses were struck by a landslide at Kotrupi in Himachal Pradesh in Northern India
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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