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10 December 2018
Spatnik basecamp – that was close!
A Youtube video of a near-miss from a large, tabular, highly mobile boulder at Spantik basecamp in northern Pakistan in August 2018
25 November 2018
Video: a spectacular double flow-type failure from Kerala, India
A remarkable video has been posted on Youtube showing a channelised debris flow from Kerala in India. The landslide occurred in two very dynamic phases
19 November 2018
Two interesting roadside failure videos from India and Nepal
Two new Youtube videos show dramatic roadside failure events. One shows a landslide on a quarry haul road whilst the other shows a joint controlled rockfall
6 November 2018
Buguias, Benguet: an excellent landslide video from the Philippines
A video has been posted onto Youtube showing a landslide near Buguias in the Philippines on 4th November. The video was captured by Kersee Masillem, who was on a bus that stopped short of the site of the landslide
15 October 2018
Sigi Biromaru: terrifying footage of lateral spreading during the Sulawesi earthquake
Sigi Biromaru in Palu: extraordinary footage shows the development of complex lateral spreading during the Sulawesi earthquake
9 October 2018
Too close for comfort – a rockslope failure at Shongtong in northern India
A video has been posted showing a major rockslope failure at Shongtong in Kinnaur, northern India. Workers at the foot of the slope had a very near miss.
4 September 2018
Boulder roll – a surprising video (updated with location)
Boulder roll – a surprising video has emerged from Uttarakhand in northern India showing the power of a large boulder rolling a small distanc
11 May 2018
Mabian Yi: a massive landslide in China caught on video
On Saturday 5th May a spectacular landslide at Mabian Yi in Sichuan Province in China was caught on video. Fortunately there were no casualties
4 May 2018
Chongqing: a dramatic rockfall video from China last month
The Chinese news agency Xinhua has posted a dramatic rockfall video from Chongqing in China on 9th April 2018. Despite two boulders very nearly hitting a pick-up truck no-one was killed or injured
24 April 2018
Boulder meets house: the power of landslides
Boulder meets house in India: a new video on Youtube shows the impact of a boulder on two properties at Peerah in northern India last week. The houses are completely destroyed.
Dave Petley is the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. His blog provides a commentary on landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.
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