9 December 2008 08:32 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
In the last few days there have been two landslides that have led to searches in the hope of finding buried victims. The higher profile slide was this one that occurred in the Bukit Antarabangsa suburb of Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) on Saturday (pictures from The Star): This landslide, which has dominated the news in Malaysia over the last few days, killed four people and injured a further 15. One person …
Tags: burial, injured, killed, recovery, rescue, response
6 November 2008 01:14 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
Blast on the problem slope on Highway 97 (from CBCnews) Attempts to deal with the slope problem on Highway 97 in Canada continue in a quietly controlled manner, and there are now some signs of success. The focus continues to be upon small blasts at the head of the slope to remove material, which is then transferred to the toe to support the mass and to protect the highway. The …
Tags: blast, Canada, creep, highway, landslide report, mitigation, rock slide
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