13 August 2016 07:30 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Reports have emerged of a large valley-blocking landslide on the Kanaka River in Sikkim, northern India. A large lake has already started to form.
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22 March 2016 08:34 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Over the last week, heavy rainfall has triggered multiple landslides in northern India and Pakistan, causing significant loss of life and extensive damage.
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12 December 2015 11:03 in landslide video by Dave Petley
Two dramatic landslides appeared on Youtube this week, a huge rockfall from Manali in India and a landslide destroying houses in Congjiang, China
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29 January 2015 08:04 in landslide report by Dave Petley
In Northern India, landsliding is occurring upslope of the Pakyong airport construction site, which has used extensive slope cutting during construction
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19 January 2015 08:00 in landslide report by Dave Petley
News reports in India suggest that a valley blocking landslide occurred on 31st December in the Zanskar Valley, threatening a number of villages and causing the Chadar Ice Trek to be closed
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5 August 2014 07:46 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Unusually there are two valley-blocking landslides causing concerns at present, in Nepal & China, whilst recovery operations at Malin in India continue
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31 July 2014 08:30 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
The catastrophic Malin landslide in Pune, India yesterday probably killed over 100 people. The event appears to be a mudslide in deeply weathered soil, triggered by exceptional rainfall
13 July 2013 07:34 in landslide report by Dave Petley
The Indian NRSC has identified a valley-blocking landslide, and associated lake, upstream of the Badrinath Temple and town in Uttarakhand in northern India
Tags: featured, India, monsoon, Uttarakhand, valley blocking landslide
18 June 2013 06:19 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Early monsoon rainfall in northern India and Nepal has induced landslides and floods that have inflicted a high cost on the local population
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11 May 2013 07:28 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Up to 19 people are reported to have been killed in a landslide in eastern India
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