14 August 2015 16:31 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Today the Mangdechu Hydroelectric power in Bhutan was hit by a major landslide, killing 5 workers. This is the latest in a string of fatal landslides at HEP sites in Asia.
Tags: Bhutan, dam, featured, hydroelectric, hydroelectric power, India, landslide report, South Asia
1 July 2015 06:32 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
The EWF project has published a revised map showing landslide density for the Nepal earthquakes in April and May.
Tags: earthquake, featured, landslide report, nepal, South Asia
22 June 2015 06:55 in Earthquake-induced landslide, landslide report by Dave Petley
Landslides caused by the 5th June 2015 Sabah earthquake in Malaysia have released large amounts of sediment that is now causing extensive damage downstream
Tags: earthquake, featured, landslide report, malaysia, mudflow, SE. Asia
5 June 2015 07:25 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
Early reports suggest that the M=6.0 Malaysia earthquake this morning may have triggered landslides and rockfalls, especially on Mount Kinabalu, where five climbers are thought to have been killed.
Tags: earthquake, fatalities, featured, malaysia, rockfall, SE. Asia
26 May 2015 06:58 in landslide report by Dave Petley
On Sunday a landslide blocked the Kali Gandaki river in Nepal for about 15 hours before breaching to release a significant flood.
Tags: dam, earthquake, featured, landslide dam, nepal, South Asia, valley blocking landslide
16 May 2015 08:19 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
Some satellite imagery is now available via Digital Globe of the area affected by the second Nepal earthquake on Tuesday. The images show many landslides
11 May 2015 08:23 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
Gorkha earthquake update: landslides triggered by the Nepal seismic sequence
Tags: earthquake-induvced landslide, featured, landslide map, nepal, South Asia
6 May 2015 10:30 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
The EWF team, working with the British Geological Survey, have provided an update on landslide hazard after the Gorkha earthquake, including a landslide map
Tags: earthquake, featured, gorkha, nepal, South Asia, valley blocking landslide
5 May 2015 07:30 in Earthquake-induced landslide, landslide report by Dave Petley
Satellite imagery and on site reports suggest that the Langtang ice and rock avalanche occurred when a block freefell about 700 m before fragmenting to generate a blast of ice, rock and air.
Tags: avalanche, featured, nepal, rock avalanche, South Asia
2 May 2015 08:51 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
Bit by bit details are emerging of losses associated with landslides in the Gorkha Earthquake in Nepal. The overall picture remains very unclear though
Tags: earthquake, featured, landslide report, nepal, South Asia
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